Journalism is not just writing articles and interviewing people. Journalism is the art of giving people a voice and an opportunity to tell their story. Journalism holds such an incredible amount of power: the power to challenge, to educate, to share passion and to spark change.
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As journalists, we constantly hear the warning bells about artificial intelligence taking our jobs, which have been grouped into the “creative works” genre. While some governments and public leaders utilize AI for good, others have joined the ranks of wrongdoers who exploit the emerging technology’s power, and there is not enough outrage.
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Artificial intelligence has become a growing topic of discussion within educational settings in recent years. With the release of ChatGPT’s chatbot in 2022 and the human-like developments made in AI-generated media, many question how teachers and students alike will accommodate these developments.
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With the upcoming gubernatorial election on Nov. 4, it is crucial to recognize the importance of voting, no matter how big or small the poll.
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September is suicide prevention month. It also falls at the beginning of a new academic year, which can be a stressful time for many students.
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With the academic year back in full swing, many students have returned to Fizz Social Corp., a social media app that students can post anonymously on. Fizz is popular at many higher education institutions, because of its campus community option.
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You don’t have to be an excellent writer, a perfect interviewer or a craftsman with words to be able to spur real change and leave an impact with your reporting.
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While we are a proponent of fact-based, transparent reporting that tells the whole story, we recognize that there may be times when reporting on particular topics could lead to students on our campus facing irreparable harm from the federal government.
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As fellow students, showing even the smallest amount of appreciation can go such a long way.
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The White House announced last month that it plans to hand-pick which journalists are allowed entrance to its press conferences for coverage, with the selections being based on preferences for the media outlets they represent. This comes following many other turns toward questioning the established media outlets we have, even at the expense of smaller yet dedicated journalistic institutions — like our own newspaper.
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Business, engineering and medical students have an unfair advantage of direct options at their fingertips, whereas students in creative fields must network and research unconventional opportunities, as their roles may not be as clearly represented.
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Hate has no place in our community, and we must all do our part to continually call it out in ways that do not spur further negativity.
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If the College declines to enforce components of the Student Conduct & Expectations, what’s the point in even having it?
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When I turned in my first article, I had no idea what my future in The Signal would look like. I couldn’t see myself leading the whole organization the way the top editors at the time did, and I wasn’t sure I had what it took to produce the hard-hitting news stories that the paper needed. But in the semesters that followed, I became more confident in my writing abilities and set my sights on moving up the ranks.
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The Signal urges the Senate to pass The PRESS Act as soon as possible before its term ends in January.
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Having a well-informed voting public is the key to having a democracy. In a generation centered around social media and surrounded by information being spread easier than ever, it is crucial to fact-check the substance you are consuming.
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I am truly pleased that there are so many opportunities for my fellow engineering, finance and nursing students, and I hope that any who attended the Career Fair were able to walk away with a sense of fulfillment. However, I know there are plenty of opportunities for students like me in the artistic, creative fields, too — we just didn’t see them in the Brower Student Center on Sept. 25.
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It’s essential that college students exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election. Voter turnout among college students is significantly less than the national average, according to Pew Research, which means that the views held by younger voters may not be as accurately represented by the politicians who represent them.
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It’s time for me to say goodbye to the organization I have loved so dearly for the past three years. While I can accept it’s time for me to move on, this is one of my hardest farewells.
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The LIONS initiative, from the time it was announced in December through today, has little concrete substance behind it.
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