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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Malinauskas: Social media activism is unproductive without a specific ‘call to action’

Malinauskas: Social media activism is unproductive without a specific ‘call to action’

May 24, 2016

Glamorous photos, cute pets, “dank memes” and updates from friends — those four categories compose about 80 percent of the content I see on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram. Occasionally,...

Vakil: A ‘politically correct’ attitude can foster social intolerance

Vakil: A ‘politically correct’ attitude can foster social intolerance

May 22, 2016

Throughout the course of this school year, there’s been a number of events and issues that have created controversy both within the Northwestern community and on the national scale of college campuses....

Vakil: Northwestern students should not rely on Facebook as news source

Vakil: Northwestern students should not rely on Facebook as news source

May 15, 2016

In a world where social media sites drive our news cycle, it’s both shocking and terrifying how reliant we are on the information we receive from sites like Facebook and Twitter. With 66 percent of American...

Facebook’s photo-tagging suggestions may violate Illinois law

May 12, 2016

Facebook’s photo-tagging facial recognition software may be in violation of an Illinois law protecting residents’ identities. A California judge ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by three Chicago...

Vakil: Why it’s productive to be unproductive

Vakil: Why it’s productive to be unproductive

May 1, 2016

I’m sitting at a cafe an hour before my class starts with the intent of catching up on the day’s readings. A minute later, I’m perusing Facebook, reading articles from The New Yorker and writing...

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