Author Archives: Kayla Pilkington

All Good Things Come to an End

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

As I near the end of my time in the class, Politics of Information, I have a new appreciation for the people who take valuable time out of there daily life to edit wikipedias, write blogs, write buzz feed articles, … Continue reading →

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My Wikipedia Edit

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

I chose to edit the Chi Omega Wikipedia page. Editing a Wikipedia page is a difficult task because multiple pages are locked, and the editors do a great job of taking down all biases. If a site is biases however they put … Continue reading →

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Recipes for Health Nuts

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

Check out my buzz feed article: 5 Recipes For Health Nut Sports Fans

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

Recently I watched a movie that I feel you all should watch at least once in your lifetime, The Pursuit of Happiness. It is about a man named Christopher Gardner( Will Smith) and his son. The sad fact about Gardner … Continue reading →

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What is happening near Montevallo?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

A woman from Maylene, Al is charged with murder for leaving her child in her burning car after a car accident. If you would like to know more about the story you can watch http://www.abc3340.com/story/24852203/toddlers-remains-found-in-burnt-out-car?autoStart=true&topVideoCa This current event goes perfectly with … Continue reading →

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Social Media Publicizes

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

During previous decades people only had each other to relay information, which means that only the people you knew had information about the topic. During the fight for African American rights whenever there was a sit in, you would know … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dr. Matthews and Anonymous Student

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Matthews, a chemistry professor at the University of Montevallo, about her views on information. Kayla Pilkington: Why did you choose the textbook? Dalila Matthews: The current text book was chosen because at the time of … Continue reading →

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Gender, Race, Class and their effects on society

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

Audre Lord gives us her opinion on people and their differences and the effects that it has on our interactions with them in http://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/politicsofinfo/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Lorde-Reading.pdf. College campus’s even have ways to talk about diversity. Check out the clubs at your local school http://www.montevallo.edu/campus-life/um-life/diversity/. … Continue reading →

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Girls Will be Girls

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Kayla Pilkington

My search for information all started the moment I saw him, “the love of my life”. I was just a short chubby little sixth grader and he was the most beautiful creature I had ever laid my eyes on. My … Continue reading →

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