Welcome Kate!

Kate Schmidt, a graduating senior at the University of Wisconsin, joined us earlier this semester as our spring intern. She previously served as a social media coordinator at another agency and has written articles for the Odyssey Online.  In addition to majoring in life sciences communications, Kate also is pursuing certificates in business and entrepreneurship.

Super Bowl ads 2019: staff opinions

BRIAN:

In every article I read this morning about Super Bowl ads, there was a consensus that the ads this year followed a theme of humor. I find that funny, because humor is used every year, as are other themes. My two favorite ads were indeed humorous: the first was the one in which Carrie Bradshaw and the Dude switched from their signature drinks–a cosmo and a White Russian, respectively–to Stella Artois. I also enjoyed the Bud Light-Game of Thrones crossover. I’m a huge GoT fan, and I remember the moment I realized the commercial was reenacting a scene from the show, I yelled, “that’s from Game of Thrones!”

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A Beginner’s Guide to Using Gutenberg in WordPress

INTRODUCTION

If you updated or installed WordPress anytime since late 2018 (version 5.0), you now have its new interface called Gutenberg. Prior to Gutenberg, editing pages and posts in WordPress was similar to (and easy as) editing a Word document.

Now, editing pages and posts has become more cumbersome as a result of new features–primarily, blocks–that are supposed to give you more control over the layout. 

Here’s your guide on how to use Gutenberg in WordPress that will help you with all the essential elements you will need to create pages and posts.

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