Student-authored articles on current communication research
BY FAITH POLLARD EDITED BY RYAN BIGELOW I remember being young and wondering “why is this kid mean and that kid nice?” or “how are my sister and I both girls, close in age, born to the same parents, raised in the same household, and still so incredibly different?” The older I got, the more …
BY MATTIE DAVIS EDITED BY RYAN BIGELOW Picture yourself sitting at a coffee shop, listening to your friend vent about her new boyfriend drama. You are half-listening and your phone vibrates. It’s a text from your mom asking you to pick up milk from the grocery store. That leads you to daydream about the dairy …
BY LAURA DURR #Fitspiration is a hashtag that can be found accompanying pictures of thin, tanned and gorgeous workout girls on Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr. Fitness and lifestyle bloggers use this hashtag as a way to self identify and create an online community of supporters. For reference, Michelle Lewin, a #fitspo blogger known online as …
By Emily Whitcomb Edited by Laura Durr Food, the cure to all problems in this world, turns out to be more than just something that satisfies our hunger and aids our bodies with survival. The act of food-sharing and feeding is a big indicator for the level of intimacy within romantic relationships. According to researcher …
BY SARAH SELF EDITED BY LAURA DURR Once upon a time, I used to think of long-distance relationships as nothing more than a waste of time. While l knew long-distance relationships were always initiated with the highest of hopes and purest of intentions, I ultimately saw them as the one-way ticket to heartbreak and disappointment. …
And how can you tell? BY MEGAN GOOD EDITED BY LAURA DURR We all do it. If you say you haven’t, then you are doing it right now. We have all stretched the truth, told little white lies and told big bold-faced ones. We’ve all also been lied to and we’ve spent a great deal …
BY SUSANNAH BYRD EDITED BY LAURA DURR We’ve seen every side of it play out on our television screens. Chandler chained to Rachel’s boss’ filing cabinet so she doesn’t get fired. Ryan Reynolds asking Sandra Bullock to marry him so she can continue to be his boss and doesn’t get shipped back to Canada. From …
BY TYLER DRAEHN EDITED BY LAURA DURR “Have you ever considered online dating?” That is a question I have personally been asked when speaking of my own love problems. It’s that question that tells you your friends think you are utterly hopeless and that your only solution is to date online. It cuts deep to …
Tips and tricks to help catch that perfect bae BY LEAH NELSON EDITED BY LAURA DURR Is there a stunning new guy in the office? Did you catch that cutie’s eye from across the bar? Do you want to make a move but you don’t know how? Good news for all the singles out there …
BY MARY JANE MEIROSE EDITED BY LAURA DURR Kiss of Life Whether it is a “Princess-Diaries”-esque knee pop or the “Cinderella Story” of smooching in the rain, we all have our first kiss fantasies. Influences in media give us all sorts of expectations to choose from. They mostly lead us to believe any kiss is …