The Informal in Roadman Hall is a large rectangular white room just to the left of the lobby. The room has chairs and couches around the perimeter. There are a billiards table and a Foosball table in the middle of the room but both are covered right now due to Covid-19. There are pieces of abstract art along all of the walls. The informal is typically used by students to hang out with each other or to do homework in an environment that isn’t as quiet as their room.

During my time in the informal today the only person that was in there was a German soccer player who was talking on the phone in German, the only thing that he said that I was able to make out was “what the fuck,” and “that’s dope.” Later on though after he got off his phone a female German soccer player came in and they started talking about soccer and what the other person’s soccer schedule was like. Other people walked through the room either to leave Roadman or to go back to their rooms after getting back, but they didn’t ever stop or say anything.

A gasoline truck was overturned today at 48th Street and Correctionville Road. Gas from the truck flooded sewer lines for two blocks around the accident. The gas also covered streets and ditches.

During the accident 4 families were evacuated from their homes and traffic had to be rerouted.

The accident was only serious for two hours, until the fire department was able to flush the gas away. Fire Chief Charles Hochandel says: “The firemen followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures set up beforehand for just such an occurrence.”

Firefighter Bob Woodward broke his left leg while rescuing a cat. Harwood was injured after falling 15 feet after a dead branch gave way on his way down.

The cat belonging to Suzanne and Samantha Decker was stuck 50 feet up an Oak tree at 102 11th Ave.

Harwood is doing “just fine” at St. Luke’s hospital. The cat is also doing fine after Harwood broke its fall.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pressure-grows-moscow-navalny-becomes-latest-opponent-be-allegedly-poisoned-n1239160

This news story is okay but it has a few problems. First, what it did well, it has an intriguing headline that makes you want to read it and it actually talks about what the headline says. The problems with it though are that the lead is too long, it reiterates parts it has already talked about, and it goes on for too long, the headline says that this story is going to be about Navalny’s poisoning and then goes on to talk about other political opponents to Putin that were also poisoned.

Update: The autopsy of Moyer shows that he suffered a heart attack which may have caused the accident. Dorothy has been released with Maxine being scheduled to be released. Radin is still in critical condition

A South Iowa City Man was killed in a car crash 2 miles east of Sioux City. Moyer Quick 65 died when his vehicle collided with a truck driven by Randy Radin, 17, at 11 A.M. yesterday morning.

There were 3 survivors of this crash Quick’s wife Dorothy, 61, is listed in “good” condition, Maxine Steuerwald, 43, listed in “fair” condition, and Radin who is listed in “critical” condition with a fractured skull and internal injuries.

South Iowa Highway Patrolman, Patric Stewart, said both vehicles were westbound on the two-lane highway. Quick passed the Radin vehicle but his rear-end struck Radin as he completed the pass. The impact sent both vehicles into the ditch on the north side of the road with Quick’s vehicle rolling once. The accident, which is still under investigation, occurred under cloudy skies with rain in the forecast. The road was clear and dry.

Yesterday the South Iowa Highway patrol banned the use of radar guns due to concerns over long term exposure to the radiation emitted by the guns. Further studies will be performed to find links between cancer and the use of the guns.

Highway Patrol spokesman Adam Smith said “The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue. The whole situation is still under review.”

The ban affects 70 guns currently in service but the Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol will still be using radar units attached to their cars to continue monitoring speeds.

https://www.vox.com/2020/8/27/21403670/mike-pence-vice-president-boogaloo-boys-rnc-2020-dave-patrick-underwood

This article does a good job of remaining neutral and reporting the facts. It annoys me that people in high positions of power are allowed to make speeches reporting fake facts, just so that they can besmirch someone that they don’t agree with. Just four years ago I never thought there was going to be a day when the media was going to have to fact check the President or Vice President. This article was structured well by having the headline and opening grab your attention before going on to explain the headline and providing facts about the case that caused the Vice President to make claims like this.

Today we are going to be meeting Noah Aniser a Junior Marketing Major from Kempten, Germany.

Aniser plays attacking midfielder for Morningside’s soccer team. In the future, Aniser wants to use his marketing major to be able to own his own clothing brand. When asked how he lives his life he said that “I would rather do something now instead of not doing it and regretting it 10 years later.”

Noah’s Favorites:

• Favorite Soccer Team: FC Barcelona
• Favorite animal: Dolphin
• Favorite quote: “Life is a game…play it” -Sai Baba

Hey everyone, my name is Nathanael Roop. I am a Sophmore Mass Comm major at Morningside College in Sioux City IA. But, as the title of this blog suggests I am also a player on the collegiate esports team here on campus. The above picture is my roster picture for the esports team from last year, it isn’t the best picture of me but it’s the only one that I could find.