BeReal, an app formed in 2020, brands itself as the social media that does what all other social media platforms fail to do, “be real.” The app sends out a notification once a day at a random time alerting users to share a post in the next two minutes with both a front and back […]
Author Archives: Erin Yarwood
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Sex education in America still fails to properly educate
I received a few brief lessons of sex ed from my science teacher in 6th grade. Our regularly scheduled science classes got put on hold as my middle school class got taught about periods, how someone becomes pregnant and how to put on a condom. I don’t remember a banana presentation, so my teacher must […]
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Freshman, beware of going home during your transition into college
Some college first years thrive with this new found freedom. They find it easy to meet people, join groups and clubs they are passionate about, and flourish without the same restrictions they lived with at home. These students seem to transition seamlessly to a completely different lifestyle. But, for others the first quarter of college […]