On September 7th, 2016, an innovative product made its debut. The type of earbuds everyone yearned for, but believed weren’t feasible. In only a matter of seconds “AirPods,” created by Apple, had society wrapped around its finger. In sleek, minimalistic packaging, the AirPods are covered in a square-shaped white, hard case. One can easily open […]
In the last 45 years or so, the cost of textbooks has increased by over 1000%. Paying tuition for most college students is already financially exhausting; to have to spend hundreds on books and course materials throughout the semester is unnecessary. Especially if the “required” materials are simply fillers for professors’ syllabi. Some schools, like […]
Farmingdale State College is a well-regarded school on Long Island, New York. However, like there would be with most colleges, there are underlying issues with it. The current state of online teaching is one of the most important issues, in my opinion. When applying for classes at Farmingdale, students are shown a variety of options […]
Esther Joy Sherry has created a survey based on her research on the relationship between Environmental Stability and Social Media. Esther is an Interaction Design, IXD, student at Farmingdale State College and having this survey completed will help her answer her senior project question, “How can we use Web 3 to create social systems to […]
The Pandemic changed the world in more ways than we thought was possible. It affected everyone differently, and made most people recognize the things that they took for granted. The experience of learning in a classroom environment was never something I thought I’d miss until it was temporarily taken away from me and education was […]
Humanity will face one of the greatest future crises we will ever endure. The Extinction of Soil. As the world population rapidly increases, the demands for food naturally increase as well. The high demand for food has influenced unsustainable agricultural practices from around the world that are ripping the soil and planting crops without giving […]
I was not enrolled in classes at Farmingdale when the pandemic broke out. I was taking a break from school to focus on my mental health because at that time having a full course load was not possible for me. I did not know what to think when schools were being closed and lockdown started. […]
As my first year here at Farmingdale has come to an end, I can honestly say that I’m so happy and content with my decision to go to school here. Picking a college is never easy but the deciding factors that ultimately led me to choose Farmingdale are the fact that it’s close to […]
Welcome to society. Where students are stressed, some band-obsessed, and others are depressed. Where people give you hate on what you wear and your weight. Where some laws forbid people from being gay. Welcome to society. We hope you enjoy your stay. Hopefully, you don’t feel some type of way. They’ll tear you […]
The Infamous COVID-19 Pandemic: A catastrophic time of our lives that we will now carry with us forever. As society got tossed into the unknown, playful memes flooded the internet and the virus was ultimately deemed as a joke. We have all seen them; and now we know not to eat the “bat soup.” Little […]
