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The Owl

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The Owl

Despite teachers' best efforts, students often spend their valuable educational minutes on a silly little video app.

TikTok Gems

Madelyn Barnes, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

TikTok has taken over youth lives. Hours upon hours a day, children sit on their butts watching these short videos. They ignore homework, their families and friends, fall behind in class work, and just...

Charli D'Amelio has soared to superdom via TikToks of her dancing in her bedroom.

The D’Amelio Show Review: Why Young Influencers Are Controversial

Jules Conners, News Editor January 17, 2023

Over the last month, I have watched the drama and secrets of the D’Amelio family through the lens of the two-season reality show: The D’Amelio Show. Upon reflection, I believe that no one with an...

Puris are small, round, flat pieces of bread made of unleavened wheat flour, deep-fried, and served with egg curry, which is made with hard-boiled eggs, onions, tomatoes, whole & ground spices, and herbs.

You’re Doing “Indian Food” Wrong

Saisree Kumar, Features Editor January 7, 2023

A popular trend that's taken over my “For-You” page recently has been Indian food virgins rating Indian food, and so far, I have not seen a single positive TikTok. It seems odd that there isn't one,...

Fitness TikTok has gone from positive encouragement to sexist nonsense.

The Nightmarish Devolution of Fitness TikTok

Lucca Swain, Social Media Director November 2, 2022

About six months ago, the Owl published an article addressing the fatphobia movement on TikTok, and how that lobby quickly turned from a force for good into a miserable cesspit of hypocritical body shaming....

TikTok’s Toxic Fat “Activism”

Lucca Swain, Staff Writer August 15, 2022

Recently, out of the depths of TikTok, a movement has re-emerged in the form of fat activism. The concept of fat advocacy isn't anything new, having roots that stretch back to the 1960s and becoming especially...

Music may be the star behind most TikTok sensations, but what exactly has TikTok done for the music industry and society as a whole?

Is TikTok the Golden Goose of Music?

Lillian Ruelle, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

TikTok is the unwanted gift that keeps on giving. Never seeming to die out,  the memes, the cringe, the 50+-year-olds using it as a dating site, and the e-girls and e-boys continue to thrive. There is...

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