In the win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, 45-17, Tom Brady sustained a minimal injury to his thumb in which he claims that “There’s no serious injury at all. It’s more just discomfort, but I think that should be gone here in the next day or two” showing how it’s just a part of the game and that people shouldn’t be freaking out over it.

Jenna Laine, ESPN staff writer, explains how none of his teammates had any idea that he suffered an injury to his thumb as he ended up throwing five touchdown passes throughout the night. Three of which were after he got hurt which was 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the first quarter of the game.

Tom Brady isn’t going to just brush off their next opponent being the Eagles as they have a defense that will put Brady’s mind to work compared to the Dolphins.

This article was very objective and didn’t really have a voice at all which was nice because it allowed for more information to be presented. I thought the lead was very weak as it didn’t really cover the entirety of the article which talked about the next week’s match and briefly went over Brady’s sore thumb. Even though the article had good content, the lead could of been stronger.

After this week’s crazy win over the Colts, 31-25, the Ravens don’t see any game that’s out of reach anymore. They seem driven and ready to win every week as their coach asked them “Which one of these crazy games is the best one?” and without hesitation the whole team said “the next one”. The Ravens’ organization believes this is the start to something special.

The Colts had a 98.4% chance of winning with only 12 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter with a lead of 25-9. In those 12 minutes, the Ravens held the Colts from scoring and converted on every drive before ultimately winning.

This article is pretty objective for the most part even though there are parts in the article in which the author slightly gives their own opinion. The article has tons of quotes from the players and staff which gives a great narrative for the story.

The lead is strong as the Ravens had a problem last year in the playoffs where they weren’t able to come back and win a game after being down two touchdowns. The difference then and now is that they are able to come back from more than two touchdowns and their defense is able to hold the other team when it matters.

The lead helps build the story and gives a good idea of where the story is headed.

Looking at the package that the monster buddies come in, it looks like a kid would love these as they have crazy fluffy monsters on the package.

The initial smell opening that package was a strong artificial fruit flavor. The fruit snack itself, is quite squishy but reminds me a little bit of rubber in the sense of it being able to bounce back after being compressed.

The flavoring of the fruit snack is surprisingly good as I initially thought it was going to be bad due to the initial smell and consistency.

The fruit snack itself is quite dry and cold which is nice because it eliminates the sticky element when eating food.

Since the pandemic began, student athletes’ lives have changed exponentially and for some it’s caused a ton of unwanted stress to their already loaded plates.

Athletes had no idea what they were in for when the pandemic hit. At first, it wasn’t a big deal but later ended up creating numerous hurdles for athletes to jump over in order to remain competing throughout what seems to be a never ending nightmare.

Students at Morningside University had a variety of different experiences with the pandemic and all had different takes on how they tackled it. Whether it be from their sports schedule, online classes, or social interaction, it makes it difficult for student athletes to manage a healthy schedule on top of worrying about potentially getting Covid.

One student that plays on the baseball team at Morningside, Chris Weins, explains his experience with the pandemic and how it’s affected the way he practices. Weins stated that “I stress about am I getting enough reps” “I knew I was always getting everything out of practice before Covid and now it’s difficult because I don’t have as much time anymore” emphasizing how the quality of work in the practices throughout the week has decreased due to the pandemic affecting his time for quality reps.

Athletes at Morningside have seen a drastic change when it comes to practices and learning. The pandemic has made the majority of them reevaluate whether or not sports is worth the additional stress. For some, athletes see the pandemic as a huge stressor, but others try to view it as nothing more than a bump in the road.

Ethan Alfers, a basketball player at Morningside, explains his experience with the pandemic by stating that “I handle it pretty well, I know some people can get overwhelmed and amped up but it definitely does create health concerns, but you just gotta take a deep breath and go on with your day” noting how easy it is for him to go on through everyday life without the pandemic affecting how he lives.

