The Capstone: Gonzo-19 Public Affairs Reporting.

Wisconsin reaps hockey championship rewards from the contributions made by the Charon Edwards-Gray family. Her daughter, Chayla Edwards, is one of the freshman forwards playing for the NCAA Frozen Four Championship Badgers’ women’s hockey team. On New Year’s Day 2022, mom sat in the bleachers cheering along with her daughter Laila, while watching her daughter Chayla crush pucks with slapshots at the La Bahn Arena. The family showed up as a Badger trifecta ranging from current player, mom, prospect and future player. Fall of 2022, the Charon Edwards-Gray family will be the first to witness two family members of color playing for the Badgers’ women’s hockey team.   The team…

Fear, loathing and Gonzo-19. For one of the features this semester, we will take a jaunt to Las Vegas, Nevada to investigate both the airline and hotel industry, plus the ongoing flux with locals who have become enraged over the new Hard Rock Cafe Hotel development. MGM Resorts, the Mirage owner, will sell the hotel to the Hard Rock Cafe investors. The new owners seek permits to demolish the volcano and make the nostalgic aura of the Mirage disappear. Locals continue collecting signatures hoping the volcano will stay alive.

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Nevada builds the Gonzo-19 profile. Take a minute to check out the Jaded Patriot Press and Outpost 422 Facebook pages and get involved in Bradley J. Burt’s 2022 capstone adventure. All contributors will get their name mentioned in the final capstone project. The blogs are interactive and offer contributors the chance for publishing through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater press. Burt’s pressroom email is centaurfivedelta@yahoo.com. Reach out and let’s get to work.