Author Archives: Alana Kellen

Construction is all around on UNK’s campus. There’s a new fountain being built and even a new education building being built. The new STEM building, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A new building on campus, also means a name for the building needs to be picked. A survey was sent out toContinue reading “STEM building name (first draft)”

Construction seems to be the new look for UNK’s campus. There’s a new fountain area being built, recently finished street construction, a new entrance sign on the east side of campus, and of course the new STEM building being built by West Center. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It’s seems that mostContinue reading “Claims for the STEM building”

Imagine having children go to a school and hear rumors about certain issues like budget cuts or teacher contracts. You try to ask a school board member who would be responsible for making those decisions and it seems pointless. They can’t say a word about it unless they first get permission. Reading the first fewContinue reading “Mahoney Article Analysis”

They say if you think you might have a drinking problem, chances are you have one. Nebraska is number nine on the charts of heaviest drinking in the United States. How they rate the states is on how much they drink, percentage of people who drink, and how many drinks it takes to get drunk.Continue reading “Does Nebraska have a drinking problem?”

An editorial written in the Kearney Hub mentions that most of the schools in Nebraska are located in farming and ranching communities who are forced to pay property taxes that they can’t afford anymore. A majority of the Nebraska school districts don’t receive equalization aid, which means they don’t receive a fair amount of stateContinue reading “Taxpayers need help (local editorial analysis)”

I’ve loved photography ever since I was a little girl. I’d make my parents buy me dozens of those disposal cameras and develop the film almost every week. My pictures hardly turned out because I was running around while trying to snap a photo, but hey at least I was trying. I always hear howContinue reading “A look into why photography classes are important”

Reading the first couple of paragraphs in each of the editorials we weregiven this week, reminded me of my high school days when I was in a watershed program. In the watershed program we tested the quality of water in creeks around my hometown. I was in charge of testing the nitrate levels, which isContinue reading “The Storm Lake Times”

Imagine living with an incurable disease. The only way to live a somewhat normal life with this disease is by injecting medicine into the body to help balance out the blood sugar levels. This medicine known as insulin is the only thing diabetics can rely on to stay alive. People with diabetes need insulin toContinue reading “Insulin Copay (Final Draft)”

I struggled greatly trying to figure out my third blog post. I like to write about things I have some sort of connection with without seeming like I’m repeating myself every week. So, I figured why not write about the ways I am doing my part in saving the planet? Most of these products I’veContinue reading “How I am trying to save the planet”

Everyday billions of people suffer from diabetes. Whether it be type one or type two, people everywhere are suffering from diabetes. In the state of Nebraska there are a total of 174,000 people who are diagnosed with diabetes and every year 8,000 more are diagnosed. In order for diabetics to live and maintain a healthyContinue reading “Insulin Pay Cap (first draft)”