Sydney Thompson Staff Writer The news has become increasingly important to the American populace. During the 2016 election, the term “fake news” was coined, describing articles used as propaganda for politics that contained significant amounts of false information. These articles brought… Read More ›
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Effects of Screen Time on Kids
MaryKent WolffNews Editor In a time in which technology is deeply ingrained into daily life, it can be difficult to remember to set boundaries. For most people with access to modern-day technology, significant portions of each day are spent on… Read More ›
The Future of the First Social Media Generation
Sarah Grace GooldenOpinions Editor Technology has provided our generation with many benefits. The answer to any question you have lies in your pocket, and people can contact one another from opposite sides of the world. The result is a more… Read More ›
Is Facial Recognition Software Worth the Risk?
Bruce CaseStaff Writer The George Orwell novel “1984” famously coined the quote, “Big Brother is watching you.” Written in 1949, well before sophisticated camera surveillance systems existed, it painted a picture of a world where everyone was under omnipresent government… Read More ›
Is Data The Next Form of Currency?
Ethan Beaulieu Staff Writer In an age of increasingly targeted advertising, a cafe takes a step to further in the path of data mining. Shiru cafe has now opened its first United States location, adding to the over twenty stores… Read More ›
iPhony
Ron de Varona Staff Writer New year, new iPhone. New year, new minor improvements with a bigger price tag. This includes all the improvements that could have been implemented to begin with, I might add. The first generation iPhone was… Read More ›
Behind the Camera: Music Videos’ Role in Music and Entertainment Culture
Ty-ie Fuller Staff Writer In 2017, there are few people who could admit to never witnessing a music video. With music streaming is at an all-time high, it only guarantees that the popularity of music videos skyrocket as well. Vevo,… Read More ›
The Deceptive Allure of Technology
Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer It is almost cliché to remark on the wonder of modern technology – which is very much the wonder of computerization. In our time, there are more transistors shocking zeros and ones than there are synapses… Read More ›
UNCG School of Nursing buys high-tech birthing simulator
Salwa Majeed Web Content Manager “Beep-bop-boop” is not the first sounds you might imagine when thinking of childbirth. On Wednesday, UNCG School of Nursing faculty excitedly revealed to the world SimMom, a full-body childbirth simulator. Wireless, flexible, and fully operational,… Read More ›
Millennials will oversee the next scientific revolution
Spencer Schneier Technology Editor The common line of thinking is that easy access to computers, the rise of the internet and the prominence of mobile computing have created a generation fundamentally altered by technology. Those who make this point are… Read More ›
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