With the adversities the team faced throughout the beginning of the season, Head Football Coach Jeff Hulme prepares the team to overcome these challenges by looking ahead to the future, rather than sulking in the past. “Everybody's got to be rising up together. It can't be one of those things where we have just a few doing it and then the other few hanging their...

Hot stage lights beam down on senior Brynn Thompson as she takes words on a page and turns them into a person. Thompson started acting in kindergarten and fell in love with every aspect. Every time she steps on stage, mixed emotions run through Thompson’s mind as she prepares for her best performance. “No matter what character I am, the first time an audience sees them is always scary because you don’t know how the audience will react,” Thompson said. “This probably sounds contradictory, but I feel more vulnerable in a comedy role than I do in drama because when you choose to be a self-deprecating or humorous...

Scrolling on TikTok, you’ve probably come across a TikTok Shop ad or an influencer discussing their favorite products. Seeing influencers participating in microtrends can sway users to purchase products featured in the videos they come across. With short, fifteen second clip videos, TikTok creates a sense of urgency, pushing users to quickly add items to their cart. Because of this, TikTok has become a powerful tool for marketers to target and influence consumers. From shopping hauls to fit checks, restocking videos to sponsored ads every other video, TikTok remains a popular place for consumerism, especially since the platform meticulously customizes users' “For you” pages based on what they’ve previously liked or favorited. Succumbing to purchasing these products seen on TikTok in large amounts promotes overconsumption, the excessive consumption or use of goods and services that cause harm and detrimental effects to humans and/or the environment. Similar to the Hydroflask, when Stanley cups began trending, people couldn’t stay away, and many purchased multiple....