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WKU Block & Bridle: Managing My Offline Brand

For the past month I’ve been focusing on my life offline. I don’t doubt that there are future employers who will love that I’ve been actively writing, tweeting, and facebooking, however, I realize that twitter friends aren’t the only friends. … Continue reading

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Back to the Blogosphere

As usual my summer is jam packed with trips, conferences, and work.  The past few weeks have been more than crazy! Here’s a recap: I spent June 9-11 as Public Relations Intern for the Kentucky Association FFA.  This meant that I … Continue reading

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Living Disconnected

No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth.  Since finishing finals on May 15, I’ve been living life disconnected.  Instead of dealing with dial-up, my family (like many in our area) has decided to live without an internet … Continue reading

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Closing Time: My Last Jou 232 Blog Post

As I’ve written before, I am truly a poet at heart.  To me, life should be expressed in verse or rhyme.  Its no wonder that this post reminds me of the lyrics of one of my favorite songs, Closing Time … Continue reading

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WKU: Promoting Agriculture Misconceptions Daily

Normally, I would hold my tongue.     Normally, I would cut them some slack, laugh it off, and go on with life pretending that whoever it was had not just made some ridiculous agriculture illiterate mistake.    This is an exception.      When I … Continue reading

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Cargill made sure I didn’t get the PETA treatment

In April, my meat science class partnered with the beef production class at Western Kentucky University, loaded 40 college students on a charter bus, and headed west.  Dr. Gordon Jones, my meats professor and advisor, knows someone everywhere who has done something … Continue reading

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When I Grow Up…I want to stick up for Agriculture!

It was the subject of at least one essay every year of grade school: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Like any child, each year I had a different answer.  One year it was hog farmer the … Continue reading

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Just Plain Celeste, the Ag Journalist

 Growing up, I had two groups of friends: show friends and school friends.   My show friends were the kids I had spent my summers with since I was nine years-old.  They were my livestock judging teammates and livestock showing … Continue reading

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Yep, I found an internship on Twitter

My boyfriend and my laptop are in a constant competition for my attention.  Usually, my boyfriend loses.  This semester, I dove head first into the world of online journalism.  Being a chronic overachiever, I checked out every website that my … Continue reading

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Agriculture online video far behind mainstream news

In previous posts I have emphasized the fact that agriculture news should be expanded on the internet.  In many ways, the agriculturalists in print journalism have successfully made this switch.  Video still has a long way to go. While searching … Continue reading

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