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The Social Dilemma!

    This movie made me contemplate everything I have on my phone and everything I have ever clicked on or posted. I never realized how much ads and posts are targeted to you. The scene in The Social Dilemma when the kid makes a bet to not be on his phone or social media for a week to be able to get a new screen. The  insiders at the social media companies were making the notifications more and more tempting so he would pick up his phone. Another scene in the movie the mother of the family asked her children and husband to put their phones in a locked box for dinner and after two minutes the youngest daughter broke open the container to get her phone. This scene really struck me, I grew up in an anti phone family so me not having my phone for hours does not really affect me. I am very thankful for this youth and growing up not being dependent on my phone. Even today our coaches take our phones for many hours for away games and for many days when we go to tournaments. Phones bring so muc

Game Day!

      Today is game day... home game, big student section, all the noise. These are the best days. I live for game days, these are the best days of the year. In our program we preach "Defend King Horn", don't let someone come into our house and push us around. I came to Ohio Northern University because I love the school spirit here. #Bearssupportingbears is the best.      Since our winning streak in the Ohio Athletic Conference came to an end this past weekend against John Carroll we are looking for a win today. With many of our players sick or not feeling well this will be a fight. Tonight we are playing Wilmington, who is usually the last place team in our conference, but this year it is different. Tonight will be a mental challenge for us, play through the pain and not playing down to their level. Ohio Northern Volleyball has a legacy that we look to keep and to do that you must play through anything and play as if every game is the national championship. With this yea