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Magazine Letter From the Editors

s 2016 comes to a close, we see the largest, most diverse generation in modern history coming into adulthood. We present this magazine as an unbiased insight into our fellow millennials. In this magazine we poke holes into the many misconceptions that surrounding the millennial generation. Millennials are not simply what the media and society tells us we are; the fact is we are not simple at all. This a uniquely complex generation. We were the first to grow up with home computers and the internet, we have become digital natives. These new forms of technology have truly made the world a smaller place and some ways a scarier place. But we are also a rather optimistic generation. We look towards the future trying to better ourselves and the world around us. We hope this will be the legacy we leave behind, one of skeptical optimism and impactful transformation. Enjoy.

ANARCHY By Rachel Barnhart

obody would openly admit that they don’t care where their country is going. But actions will always speak louder than words. In the 2016 presidential election less millennials voted than in the 2012 election, according to NPR. In those four years the numbers should have increased, especially with the outreach that both parties made to us throughout the course of the year. So what happened? In a whole hodgepodge of mistakes and upsets it boils down to one thing: we didn’t trust the system, so we didn’t care about the system. 80% of millennial voters voted for Bernie Sanders in the US Democratic Primaries. Months later it turned out that the system had been rigged by the higher ups in the DNC so that Bernie Sanders’ victory was given to Hillary Clinton. It had been hard for millennials to then rally around the person who stood for something they didn’t believe in: big business. It seems that through everything that we disagree on the one thing that all Americans have a profound distrust of is big business. And we have good reason to- lobbies and donations have a long and confusing history of buying our politicians’ viewpoints. Our government is a difficult thing to have to maneuver through. But it’s about to get a lot more confusing. A large majority of older millennials identify as liberals. It seems that in the continuation of our duplicity that many of the younger millennials are identifying as conservatives. So if you have a younger brother or sister there is a likely chance that in the coming

elections you will disagree with who and what they vote for. But is that entirely true? It seems that while many of us are liberals we hold many conservative values to be true. One of the most surprising ones is the stance on abortion. 53% of millennials believe that abortion should be illegal in “all or most circumstances,” according to The Washington Post. The issue of a woman’s choice in this matter has almost created a perfect divide between the democrats and republicans. Now this divide has given birth to probably the largest group of independent party supporters that America has seen in awhile. 59% of us identify as members of an independent party. How will this affect us in the future? Well, we could see the birth of more parties. For a country the size of the United States two political parties is a pretty low number. England has over five major political parties and it is a fraction of the size. As we continue to develop our viewpoints that are caught in the middle of an old and new generation more parties could start to cater to what we want. In other words, if you thought this election was confusing just wait.

we didn’t trust the system, so we didn’t care about the system.

By Rachel Barnhart

o you may have heard that a lot of millennials are putting off things like marriage and having children, but in fact only about half of this generation feels that way. For every millennial putting off starting a family there is another who wants those thing sooner rather than later. Although the number of marriages has dropped significantly in this generation, to a surprising 26% as compared to say the baby boomers who were at 48% married by our age, the desire to get married has stayed roughly the same between these generations. 61% of millennials say that if they are not already married they would still like to do so some day. Even though less of us are getting married at what has been the traditional age in the past, it doesn’t mean that it is because we don’t want to get married at all.

There are many factors that go into the decision of when to get married and start a family. One of the biggest factors in my opinion would have to be finances. The average wedding these days costs about $26,645. The cost of raising a child is about $245,340 from birth to age 18. The average millennial is in about $37,172 of debt and only makes about $24,355 a year. I know that was a lot of numbers to follow, but you may have noticed that it just doesn’t add up. It really is no wonder why millennials are having trouble getting married, most of us couldn’t hope to afford it anytime soon. Another possible factor influencing marriage rates may be that it is hard to meet people after college. Now hear me out, I have interviewed many millennials who have already graduated from college and they all seem to say the same thing: “Dating is getting

harder”. Many offices have strict rules against workplace romances these days, many of us don’t have extra activities outside of our friend groups that allow us to meet new people and with the normalization of hook-up apps like tinder it is hard to find a decent companion interested in the same future and life-style as you. I recently spoke with a 25 year old female graduate student who told me that she “does feel a certain rush to meet someone at school” and that she regrets not dating more in her undergraduate schooling as she hopes to get married some day and worries it will become more difficult after she leaves school again. So, yes, less millennials are getting married at a young age, but don’t despair that hasn’t stopped many from dreaming about the possibility of starting a family some day.

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By Rachel Barnhart

very day we present ourselves the way we want the world to see us. For most of us it’s a daily struggle. On the few occasions we want to show the world that we’re a little bit together, we turn to stores like H&M or Zara for keeping us fashionable and up-to-date. These stores restock so fast that it’s easy to keep up with the trends that you see in instagram or pinterest. As you walk into these practically glowingly white stores, questions like “How are these shirts only $7?” and “How do they restock this fast?” quickly fly out of mind. But they shouldn’t. They really shouldn’t. Companies such as H&M, Forever21, Zara, and ASOS are tarnishing our care-about-the-planet reputations. Every time we make a purchase in these stores we are giving them the greenlight to do a whole lot of stuff that doesn’t exactly fly with our millennial manifesto. One of our biggest fears about the future is that our home will no longer be here to support us as it always has. Companies that promote this “fast fashion” are definitely contributing to the problems that will make that fear a reality. By continually mass producing clothing and restocking practically twice a week to keep up with current fashion trends they are oversaturating the market for clothing. And it’s all got to be made somewhere, right? H&M is known for using sweatshop labor to produce those cute sweaters that we all like. This isn’t a sustainable future. If you are thinking “I donate my clothes though?” You might scoff as you read this article. Although reusing clothing can help the environment, it can hurt the world in other ways. For example, through H&M’s program of recycling old

