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The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

Yik Yak: The “shout in the dark"

Yik Yak: The “shout in the dark”

Lilian McIlraith May 1, 2026

Yik Yak is a social media app that allows students within a certain area to make anonymous posts and comments. Whitworth’s page has many posts a day as students interact on the app. The comments range...

The deal with BeReal: A new social media craze

The deal with BeReal: A new social media craze

December 10, 2022

Students Madisynn Tofte and Camille Tremblay snap a BeReal photo on a trip to Banff, Canada. | Photo Provided by Madisynn Tofte Have you heard of BeReal? Unless you aren't involved in social media,...

Why the death of Queen Elizabeth II went viral

Why the death of Queen Elizabeth II went viral

October 10, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II was the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning sovereign ruler; her passing came after seventy years of serving as queen regnant over 32 sovereign states, 15 at the time of her...

Technology deserves a round of applause

May 3, 2012

The global shift toward a world that is more reliant upon electronically based information is often criticized or condemned as an addiction. This attitude reflects the inability to separate use from...

Kony 2012 warrants criticism

April 6, 2012

Social media has recently played a crucial role internationally in political and social mobilization. Perhaps one of the most prevalent and current examples is the Internet sensation behind the movement...

Post, friend, tag, tweet, repeat

March 1, 2011

Social media has infiltrated everyone’s lives, with more than 500 million ac­tive users of Facebook, 190 million users on Twitter and countless users on other social media sites. Social media platforms...

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