"Social media is bad for you. Social media is ruining humanity. Social media is divisive. I’m sure we’ve heard people say this or at least seen headlines about it. Facebook, one of the rulers of social media itself, has also recently admitted that social media poses mental health risks for many of its users. While social media has its downsides, such as easily allowing hate groups to form and flourish like on Steam, this generalization is just way too dangerous ­– especially for people with mental illnesses."

To encourage students to be cautious of their ties to technology and social media, the keynote address for the Hofstra Cultural Center’s Social Media Summit focused on the subtle...

Weeks after the election results announced that Donald Trump was president-elect of the United States, millions of posts on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter have contained political...

By Shannon AlomarSTAFF WRITER Hofstra University is known as a “vibrant campus,” according to its website, but some may wonder what makes it so extraordinary. To answer that question, last...

By Rachael DurantEDITORIAL EDITOR Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced his 2016 presidential run on Twitter last week. By announcing his candidacy online, Senator Cruz has begun a campaign cycle that...

By Marisa Russell Assistant Copy chief Since hundreds of students float around the Student Center on any given day, adding a few more to the mix shouldn’t be a problem. However, it can become...

By Elizabeth Steinberg SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Free speech and social media – though these topics seem like the go hand-in-hand, sometimes putting these two together can create major controversy. Two...

By Amber QalagariColumnist If I read one more article describing the detrimental effects of social media on modern day friendships, I may just tweet about it. There are a plethora of arguments that...