Athletes like these just see it as another challenge to overcome. For them, it’s all about finding any way to get into the gym without having Covid control their schedule.

These two interactions are definitely at opposite spectrums in terms of their stress levels and everyday life during the pandemic. One thing that’s for certain though, both athletes have seen how it’s affected other people’s mental state with how much the pandemic has affected their everyday life.

Nobody’s experience with the pandemic is the same but everyone is definitely impacted by it one way or another.

On another note, the pandemic has implemented numerous changes in the way athletes go about their everyday life and how it’s affecting the way they comprehend information.

Owen Anderson, Men’s Volleyball player, says how “It’s affected the way I study and how I learn since it’s hard for me to learn online… the times for practice is hard to get used to since they are always changing which makes me stress out about getting my homework done” stating how he’s struggled adapting to life during the pandemic which has increased his stress levels. This seems to be some of the more prominent problems with student athletes throughout the pandemic.

Volleyball head coach, Addison Mertler, explains how “It is a lot more on the individual and what they’re doing, making sure they’re being smart with how they’re interacting” noting how much more athletes have to be aware of what they are doing by making sure they are being safe because one wrong move could potentially put your whole team at risk of getting sick or shutting down their season before it even starts.

Mertler also states that “Today might be your last day, you might never get to play again” implying that the pandemic could shut sports down whenever and for an unknown amount of time so don’t take your time in practice or games for granted.

The pandemic has changed the way athletes learn and how they tackle their sport. Whether it’s schoolwork or constantly running around for their sports, many student athletes are starting to realize that the amount of stress Covid is causing them on a daily basis should be addressed more .

From just taking a breath each day and pushing forward or taking days off of practice to find time to fit in school work the answer is unclear. The only thing that seems coherent is that student athletes have accumulated a ton of unneeded stress during the pandemic.

From life as a Police Officer to a Professor at Morningside. The journey of becoming a Professor after having one of a kind experiences.

Professor Gonsler studied at Michigan State University and spent two years in public law enforcement before switching majors and obtaining a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. He proceeded to get his masters and PHD.

In his first two years of working in law enforcement, he worked for six months as a correction officer. While Gonsler was on duty, he confiscated over 50 phones , saw dead baby birds in a hot pot, and figured out that more times than not there’s corrupt cops at almost any department.

One thing that did stand out during my time interviewing Gonsler was that he “was on a federal watchlist for eight years just because I was mailing the unabomber for 8 months” since his boss told him to start emailing various terrorists in hopes to hear something back. He then added how “I was probably the only person in the world besides his gang that would want mail from the uni bomber” since the unabomber used to send bombs through the mail.

From his time in law enforcement, he soon realized that it wasn’t for him however, and led him to find many qualities in life as a professor. His first gig as a teacher was actually being an instructor but as he grew in his teaching abilities he sought out a better job. He initially applied to around 50 schools but only heard back from two.

One of those two was Morningside University. On his first interview here he instantly fell in love with the campus, environment, and faulty on campus. Once he got the job, he started teaching various intro classes as he loves to do. His favorite class to teach is CIC as he only teaches that in the fall.

As he only wishes the best for his students he stated that “I don’t really care what my students do, some kids shouldn’t be cops, the most important thing is that I want them to get what they want out of this course is to expose them to the good and the bad of careers”.

Lastly, from handcuffs and pepper spray to a class made up for college students he loves what he does now.

Last night I bumped into one of my friends that live in my hall. We rambled on with small talk at first but then it seamlessly transitioned into a intriguing conversation about the recent dreams we’ve been experiencing and how similar they were. Both of us talked about our little “nightmares” and a bunch of laughing that created a great way to end the night. As we both ended our night, I felt as if he was glad to have talked to someone with similar experiences recently.

Veteran cornerback Richard Sherman signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this morning. Sherman stated that it was “The best offer I had” indicating it was dumb not to chose the Bucs after they reached out to him.

