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Social media has become path to fame

Social media has become path to fame

Kleio Vrohidis, Online Editor February 23, 2016

With social media playing a large role in society today, fame has a whole new meaning. Having a viral video on the internet makes a person an upcoming celebrity to watch. Fame has changed a lot over...

Many members of society assume someone is cool for wearing certain brands of clothing or looking a certain way. Many forget that cool should be personality based rather than materialized. Junior Melissa Mcelin says, “People tend to think that all of the mainstream clothing stores like Lululemon, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters and Pacsun are cool. I’m not saying that they aren’t cool, I myself shop at some of them but it’s when people buy things that they think other people will like and they aren’t buying them for themselves.”

Defining a new generation of ‘cool’

Kleio Vrohidis, Online Editor January 13, 2016

  A word that has been defining members of society since before many can remember: cool. The word is used so often that some forget how their meaning might differ from other's. Many define...

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