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“I had a great time, and the band said the vibes were different and I felt it,” Maren said.

The weekend was off to a fun start as Maren, her roommate and her boyfriend, and the roommates little sister piled into the parents car and drove from Papillion, NE to downtown Omaha. They ventured out for ‘Mother Mother’, a punk rock band.

The openers Winnetka bowling league started the night off. Packed into the Steelhouse, hundreds sweaty people jammed along awaiting for the main event.

“During the opener, a few rows back a random dude fainted… We heard loud chattering and then security run over but I was too far away to do anything, so I went on with my night,” Maren said.

Mother Mother shoot the house with their punk rock style and up beat vibes. Maren could feel the energy vibrating throughout the building, and the heat rising. Songs not even on the set list were being played and people were going crazy singing along with every word.

Coming to a close, the night settled down when Maren and her friends hopped back into the parents car and headed for the house in Papillion. As soon as they touched down in the driveway Maren grabbed her keys and started the treck back to Sioux City Iowa. The night had to come to an end when Maren had to refocus herself to drive and think about practice upcoming at 6:00 a.m.

“Yeah, practice that early, it was trash,” Maren said.

1. I am sociable- I make people feel happy to talk to me and open to have a conversation
2. I am skinny, and beautiful
3. I have a warm heart for animals and others
4. I am athletic in everything I do
5. I am funny- i enjoy being the funny one in the room

BAD

1. I don’t like my brain when it comes to school
2. I don’t like my budgeting skills

Morningside students know what college life is like right now. Wake up, go to class, eat lunch in the cafeteria, possibly attend a sporting event or practice, go back home, do homework, then repeat. The weekend comes around, people party, then comes Monday to repeat what you just did. 

Everyone knows the college flow right now, but what about in 20 years. Morningside University president Dr. Albert Mosley stated “———–.” 

Think back to colleges and the curriculum 20 years ago, and the changes that have happened from there. Our world is constantly changing, which includes Universities adapting to societal needs, new technologies, and an evolving job market. This evolution continues to bring new opportunities and challenges shaping how education is delivered. 

The rapid growth of technology will continue to transform the future. Something that is already changing our curriculum today is ChatGBT/ Ai. 

*****“Quote from someone about AI”*****

Scooby- Doo fruit snacks. Who knew they were so popular. I received these fruit snacks at 9:30 a.m., and they were gone by 9:50 a.m. I have never had them myself, but they must be delicious.

After receiving the box, I scurried off to my next class. As students came in the door I would ask them, “hey want a Scooby-Doo fruit snack?”, and every single student I asked, glowed with excitement, then said yes. It was like they were getting money with how happy everyone was. People were looking at me a little weird at first, but then after getting their treat, they didn’t seem to be bothered by my question.

Every single person who I gave a fruit snack to said thank you. That did surprise me. I was thinking they would grab it and walk away. They would stop to look me in the eyes and thank me, which resulted in me feeling good. There were a few people who told men that it was their first piece of food all day. So, no wonder they loved it so much. Excitement and gratitude were the highest emotions that were being expressed to me. The second biggest emotion that was being expressed was curiosity. People wondered why I had these fruit snacks and why I wanted to give it to them even though I didn’t know their names or had never spoken with them before.

I left that class feeling happy that I just made some people’s day. Hungry because I gave all the snacks away before taking one myself. In general, everyone was satisfied.

I think stories are important in our lives because it brings a different aspect/ perspective to our everyday chaos. It connects us with others and helps us relate to their story, understanding them more.

A story is a fictional or non-fictional that is told for people’s knowledge or entertainment.

A story can inform us of history and mistakes we may have made in the past. They are engaging and different than our day to day lives. There can be different kinds of stories, informational, entertaining, a feature, an interview, it can be lots of different things. It just depends on the person and how they want to tell it.

Can Democrats Win Back Latino Voters by Treating Them Like Everyone Else?

The story from the NYT today spoke on Latino voters being crutial for winning the White House this year. Latinos remain one of the fastest-growing groups of voters.

• Story twist 1: feature on Latino people around. Why have they been voting more? What message do they want to hear from the republican side, or democratic side to receive their votes.
• Story 2: Feature on democratic side and what promises they are holding onto to secure their votes
• Story 3: Feature on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, one of the party’s biggest Latina stars. What she has done to get to where she is, and how she wants to help the Latino culture.
• Story 4: What difference does social class make in voting? Is everyone getting the same information day to day? Feature on upper class, middle, and lower class people to see how they live.
• Story 5: The story stated Latino’s poll shows that their top policy concerns largely mirror those of other voters. Prioritizing jobs and the economy over immigration. – Find out why. Dig deeper and feature more Latino people to understand their culture better.

If I was to pick from the new list, I would choose story 4. This makes me curious to know if voters think differently about our world, because of their class. Do they get the same features? Stay just as informed? I would think so, but I don’t know. Then looking further down to those parents child, how does the class affect them and what they think about our White House.

The Secret MVP of Sports? The Port-a-Potty

The characteristics of this article are to me witty, light, and fun. It was a strange, but funny read. Speaking about port-a-potties as such a savior in our game-day lives. The dread we all feel of having to go in there, but do it anyways because it’s the last resort. I think the structure of this story is leaning towards the Martini Glass method. It gets you hooked in right away with what they’re talking about with some banter and jokes, then hits you with the reality of the situation, then back to just more light jokes. The story is really just about the horrors of having to use an on the go bathroom, but seems to want to entertain for the articles main purpose.