Gen Z’s Apathy Epidemic: If Everything Matters, Then Nothing Does. After months of the constant flow of negative news on my phone – unsuccessful ceasefires, wars, accusations of rape and pedophilia – I found myself feeling… Nothing. Not anger, sadness, not even shock. I don’t know if it’s a defense mechanism, or a retreat from constant trauma, but it feels like apathy has started settling in. I know I should care, and deep down I do, but my brain is idle; waiting and almost p

How Starting in your 20s Will Build a Pathway Towards Wealth If a 20 year old invests $95 a month (approximately $3.17 a day- the price of a cup of coffee) in the stock market, they would be a millionaire by the age of 65. If you can swing 100 more dollars, now we are in multimillionaire status. This is the magic of compound interest. It seems simple enough and it isn’t new information. But more than half of American households have no retirement savings. On top of that, acco

An unlikely consequence of AI’s reign, water consumption is at critical levels. As someone who has used AI extensively, whether it be for a curious search, math problem, or just a short, simple sentence to help me call out of work, I understand its convenience and appeal. Seeing firsthand how a task that could have taken hours can be reduced to minutes or seconds, it's easy to see AI as a gift from the tech gods, but all that convenience hides a growing environmental cost tha

When you applied to college, did you remember answering the question: “If you have previous criminal history, please specify and explain the incident?” I'm sure you saw it once because I’ve seen it over and over again. I applied to 10 schools out of state and saw that same question. It made my heart sink like glass falling down. As time passed, my decisions finally came in, and rejections and acceptance weren't as bad as I thought. But what if I had had a minor history of sho

What are AI agents, and how to turn them into personal assistants AI created Today, AI is widely used as a tool through systems like ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. But a new wave of AI is treating it less as a tool and more like a worker. These AI agents observe a goal and take actions autonomously to achieve it. A chatbot can only compare cheap flights, while an agent will take an extra step to book those flights for you. One project dominating the AI community is OpenClaw, a

Surge in screen-time since COVID-19 is reshaping our brain’s function, mental health, and physical activity. "Lying on the Bed" Stock Image Just a few years ago, kids grew up entertaining themselves by frolicking around, using their imagination to the fullest. Now, the average kid is stuck to an iPad throwing tantrums or glaring stares once it’s taken away. You’ll even see teenagers and adults glued to their phone in just about any situation including a social gathering. The

Human expression is at risk when A.I. replaces actors "Tilly Norwood" (Peter Mountain/Netflix) Will Smith's “I, Robot” is classified as science fiction, but if anything it seems more like a vision of our near future with A.I. The movie accurately predicted the replacement of human jobs with A.I, such as drivers, the presence of algorithms within households, etc. This movie may have seemed like a fantasy in 2004, but is now a common occurrence. Hollywood, a place created by h

“Last year, 2,452 unique (book) titles were challenged, the third highest number ever documented by ALA (American Library Association) and significantly exceeding the annual average of 273 unique titles over the period from 2001–2020” [3]. The fight against banning books has become increasingly relevant. As college students, we understand the value of education, with literature being a vital component in this process. Many of us do not even realize that the books we read for

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