When the Picky Eater Is a Grown-Up

Most people expect picky eaters to grow out of their eating habits when they get older, but what happens when they don’t? Adult picky eaters note that they feel uncomfortable in certain eating situations, feel anxious when pressed to eat things they don’t want to eat, and have other unpleasant experiences that stem from their selective eating habits. Seventy-five percent of adult picky eaters, have been experiencing this issue since childhood and some people have even began to seek help to reverse their selective eating habits.

This article caught my attention because I consider myself a picky eater. Although this article was attention grabbing, I wasn’t very happy with it. Not to sound insensitive, but the way portrayed some of the experiences of picky eaters in this article seemed a little extreme. They made it sound like the lives of these people are so much worse because they have selective eating habits, when it’s really not that pressing of an issue. I think in a way this might portray picky eaters in an even worse light by making them seem like cry babies.

I think the overall structure of this article worked well and everything flowed. The author of this article also made sure to include a wide variety of sources, which was good.

I thought it was good that the author made sure to include many examples of why some people find certain foods repulsive. From the smell all the way to its appearance.

I think this story has impact because there are many picky eaters worldwide, so there will always be somebody that can relate to this article.

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The kids aren’t all right: Educators grapple with post-election tensions

This article talked about the impact that the recent election has had on school age kids across the nation. Many kids, from elementary school all the way up to college, have become divided as a result of this election. A good portion of students are now feeling emboldened and aren’t afraid to discriminate and say rude/inappropriate things to other students. As a result, many educators are feeling the pressure to right this wrong and teach students that this kind of behavior is unacceptable.

I have seen a lot of posts about the election lately, most of which I scroll past, but this article caught my attention. I believe the headline of this article is intriguing and did a good job of luring me in. Ultimately, I think I liked the headline so much because it revealed another way this election has impacted the lives of Americans.

I believe the lead of this story is strong, it managed to touch on everything the article went on to talk about. I also believed the story flowed well and I liked that they incorporated quotes from students at the end. I believe adding these quotes at the very end will help the article linger with people longer.

I thought it was good that the story touched on the recent incidents that were both true and fabricated. Pointing out that some people were fabricating stories about acts of discrimination added another dimension to the story that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought about. It makes the jobs of educators that much harder when it comes to tackling this issue.

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Welcome to KMSC News. My name is Maggie Ganley and here are the stories for the night.

ODK celebrated its 10^th anniversary of Into the Streets earlier this month with close to 900 volunteers.

ODK is an honor society on campus that started Into the Streets 10 years ago. When asked about why Into the Streets was created, Leslie Werden, one of the professors involved with Into the Streets, said the honor society wanted to quote” create a service project that would involve the entire campus” end quote.

Tracy Gates is the Co Vice-President for the Into the Streets committee. When asked how she felt about this year’s event, she said quote, “I think that this year’s event was a success… and, from most of our feedback, the volunteers did an awesome job and were greatly appreciated by the community” end quote.

Because of the spirit of getting involved, Werden sees this event lasting long into the future.

Speaking of students getting involved, many students made sure to participate in the Halloween events around campus last week.

Many Halloween oriented activities were offered around campus this year. Events such as trick-or-treating in Dimmitt, pumpkin painting in Yockey, and a scavenger hunt in the Plex really helped students release stress and give in to their inner kid.

When Jenny Mansfield, one of the residents in Dimmitt, reflected upon Halloween, she said it was entertaining. “You get a lot of strange looks, especially if you were dressed up in a wig like I was.”

Strange looks aside, Jenny was not alone. Many students made sure to get dressed up and get their “spook on”.

However, people dressed up as ghouls and monsters haven’t been the only scary things around campus.

Over the last few weeks, there have been reports of safety issues. One incident involved teenagers patrolling campus with airsoft guns, another involved people terrorizing a residence hall.

I spoke to Madison Schueth, a resident of the Plex, who reported issues such as people tapping on windows at night and stalking the building from the parking lot.

After staking out the Plex, campus security was finally able to catch the perpetrators and put the issue to rest.

Issues like this are fairly common and arise once every couple of months. As the head of campus security, Brett Lyon, noted, it’s usually people off campus that cause security concerns.

Security problems are impossible to avoid, but campus security makes sure to stay engaged and tackle issues as they arise.

However, don’t just rely on campus security to stay safe, hold yourself reliable as well. He left us with one important takeaway message. “It’s not just a security thing, it’s an us thing. Safety is everybody’s responsibility. So if you see something, say something.”

Thanks for joining me for this news update. My name is Maggie Ganley and I’ll see you next time.

A wedding ended in disaster this weekend when pent-up aggression turned into gun violence. With more information on the story, here’s Emma Miller.

A man shot his wife shortly after they exchanged their wedding vows on Saturday.

Richard and Laurette Bronson were married on the front porch of their home at 617 Black St.

As Vicki Holmes, a neighbor of the Bronson’s, said, “It looked like everything was going really good… Everybody seemed to be having so much fun. They seemed like a happy couple.”

However, things soon took a turn for the worse during the wedding reception.

Police spokesman, Sergeant Mann, reported, “The shooting occurred at 5 p.m. It happened after she threw a plate of wedding reception macaroni salad at him.”

The shooting came as a shock to many. As one of the neighbors, Michael Martin, said, “I’ve never seen him violent, never heard them yelling, it blows me away.”

Richard Brunson had disappeared by the time the police arrived at the scene and is still at large. Laurette Brunson is *recovering from her shot to the abdomen* in St. Luke’s Hospital.

*The part in the asterisks was added after the recording.