clothing for store vouchers, only 0.1% of the stuff donated will actually be recycled. The rest will be donated to countries in Asia and Africa. Many times donating these massive amounts of clothing can cause the textile markets in these countries to collapse, creating a dependence on donations from outside sources. But in the end most of the clothing will still end up in a landfill with the rest of our stuff. If we want to continue to be known as the generation that is the most concerned with sustainability we have stop buying into these “fast fashion” gimmicks. Yeah, that shirt only cost you $7 but it’s only going to last you $7 worth of time before you throw it in the garbage. And once it does end up in that landfill it can take years to breakdown. For instance, it takes 30 to 40 years for Nylon to fully degrade in a landfill. If you really want to reduce the amount of clothing sitting in landfills, you might consider spending a little more money and investing in organic clothing. They not only break down faster, but their production is also less harmful to the environment. Bamboo clothing for example is made without harmful pesticides and breaks down faster because it is made of plants. If that isn’t in your budget, try first looking in thrift stores, purchasing used clothing & accessories on websites such as threadUP or Vinted, or consider swapping clothing with friends and family. So if you want to make a real change start investing in the long-term instead of buying into the next trend. Think staple instead of statement. High quality, ethical fabrics that will last a lifetime. Purchase garments from companies who are working to reduce their effects on the environment. And when you can try to buy second hands items. Millennials want to save the Earth. This is where it star

By Alex Singleton & Abigail Dunlay

here is a unique duality of morals among millennials. While many of us have an attraction towards what would be traditionally considered a vice, we also each seem to have our own specific virtues that we hold ourselves too. Past generations have accused millennials of being generally less virtuous. Although, I believe that millennials are simply redefining what high moral standards can be. Our generation is perhaps one of the most empathetic to come along in US history. Maybe that’s not the first thing that comes to mind when one mentions millennials, as we’re often labeled ‘narcissistic’ ‘anti-social’ ‘lazy’ ‘spoiled’ people. But can that really be true? Through our consumer power, political activism, and our desire to take care of ourselves and others, not only are we the most empathetic generation, but we strongly desire to be perceived as virtuous people. We care very deeply about not only taking care of ourselves, but ensuring that others are cared for as well. Our food purchases are largely influenced by factors such as sustainability, whether a product is organic or not, and the overall ethical impact of the food. We don’t just see food as food; we see food as something that is a part of a larger picture. For instance, when observed as consumers, we as millennials are more likely to purchase a product from the organic section of the grocery store. Why organic? Because we believe that organic food is more wholesome, ethical, and sustainable-- and if we eat what we believe in, it makes us better people in our society. Even though organic food is more expensive, we see long-term effects made by our consumer choices, not only for ourselves, but for others. We consider how organic foods are more likely to come from a local source, like small farmers and small businesses that are a part

of the community, and when we invest in our community, we invest in the well-being of our local economy and industry. In fact, Laura Batcha, CEO and Executive Director of the OTA (Organic Trade Organization), noted “[we found] that Millennial parents seek out organic because they are more aware of the benefits of organic, that they place a greater value on knowing how their food was grown and produced, and that they are deeply committed to supporting a food system that sustains and nurtures the environment.” Another thing that attracts us to organic products is that we believe it will benefit our well-being and keep us healthy in the long run. Speaking of health, no generation can compare to Millennials when it comes to taking care of ourselves. In fact, according to Overhead Space, 81% of Millennials say that they exercise regularly, compared to only 61% of Boomers, and 76% of all regular exercisers are Millennials. To say we love fitness is an understatement. Millennials value being perceived as healthy, just look at the amount of fitness related selfies on instagram! We love to share with the world that we worked out because it means we care about taking care of ourselves. Our interpretation of ‘virtuous’ has changed from past generations in that we define our virtue by our actions and less by our religious association We, as millennials, in droves have decided that we do not trust Corporate America to do the right thing with our food, so much so that we have started to grow our own food and only eat local, all natural food. We also have such lack of trust of big business, and such a concern about how they do not care about the little man, that we have become very aware of this, and we, as millennials, are becoming more liberal because we want to help the poor. Now even though it seems that Millennials are moving away from religion, it is also true most millennials have become liberal, because they

care about the poor and other ethnicities. This is proof that our morality does not need religion to know what is right and wrong. Our generation has become more inclusive and accepting than any other generations regarding; religion, ethnicity, and sexuality. Like one of my favorite Liberal intellectuals, Sam Harris, has said, “the separation between science and human values is an illusion,” which means, we as Millennials do not see the need of religion to do the right thing. We see that no matter your creed, color, or sexuality, we as people can understand that no one wants to be persecuted for something they can not control and we find it easy to look at things from other people’s points of views. Many people have an inner voice pushing them to do more in life, so we tend to see that in others, but sometimes through no fault of their own they have been dealt a bad hand in life. We can sympathize about our differences more easily with one another than other generations, and we are more willing to accept someone regardless of sex, color, or creed. Another virtue that we possess is the demand for natural food, and willingness to shop at local fresh food markets that get its vegetable and meats from local farms, even though these goods are usually more money. With the market for organic foods at an all time high with 42 billion dollars in the organic food market, zhealthy, all natural foods and goods. We as millennials see the benefit of garnering a relationship with local farmers and small businesses, because we all benefit if more people shop with local businesses that share our core beliefs and principals. We tend to give business to companies with similar moral compass; this isn’t strictly a millennial phenomenon many middle-aged people will do that as well whether it be, buying a car from an American automotive company or using a certain bank because they trust that corporation with their money as opposed to others. We have some company’s virtues become apparent when we look at any individual’s consumerism and shopping habits. The reason all of these things tie to the fear of the future, is that we see

problems develop that have seemed to been ignored by the elites of America and the world, and we take it upon ourselves to make a difference. We don’t just want change just for ourselves, but for anyone who can not speak up for themselves, and to fight for a future we can all be proud of.

