By Jillian Kaplan
For Lark Stafford, the power of language goes beyond storytelling.
Stafford is a senior English-Creative Writing major with a minor in psychology at Florida State University, and she has long used the power of her writing to challenge the complexities of human intimacy.
Although she plans to specialize in sex therapy as a marriage and family therapist once she graduates from FSU, Stafford credits her English studies for much of the success she has had in her undergraduate resea...

A new report issued by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) in December shows that during the last five years, saltwater has pushed even further inland underground in South Florida.Saltwater intrusion occurs when seawater advances into freshwater aquifers, driven by factors such as over-extraction from the aquifers, urbanization, and rising sea levels. The saltwater interface, tracked across Broward, Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties, threatens the drinking water supply,...

As the presidential election draws near, much of the public’s attention is naturally focused on the race for the White House. However, voters should be aware that there is far more at stake on the ballot this year than just the presidential candidates.  On this cycle's ballot, Amendment 4, the right to an abortion, stands out as a necessary option proposed for women throughout Florida. Florida joins 11 abortion-related measures appearing on ballots across the country. This amendment could signif...

Instagram's decision to limit political content recommendations blatantly attacks users’ autonomy and deprives users of the ability to engage with crucial political discourse.

Following a February announcement that it would stop recommending political content from accounts users don’t already follow, Instagram quietly introduced a new setting that, by default, limits content discussing governments, elections or social issues from discovery mechanisms.

The Meta-owned platform claims it presents...

“Death to the dictator,” resounds in videos across social media. Women chant and burn their headscarves amidst burning cars. Despite the fact that Iran has shut off its internet in an effort to conceal the aforementioned protests, the images depicted have flooded the internet.

These protests are in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. On Sept. 16, Amini was arrested and taken into police custody for allegedly breaking Iran’s rigid guidelines on wearing her hijab properly by the mor...

The Elon Musk vs. Twitter feud has been a prevalent dispute in the media for the past several months, and the spectacle has only become flashier. Indications of a relationship between the famed platform and Musk arose in January when Musk began purchasing shares of Twitter stock nearly every day.After talks of Musk joining the Board were quickly shot down, on April 14, he made an offer to buy the company for $54.20 per share, making it a $44 billion deal. However, three months after the offer wa...