In 2021 and 2022, BeReal took Northwestern’s campus by storm. Two years later, students have turned to a new app that asks users to relinquish control and live in the moment. Lapse — a disposable...

Can you imagine a world in which you are forced, either by a government or an individual, to inform them of what you are doing and where you are when asked throughout the day? Does the toxicity of this...

If it seems like students in the dining hall or library often all take out their phones and excitedly snap selfies at the same time, it’s likely not a coincidence. They aren’t experiencing mass brainwashing:...