By Franklin Wallace

F Millennial fashion is changing, and the way we approach clothing and expressing ourselves is changing with it.

ashion is an unavoidable part of life. Our personal involvement is bound up in the premise that unless you are naked, you are participating in fashion. As a society, we move through stylistic trends at relatively the same pace. Functionally, keeping up with the “latest” styles just prevents you from standing out and appearing as though you haven’t been keeping up with everybody else. Of course there is a huge range of what’s considered current in fashion, but millennials are using the way they dress for more than to just to ascribe to a norm. We are becoming more focused on treating our appearance as our brand. This idea of self-branding is not a new one, as we are often advised to present ourselves as professionals in our chosen field and in life in general. The difference is that now rather than dressing in a manner to fit the idea of professionalism, millennials are using the way they dress as a means to brand themselves with what they are personally interested in. Thinking of fashion as more of a personal tool, rather than a predetermined set of standards. Millennials are using fashion as a means of making themselves stand out as an individual. As a result of all of the new found freedom millennial have created their own fashion statements and trends. They adhere to trends within their social communities, many times dressing in non-traditional styles but still similarly to their friends. This trend makes the mentalities of millennials evident in a very real way. Millennials are moving away from the bright colors that the generations before them wore. Most will be seen in more subdued muted colors rather than bright highly visible colors; mirroring their standout-but-fit-in mentality. The task of dressing oneself is now a careful balance of being an individual but also fitting within their social communities and trends within their social communities. Millennials concern for themselves is outweighed by their concern for the greater whole of their communities and communities prerogatives. Millennials are pushing back major life events, because they see them as something that would slow them down in our fast paced society. We can see this shift in thinking in the trend of following group style aesthetics rather than traditional norms. We can observe high fashion designers cashing in on fashions from sub and countercultures such as black metal; and these are making more and more appearances in runway shows. Particularly with the company Vetements; a new high fashion brand anchoring on gothic and metal/ black metal subculture. Standing out in a crowd is hard, especially with the current high visibility nature of being in public — Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter are constantly being updated with photos of everyone and everything and you never know when your next online appearance may be. Millennials face the largest public audience any generation has experienced to date. Our globalized and ever-connected world now allows millennials to be seen by more people than ever-- even by people that are not actually with them. This puts a new perspective on millennial fashion. Before the internet and social media outlets the way you dressed and how you looked would only be seen by the few people that you would actually see or pass by that day. With the rise of social media, our daily audience has changed from our friends and immediate public to the number standing after our “followers.” 15

By Megan Kiely

o some extent this has become the war cry of the Millennial. No longer do we wish to be defined by our social media presence or how many parties we go to. In fact, 70% of millennials have reported feeling some kind of social anxiety in their lives. The mobile phone has become a sort of hiding spot from the people and the pressures of our world. There’s no need to wonder what other people are thinking about you when you don’t pay attention to them. When you go outside you’ll see hundreds of people either on the bus, running, walking, or doing a number of activities shut off from the world with their headphones in.

This means security. As we all know, earphones-in is the universal sign for leave me alone. So what does this mean for the future? In the near future we could have interaction-optionable systems. They already exist in a subtle form. There are quiet cars in planes or study rooms in libraries. The self-checkout in the grocery store. Don’t feel like talking to your hairdresser? Start making non-conversation hair dressing appointments. In the near future services could center around the idea of accommodating those of us who don’t wish to make small talk. Does this mean the death of spontaneous connections? Yes and no. In this opt-in future it’s possible to go into the world of social butterflies once you’ve had time to recharge your batteries. Levels of anxiety in our generation are already so high that the option to participate could be one very positive way to reduce some stress. Of course there are the dangers that people could just shut out the world almost completely. Places like Japan are already seeing that as an issue. Hikikomori are a group of people in Japan who shut themselves away from the world for a variety of reasons. There are even virtual high schools for those who find it too difficult to socialize with people their own age. There are many programs surrounding this issue in Japan as there is a huge stigma that engulfs it. We have to be careful that as we go forward, while avoiding uncomfortable interactions, that we remember that it’s also a part of being human. Being uneasy is a part of being human. It sucks and so does everyone else.

By Franklin Wallace

Are we still human? Accessing Our Future

By Rachel Barnhart

t seems like as time goes on that question becomes harder and harder to answer. This wave of tech has given birth to some of the greatest advantages that our generation has. We traditionally make choices faster than our elders because we have the information at our fingertips. We’re more informed consumers. And we’re accepting of this. In fact 56% of us are the first to try new technology according to Millennial Marketing. We have become so comfortable with the technology that the world has to offer that we can indulge ourselves in this curiosity. Of course we do have the brands that we feel at home with. We are more likely to check our weather every morning via our iphones than we are to do it with our androids. We’re more creative too. 46% of us post original photos and videos online. This is huge. This means that almost half of us have been given the ability to become creators and share our creations with the world. There is also the advantage of having a distance from your art from posting it online. You are just another instagrammer, not a professional photographer. One bad shot in a 100 won’t kill your “career.” This ability to share and achieve fame via social media has given birth to

a new type of artist. It also has given us the ability to work on projects that probably were not possible before. The best example of this would be Kickstarter. With this connection funders and makers can come together and collaborate on work that could not have been done before. These projects can require up to thousands of dollars and thanks to social media we can see newer, more creative technology even faster than before. It saves us time too. 68% of prefer mobile banking than going into an actual bank. Which means a modern remake of It’s a Wonderful Life is probably not going to happen. But with these small conveniences come huge amounts of time that we can save. When you can purchase your movie tickets online you can spend more time getting to the theater without having to worry about the line. In the coming years we will only see a continuation of this convenience economy. Our creativity will create more competition for artists who do their work for a living and we could see an entire new avant-garde era of art. The future is bright and we can acess it with a small device in our hands.

