Life360 encourages safety. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons It was 2 a.m. and I had just crashed my car at the bottom of a hill off on side of the freeway. I was lucky enough to find my phone, conscious enough to call my dad, but too hysterical to explain my exact location. Groggy after waking...
Life360 undermines mutual trust. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons Tracking apps such as Life360 allow parents to keep tabs on their children’s location at any time. Life360 offers updates when someone leaves the house, gets home from school, or gets into a car. Other apps such as Find My Friends allow users to share and track...
Oppressive regimes have nice choral music. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons Dear Editor, I couldn’t help but be struck by the irony that some of the world’s best choirs come from countries that are commonly perceived as being tone-deaf when it comes to individual rights and freedoms. Yes, I’m talking about those communist countries, where the...
TikTok influencers need to stop being stay-at-home girlfriends. Courtesy | Plann While the stay-at-home girlfriend trend on TikTok may appeal to a culture with lofty romantic ideals, this lifestyle falls short of objective reality. Today, young women who are choosing to quit their jobs and move in with their boyfriends have taken to the internet...
Hillsdale should be careful about offering accredited classes. Courtesy | Flickr When the pandemic brought my freshman year at Hillsdale to a halt, students received an email stating the importance of education taking place in the classroom, not on a computer. “It is worth saying a word about why the college is the way it...