Spark

Dissecting Brainrot

Media experts discuss how social media influences language and communication, especially among younger generations. Despite concerns about social media slang giving kids “brain rot,” it may foster humor and connection.

Joselyn Duff, Opinion Editor • May 2, 2025

Oftentimes words derive from a certain place or context,” 24- year Lakota teacher and Gifted Intervention Specialist Aaron Nunley told Spark, “but [my students] started using words you just couldn’t...

Staff Editorial: Developing into Decline

The editorial board voted 13-0 that social media is negatively affecting youth.

Spark Staff • March 27, 2025

Due to the recent events of the TikTok ban in the U.S., news groups and organizations everywhere are covering how the company's users will be affected by a “new version” of the app. However, what people...

Governing the Grid

Newly added limits on social media content that people post is an attempt to bring a polarized society back together, but won’t solve world peace.

Luke Viviano, News Editor & Business Manager • October 9, 2024

Since social media broke onto the scene, there has been a dilemma regarding the regulation of how it is used. Continued debates over this topic have left it largely unregulated. Now, the CEOs of Silicon...

Plugged In

Shiloh Wolfork • January 27, 2019

story by Shiloh Wolfork | photo illustration by Abby Bammerlin East junior Kaya West explains the impact social media has on her. She has just arrived at home. While eating an after-school snack, she...