How Are Your Corporate Ethics C

orporations seem to have a bad connotation to Millennials now a days, and many Millennials are will to spend more time and money finding a company that have the same moral compass as the buyer does. These are a list of companies that may fall in line with your moral compass.

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L’OREAL- Beauty and Cosmetics Dell- Technology Kellogg Company- food and drink Microsoft- Technology Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company- Life Insurance • Tom’s- Apparel, all natural products • Petco- Retail This list of corporations has a laundry list of moral values that could very well line up with any common day consumer’s moral compass. So with these praises that these companies have been receiving, the Millennial consumer that wants to reward an accurate moral compass these companies should be taken into consideration when shopping.

By Megan Kiely ind a job that you love and you will never work a day in your life. We have probably all heard these words and while this would seem to be getting harder and harder to achieve, they also seem to be words that many millennials try to live by. We are an experience driven generation and we bring that with us into every part of our lives including our careers. In a recent survey 92% of millennials said that success should be measured by more than just profit. We are a generation that places more value on personal gain than on monetary gain. While many of us want to achieve some form of the American dream, we are not as quick to take a high paying job that we do not enjoy just to get there. In fact, compared to past generations, only 28% of millennials are employed full time. Another interesting generational difference is the fact that the vast majority of millennials most likely will not have the same job for much of their adult lives. The job market seems to be changing in general as most jobs at this point have a turnover rate of about five years. Although it’s not just the market that is changing, remarkably, 44% of millennials said that they plan to change employers in the next

two years. I spoke with a millennial named Sheryl Watkins the other day. She graduated with a degree in human resources and is currently working at a local non-profit women’s shelter. She told me that she makes enough to get by, and that is all she really needs. “I get paid in immeasurable smiles, thank yous and tears of joy. Sometimes things are tight with my bills, but it is worth it every time I get to help someone out of a horrible situation.” I believe we are generation that, like Shery, measures success and productivity in experiences and emotional takeaways. I believe that there is an important correlation to be made between putting off major life milestones, taking lower paying jobs that we love and our experience driven economy. We value emotional experience and personal gain, and we seem to want the opportunity to find these things earlier in life, whether that may affect our finances or our future. We are a generation living in the present with a watchful eye on the future.

We Have So Much Time To Live By Jonathan Laframboise

rom the moment we were put on this planet, Millennials have reinterpreted each opinion that previous generations have made, making us the most unpredictable generation so far. We choose to look at each situation as if it has multiple outcomes, weighing out each potential option before we decide which to pursue. “Time to live”, doesn’t necessarily mean the amount of time we as humans have before we die, but possibly how we choose to spend it. Living in the moment requires only relaxing the mind, and focusing on what truly matters personally to you as an individual. Our free-spirited attitudes allow us to enter each situation with an open-mind. Life is full of adventure, and as adventure-seekers we live to be in the moment. It has been said by our peers, that “Millennials are more interested in experiential opportunities than they are in material goods” 1. Experience is everything, in fact, it is the reason why we wake up every day, in order to experience something new. Interaction with others, allows us as Millennials to collaborate on ideas and combine our efforts into one success. Millennials are determined to leave a legacy behind, something to inspire the future generations. We aspire to create a safe and better future for our kin. Motivated by success, we are driven to follow through in each venture we undertake.

What makes the Millennial get out of bed each day? Many things drive us to live, whether it be spending time growing with others, or spending time enriching our own ambitions. Travel and experience go hand in hand, and getting outside and exploring the world around us is what excites our generation the most. Experiencing life outside of society, for example in nature, allows the individual time to relax and reflect, while discovering new environments. Millennials see every day as a new adventure, and when you have an average of 27,000 days in a lifetime, life can seem endless.

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disillusioned millennials who have already given up on controlling any of what goes on around them. Between the corruption going on in many governments and our own personal affairs that spin out of control it’s no wonder many millennials feel like they can’t effect change.Edmund Burke once said, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” At least that’s what many of the inspirational posters on our Social Studies’ classroom walls said throughout high school. Yet it continues to hold a lot of relevance to us today. Why are millennials so uneasy? It’s because we don’t have a personal history yet. This generation is currently writing a history that the next few hundred years will look back on. At no time in the past did they have a world like we do today. Nobody in history had a massive communication information highway that their lives centered around. Nobody in history had such a huge world that was accessible to them at any and all times. Nobody in history has had this same kind of burden put upon them as this generation has. That is why we are scared. There is no guide book to show us the way. There are only our parents and google, and sometimes they just end up freaking us out more. Yet somehow Millennials are an optimistic bunch. We look at the world and its entirety and instead of hiding in bed all day in our sweatpants, we take it on. We develop ways around our many constraints with the

hope that one day we can pass a better world onto the next generation. Maybe one day we’ll have everything the light touches. Or at least a nice place to retire.

