VOL. 21, NO. 11 The student publication of Washtenaw Community College
A NATIONAL PACEMAKER AWARD NEWSPAPER
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015 www.washtenawvoice.com
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Deven Dusseau, 21, a nursing student from Clinton and Jessica Chappell, 18, a photographic technologies student from Ypsilanti. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION, GRAY BANCROFT AND BEN ELLSWORTH | WASHTENAW VOICE
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ith the inception of social media, the methods by which people find love are now constantly evolving. Services like Match.com and eHarmony allow users to customize their soulmate search by checking boxes and answering questionnaires. With a swipe left or right, apps like Tinder put local eyecandy at users’ fingertips.
But with all the conveniences that these services offer, what has gotten lost along the way? Communication is vital to healthy relationships. For many, the definition of conversation has gone from sitting down for coffee to abbreviated text lingo. Smiling at the stranger on the train has been traded for a menu of emojis. Private moments have
become public Facebook posts. Instagram has become the new family photo album. How do relationships, romantic and otherwise, suffer due to this rising trend of over- and under-sharing? What lasting effects are we risking by staying plugged in and tuned out? See stories on Page B2
EDITORIAL: ARE WCC TRUSTEES UNDER GAG ORDER?
LOOKING TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS? THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU
VOICE BOX: WHAT TECHNOLOGY WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE?
WCC: WHERE DINOSAURS ROAM THE HALLWAYS
5 THINGS YOU MISSED AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETREAT
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