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The Shit Lottery

The first Chapter of The Future of Reputation by Daniel Solove tells the story of a lady who refused to clean up her dog’s poop on a Korean subway. The story exploded online, as stories about annoying people sometimes do, … Continue reading

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Love and Witch Hunts

The stories in ‘love online’, an online article, and ‘village phone’, a chapter in the book “Here Comes Everybody”, both deal with the consequences of new social dynamics created by the internet. They do not fall into the dystopian or … Continue reading

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Advocacy and Heritage at Latinos Unidos

Nathan Kober UW Whitewater Latinos Unidos met Thursday evening to plan future events and fundraisers and discuss Mexican history and culture. Latino Unidos was founded by latino and hispanic students who felt they were underrepresented and decided to form an … Continue reading

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My Online Self

Nathan Kober Absorbing the present history online My newsgathering patterns online are fairly pitiful, and definitely not what they should be. I am probably more informed than the average person, because I am what is known colloquially as “Extremely Online”, … Continue reading

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Political Climate Change: Scott Walker’s DNR

Nathan Kober The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources created some controversy recently when information regarding Climate Change was removed from the department’s website, and some questionable new statements were added. The website now describes Climate Change in a way that … Continue reading

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Common Council heated over Spring Splash

Nathan Kober   The Whitewater common council learned on Tuesday Feb 7 that local businesses have pulled their support for the annual Spring Splash party, after negative feedback from last year’s event. Spring Splash is a party for college students … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs to graduates: “stay hungry”

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer Inc., told Stanford graduates to follow their ambitions in his commencement address on Sunday June 12. Jobs told students that sometimes they would have to do what they love and trust their instincts to … Continue reading

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Back 40 Town Hall

Emotions ran high at a public forum to discuss a controversial mining proposal on the Menominee River in Stephenson MI. Hundreds of people poured into the sweltering gymnasium at Stephenson High School where the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality gave … Continue reading

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