ur magazine centers around the idea of a duality of being within the Millennial Generation. This generation has a divisive split right down the middle on almost every important issue of the day. We live in a constant state of ambiguity and uncertainty that influences our every decision. There are many factors that have brought about our current circumstances. So what gave birth to this strange generation? Well the best way for me to start explaining things is by taking a page out of The Lion King, a movie that most millennials will be familiar with. (because who’s favorite disney movie isn’t The Lion King?) Mufasa tells Simba that everything the light touches will be Simba’s one day. When we were children, we were told that one day we could grow up to be anything we wanted, go anywhere we imagined,

and go on endless new and exciting adventures. Then we grew up. Instead of getting everything the light touched, it seems so far, we have gotten the scary elephant graveyard. We are children of a very uneasy global-political climate. In America, millennials experienced the first true showing of homeland terror, since Pearl Harbor, on September 11th 2001, since then we have also seen the worst financial crisis of the last few decades, dubbed “The Great Recession”. These two events are probably responsible for shaping much of modern America. But we were mostly children during these events, so many of us still grew up with our heads full of dreams for the future. We grew up with the same naive hopes of any generation, that nothing could go wrong. That’s where it starts, as children we were told by baby boomers, that had lives better

than their parents, that someday we would have better too. Most of us graduate high school feeling that college is just the next logical step. And a lot of us go off to our further schooling just to find out that it is an enormous and sometimes insurmountable expense. It costs about the price of a house to get a Bachelor’s Degree, that just barely allows you to even enter the job market. And today a four year degree no longer guarantees a job in your field as many positions require Graduate Degrees and even sometimes Doctorates. Then once you finally enter the real world there is still no guarantee that you are going to be able to land your dream job. Schooling isn’t the only thing that has gotten more expensive over the past few decades. Millennials as a whole are putting off major life milestones simply because of their financial state. While you may have heard that less millennials are getting married than past generations, only about half of us would say we never want to start a traditional family. Many millennials hope to settle down as soon as possible, while others no longer believe in the institution of marriage at all. And countless millennials put off saying “I do” in order to have time to experience more of the world while they are young. We want to be able to gain

every experience possible. We want to travel. We want to see the world. We want to go to the places that we saw on the T.V. or in the movies when we were younger. We want to do things in our youth that past generations had reserved for their retirement, because we are not sure if we will be able to retire. So we develop ways of getting there now. We start utilizing the system of a shareconomy- airbnb, zipcar, uber, these allow us a way to get around while saving money. Our generation calls for new innovations in the service industry in order to satiate our need for experience. We begin to place a greater value on experiences rather than material goods. It’s very difficult to find happiness in an “Experience Economy” if you’re living paycheck to paycheck and working two jobs just to make ends meet. It has forced us to think about the time we have on this planet and consider for a moment what we value the most. That sense of urgency and prioritization has led to a very high amount of anxiety and stress in our generation. As someone who was basically raised by hippies of the 70’s, our parents don’t always understand what we are going through with our fear of the future. We want to make the world a better place, but many of us experience an inner conflict with this ideal when trying to find the time and money to help out. We care about the envi-

By Franklin Wallace

A Ticking Time Bomb

By Jonathan Laframboise

hen does the clock stop? How should I be spending my time? These are all questions one might ponder on while looking towards the future. The concept of time and life relate in the fact that life is a timeline of passing moments and events. Millennials see time as an always moving and constant variable that cannot be avoided or dismissed from reality. It drives us towards greatness while also holding us back from our potential. The phrase “Time is money” is a common belief within the Millennial generation, and is the core reason why our generation attempts to accomplish as many tasks in a day as possible. We hold our time sacred, and clutching onto it dearly, we express more effort towards a task that requires more of our time. One reason Millennials aspire towards quality in their work, is because we understand that our time is limited, and are more motivated to bring our creativity to the extreme. Millennials are the largest generation seen in the last 100 years. We lack modesty, and are more compassionate towards the welfare of our neighbors. Change is the motive for our

generation, and is credited for why we aim to stretch our perception and dream of a better tomorrow. We as Millennials, look at time, as a car with a limited amount of gas, flowing constant until it runs out of fuel and power. We often wonder how time can seem to move so rapidly and at in other moments have such a sluggish tempo. We notice time moves more quickly when we aren’t keeping track of it, for instance when we are in a calm, joyful, and relaxed environment. Music can be used as a portal, to keep track of past stories or events in our life. It can also be used as a way to reconnect with ourselves and any aspirations we might have lost along our voyage in life. Millennials value experience over objects, which can be associated with taking risks, or the aspiration to be living on the edge. Time can be described is a signal or compass, directing you where to go, and how fast to get there. Diving into different cultures, Millennials can use this adventurous lifestyle to motivate them towards impactful opportunities in their future –Time does indeed run out. When we as a generation are put in a situation where our time is limited and constantly flowing it impacts our decisions, because we have an endless amount of opportunities, but only so many, that can be accomplished before our time runs out. In the Millennial generation time has both

economical and mental health value, therefore we spend it like our money, wisely. Caring for others, the Millennial generation understands the importance of family and friends, while also recognizing the need for community. The perception of Death, creates a reality that time can impact our future decisions. This causes us to make decisions more quickly based on the feeling that we do not having enough time. Instead of planning out our future, we tend to focus more on our death. We as a generation, tend to either want to die earlier or live forever, giving less focus towards the enjoyment of the life we were given, and more focus towards what can we accomplish with the time we are given.

