Bearing News

Web combats global isolation during pandemic

Anjali Noel Ramesh • December 28, 2020

In response to decreased face-to-face contact, the global population turned to various social networking platforms to communicate with each other, leading to a 10% increase in world-wide social media usage from January to July of this year, according to research institution DataReportal.

Play that pays the bills: Child social media stars subject to exploitation, harm

Allison Kim • December 14, 2020

As social media has become a more dominant source for social interaction, many parents are sharing content involving their children, launching their kids into internet stardom, and essentially exploiting them for money and fame.

Day 111

Bailey Stover • July 6, 2020

During her 111th day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover watched the final season of "Quantico" and decided to keep practicing Spanish and ASL.

Day 26

Bailey Stover • April 12, 2020

During her 26th day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover published a birthday video for her principal, watched Easter mass, napped and baked a pie.

Day 25

Bailey Stover • April 11, 2020

During her 25th day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover uploaded two videos to YouTube, FaceTimed with her family and watched TV with her brother.

How to make 4 DIY masks from household items

Maddie Marrero • April 5, 2020

Senior Maddie Marrero demonstrates how to make four different DIY masks from household items such as elastic bands, paper towels, headbands and bandanas.

Creations under quarantine

Snowy Li • March 24, 2020

Almost immediately after the cancellation of in-seat school, I began to lose track of time and the date, barely getting the rest of my assignments done on time before going back to play Minecraft or watch YouTube videos. There are multiple ways, however, to let creativity and imagination rekindle the joys of life, such as through making origami, drawing and cooking.

Movie theaters lack compared to their competition

Jared Geyer • October 26, 2018

In a world of growing online competition, movie theaters contain many flaws that continuously bog down and stagnate the experience.

Break up with YouTube romances

Atiyah Lane • October 2, 2018

Some viewers lose their own personality by obsessing over internet couples.

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.

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.

Logan Paul video highlights major YouTube issue

Cam Fuller • January 9, 2018

Vlogger Logan Paul's highly controversial suicide video shocked the internet, but what does it say about YouTube itself?