Bearing News

Social media’s falsified depiction of natural beauty cultivates damaging mindsets

Sarah Mosteller • January 31, 2020

I have a responsibility as a photographer to stop supporting acne stigmas by editing out the pimples in senior photos or family photos, but everyday consumers also have a duty.

Pimple popping videos rise on YouTube

Jacob Sykuta • January 12, 2018

YouTube has more than 1.5 billion users, making it one of the most successful social media platforms. There are close to 100 million combined views, not of music videos, cats playing the piano or celebrities reading mean tweets. Instead, they are of clips of exploding acne.

Foundation now, wrinkle cream later

Nikol Slatinska • February 14, 2015

Research shows sleeping with makeup on has damaging effects on skin Most people wear makeup to conceal their flaws, but keeping it on for too long can lead to more blemishes than you started out with....

Breakin’ up is hard to do

Alyssa Sykuta • November 16, 2012

Your browser does not support the audio element. During my high school career, I've put myself through a lot of harmful things. Sophomore year, it was varsity cheerleading. As a flyer, I found myself...