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e dread this. The idea of becoming someone who works like a robot just to make ends meet. We dream of changing this. No longer does ownership matter, we just want access to things. Ergo the birth of things like Zipcar and Uber. We have grown out of the need for status symbols. Experience Economy- this is what millennials hold to the highest value. We want to share our stories of traveling around the world or the weird person we ran into in the elevator. Or more likely, we are willing to take jobs that aren’t high paying as we are for ones that we truly enjoyed. Most of us would rather be self employed than working for a boss that we can’t stand. This is a major shift from previous generations who were told to suck it up. We don’t mind putting things off till later if it means that we won’t look back 20 years from now and realize that we’ve wasted our youth. We also are taking advantage of the lifestyle that some of our parents are still willing to help us with. 36% of unemployed millennials live at home with their parents. With student debt still being something that we have to deal with, living at home is a way that we can save money and pay off our debts faster. We want to experience the world after being told our whole lives that we would be able to. We were taught in school that we would be able to change the world and many of us are not afraid to let something like money stand in our way.

MONEY By Rachael Barnhart

We Are Not Robots Accessing Our Future By Rachael Barnhart

inety percent of us sleep with our cell phone next to our beds, according to Business Insider. We are literally too scared to be disconnected from the world for a second, even while we’re asleep, that we need to have it in arm’s’ reach. Talk about a wake up call. 20% of us have posted a video of ourselves online, says the US Chamber of Commerce. Gone are the days that we listened to our parent’s warnings of not talking to strangers online. Some of us have called strangers to our homes to pick us up in their cars. That’s called Uber. And while some of us are shy in the real world we reach for internet fame. And maybe we’re a little too addicted to this drug that is technology. On average we’re spending about 14 hours a day with some form of social media. We’re paying more attention to our phones than to the people around us. It is easy to see this when you go outside and look around. If we get lost, instead of looking at our surroundings or asking a local for assistance, we immediately pull out google to get directions. We’re missing out on the connections that in the previous generation were a normal part of someone’s day. We also run the risk of getting

trapped in an “echo chamber.” With 75% of us having a social media profile (Millennial Marketing) we run a high risk of that being the only place that we get our news. And not all of that news is accurate. These are just a few examples of our technology addiction that is running rampant. The LA Times tells us that 65% of us would rather lose our car than our phone that tells us that we are putting more value on a device than we are on our means of transportation. When our priorities are this mixed up, maybe we should start to get a little more than just concerned. So what does this mean for the future? Well, unless we start putting down the phone and shutting off netflix we could miss out on what this world has to offer. A lot of us are starting to do just this. There are retreats that offer technology getaways, where no devices are even allowed. These are allowing us to get back to the world that we first knew, the one that just involved taking in the world around us. Millennial Marketing also reports that most of us have over 200+ facebook friends. And you have to admit, there is no way that you are close friends with over 200 people. So let this be a call for us to put down our tech and take in the world.

By Franklin Wallace

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f a paleontologist were to date our current times this would probably be known as the Era of the Extrovert. Technology has given birth to a whole new breed of people who love spending time with their friends. While social media has given us the opportunity to share our lives with the internet, we also spend a majority of our time with people in real life. In fact, most of the time we can be found in groups of four or more. We have become a highly social generation on and off line. So what has caused this explosion of extroversion? As we all know, technology has been a catalyst for our social lives. From social media to plain old texting we can plan a get together in minutes. We can find a date for Saturday night just minutes before going out. Social Media doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only affect our social lives. Our presence on social media will

dictate more and more aspects of our lives. 93% of recruiters will check facebook and twitter before hiring a potential candidate. And our huge social media presence will affect more than just our professional lives- the election that took place on November 8th, 2016 in the U.S.A was majorly impacted. 88% of millennials got their news from Facebook and not all of that information was fact checked or even true. Millennials have been painted as tech-obsessed and are said to be slowly losing touch with the real world, although that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be further from the truth. In fact millennials have started making traditionally solitary activities into social events. Many millennials can be seen shopping in groups or of four or more. In recent survey 63% of millennials said they prefer running errands with friends. Millennials will use any outing as a chance to spend more time with friends. As millennials pass the torch on to the next generation it will be one that is heavily balanced on how we socialize and interact. Now more than ever are we connected and in the future who knows how much more about each other weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know?

By Rachael Barnhart

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illennials are an ambitious and careeroriented group of people. When they are not pursuing their long-term dreams, they tend to focus on the fulfillment of their own immediate, generally materialistic and physical drives and appetites. They show less interest in ethical or spiritual matters than past generations. Individualism is, thus, a common trait attributed to this segment of the general population, who in outward appearance advocate caring more about self-satisfaction than about others’ opinions of themselves. Yet they remain highly concerned with their own self-image and its projection on all forms of social media. The writer Jean Twenge considers them part of a group of people called “Generation Me”, finding them to be generally more narcissistic and entitled than previous generations at the same age. Marketing agency SYZYGY replicated these findings in a recent (2016) study. Males are generally worse than females, the study finds. ...Other surveys indicate that Millennials are less aware of the political landscape than previous generations. They are also less work-centric and less accepting of authority in the workplace, and are increasingly more unemployed and in debt – and yet, ironically, remain the generation most optimistic about the future. The quality of individualism is not, however, necessarily a depraved or immoral attribute. Among other evidences for its widespread presence in the most populous generation today, are the facts that the average member of this generation remains concerned about being independent in all matters of living, and prefers experimentation by themselves instead of following the popular opinion. The Millennials are focussed on having their own personal identities and attempt to express themselves uniquely. They are inclined to confront social conventions, and to both foster and celebrate anarchism. Yet, with unemployment levels reaching record highs, there are those who cast aspirations on the future economic prospects of the Millennials, precisely because of their individualistic philosophies. Across the world, the Millennials have distinguished themselves in history for their infamy of being the first generation to be earning

less than the previous. A recent Bloomberg report noted that, “the earnings and employment gap between those in the under-35 population and their parents and grandparents threatens to unravel the American dream of each generation doing better than the last.” This occurs despite their having the highest college attendance rates among all their predecessors, and being projected to make up about half of the entire workforce in the U. S. by the end of this decade. These individualistic philosophies also give rise to a more aggressive approach to life. Goldman Sachs has conducted multiple training programs in the corporation with actors portraying assertive Millennials in an attempt to debate and discuss the generational differences between them. SYZYGY delineates them into those exhibiting “attentionseeking behavior” and those who appear to have an “acute sense of selfentitlement”, suggesting that perhaps not all aspects of their narcissistic attitude are entirely innocuous. ...Regardless of what the future holds for them, the Millennials are sure to approach it with all the will of their selfconviction and the spirit of self-importance. Whether this is a good thing or not, only time will tell.

