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Meta plans to roll out new safety features for minors on their apps after their $17 billion settlement. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Meta’s new safety guardrails leaves out those who grew up without them

By Tasnim Oyshi | Sep. 3

After about eight days in trial, Meta announced on Aug. 26 that the company will be settling the case with about $17 billion, which isn’t a considerable amount for a company that brings in billions of dollars per year. Although Meta did not own up to the accusations of knowingly installing addictive features to their apps, they stated that they will be adding new safety features to their apps for those underage and even encouraged other social media apps to follow.

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Letter from the editor: I love The Signal

By Isabella Darcy | Apr. 29

One of the first things I learned in my Introduction to Journalism course was that it’s best journalistic practice to avoid clichés when writing articles. I’m choosing to ignore that right now to say that The Signal has been my home for the past four years.

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Take the spring season at the opportunity to lean into that youthful side (Photo courtesy of Kit Ackerman).

College spring is the perfect time to embrace your inner child

Apr. 1

There’s something about spring on a college campus that feels so special. Seeing everyone sitting outside together and enjoying each other's presence reminds us of what college is truly about. After months of cloudy skies, winter coats and having to stay indoors every day, the first day of spring feels like a reward. And in college, the season of spring is the perfect time to embrace your inner child.

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Essential workers should be recognized all year round, not just during emergencies. (Photo courtesy of Andre Paras)

Essential workers are the underappreciated backbone of campus

By Ally Uhlendorf | Mar. 5

Essential workers do a lot more for our campus community than they are recognized for. In order for this campus to be successfully run, there must be people who ensure that the walkways and streets are cleared, the residence halls remain safe and that facilities continue to work even through dangerous conditions. While the rest of the campus is told to stay home for safety reasons, these workers are working through the rough conditions to return the College to normal as soon as possible. 

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Internships and jobs post-grad are not as accessible as they seem to be (Photo by Flickr).

Career culture is quietly excluding students

By Ally Uhlendorf | Feb. 20

Career culture, referring to the pressure to have your career plan mapped out while still in college, has slowly become the dominant framework through which students are evaluated. While yes, of course, preparing students for their future and encouraging them to enter the work force early is important, the intensity and immense pressure of this culture is quietly excluding many students. These pressures narrow definitions of success, and students are only measured based on their internships and experiences. 

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Don Lemon has worked as a journalist for 30 years. (Photo courtesy of Flickr)

The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are unconstitutional censorship

By Ally Uhlendorf | Feb. 5

Journalists being arrested for doing their job not only puts their rights on the line, but also the public’s right to know what is occurring in America. We, as a country, cannot be a functioning democracy when accountability is being treated like an obstruction. The government is slowly silencing dissenting voices, going against our very own constitutional amendment. Silencing reporters does not give others freedom. Freedom of the press is not optional, but essential, especially in times like these. 

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Illustration by Sky Stewart.

Letter from the editor: The beauty of journalism

By Ally Uhlendorf | Dec. 4

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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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Political leaders are using AI. Where is the outrage?

By Signal Editorial Board | Nov. 5

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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As a student-run newspaper, we serve the role of giving the campus a voice and an outlet to relay information. (Photo by Andre Paras / Video Editor)

Neutrality, the true purpose of journalism, is not apathy

By Signal Editorial Board | Mar. 28, 2025

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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Illustration by Sky Stewart.

Letter from the editor: Reflecting on almost 4 years of growth in The Signal

By Matthew Kaufman | Dec. 5, 2024

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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