Society & Culture
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How to Help a Friend Through an Anxiety Attack
William Mashburn wmashburn@lc.edu Anxiety is something many people struggle with. The cause of one’s anxiety can vary on multiple things. Some people get anxiety over little things, other people get it over much larger…
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Stress Management: Deep Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu Have you ever noticed how you breathe when you are stressed out? What about when you are relaxed? The next time you are feeling either of these emotions, take a…
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Stress Management: Counter Stimulation
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu Sometimes when we are in pain or are too stressed it becomes difficult to think about anything else or to try doing anything other than focus on the pain that…
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Yelp Introduces Racism Flagging Feature
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu The popular app, Yelp, added a new feature that will flag businesses that are associated with racist behaviors. The app did this in response to a surge of responses by…
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Leet Tech: A look back at Phreaking
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Before hacking became a thing in the mainstream, hacking was a thing that was sometimes just a group of hobbyists who are trying to access certain stuff, like changing the…
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FabFitFun is Here to Make You Feel Fabulous!
By Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu I think it’s safe to say that I enjoy a good mystery box. However, what if it wasn’t always a mystery? What if there was a box that you could actually…
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How TikTok and WeChat Was Banned and Unbanned in 48 Hours
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu On Sept. 18, a press release from the U.S Department of Commerce was released stating TikTok and WeChat were to be banned in the U.S., and not even 72 hours later,…
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The Comedian Exodus from California
By Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu The community of stand-up comedians is scattering as many leave major cities across the U.S. The state hit the hardest by this loss of performance talent is easily California, as…