MCOM 1003 - Madison Dolo

  I am, unfortunately, very chronically online. I'm a big nerd, so the internet and social media play a huge part in my day-to-day life. As much as I don't want to admit it, I am an iPad kid; my screen time averages 10 hours or more a day (I know that's really bad). I take it everywhere and use it for everything; I honestly use it more than my phone, which is why I'm focusing on it for this post. On it, I talk to my friends through social media, watch way too much YouTube, doomscroll on Twitter and TikTok, create art for class and my own personal projects, and play way too much Roblox before bed. Usually, when I wake up, the first thing I check is Twitter. I'm in a lot of different fandom spaces, which means I can't be normal about anything I'm interested in, so I check Twitter a lot to see fan discussions or new announcements about what I'm into. I really enjoy looking through online fan spaces and seeing what fan content, like art or fanfiction, people...

 1.   KATV photographer and Magnolia native Marcus McDonald passes away . On September 3rd, longtime employee of KATV, Marcus McDonald, passed away after a long battle with small-cell lung cancer. McDonald worked as a videographer and retired as chief photographer, capturing many of the state's top news events for 41 years. Funeral arrangements have not been announced at the time of reporting. ( Magnolia Reporter ) 2. A partial lunar eclipse tonight will almost blot out the full moon over Magnolia . A partial lunar eclipse will take place over Magnolia on August 27, 20206. At maximum eclipse, the magnitude will be about 0.930, making the moon fully immersed in Earth's umbral shadow. Those hoping to get a good view of the eclipse should find a location towards the east and southwest. The maximum eclipse will happen at 11:12 p.m. Thursday. ( Magnolia Reporter ) 3. Blue & Gold Day welcomes Southern Arkansas University students . To celebrate the beginning of the fall semester...