Another factor that helped influence Sherman was Tom Brady, QB for the Buccaneers, reaching out to him as he is one of the all-time great QB’s ever. Once Brady reached out to him, he said that “Anytime He [Tom Brady] makes that call, it’s a very difficult opportunity to pass up” showing how much of an impact Brady has on players around the league.

Even though Sherman is a notable cornerback around the league he still insisted on getting a week to prepare and get comfortable with Bruce Arians scheme. It’s going to be tough to not see him not suited up this week however as the Buccaneers defense is pretty banged up.

The article had good content but it definitely could’ve used more. The article is objective as it just states the facts and leaves the author’s opinion out of the conversation. The quotes throughout the article were effectively used and allowed the reader to get a good idea of what Sherman brings to the team’s defense.

Something that would’ve made this article better however, is leaving out all the legal matter Sherman has had to deal with since the article is mainly talking about the signing and how it impacts the team and not about what Sherman is doing of the field.

During Freeman’s time in college, he has experienced both the college life pre-covid and during covid. The biggest thing that he saw from being in college during covid was not being able to be in the classroom. Freeman loves to learn inside the classroom and hates trying to figure out things over zoom. He stated that “online zoom classes suck” because he was not able to get that the same learning experience as he got in the classroom before covid.

As most of the world was skeptical of covid, Freeman was not scared of what covid would do to him if he got it because he tested positive early in the pandemic and his symptoms weren’t anything serious.

One of the bigger things that bothered in about the adjusted schedule for school is that it affected the way he scheduled work and it disrupted his workflow for school. He also missed out on a bunch of sporting events and social interaction which he loves to be a part of but couldn’t since covid took those things away from him. As he progressed through the semester, he thought that “learning is more challenging over zoom and limits your ability to learn hands on” which made a huge impact on how he approached each class.

Overall, Freeman is not a huge fan of how covid affected not just his college life but his whole life a crossed the board.

On my hunt for someone to interview, I went to the dimmitt dorms where I live and started knocking on people’s doors in my hall to find someone that I’ve never talked to. This was a weird but interesting experience as when I finally got someone to answer the door they were very ecstatic to be getting interviewed.

My new friend that I interviewed is named Owen Anderson. We had a great conversation talking about his love for watching women’s volleyball as he thinks “Girls have better defense than guys and that the girls game is easier to follow than the guys” which gave me a very detailed picture as of why he watches the girl’s game more than the guys.

Anderson also mentioned how in volleyball “Girls have better shot selections than guys” hinting at the fact that guys are just big powerful hitters that just swing to swing.

In some cases that can be fun to watch, but at some point it gets too hard to follow like Anderson mentioned earlier.

When it was time to go, I asked Owen one last thing.

I asked if it was okay if I could get a picture of him before returning to my class so I could have a face to match our interaction together. Like before, he was ecstatic to have someone taking his picture as long as they asked beforehand.

Overall, our conversation went shockingly well as the only awkward part of it all was the initial interaction.

Going into week one of the regular season, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers hoped to show out against the New Orleans Saints and prove their worth around the league early. Unfortunately, that was the polar-opposite of what happened. Rodgers looked as if he should’ve retired in the off season as he was thinking and the defense looked like they have regressed from last year.

After interviewing Aaron Rodgers after the game he just had one thing to say ” [It’s] just one game”. The comment shook some Packers fans as they thought their QB wasn’t taking the loss as serious as he should’ve.

In his eyes however, he was just trying to motivate his teammates as they still have 16 more weeks left until playoffs.

Within this article, there’s a good amount of subjective writing within the interpretations of how the fans and players are thinking about Aaron Rodgers and how the Packers enter week two.

Fans come to conclusions so quick when it isn’t going their way. When asked about what happened Thursday Matt LaFleur said ” Where do I start” knowing their game plan going into this game wasn’t what they anticipated and they have a lot of things to learn about it.