Social media addiction can lead to real-world isolation

Studies have shown that in recent years Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and many other platforms have been linked to anxiety, loneliness and depression, causing social isolation and social displacement.  Once a student hears their notification sound, anxiety sneaks up and the brain knows there is a message.  Seeing on social media the amount of fun everyone else is having while in a four-walled room doing homework could make one a bit lonely and a tad depressing. Del Mar student Keisha Johnson, studying to be a teacher, said social media can be harmful to her health so she has opted out of…

Group seeks donations for Viking Food Panty

Legal Professions Association holds drive through March 11 Del Mar’s Legal Professions Association is putting together an on-campus project to assist the Viking Food Pantry. The group is seeking donations of canned food, hygiene products, baby formula and other items for the drive, which runs through March 11. “Anybody can donate,” said Beverly Cage, director of Student Leadership and Campus Life. “They put a box in the Venters Building so anybody can drop off a donation.” The Viking Food Pantry began in 2019 and has since grown to assist hundreds of students per year. Students are able to get up…