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Technical difficulties

Rachel Reyes and Dongyoung Won // October 4, 2016

People can’t seem to put their phones away.A majority of students are always facing downward at a small lit screen. Most conversations take place via text messages or social media nowadays, which...

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7 facts you didn’t know about Snapchat

Romeo Espinal // April 19, 2016
Some are a little unexpected.
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Social media more powerful than you think

Sam Rios // March 3, 2016
Damn Daniel! Back at it again with the white vans. Stussy, man. Stussy.
Illustration by Katherine Kurz Photo credit: Katherine Kurz

Reality bites, social media soars

Elizabeth Ernster // November 10, 2015
The age-old rule of "pictures or it didn't happen" is starting to wear us down.
Illustration by Emily Reising Photo credit: Emily Reising

Millenials founded nation of gratification

Katelyn Martin // September 28, 2015
Millennials seek careers woven with technology and creativity.
From left: Leanne Woods, Associated Students staff member, Vu Nguyen, executive VP of Associated Students and Michael Pratt, officer for Associated Students, watch the Chico State Snapchat story on Tuesday morning. Photo credit: Kiana Alvarez

Live story doubles as marketing hub

Cheyanne Burens // September 19, 2015
Students have started to use the "Our Campus Story" feature on Snapchat to their advantage in more ways than one.

PartyPic snaps attention from wildcats

Carly Plemons // September 6, 2015
PartyPic is the changing the way students are sharing personal content.
Illustration by Adriana Macias Photo credit: Adriana Macias

Defining a generation of millennials

Whitney Urmann // August 25, 2015
Our generation is widely criticized for our attachment to social media and need to fulfill self needs, but do we deserve to be criticized?
Illustration by Trevor Moore

Beware: Social media blunders can sink career chances

Joseph Rogers // April 4, 2015
Living publicly on Facebook, Twitter and the like has its drawbacks. People should clean up their profiles and posts before applying for a job.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Social media doesn’t make change

Joseph Rogers // March 21, 2015
Real change takes taking to the streets.
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Taking a break from social media

Daisy Dardon // February 19, 2015
Staying away from social media didn't turn out as I thought it would.
Alberto Armienta, a sophmore computer science major, studies for an exam in the Meriam Library. Photo credit: Trevor Ryan

Freshman depression rates on the upswing

Michael Mcclurg // February 18, 2015
A study shows that first-year college students are struggling to make the transition to college life.
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