SKIN

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

I sat down last night with my roommates to watch a new tv show called SKIN. If you like obscenities, and nudity its a show for you. I can't believe what type of shows the world is creating these days. I don't believe the word shy should be incorporated into Websters dictionary anymore, along with modest. People just shout out what they feel and also have no respect for their elders. How can one be so disrespectful?

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Morgan Abel, Now Blogging Weekly

Monday, January 17, 2011

My name is Morgan Abel and I am a senior at Simpson College in Indianola Iowa. I am a native to the Midwest and have spent the majority of my life in Iowa. I am very passionate about traveling and have taken the opportunity to travel abroad through Simpson College.

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Jeremy Dubois French Student's Blogger


My name is Jeremy Dubois. I am 23 years-old, I am french and I am currently a journalism student at Simpson College, Iowa. I am interested in sports, especially soccer, movies and world news.

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Nicole Dillenburg's First Blog

My name is Nicole Dillenburg and I am a junior at Simpson College. I am double majoring in Sports Administration and Integrated Marketing Communications.

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Amanda Hintgen's First Blog for BNR


I am Amanda Hintgen and I am a freshmen at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. I graduated from Maquoketa High School in 2010. I am currently enrolled in Beginning News Writing and Reporting.

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Erin Gerken's Introduction to Blogger

Hello, my name is Erin Gerken. I am currently a second semester freshmen at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. I am a member of the swim team, and I also participate in the Campus Activity Board, or CAB. I graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School in 2010. This blog is being created for my Beginning News Writing and Reporting class.

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April Sigmund from Stanhope, IA.

My name is April Sigmund and I am a sophomore here at Simpson. I am currently undecided on a major and participate in the Simpson track team. I enjoy reading and watching movies with friends in my free time.

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Tierney Israel, Blogger Extraordinaire

I've been blogging for several years. My name is Tierney Israel. I'm an English major at Simpson College and I want to be a professional writer. I love writing and I've been doing it for fun since I learned how in Kindergarten. It's my passion and hopefully soon, it will be my career.

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Maddie Boswell on Blogger.com

Hi! My name is Maddie Boswell and I am from Humboldt, IA. I am currently a freshman at Simpson College majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications with a creative concentration and minoring in music and art. I am involved with women's choral, Starving Artists Club, RLC, yearbook, and I am a proud member of Pi Beta Phi! In my free time I enjoy playing eight different instruments/singing, photography, traveling, and spending time with my friends

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BNR Urging Students to be Media Savvy

My name is Katie Schober and I'm finishing up my English degree at Simpson College. I am from central Iowa, and have a brother who attends the University of Iowa. We share a love of music and art passed down by our dad, and an affinity for great cooking encouraged by our mother. My boyfriend Grant and I have a dog named Roswell, a cat named Maxine, and a hamster named Higgins.

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Charlie Sandvick, New Blogger

The name is Charlie Sandvick. I'm currently a sophomore at Simpson College majoring in IMC-Creative with a small side of Multimedia Journalism. I'm from a small town you've probably never heard of called Marengo, IA. When I left the population dropped severely. I'm on the softball team here at college. You can find me in the outfield. I like to hang out with my friends, participate in sports, watch football, and cheer on the Mizzou Tigers :)

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Kelsey Hagelberg's First Blog

Hello there, my name is Kelsey Hagelberg. I am an Integrated Marketing major at Simpson College. I enjoy outdoor activities, reading books, and meeting new people. My favorite time of year is when I can wear tank tops and flip-flops.

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Biographical Information

Wednesday, January 12, 2011


My name is Theresia Kopper. I am a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA German) at Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. My home country is Austria. I like languages, music and sports.

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A New Member Arrives


Hi, my name is Owen David Douglas Talley III. Long enough? A simpler version of my name is David Talley. I major in communications at the world renown Simpson College. I'm currently in Brian Steffen's class learning how to write an effective blog and although I don't feel like I'm doing this right I'm "Going out swinging" like Michael Vick said in his post game news conference a couple days ago.

