The Blog We Share in MM199

             By Daniel Webb Imagine being a Soviet diplomat working at the embassy in the United States during the Cold War.  You find yourself taking a walk through a cemetery late at night.  You come across the grave of a boy who died as a child, maybe 5 years old.  The boy would now be in his 20s.  You quickly jot down the information and forward it to your KGB contact at Directorate S.  A new spy, who happens to be the exact same age as the boy who died as a child , will soon be arriving in America and assuming his identity. Royalty Free photo credit: Pexel.com “It's no secret that the Russians have long tried to plant "sleeper agents" in the US - men and women indistinguishable from normal Americans, who live - on the surface - completely normal lives” says  Brian Wheeler of the BBC news .  The Soviets used the "illegals" program, run by Directorate S of the KGB, to recruit, train, and deploy th...

By Mariah Rollwagen Many art forms include some sort of medium; sculptures could use clay, musicians use instruments, and dancers use their own bodies or the bodies of others. This puts an extra pressure on dancers to maintain an aesthetically pleasing bodily form. This impact has started to create body image issues among dancers starting younger and younger. The emphasis on extreme thinness in dancers started as early as the 1950’s when famous ballet choreographer, George Balanchine , emphasized the need for ballerinas to have the perfect body and perpetuated many dancers to develop eating disorders.  The dance world has worked hard to perpetuate the idea that health and well being is more important than an ideal body type, but there is still a long way to go. Many auditions will cut dancers for their looks, whether it be hair color, size, height, and many other reasons beyond talent. Photo By Crystal Rollwagen My personal story involves many struggles with body imag...

By Mariah Rollwagen Photo By Caroline Fiss This blog will be about many different aspects of dance. I have been a dancer since I was 8 years old and currently teach dance at two different studios. These posts will be about dance problems in the dance community, general dance discussions, and some of my own personal experiences with dance. I hope you enjoy this blog and learn some new things about the dance world!

Tim Lloyd majors in Mass Media with an emphasis in film/video and photography.  He is socially responsible out-of-the-box-thinker resolute in his belief that technology in art can change perceptions.

By: Samantha Peters      Every single moment of the day, you can guarantee that someone is using a social website. Over the past 12 years, social media has exploded into an industry that allows for innovation and communication. There are so many websites, apps, and other ways to stay update with what everyone is doing every second of the day. Facebook was created in 2004 as the second major social networking site that had a huge impact on changing how we engaged with our peers over the internet. Most People often believe that Facebook was the first Social Media in fact it was Six-Degrees followed by Myspace! In 1997, Andrew Weinreich first developed a website called Six-Degrees. Six- Degrees allowed you to add a friend with creating a profile! After this, the Social Media started to get the ball rolling. Ever since then Social Media has been on the scene. Andrew is considered the Pioneer for the Social media industry. Social media is advancing rapidly an...