Remembering the Dakota who were hanged in the “largest mass execution in U.S. history” Mankato, Minn. – This American Life’s audio documentary titled, “Little War on the Prarie,” describes a crucial part of Mankato’s history that took place in December 150 years ago. The documentary remembers the 38 Dakota Native Americans who were hanged in 1862 in what is deemed as the “largest mass … Continue reading
Tips for a Better Blog and a Tasteful Twitter
Twitter Do’s and Dont’s, Blog Guidelines and Search Engine Optimization Twitter Using Twitter is a great way to grow your reputation as a writer, professional and as a person. One tip to help your online reputation grow is to not just re-tweet. To make yourself stand out from the crowd, actually read others’ posts, and … Continue reading
Skills and values for young public relations professionals
The core values listed in Jennifer Peebles’ blog titled Digital media skills every young journalist needs were very spot-on in my opinion. She lists all the things that are important for a young journalist or public relations professional to know and/or study. Besides the obvious core values a public relations professional should poses such as … Continue reading
The home I used to know and the places I used to go.
Everyone experiences changes when they move to a new city. Maybe it’s a different climate, a bigger and more bulidings or a vast array of unfamiliar faces. Living and spending time in Mankato the last four years has slowly made the transition from farm to city an easier one each day. I know all the short-cuts, the best places to … Continue reading
Caffeine Danger
Maggie Fox and Linda Carroll of MSNBC News released an article called When caffeine kills: Energy drinks under the spotlight. Being a college student, I know how tons of homework can be overwhelming and an energy drink or cup of coffee can be just the trick to cure tired eyes. This article investigates the dangers of … Continue reading
Linking Exercise
The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription Preamble Grievances Pledge IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, Preamble When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers … Continue reading
About HTML
HTML Tutorials About HTML There is a lot more you can learn about HTML. And the best place to turn for complete information on any topic related to Web design is, of course, the Web. The following sites offer helpful tutorials so you can learn more about HTML. HTML Tutorials http://www.w3.Org/MarkUp/Guide/ http://www.w3schools.com/html/ http://www.webmonkey.com/tutorial/tag/web_basics
Women and Spirituality Conference
The Women and Spirituality Conference is right around the corner, beginning Oct. 31 at Minnesota State University – Mankato. The conference includes more than 100 workshops and discussions exploring a variety of topics, and brings over 1,000 people to campus each year. 2012 Keynote Speaker: Vandana Shiva Physicist, author and international sustainability leader, Vandana Shiva … Continue reading
Social Media’s Important Role in the 2012 Elections
Well, considering I’m on it at least once a day, I chose the social media as the topic for my blog post. More specifically, the role of social media in the upcoming November election. According to Journalists Note Facebook’s Role in 2012 Election, an article by Jennifer Moire, Facebook and other social media outlets have a … Continue reading
The Invisible, Mysterious Internet Exposed
What is this infinite, relatively intangible “thing” we call the Internet? According to my textbook, the Internet can be defined as “the worldwide network, or connection, of computers that allows any user on the network to access information from anywhere else on the network.” Well that’s a great description of what the internet does. But … Continue reading
