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Technology Fast

Dee Espinosa • April 1, 2025

What did you give up for Lent? If you're not Catholic, what would you sacrifice for a brief period of time? And why isn’t it technology? This Lent, I decided to give up—at least to some extent—my technology usage.

False Connection

Chase Pinette • February 18, 2024

Your phone—that little device that, for many people, is the one thing we bring with us wherever we go. You might even be using it right now to read this. Supposedly, it connects us to the world. Yet somehow, it still manages to disconnect us from each other.

Phone Usage: A Gateway to Mindlessness?

Peter Coquillette • November 13, 2023

While it may be entertaining to watch content and multitask, our phone makes us increasingly comfortable with splitting our attention. From walking to eating to brushing our teeth, our phones have wormed their way into every small activity to the point where we cannot be fully present throughout an entire day.

The True Tycoons of Digital Communication: TU/TD

TU/TD • September 9, 2018

"But hey, at least you’re getting notifications."

A Concerted Effort: Phones and the Concert Experience

Jacob Schick • March 2, 2017

Asst. Editor Jacob Schick describes a recent concert experience he had in this week's I'm Just Sayin.'