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Although I always knew what it meant, I never truly understood the importance behind the “copyright”. After going through this class, I have learned how all types of journalism, personal writings posted to the public, and much more is only solidified as yours, if you get a copyright. According to Samra Akhlaq’s article, 15 Reasons Why Copyright Is Important | Curious Desire, she explains all the different benefits that having a copyright gives you, from owning whatever you put out there, to being able to make a profit on it. This is often an ethical issue in the media world, an unaware person puts content out for the world to see, doesn’t copyright it and ends up getting their material stolen by a source with a bigger following who ends up making a profit margin off of something that is stolen. At the beginning of this class, I didn’t see the issue with ethics and copyrights, now at the end, I see a massive problem that happens constantly in the United States specifically. I believe this is a solvable problem, the youth, with how smart they have become, have to start being educated on copyright infringement and how to get copyrights on their online work. If we teach kids to get copyrights, we won’t have to fight the constant ethical and legal battle of copyright problems.

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An Ad that is often brought to light amongst sports fans is the 2019 masterpiece, “100 years of the NFL”. During the leadup to Super Bowl, the NFL was celebrating its 100th season of football. So, what’s a better way to start super bowl advertising than a 2-minute commercial with a bunch of NFL legends, past, present, and future.

The commercial consists of classic football energy, big hits, smooth catches, and crisp movement. Throughout the ad, we move through the 100 years of the league. From Terry Bradshaw recreating the ‘immaculate reception’ with the late great Franco Harris, to Odell Beckham Jr. recreating possibly the greatest catch in NFL history that he had made 4 years earlier. These moments made fans around the world smile as it incorporated the past with the present. The ad also featured rookies at the time, Baker Mayfield and Saquan Barkley, who at the time were budding stars in the league.

This ad made fans recollect on whatever era they watched in. Newer fans loved seeing the rookies, elder fans loved to see the cameo from the ’72 perfect season Dolphins, and middle-aged fans loved to see guys like Ed Reed and Marshawn Lynch. This ad didn’t necessarily raise money or put new eyes on the game, but it made its loyal fans happy, and all in all put a smile on viewers faces.

Halloween, often argued as one of the best holidays for children across the United States has many opportunities for innocent fun. From dressing up, to knocking on doors for candy, it’s a kid’s dream. As children come home from trick or treating, the question always tends to be, what is the best candy???

10. Mr. Goodbar

A candy many like but very few get, a Mr. Goodbar is low on this list based off of the rarity of one getting one of these in your basket, through the 100’s of pieces you get, you may only find five of these in the whole bag!

9. Snickers

Possibly the most consistent Halloween candy ever. Unlike the Mr. Goodbar, you will probably find about 30-40 snickers in your bag, it is the most given out and the most basic which is why it lies this low on the list.

8. Twix

If Snickers was going to be this low, it’s caramel counterpart couldn’t be that far ahead of it. Another common piece of candy given out at Halloween, this has become a staple over recent years and soon may start to surpass Snickers in pieces given per bag.

7. Hershey Bar

The Hershey bar is a classic, if you’re lucky you’ll get a king size, but often times you get a nice mini sized chocolate bar. Hershey is often considered a classic, nowadays though, kids are seeing less and less of them in their bags. It ranks ahead of Twix and Snickers strictly based off of its simplicity.

6. Sour Patch Kids

There’s nothing like coming home from trick or treating to see a few little Sour Patch Kids bags in your bag. Becoming more relevant now than ever, our first sour candy of the day makes an appearance on the list! What color is your favorite? Red, Blue or something else???

5. M&Ms

Another classic at the midway point of our list, the M&M’s have been in the Halloween game possibly the longest and are still one of the best things one can get. The reason they’re this high on the list is because of the M&M’s versatility, it can be the simple chocolate, the peanut, or the caramel filled. There’s nothing like some variation, and M&M’s have lots of that.

4. Kit Kat

Another Halloween classic, the Kit Kat doesn’t get enough love. You see the Kit Kat in your bag you don’t get too excited but by the end of the month, you eat all of them. The simplicity of two bars of chocolate being connected and breakable and oh so good, makes this candy number 4 on our list.

3. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Ah yes, the Peanut Butter Cup. The perfect blend between chocolate and peanut butter is any kids dream, with so many different variations, whether its the cup in a mini version, king size, or the pumpkin, the peanut butter cup easily cracks the top 3 of this list.

2. Butterfinger

The top two on this list may confuse some, but this is by far and away some of the best candy you can get in your bag. A Butterfinger blends chocolate and peanut butter to a spectacular level and should not be slept on. This is one of the candies you bring home, and your parents end up eating and you never bat an eye because you get so few but man oh man are you missing out.

1. 100 Grand Bar

Yes, the 100 Grand Bar. I know, you’re reading this like I’m crazy and I promise you I’m not. This candy is the perfect blend between rare and popular, you don’t get too many to where your burnt out, and you don’t get too few to where you forget you even have them. This candy is a perfect blend of all the flavors you could possibly ask for and that is why it ranks number 1 on this list.

As a student at the University of Oklahoma we often question what can be changed for the better around campus. About 75% of the students on campus would tell you that the next thing that needs to change is the parking situation. With only 2 student garages and a couple lots it isn’t feasible to the growing classes the University is taking in. With the class of 2027 being the biggest in Sooner history, there has been more uproar than ever to fix parking around campus, with lots of clamor around possibly knocking down one of the tower buildings and making it a garage. A freshman on campus, Micah Stafford, recognized this problem early on into the school year and called for change. He posted a change.org petition to try and replace one of the parks on campus, with a parking garage for students (Petition · Replace Burr Park with a Parking Garage to Alleviate Campus Parking Issues · Change.org). So far, this petition has 97 signatures, all of which being students on campus. It isn’t a lot, but it’s a start. With your help we can make campus parking more accessible and a lot less stressful. Let’s make change!