THE ITHACAN

IC class releases podcast on media use among young people

By Mary Rand, Staff Writer • January 29, 2019

In Fall 2018, Lab18, an integrated marketing communications’ capstone course, released a podcast series discussing media use by millennials and Generation Z.

Commentary: Criticism in the age of social media

By Kayla Dwyer, editor-in-chief • May 3, 2017

I blame participation trophies and smiley face stickers a little less than I blame social media.

MLK Scholars present on millennial activism

By Ben Kaplan, Staff Writer • May 1, 2017

Seniors in the Martin Luther King Scholar Program presented on their examination of the role of social media in millennial activism.

Special report: a look at the millennial mindset

November 5, 2014

Every generation grows up labeled with a set of defining qualities, stereotypes and misperceptions, often brought about by either the conditions of the times or the opinions of its predecessors. With...

Editorial: Millennials should not be perceived as ‘lazy’ or ‘entitled’

November 5, 2014

Contemporary publications and previous generations have deemed millennials to be lazy and entitled, two stereotypes that define Generation Y. Time Magazine columnist Joel Stein even went as far as to describe...

Editorial: Millennials do not live up to ‘digital natives’ expectation

October 1, 2014

Members of Generation Y, better known as millennials, are supposed to be naturally adept with new and rapidly evolving technology. However, a 2010 study done by the Pew Research Center says only 24 percent...