Individuality in Millennials

By Alex Singleton

hen young Millennials indulge in drugs, it is very common for them to enjoy their favorite music while experiencing their high. No matter who you are or what your interests are, everyone likes music. These are some of the best songs to listen to enjoying one’s vices. • • • • • • • • • • • • •

I’m a Thug- Trick Daddy Nosetalgia- Pusha T Hurt- Johnny Cash Placeholder- Story So Far Light My Fire- The Doors Rigamortis- Kendrick Lamar Smoke 2 Joints- Sublime Smells like Teen Spirit- Nirvana Blueberry Yum Yum- Ludacris Ring of Fire- Johnny Cash Everlong- Foo Fighters Sober- Childish Gambino I won’t let You Go- O.K. Go

s Millennials we have many conflicting views and ways of life, we tend to live in a way that would seem contradictory. We have millennials that seem to not trust the government to such a degree that they are growing their own food in order to consume all natural and organic food, while at the same time are excited to overindulge in drugs and binge drink alcohol. As a Millennial who seems to fall in both camps to some extent, I find the duality between Vices and Virtues of my own generation to be interesting. With our generation it seems that just breaking into adulthood presents its own temptations and vices that a young, wellnatured, God-fearing person might not seem too comfortable with. Millennials tend to binge on alcohol more than any other generation and not by a small amount, a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 26.5% of people, ages 25-34, had admitted that they had binged on alcohol in the past 30 days. The next highest percentage was people in the age group of 18-24, 26.1% of them had said the same thing. Both of those age groups are considered to be inside the millennial generation

and the next highest age group statistically being high school students, with a percentage of 20.8%. This is not a close third place by any means, and I find it interesting that under age students binge drink more than the older generations. We seem prone to gluttony and over-indulging in things such as alcohol, sex, and drugs. Now even though we do not have quite the same level of experimentation that was occurring during the 1970s or even the early 1980’s based on The National Institute on Drug Abuse, just under 40% of twelfth graders today smoke weed. Based on that statistic it can be assumed that our sense of chastity and reluctance to binge on vices or lack thereof would make the nearest grandmother uncomfortable. When we are getting ready to socialize, what is it that we need to get before we go to a party? Alcohol! It’s very unusual to go to a party or social event where there is no alcohol to be seen. It has become very commonplace for us to see beer cans and bottles of Jack Daniel’s being shot back. It is also very common for us, young adults, to indulge in marijuana and smoking cigarettes. Why is it we try to numb the experience

of socializing with drugs and alcohol? Why do we try to make time to go by faster through binge drinking and doing drugs, and why are we more likely to do it when in the company of friends? These are the questions that keep me up at night. These, so called “Vices,” even trickles into our political views, whether it be prison reform or legalization of marijuana and other drugs. With marijuana becoming so common day for us, it would be extremely hypocritical for us to want to enforce a law that jails people for such everyday habits that many people have. These “vices,” seem to even encroach into virtues, when we see people getting arrested and jailed for things we do everyday, it reminds us that not everyone is perfect and that, in-turn, helps us put ourselves in others shoes. These are the dualities that dwell inside most of Millennials. It is very interesting as to why we have such an attraction to vices. It may be a little bit of the excitement of what adulthood is like and unfortunately, at the same time, it may have something to do with a fear of growing up. We are just getting out of high school and are already being thrust into a new life of adult responsibilities. With the fears people have surrounding c u r r e nt events, many are not too thrilled with their interpretation of what the future may hold, especially

with our new President-Elect, Donald Trump. These acts of binge drinking and drug use could be a sign of young millennials trying to hold onto adolescence or prolonging their ascent into adulthood. If you ask me, adulthood is something you want to hold off on.

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I Am a Millennial and Pets Are My Family

By Megan Kiely

hen it comes to future planning more and more of us seem to be putting off getting married, buying a house, and having kids. There is one thing we’re not waiting for: pets. At this point in time, research suggests that millennials are about half as likely to get married as past generations were. The desired number of children on average has gone down from 3.6 to 2.6 over the last thirty years. While the number of pet owners of this generation has skyrocketed to 63%, compared to the 46% of Generation X and 48% of baby boomers. But why has there been such a harsh change to the aspiration to achieve what past generations would have defined as major life events? According to a recent survey 51% of millennials said they would rather adopt a pet than have a child. As a millennial

myself, I have to agree. I’m not ready for children-- I can barely afford to take care of myself, let alone a helpless infant. And with student and personal debt at an all time high, I can see how others might feel the same way. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University and author of “Generation Me.” said that “Pets are becoming a replacement for children. They’re less expensive. You can get one even if you’re not ready to live with someone or get married, and they can still provide companionship.” This quote describes me and many of the millennials I know perfectly. I was recently talking with a friend about her choice to adopt a third dog. As a single 27 year old female with no suitors and crippling student loan debt, she uses her “dog family” as a comfort and a form of companionship. “I guess

I just got tired of coming home to an empty apartment at the end of the day” she said. “Dogs are easier and less expensive than getting married and having kids, plus there is still so much I want to achieve. I guess I just don’t want to be tied down to anything.” And again I have to say I agree; millennials as a whole have become an experience centered generation, with about half of all millennials saying they would rather spend their money on experiences than a physical product. It seems like we may have started putting off marriage and children to achieve other goals earlier in life like travel or checking experiences off of our bucket list. I guess between the cost and the responsibility of traditional parenthood we can’t help but replace children with pets, for now at least. Of course, the cuteness and unconditional love that pets offer isn’t so bad either.