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A Little About Me


My name is Kimberly Kurimski and I attend Simpson College. I am a freshman this year, and I am studying communications. I am one of five siblings from Albia, Iowa. I am in the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma here on campus. Once I graduate from Simpson I plan on working somewhere in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Me, Myself, and I


My name is Tess Myer and I hail from the small southwest town of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, a town so small there were basically five things to do: go to school, sports, hang out with friends, spend time with your family, and drive to the city for something to do. That is why I am now enrolled at Simpson College. A school that's not to big, but not as small as home. Here I am majoring in English, and minoring in Secondary Education. I also play on the Simpson Women's Basketball team where I play both a little bit of the shooting guard position, and primarily the off guard position.

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Me In A Nutshell


My name is Morgan Fleener. I am a freshman at Simpson College studying Communications and Integrated Marketing. I am a student ambassador and a member of SOS (Storm Overnight Squad). I am also a member of the cross country team. I enjoy spending time with people, working out, fishing, camping, showing sheep, and summertime. I have an older brother who studies at UNI and a younger brother that is in sixth grade at North Mahaska Elementary.

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Flashy and Attention-Grabbing Headline

My name is Ben Lucas, and I am a native Iowan majoring in Multimedia Journalism at Simpson College. I hope to work in one of the various media fields while fervently attempting to get published as a novelist in the future. After graduating from Simpson I plan to attend the the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop and focus on my growth as a writer.


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Sympathy for the Betrayed in Politics

Tuesday, December 7, 2010


Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of Sen. John Edwards due to his affair with his former videographer, died today after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.


An article on CNN.com was written shortly after her death telling a story of her life, including the time when she struggled with her husband's affair which led to the birth of a son by her husband with another woman.

Though her story is tragic, and her character was well known and well loved on the political scene, I can only wonder if I would have the same feelings reading this article if she had not been one of the many 'betrayed wives of politics'.

If she had just been any other wife to a senator who had lost a presidential campaign, would we, the public, recognize her as the moral hero that we do?

She was betrayed by someone in our public eye...someone who was hoping to lead our country.

The affair led to the couple's separation leaving the reader to feel even more sympathy for her at her death--she not only had to struggle through a long battle with cancer without her husband, but she had to die without him as well.

Elizabeth was certainly the one who came out "smelling like a rose" (so to speak) through all of this, and yet she is the one who is now lost.

We not only have sympathy for her at her death after her long fight with cancer, but we also have the added layer of sympathy for her after she was betrayed.

Rest in Peace, Elizabeth Edwards. I certainly hope that John realizes now, more than ever, how much you should, and will, be missed.

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New Facebook design emphasizes photos


Facebook experienced a huge overhaul earlier this week giving user's pages a significant new look.

I had no idea that Facebook was coming out with the new design until I watched the 60 Minutes episode on December 5, the night of the transition. Facebook found that it's users greatly enjoy photos and the new design put a focus on photos.

Facebook has undergone mild to moderate changes in the past, but this most resent upgrade was quite substantial. I've seen frustration with users using the new Facebook and during slight changes as well. I think the main reason why users get frustrated is simply because it is different from what they are accustomed to. Examples of changes in years past are the inclusion of "Top News" and "Recent Activity" along with "Friendship pages" and the use of geolocation.

This newest upgrade goes all out in making profiles loaded with photos. User photos are significantly larger in the new design and are shifted horizontally in a row where the "Wall" and "Info" tabs once were. Don't be frightened, because you can still find those tabs underneath the person's profile picture. Right above the row of photos is where you'll see the user's information, as in their birthday, and where they reside for example.

The "Send message" and "Poke" buttons have also found a new home located on the upper right hand corner of the top of the page. Also new, is a list of ten friends streaming down the left side of the page.

Overall, I am definitely pleased with the update, I find it convenient and have not gotten frustrated at all. I really enjoy being able to take photos and video from my web cam and having it posted right then and there.

If you are unsure if you want the upgrade be sure to take a glance at the pages of your friends that have already converted, because there is no turning back.

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