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A study from Preply ranked the City of Ithaca as the 10th most stressed-out college town after analyzing tweets from students in different college towns in the United States. However, some students like senior Justin Foster and staff at Ithaca College wonder if it is accurate in detecting students’ stress levels.

Use of Twitter questioned in college town stress study

By Jadyn Davis, Staff Writer • February 1, 2023
A study ranked the City of Ithaca as the 10th most stressed-out college town after analyzing tweets from students. However, some students and staff at Ithaca College question its accuracy.

Seed Is Sacred wants you to repent

By SB Kasulke • November 15, 2012
Perhaps I’m jaded, because at first glance I figured @SeedIsSacred was some sort of atheist-created parody account. Who else would hop on Twitter and command other users to “repent” for making offhanded twitter comments about pleasuring themselves? Turns out, this guy. Seed Is Sacred has just over a hundred followers, but I couldn’t resist being…
Interview with a Common Squirrel

Interview with a Common Squirrel

By SB Kasulke, Blogger, Knave • November 9, 2012
I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers. No, seriously. A big part of this “talking to weirdos on the Internet” job involves unearthing stranger’s personal email addresses and tweeting at people I’ve never met in the hopes they’ll waste twenty minutes of their life answering my questions. A surprising amount of people are completely…

I was rejected by a cartoon cereal mascot

By SB Kasulke, Blogger, Jerk • October 28, 2012
Sun. 4:15 PM Sent off my fourth or fifth tweet to @RealCapnCrunch, the official, verified[1] twitter account of Captain Crunch. Yes, that Captain Crunch. The foremost naval commander of Quaker Oats cereals. He’s never responded to any of my tweets asking for an interview. This is worrisome. I have a bunch of followers who can…

I was rejected by a cartoon cereal mascot

By SB Kasulke • October 25, 2012
Sun. 4:15 PM Sent off my fourth or fifth tweet to @RealCapnCrunch, the official, verified[1] twitter account of Captain Crunch. Yes, that Captain Crunch. The foremost naval commander of Quaker Oats cereals. He’s never responded to any of my tweets asking for an interview. This is worrisome. I have a bunch of followers who can see…

The elusive common squirrel of the Twitter universe

By Sarah Kasulke, Blogger, Shmuck • September 8, 2012
Discussion of a hauntingTwitter account. Call her Ishmael.
Every word in the English language: the interview

Every word in the English language: the interview

By Sarah Kasulke, Blogger, Shmuck • September 4, 2012
A discussion on the Twitter account that tweets every word in the English language, one by one.
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