addiction

Who’s to blame? Social media, addiction, and the role of influencers

Whether it’s due to a semi-hypocritical distaste for large influencers or something deeper, I find that social media users like myself share a feeling of some subterranean problem causing us anxiety and discomfort, no matter how much community we find in these online spaces. 

| Junior Forum Editor

Juice WRLD should not be dead

His struggles exemplify a situation where those close to someone going through similar problems should step in.

Tyler Sabloff | Senior Forum Editor

If you blame Ariana Grande, you’re part of the problem

The unfortunate and untimely death of rapper Mac Miller shook the world when news spread that he had passed from an apparent drug overdose.

Kya Vaughn | Staff Writer

SHS forms first recovery group created to combat addiction on campus

The Habif Health and Wellness Center created Washington University’s first recovery group to provide a space for students recovering from substance abuse and other addictions.

Kalpana Gopalkrishnan | Contributing Reporter

Movie review: ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. I’

Lars von Trier is a world-class provocateur, perhaps the boldest, most shameless in cinema today. He toes the line between art house hero and outright troll with anything but delicacy, doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

| Music Editor

Are we addicted to our cell phones?

In the media today we all hear a great deal about the perils of modern technology. We now can be addicted to the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, not to mention the already existent perils like television, alcohol and drugs.

| Forum Editor

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