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Many college students often refer to themselves as “broke” when they may be low on funds, a trend that romanticizes poverty while ignoring the issues of low-income students.

Commentary: “Broke” college student trivializes lower-class issues

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor April 26, 2017
There’s a vast difference between not wanting to pay your loans and not having a roof over your head.

National Recap: Trump’s war on media continues

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor March 1, 2017
Trump’s frequent peddling of “fake news” has often come in the wake of negative news reports about his administration or his policies.
Many young people do not have the ability to distinguish between real and fake information found online, a Stanford University study found.

Students lack awareness of fake news

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer January 23, 2017
Fake news stories proliferated during the election, to glorify or vilify either candidate, according to a news analysis by BuzzFeed News.
Aaron Edwards ’12 works with other editors on the BuzzFeed News app the day it launched June 15 in BuzzFeed’s office in Manhattan.

Commentary: Buzzfeed editor and alumnus offers job advice

By Aaron Edwards April 20, 2016
I work at BuzzFeed and people love making references to our lists (we don’t say “listicles”), so here are three fundamental truths I’ve learned that might help.

Learn The Basics, BuzzFeed

By Angel L. Zayas, Angel L. Zayas January 30, 2015
Anyone who is anyone knows that BuzzFeed.com is one of the most trendy websites to emerge within the last ten years. Whether it’s covering news, providing quizzes, teaching life lessons, or putting our feelings into words, BuzzFeed seems to have anything and everything a person could ever ask for. I mean, I definitely needed to know which celebrity stoner should be my best friend and that moms are sending hilarious texts about “Snowmageddon 2015”. (Eye rolls into another dimension.)

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Dec. 13–15

December 13, 2013
Your answer for what to do this weekend.
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