Author Archives: Jasmine Thompson

Five years ago today, I had just finished my first year of higher education. As a first-generation college attendee, I felt quite intimidated. Unlike some, I didn’t really understand what college was didn’t have anyone I knew who I could reach out to and ask questions. As a freshman in college, you have so manyContinue reading “Today”

At the beginning of the spring semester I realized I was missing an important class in order to graduate in May. Talking with my advisor and the chair of the Communications Department, Ralph Hanson, I was able to sub that class for the one I’m writing this blog for JMC 406 – Blogging and Commentary.Continue reading “Learning”

Grateful. Thankful. Together. Alone. Complete. Incomplete. Forgotten. Those are some of the things that come to mind as we commence classes within the next week. Multiple things have happen to me this week, which made me feel grateful, thankful, together, alone, complete, incomplete and forgotten. Monday, I was grateful. My neighbor and classmate knocked onContinue reading “Thankful”

I’ve been offered a full-time position at the Kearney Area Community Foundation as their Marketing Coordinator. I have been interning for them for the past five years, and in a couple weeks I can officially say I am an employee and not just an intern. Part of the Foundation’s mission is to effectively responding toContinue reading “Pay It Sideways”

With 38,000 ‘confederate’ tweets floating around Twitter, it seems as though the word ‘confederate’ is trending. But why? That’s because more than 3,000 people — including some brandishing Confederate and militia flags, as well as guns — piled into downtown Wednesday morning in Michigan (Michigan Advance). The Facts: Many banner waving, sounding nonconformists drove pastContinue reading “Why is ‘Confederate’ Trending on Twitter?”

What can I tell you about myself that you may already know? I’m obsessed with my fur baby, Asher! Can you tell yet from all my fan art? I’m not sure what it is, but I’ve been doing a lot of digital art incorporating Asher. Maybe it’s her neutral grey fur, which makes it’s easyContinue reading “Make a Statement”

Through trying times of isolation, or living with those who you got stuck with for the time being, we’re all in need of a fulfilling, satisfying, well deserved, yet budgeted meal this Easter Sunday. And I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Home-cooking is easy and cheaper than purchasing takeout or alreadyContinue reading “Have Your Best Easter Dinner”

Journalism lecturer Rob Breeding expressed with me the affects of COVID-19 he’s experiencing yesterday, via Zoom. Breeding teaches News Writing and Photography, Writing for the Media and Advanced Reporting and Editing. He is also the faculty adviser to The Antelope, UNK’s student newspaper. From not seeing his students throughout the week, to a change inContinue reading “COVID-19: And It’s Affect on Journalism Professor at UNK”

The last month of my college education was taken away quite recently and I find myself upset at the matter. Should I have graduated in four years instead of five? If so, I wouldn’t be dealing with being a college student during COVID-19 but instead could be possibly dealing with unemployment. I have to say,Continue reading “COVID-19: Isolation”

FX and Hulu have officially partnered up to introduce us to a new way of absorbing content. With that, a brand new show called DEVS has aired with only six episodes available right now, and it’s fair to say this is something you’ve never seen before. A new episode of DEVS appears every Thursday onContinue reading “FX Presents DEVS: Critical Review”