Alli Berger

Alli Berger 
Age: 35

1. How do you get your news?
TV.

2. Who is doing it right in news?
KCCI.

3. How do you take your coffee?
Lots of cream and sugar.

4. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?
It's Monday, nothing yet.

5. What’s the first news event that you remember?
Thunder snow.

6. What do you absolutely hate about the news?
The way they spin stories.

7. What’s the best podcast to listen to while doing chores or homework?
Don't do podcasts.

8. Would you ever go on The Bachelor?
No.

9. What is your job and what do you love most about it?
Fun center sales director, I love people.

10. Would you ever climb Mount Everest?
Don't do heights.

Matthew Boardrow

**photo from Matt!!**

Matthew Boardrow

Age:26

1. How do you get your news?

I get my news from Reddit, when that fails Yahoo.com. 

2. Who is doing it right in news?

Internet news sites do it right. For money, bigger sites like CNN or Fox News and Buzzfeed are absolute garbage. I prefer more objective and smaller news networks.

3. How do you take your coffee?

Cream and two sugars, thank you. 

4. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?

I got a girls number. It's progress not perfection that matters. 

5. What’s the first news event that you remember?

Kurt Cobain aftermath. Not the actual breaking suicide but a report about how America was "coping."

6. What do you absolutely hate about the news?

I hate how major news networks do not remain objective. I would be more okay if they were able to put it into scope along with their opinion. 

7. What’s the best podcast to listen to while doing chores or homework?

Dr. Drew. even with adam he gives excellent life wisdoms. 

8. Would you ever go on The Bachelor/Bachelorette?

No. 

9. What is your job and what do you love most about it?

I work in insurance. I love that I come in contact with over 100 people per day.

10. Would you ever climb Mount Everest?

Sure.

Tanya Wright

**Photo from Tanya!!**
Yes, she is the tooth fairy

Tanya Wright

Age: 24

1. How do you get your news? Facebook or for one of my classes we have to look up a current event every other week.

2. Who is doing it right in news? Ummm...that's a good question, I don't know, the news is always kind of depressing.

3. How do you take your coffee? From Starbucks only, caramel latte or frappuccino.

4. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week? Well, its Sunday, so the week just started. I went to church and watched 50 Shades of Grey. (complete opposites)

5. What’s the first news event that you remember? The first thing that pops into my head is 9/11.

6. What do you absolutely hate about the news? How everything is so negative, they need to give more attention to the positive things in the world, and less attention about a random guy who committed a crime.

7. What’s the best podcast to listen to while doing chores or homework? I listen to just about everything, when doing homework my Pandora station is usually on a shuffle between country, christian, or the Sam Smith radio. (usually something with a softer tune) When cleaning I play all my Pandora stations so all of above plus today's hits, rap, and 80's.

8. Would you ever go on The Bachelor/Bachelorette? Yes! I have been joking with my family and friends for years that after I graduate that I am going to sign up for the show.

9. What is your favorite class in the dental hygiene program and why? I like the Clinic portion of dental hygiene because I am more of a hands on learner and that's what we're going to be doing when we get in the real world.

10. Would you ever climb Mount Everest?
Yes I would climb Mount Everest, if I had the proper attire and maybe a professional with me.

Shantel Winger

(P.S. I had braces...)

Shantel Winger
Age: Forever 29 :)

1. How do you get your news?
Good Day LA/ Buzzfeed/ CBC .

2. Who is doing it right in news?
John Stewart.

3. How do you take your coffee?
I drink tea.

4. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?
Playing with Cedar at the park and hearing how happy she was going down the slide.

5. What’s the first news event that you remember?
The Challenger space shuttle exploding.

6. What do you absolutely hate about the news?
That it's glamorized.

7. What’s the best podcast to listen to while doing chores or homework?
What are podcasts?

8. Would you ever go on The Bachelor/Bachelorette?
No.

9. What is your job and what do you love most about it?
Stay at home mom. When my daughter learns something new.

10. Would you ever climb Mount Everest?
Yes.

Kyler Kirschbaum

Kyler Kirschbaum 
Age: 20

1. How do you get your news?
Usually social media.

2. Who is doing it right in news?
There are so many things out there that have fake new, so I basically either go by your news channels or newspapers that post news.

3. How do you take your coffee?
It depends, at home I usually put a lot of creamer in it, at Starbucks either a caramel frappuccino or a caramel latte.

4. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?
I ran into a door, I mean sure. And I got flowers from my roommate.

5. What’s the first news event that you remember?
Probably like 9/11.

6. What do you absolutely hate about the news?
How negative it is, you don't hear anything positive most times.

7. What’s the best podcast to listen to while doing chores or homework?
When doing homework I like to listen to music without words, or silence, I'm weird.

