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I Guess We’re All Addicted

I Guess We’re All Addicted

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor November 13, 2017

If someone asked me whether or not I’m addicted to social media, I’d say no. When I think of social media addicts, I envision a room full of people scrolling through Instagram...

InstaFamous Bobcats

InstaFamous Bobcats

Elizabeth Hamilton, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

While everyone seems to want more and more followers on Instagram, actually having a lot can be more nuanced than one might initially think. A big criticism of the application...

Social Media, Internships and Everything In Between

Social Media, Internships and Everything In Between

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

Yes, the rumors are true: social media matters, and your employers are stalking you. Now more than ever, young applicants’ social media accounts are being scrutinized during...

Vine’s Popularity Still Reigns

Vine’s Popularity Still Reigns

Natasha Roy, Assistant Managing Editor November 13, 2017

While the once-popular Vine, a social media application on which users could post six-second video clips, was shut down in 2016, fans still continue to enjoy old Vines to this...

Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Emma Hernando, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

How much thought did you put into the last thing you retweeted, shared or direct messaged? Odds are that in the split second between seeing content and sharing it, you didn’t...

Fringe Gallery

Fringe Gallery

Anna Letson, Multimedia Editor November 9, 2017
Take a look at all the photos from the Fringe Autumn 2017 editorial shoot.
NYU engineering students successfully clone the former stars of hit Disney show “Suite Life of Zack & Cody.”

HUMOR: NYU Engineers Clone New Set of Sprouse Twins

Louis Rodriguez, Humor Editor November 8, 2017
It's you and me, and me and you, and you and me, and me and you, we got the whole place to ourselves.

Murky Future for Print Media

Natasha Roy, Assistant Managing Editor November 6, 2017

With the rise of technology, finding ways to keep print journalism alive has been difficult. The circulation of weekday printed newspapers has been steadily declining since 1990,...

Paper Therapy

Pamela Jew, Copy Chief November 6, 2017

Journaling — a self-indulgent practice of divulging our innermost thoughts onto paper. I like to think of a journal itself as a paper therapist, a place to ink my thoughts with...

Vinyl’s Veritable Renaissance

Connor Gatesman, Music Editor November 6, 2017

The resurgence of vinyl has taken both college campuses and Urban Outfitters by storm. Undoubtedly, the format is seeing a second lease on life — but why? The format’s return...

Perfect Imperfections: Film vs. Digital

Polina Buchak, Senior Multimedia Editor November 6, 2017

Looking back at history, we cannot thank Steven Sasson enough for opening the doors into the future of photography and cinematography with the invention of the digital camera....

Police stand in front of P.S. 234 Independence School in TriBeCa.

Fatalities Reported in Halloween Attack in Lower Manhattan

The News Team October 31, 2017
An attack in Lower Manhattan earlier today led to eight deaths.