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By Michelle Loria Alvarado Contributor A TikTok video documenting the lives of commuter students on campus has more than 18,000 views. The “of course” TikTok trend consists of filling in the blank “I’m a ______, of course I ____,” with quirks related to a person’s profession, job, vocation, or lifestyle that make others feel identified. The Trevecca Commuter Council, a student group, published a TikTok video that followed this trend but with commuter’s quirks. They exposed common things commuters do and experience. However, they were not expecting the response it received. “I think we were just mainly aiming at some of the commuters that we have at Trevecca and basically just letting everyone feel identified and you know ‘you’re being heard,” said Daniela Andret, commuter...

By Sol Ayala Online Editor It was at the Atlanta Botanical Garden gift shop where Maria Pimentel’s boyfriend bought her a water bottle. Since then, the $50, 18.6 ounce water bottle has officially become her “emotional support water bottle.” Maria Pimentel's emotional support water bottle. “It's a beige metal water bottle. All around the water bottle, it has different succulents and like the name of the succulents next to it in really tiny handwriting,” said Pimentel, a senior psychology major. “I love it." Pimentel is part of a growing number of people who refer to their water bottle as “an emotional support water bottle,” a term that can be traced back to TikTok under the hashtag #emotionalsuportwaterbottle with 303.2 million views and counting. The reusable water bottle i...

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Commuter TikTok video goes viral

Tiktok #emotionalsupportwaterbottle trend on campus