“Social media because everybody gets to express their own opinions, and you get to express your own, and there’ll be judgment, but at the end of the day, it’s your own thing.” Valerie Garza kinesiology junior“I do get a lot of stuff like on TikTok, but I’m in a politics class, so [the professor] has us read up on articles from trustworthy news sites. So, I feel that’s a really good place to look at.”
Silvana Quintanilla undeclared freshman“I don’t really like watching a lot of news, like, on TV. … If my friends are talking about something … that is happening in our world … I … do my own research. … As I am doing more research into it, I get more and more … involved in, like, what is happening in my world. So, that is how I stay involved.”
Jamil Galvan computer engineering freshman “Me gustaría estar ‘updated’ por medio de Instagram […] porque siento que es más fácil. Como, entras a las redes sociales y es como lo tienes ahí. Tienes las historias y pues ves todo más rápido. […] Y a veces hay eventos en […] que […] están dando comida gratis. […] Entonces, siento que es más fácil ver las redes sociales TikTok, Instagram y todo eso”.
Naomi Espinoza biology freshman“So on current events, usually when it’s breaking news, I’ll use social media apps like X, formerly known as Twitter, or I will use all of the open news outlets that are out there, like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.”
Alex Martinez computer science senior
–Compiled and photos by Andrew Mayo and Daniela Martinez Salazar
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