Finals are in the near future; you can feel the anxiety forming inside of you, you can predict all the nights that you will not sleep, and think of all the stress of cramming everything […]
Category: JRM 322
Five cool animals to check out at the Desert Dome
Have you ever wanted to go to the desert and see the animals that live in that habitat but you do not really want to go to the desert because it is so darn hot? […]
Why I love aquariums and you should too
*sigh* Aquariums *sigh* I still remember the first time I went to an aquarium and how much I loved being there surrounded by sea animals. I do not have an exact reason to why I […]
Five, fun attractions at the Henry Doorly Zoo
The Henry Doorly Zoo opened in 1894 and received its name in 1963 after Margaret Hitchcock Doorly donated $750,000 to the Zoo, with the condition that the Zoo would be named after her late husband, Henry […]
“Show, Don’t Tell”
After reading “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster,” a Pulitzer winner story for feature writing, by Jon Franklin, and “Jon Franklin and “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster“” by Paige Williams for the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, I realized again how […]
Does it really make a difference?
After reading “How did fifth-graders spend a snow day? Being angels for sick classmate” by Erin Grace for the Omaha World-Herald and “All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University” by Rick Bragg for […]
Mr. Rogers, Television Legend
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ” – Fred Rogers. […]
“Who’s the coolest person in the world?”
After reading “Susan Orlean and the American man, age 10” by Manjula Martin for the Nieman foundation at Harvard I have come to the conclusion that 10-year-olds are hilarious. This article talks about the article that Orlean […]
Dealing with loss
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is not easy, and having someone else write about that is not always helpful. However, this is not the case with Tom Friend’s “Dear Nate” article for […]
