Who gets the benefit of the doubt online?
Sage Ludwig, Contributing Writer In late July, it was announced that popular musician Ariana Grande was headed for divorce with her husband Dalton Gomez. News […]
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VCU pilots new Wi-Fi tracking program for class attendance
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer This month, VCU is piloting Ram Attend, a program that tracks student Wi-Fi connections to automate class attendance. Through the program, […]
Technology Services continues to update network speeds amid complaints
Andrew Crider, Contributing Writer This semester, many students have commented on the slow internet speeds on campus – a complaint that is not new to VCU’s […]
Invasion of digital privacy
The day will come when a nostalgia for the wild web exists, when the unfiltered nature of the internet during this day and age no longer exists. Whether the net will lose its neutrality or not is something that only time can tell. Even if it doesn’t come to that, we will still witness a restriction of what’s allowed on the web. That starts with the SAVE Act of 2014, something I touched on in last week’s column.
Sensational media coverage sets the public’s agenda
Our society’s relationship to media has made us reactive to social issues, instead of proactive. Only after a story breaks about domestic or sexual violence does the problem come to the forefront of society’s concerns. We are all aware of our strong connection to all sources of media.