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Environment

The Risk to Our Sustainable Future

By Rachael Barnhart

ollution is slowly destroying the world and we feel helpless when it comes to making a difference. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the time to put forth the effort to save our environment. At least, that’s how older generations perceive us. The effects of pollution on our planet are quickly spiraling out of control, still reeling from the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution. We see our politicians ignoring our pleas to reprimand big business, as they continue to hurt our environment. It seems that on the stage that is environmental care we are merely part of the background. Millennials get bad rap for “not paying attention” or not being aware of societal issues, but one thing we care deeply and passionately about is a sustainable future. We work toward this through a variety of forms of activism. 37% of us will “pay more for a product for a cause we believe in.” (millennial marketing). Some brands that are consistently working toward a more environmentally sustainable future are Marine Layer, Adidas, Tesla, and General Mills. We want to feel good about the things that we buy and use, knowing that by taking small steps as individuals, we can create a much larger impact together. By using our economic power we can shape the global marketplace by saying yes to sustainable products. Another way we can revolutionize the world is by opting to taking the bus. Every time we choose to take public transportation over driving cars to work, our carbon footprint is reduced by 10%. If more millennials started following this trend, our collective carbon footprint would dwarf that of prior generations’. The world doesn’t know what to make of Millennials. A lot of us are making a return to nature and a return to simpler times. We want the future generations to be able to do this too. We must ignore our ever surmounting fear that

it is too late to make a diffeence and continue to make strides forward in what we want. Each and every one of us has the opportunity to not only have a voice, but a loud one. We can campaign for politicians who will care about this issue, we can make choices at home that will lessen our carbon footprint, and we can know that together we can create a positive impact toward a sustainable future. We just have to have the willpower to do it.

A House Divided By Rachael Barnhart

f there is one thing that we can all agree on in politics, it’s that it could use a few fixes. We are super involved with politics and for good reason. The things that we depend on in our government might not be around when we need them to be. So it’s no wonder that millennials have taken such an interest in the system. Through a multitude of ways we have become extremely active. To protesting the president (#notmypresident) to rallying in grassroots campaigns, millennials are one of the most politically aware generations. 61% of millennials voting in the past United States’ election wanted a democrat in the White House. Why? It could be that the democratic party has recently started to hold views that more and more of us identify with. ⅓ of young Americans say that they’re not 100% straight, according to a survey from YouGov. A democratic government would continue to protect the rights of the LGBT community. This is one of the many views that the democratic party has toted which speaks to our generation’s strong moral values. The difference from previous generations being that our morals are more open and accepting. The left side

has also held women’s rights in very high standards supporting a woman’s right to choose abortion and equal pay for equal work. For a generation that prides itself on doing the right thing, these can be more appealing than what the conservatives have to offer. It could also be that the democratic government would cater more to our “shareconomy” mentality. The best example of this would be Obamacare, the national healthcare that was put in place to help all Americans get health care. t It is said that 2016 will be the last election that is dominated by the previous generation, the Baby Boomers. With more liberal ideas coming in we could see a complete switch from a red congress and president to an entirely democratic government. This is of course unless the right starts catering more to liberal viewpoints. Their emphasis on nationalism could be focused on putting more money into education and less on protecting the second amendment. It is important more now than ever to pay attention and stay informed. The world will be shaped the way we want it to be as long as we remember that we have voices.

As we go on in Amerca our interest in politics will become more vital than ever.

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“We are pioneers on a great adventure that could shape the course of human history to come.”

Magazine Letter From the Editor

he year is currently 2016. I think this year is one that we should omit from the history books. This is why: David Bowie died. Brexit happened. Kanye West had that weird breakdown and cancelled his concert tour. The modern day is to put it lightly, crazy. And here we are stepping into the spotlight as a generation. But you know what millennials do the best? Better than any generation? We’re so damn optimistic. We see the world that we are about to inherit and rather than run in the opposite direction, screaming, we’re facing it head on, constantly thinking of ways to improve it. Does that make us the smartest generation? Well, probably not. So what do we have to look forward to? Well, the Cubs just won their first world series in like, 108 years. There’s kids suing the United States government about Climate Change. Hell, we might even colonize Mars in our lifetime. The world is currently in this state of ambiguity, hence the name of our magazine. Never before has humanity lived in such an uncertain era. The Internet and modern technology are constantly changing the way we interact as human beings every day. So what can we do? Well, we have to embrace ambiguity. We have to look uncertainty in the face and say, “You keep doing your thing. I’ll be over here trying to get a job other than a barista at Starbucks.” We have to not be afraid of what’s to come. We have to speak up for what we believe and take up causes that we support. We have to look at the future and stop fearing it. Because we are Millennials. A generation where some of us have lived in two separate millenniums, and two different centuries. We are pioneers on a great adventure that could shape the course of human history to come. And if we mess up maybe we can just move to Mars and pretend it never happened.

Contributors: Abigail Dunlay Alex Singleton Franklin Wallace Jon Laframboise Megan Kiely Rachael Barnhart