Bearing News

Troubles of a social media centered life

Jordyn Thompson • October 4, 2018

Young adults, especially those still figuring out their identity, can become too obsessed with comparing themselves to others on social media.

Women’s healthcare improves despite negligent past

Grace Dorsey • April 5, 2018

Historically, there’s been a severe lack of respect and priority given to women’s healthcare. Through the years, this trend has taken many forms. From diagnosing any distressed woman with “wandering womb disease,” to ignoring a patient because “she’s just being dramatic,” the atrocity is the same.

Too much too soon? Social media affects beauty trends

Ann Fitzmaurice • February 25, 2018

Social media is a big reason for why people of younger generations are incorporating makeup into their daily lives.

‘Infamous Instagrammer’ ditches social media, citing dehumanization

Caylea Ray • November 6, 2015

Social media star misplaces the cause of her unhappiness on the internet Essena O’Neill has gained fame on Instagram from posting photos of herself, her outfits and fitspo photos, gaining more than half...

Is social media more important than money or power?

Layla Kheiralla • March 28, 2015

Online reputation becomes increasingly valuable Tumblr has more than 221.7 million blogs and 102.7 billion posts; 200 billion tweets are sent on twitter a year. Facebook has 1.23 billion monthly active...

‘Senioritis’ shifts focus from grades to socializing

Marissa Soumokil • April 26, 2013

With one click of the mouse, it’s done. Seniors have just committed the next four years of their lives to one college. The planning, the campus tours, the interviews and the applications all culminated...