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Kelsey Iffert

Bio: Kelsey is a recent graduate from FullSail University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing Her expertise is in Canva, Final Draft, Word, and Excel. She is a published writer of the story “Ghostly Tales and Other Short Stories” with Draft2Digital in May 2023. Kelsey is passionate about telling stories and is always eager to collaborate and connect on exciting writing and editing projects. Her hobbies including reading, video games, and writing. She is excited to learn more with this internship.
Politics

Is It Fair to Judge Someone by Their Political Beliefs Alone?

When someone states their opinion about a certain controversial politic topic people are very quick to judge and assume they are a bad person based on what they believe. You are pro-choice? Then you are a murder. If you are pro-guns then you are likley to use it for bad. ...

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Latest News

Knicks Parade on Thursday

Monday, June 15th, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced, within an hour of their game 5 victory in Texas, that a ticker-tape parade would happen to honor the Knicks for winning the championship after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals with a score of 94-90. He will also present ...

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Sports

Nobody Talks About What it’s Like to Grow Up Non-Athletic

Everyone in my family played sports when they were younger, and my school-aged cousins are still in sports. My grandpa played baseball, my grandma played softball, my mom did track and aunt did track, basketball, and volleyball, and my uncle did track and basketball. My cousins do basketball, baseball, football, ...

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Politics

I Avoid Political Conversations—Here’s Why

If a conversation is about politics, it’s going to lead to arguments, and people usually have a strong opinion about one side or the other, which will lead to disagreements and usually end badly. Politics can create so much drama, and the result can sometimes lead to friendships or even ...

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Books

Dystopian Fiction Challenges Readers to Ask, “What Would I Do?”

When it comes to books, one of my favorite genres to read is dystopian. They always have you think about if you were in that version of the world, what would you do in that situation. Hunger Games, for example, I think about what faction I would be born into, ...

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Politics

Does Posting About an Issue Actually Create Change?

When someone posts something political on their social media such as FaceBook my reaction is “Oh boy, here we go” These posts never do anything to change what is actually going on in the world. Unless you have real power in poltitics or the government, nothing will change. You can ...

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Latest News

Rev Con at Hyde Park

If you enjoy Revolutionary War Reenactments and History Facts, then you will enjoy RevCon 2026, where you can celebrate America’s 250th birthday, which takes place on Saturday, June 13th, 2026, at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. This family-friendly event is free and runs from ...

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Fashion

Why 90s Fashion Was Surprisingly Neurodivergent-Friendly

I loved the 90s, but I especially loved the fashion. The baggy clothes, flannels, and my all-time favorite shoe brand, Etnies. I didn’t know it at the time, but I had autism, and well, the clothes in that era were perfect for me. I loved wearing my mom’s too-big-for-me sweatshirts ...

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Theater

A Recap on the Tony Awards Winners

If you like Cats, Vampire, and the singer P!nk, then you probably enjoyed the Tony Awards that aired last night, on June 7th. The host P!nk did some over-the-top acrobatic moments that won’t leave you disappointed. The big winners in the musical category and who all took home four Tony’s ...

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Sports

Streamers Are Becoming Bigger Than Professional Athletes

When I think of professional athletes, I can’t even name any, and I only know a few team names because of family members who take sports way too seriously. But for esports, even though I do not play competitive games, I could name many popular titles, such as Call of ...

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Beauty

Swipe Right for Symmetry: How Beauty Standards Rule Dating Apps

Dating is even easier now with dating apps, where you just swipe right to show you like someone. The bad thing is that people judge people by their looks, not what’s in their profile. It’s very common for people to just say “Oh, he’s cute” and then swipe right, when ...

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Music

Listening to Chester Bennington After His Death Hits Differently

July 20th 2017, marked a hard day for anyone who is a fan of Linkin Park and Chester Bennington, their lead singer.. When I found out he had passed away, I was in tears. His music saved me through most of my high school life, and now, as an adult, ...

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