Coppell Student Media

Finding the value; social media is for bringing people together

April 15, 2015

By Gabby Sahm Staff Writer @gabbysahm It is no shock that we have become a technology driven society. You cannot go anywhere without seeing multiple people on a device, whether it be a smart...

Do you follow my PT?

October 10, 2014

By Shruthika Pochampally Staff Writer @shruthreddy In the past decade there has been a rise in the utilization and impact of social media, both globally as well as locally in Coppell. The inability...

Tweeters too quick to cry ‘racism’

September 9, 2014

By Sakshi Venkatraman Staff Writer @oompapa1 In America, it is a known fact, that even 50 years after the movements for civil rights, racism is still rampant on the streets of even the most diverse...

Wait, when did my Facebook status become part of my college admission?

November 14, 2013

By Pranathi Chitta Staff Writer You have probably been warned about how colleges may be monitoring Facebook activity in an attempt to learn more about an applicant. A recent New York Times story titled...

Social media highlights growing political awareness in teens

February 13, 2013

By Michelle Pitcher Editor-in-Chief Amid the tweets about the rumored Free Burrito Day at Chipotle (Feb. 14 if you kiss someone in the restaurant), I saw something rather surprising on my twitter feed....

Petition for Texas secession gains national attention

November 14, 2012

By Jay Carroll Staff Writer After the reelection of President Barack Obama, many Americans have started petitions in their state to secede from the union, while many states have petitions, not as many...

Social media and the election

November 7, 2012

By Jay Carroll Staff Writer As of now, almost everyone knows that Barack Obama (D) defeated GOP candidate Mitt Romney to be re-elected as President, to go on with his agenda in the second term of his...

EMAC Academy holds the second film showcase of this year

May 1, 2012

By Jordan Bickham Staff Writer Tomorrow, the Emerging Media and Communications (EMAC) Academy students will be spending an entire today polishing up their journalism skills at the second short film...

Social networking defining a generation

October 25, 2011

By Seth Slover Staff Writer How many times have you checked Facebook today? What about Twitter? Many people in our generation seem to be defined by social networking. Perhaps far too over-hyped...

Social Networking-Pro

February 22, 2011

by Shelby Jurca Staff Writer You need a friend’s help on homework—you get on Facebook. You need to know what time to be somewhere—you get on Facebook. You hear a dating rumor—you get on Facebook....

StumbleUpon is a thing to Stumble Upon

October 16, 2009

By Allie Perison Editor-in-Chief For those of you as bored with Twitter and Facebook as I am, I have found a new site that is about more than stalking your peers. StumbleUpon is catered to finding...