Author Archives: Raquel Lampe

Do Students Know How to Properly Recycle on Campus?

Here at UW-Whitewater, recycling is a staple in our campus community. Unfortunately, the extent of recycling for most students goes as far as throwing food and other disposable items in the garbage, and aluminum cans in the aluminum specified bins. … Continue reading

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Public Allowed Comment on 2018 Jefferson County Budget

JEFFERSON- The Jefferson County budget for 2018 was proposed in early October and during the County Board Meeting on Oct. 24, the floor was open for public comment regarding the changes. The $72.3 million budget comes with a $27.4 million … Continue reading

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Whitewater Common Council Members Face Tough Decisions

WHITEWATER-  Revised parking regulations along Prince and Prairie Street continue to upset Whitewater residents and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students. This item, as well as the city budget and the Landmarks Commission issue was addressed during Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting. … Continue reading

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Introductions

Hi, y’all. I’m back. I was on a 7 month hiatus, but will be utilizing my blog this semester for my capstone class. I recently took a trip down to Chicago (for the umpteenth time) and visited Millennium Park, had a … Continue reading

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Semester Reflections

Throughout this semester, I have put a lot of effort into making my blog’s appearance and posts as professional as possible. Since week 12, I have made very minimal changes to the layout because I like the way it looks. The … Continue reading

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NBC to shut down Breaking News app before 2017

On December 8th, NBC announced they will be shutting down its Breaking News app. “We are committed to a culture of experimentation and innovation at NBC News Digital and Breaking News was a product that embodied that spirit for more … Continue reading

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Journalistic views from Scott Pelley

Scott Pelley’s speech was great. It was extremely informative and well thought out. During his speech, he brought up his beliefs regarding the importance of journalism ethics in the age of digital journalism. “Our house is on fire. We didn’t didn’t … Continue reading

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Online Shoppers Spent $1.9 Billion on Thanksgiving

Online shoppers spent $1.9 billion well before Black Friday. According to Adobe Digital Insights and restated by Mashable, by 5 pm on Thanksgiving, online shoppers had spent $1.15 billion. By the end of the night on Thursday, that statistic increased … Continue reading

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What’s Going on Around the World?

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You have been Pronounced Dead by Facebook

Last Friday, Facebook accidentally killed off millions of users. The social media platform “memorialized” personal accounts round the world with a banner noting the user had passed away and that their page had been turned into a memorial wall. It … Continue reading

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