The fall season ushered in a list of highly anticipated television premieres in which audiences welcomed back some of their favorite shows while also being greeted by new ones, such as the magical reboot, “Charmed.” It has been 20 years since the original “Charmed” television show aired in 1998 on The Warner Brothers Television Network. […]
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Do not shame others on social media
Social media is an integral part of our culture and some people have taken it upon themselves to use it at every possible moment to showcase any of their drastic opinions. When two women who went to California Baptist University did something on a video that went viral, a lot of people did not agree […]
CBU students gather in unity against misrepresentation
More than twenty students gathered around the campus seal in Stamps Courtyard at California Baptist University Oct. 9 to highlight the actions of two CBU students who were shown in a video pouring a drink on two men who chose not to stand during the national anthem, as well as pray for the individuals involved […]
Twitter updates safety policies
Cyberbullying is not an uncommon occurrence anymore, and with that in mind, the executives at Twitter have enacted a new policy and procedure for reporting offensive and aggressive tweets directed at individuals. In recent years, Twitter has gradually grown in popularity and usage, and has had to make policy changes as a rise in abusive […]
Twitter creates live news feed
Twitter recently added a new feature called “Moments” early in October, which functions as a way for users to catch up on what has been going on around the world through a collection of tweets. Moments is a feature that allows users to view the most recent and most tweeted events about entertainment, sports, politics […]
Departments gain traction on media
In order to connect students with event news and announcements, many departments and sports on campus have recently joined the social media movement, including the marketing department, the Recreation Center and the School of Behavioral Sciences. Platforms such as Twitter and Instagram can provide updates more quickly than email and Facebook and have the ability […]
Evolving social networks allow students to explore new mediums to stay connected
In the past few years, there has been a transition between frequently used social networking sites, including Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Instagram. From 2005 to 2009, Myspace was a big hit, but many deleted, or stopped using, their Myspace accounts when Facebook became the new trend. Madison C. Boyd, freshman psychology and sociology double major, […]
Nation elects President Obama for second term
Despite being portrayed as a neck-and-neck race, by 9 p.m. PDT Nov. 6, Ameri- cans decided that President Barack Obama could keep his desk in the Oval Office for another four-year term. “It was a very fast decision made (election night), which really surprised me consider- ing how most media stations claimed it would be […]
Social media influences presidential campaigns
When Barack Obama was elected as the 42nd president of the United States, he beat out Sen. John McCain by nearly 10 million citizen votes and 192 electoral votes. The media coined Obama’s win a landslide. What did President Obama have that McCain didn’t? It seemed that Obama was much more in-tune with his target […]
ASCBU giveaways and future plans
The Associated Students of California Baptist University office has a mission to care for students with quality service. The mission is demonstrated through campus events, services and daily “Tweet-aways.” ASCBU uses Twitter as their primary advertising outlet to let students know of campus events.In order to attract more students to follow, they “tweet-away” prizes to followers each day. Students Representatives of ASCBU tweet a question to […]