8. Would you ever go on The Bachelor?
Maybe, I feel like it would be weird fighting for my husband. I would rather find my husband, not on the show. It would be a fun experience though.

9. What is your favorite class in the dental hygiene program?
Clinic, it's when you see patients and get hands on experience. It's what I'll be doing for the rest of my life, and you get a feeling of what your doing forever.

10. Would you ever climb Mount Everest?
Maybe, it would be a lot of work though.

McDonalds is recovering from the last fiscal year - The Collegian

Kiersten Kiene

kiene1@tritons.iowacentral.edu

From profit losses to new campaigns; McDonalds is recovering from the last fiscal year.

It’s not everyday when a big name corporation is having financial problems. Companies may have controversies, like Urban Outfitters selling blood-like Kent State sweatshirts, Disneyland being linked to multiple measles case, and even the 2015 Oscar nominations infamously being all white. But deep down in the news, McDonalds is suffering.

Towards the end of the 2014 year, McDonalds stocks and profits fell. According to Buzzfeed, “Revenue fell 7% in the last three months of the year, partially thanks to foreign currencies weakening against the dollar...The profit numbers were even worse — earnings per share fell 19% and profit dropped to $1.01 billion from $1.4 billion a year ago. McDonald’s blamed “weak operating performance” in the U.S. and a “supplier issue” overseas.” The percents may seem small, but when operating with millions and even billions of dollars, the money adds up quickly.

Worldwide, McDonalds isn’t doing so hot, specifically, Japan’s sales have declined over 20%, Buzzfeed reported. Even the CEO, Don Thompson, has stepped down from his position, leaving in March. So what does this mean for the local McDonalds? In the midwest? In Iowa? Even here in Fort Dodge?

Chelsea Adams,
general manager, Fort
Dodge McDonalds

Not to worry Fort Dodgers, McDonalds isn’t going anywhere. General manager, Chelsea Adams, of the Hwy 169 store says business is running as usual. ”In my store...I don’t see this happening. The previous years we’ve steadily maintained, I know that there are other restaurant opening [around town], but as far as our loyal customers, they keep coming back.” Adams said. “We haven't really lost a lot of sales, but with these new campaigns and everything going on and us being as genuine and as friendly as we can we won’t see anymore effects.”

Speaking of new campaigns, McDonalds has just recently implemented Pay With Lovin, an instant win game. “We’ll get a card, through corporate, each day that we open that will tell us what times to do it. Our biggest one that people like to do is dance and thats really fun. We’ll have our managers and crew members dance with them.” Adams explained. Each day through February 14, the cards will randomly select McDonalds customers. Adams continues, “I was actually thinking that people would reject the promotion, but really no one has. It’s really surprising and I am really happy for that. The winner will get a free value meal.

According to thepennyhoarder, “Each McDonald’s location will have 100 winners over the course of the promotion. Winners will be selected during three different segments of the day: 6 a.m. through 11 a.m., again between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and finally 3 p.m. through 6 p.m.”

It’s safe to say that McDonald's is trying to recover, and quickly. Time will if the new love campaign will really catch on. The only downside is that it is only being held for a two week period. Plus customers will have to walk into the store as opposed to using the drive thru. But as of now, Fort Dodge McDonalds are safe to stay.




This was an article written for Iowa Central's Collegian
Check out my blog for my opinion of the subject!
http://kierstenkiene.blogspot.com/2015/02/is-mcdonalds-going-down.html

Is McDonalds going down??

There have been several articles I've read about McDonalds not doing so great. So naturally, the CEO has stepped down. And what's next? They implement a new campaign, Pay with Lovin'.

Obviously, they are just trying to get more business. Come on. I am all for advertising to get more people into your store, and to keep numbers up, they have to keep business up.

Maybe McDonalds isn't suffering in the US, but they are overseas. If the overseas market shuts down for McDonalds, they will take a huge hit to their stocks and profits. Will this hurt the economy? will we lose jobs?

It's going to take a lot to pull McDonalds into the ground, and it's not going to happen anytime soon. But how long will they last? How long will all fast food chains last? Will they be here in 200 years? Will we be here in 200 years? A lot can happen in a short amount of time. Where will we be?

Chelsea Adams,
McDonalds GM, Fort
Dodge, Iowa.

Recently, I talked to a McDonalds general manger in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Chelsea Adams, was very perky about they way her store is running. Nothing has been hit hard so far, and no job losses. SO far so good, let's hope it stays this way.

Time will tell if this new Share the Lovin' campaign will help them, or hurt them. They need to recover, and quickly.

For more information on McDonalds, check out these links!

>http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/mcdonalds-is-still-suffering
>http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/mcdonalds-replaces-ceo-don-thompson-after-a-horrendous-year
>http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/09/mcdonalds-fast-food-restaurants-chipotle-panera/15329043/