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Snap a Pic!

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    When Snapchat first came out I was not very impressed with the idea or the execution of it. I thought Instagram was so much cooler because the pictures never disappear and you can post the ones you look cute in for everyone to see. Now, I would say my opinion has changed, I love Snapchat now, I love seeing people faces that I don't get to see often in real time. I feel our generation grew up with Snapchat. I barely remember a time without it. From a marketing perspective, it may be an unpopular opinion but I believe they make the most impacts. In Snapchat you have to watch the ads, This draws attention to everything normal people scroll through. If I see an ad on Instagram I usually just scroll past it, but on Snapchat the app makes you watch it for around six seconds even if you don't want to. If all you are doing during those six seconds is counting the time until you can skip it you still see the companies name, you still see what they sell and if its cute. Therefore, if

The Up Swing!

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      This volleyball season we have matched the definition of roller coaster. We have had great games where everyone has been checked in and we have had games where nothing goes our way. This season has been full of unexpected twists and turns. Last week our starting setter sprained her ankle leaving us with only one setter. This called for our 5th year retired setter from last year to get called up to dress for our game on Saturday. We played University of Mount Union, Mount Union has had a year full of new found successes for them. They swept the #8 team in the country, a team we lost to in four sets. Needless to say, we went into this game not knowing where we were going to be on the roller coaster. We started warmups with visible joy on the court. This is something the team has been working on, volleyball should not be a job, it should be what brings you joy. The teams energy was contagious, with all of this positivity we started the game off with a bang. Every set we went through