By Joe Longo
February 15, 2016
In the early days of Facebook, detectives at the University Police Department bought marijuana from campus drug dealers off of the social media site.When Facebook first began, only persons with university email addresses could access the social media platform. So, drug dealing students felt safe reachin...
By Atoosa Sayeh
June 12, 2015
The Champaign County court sided with Steven Salaita and has asked the University to hand over the thousands of documents dealing with the professor’s hiring decision.At the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana on Friday at 9:30 a.m., presiding Judge Thomas Difanis called the hearing. Anand Swaminathan, attorney ...
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By Peter Bailey-Wells
May 11, 2015
Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas responded to a former Illinois offensive lineman’s accusations in a teleconference Monday afternoon.Simon Cvijanovic, a senior tackle who played at Illinois through the middle of the 2014 season, levied accusations against the Illinois athletic department and hea...
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By Lillian Barkley
April 22, 2015
Ye Olde Donut Shoppe may not date back to Medieval England, as the name’s spelling suggests, but it was founded nearly 60 years ago, making it an area institution.
The business has gone through many owners and locations, but the current incarnation has kept the old standards with a new business mode...
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April 16, 2015
Just as Clark Kent transforms into Superman, Jenna Mourey dons her false eyelashes, sardonic wit and pint-sized pooches to become Internet legend Jenna Marbles.
Marbles has built an online empire based on YouTube videos, Instagram posts, blog and vlog posts, and most recently, a podcast.
With her mini ...
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By Mara Shapiro
April 2, 2015
In order to expose students to Arab culture, the Arab Student Association will host a cultural night entitled “Layalina” on Thursday.
Layalina, which means “Our Night,” is the RSO’s annual event that encompasses food, dancing, music and other performances. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the...
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By Victoria Snell
January 27, 2015
With the spring semester underway, career fair season is in full swing. Thus, networking for internships and job opportunities is crucial. While Twitter and Facebook are social media platforms that can connect students with potential employers — LinkedIn’s sole mission is to “connect the world’s p...
Tags: Career Center, emily wickstrom neal, Eric Woller, Facebook, illinois, Jessica Hogue, Linkedin, media career services, Shail Shah, special_sections, springcareerguide2015, Twitter, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign
By Taylor Lucero
October 20, 2014
In contrast to other platforms like Facebook and Twitter, Ello is a newly-established social network which brands itself as “simple, beautiful, and (an) ad-free social network.”
After initially starting as a private social network, Ello created a public version of the site after an increase in i...
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October 2, 2014
It would seem the capacity to confuse freedom of speech with the utterly unrealistic expectation of freedom from the consequences of that speech is a bipartisan thing.
The best example of what we speak is an op-ed piece by not-quite-hired Steven Salaita in Monday’s Tribune. I say “not-quite-hired” because ...
By Annabeth Carlson
September 16, 2014
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. These are just a few of the popular social media giants and apps out there today. However, a new app is on the rise on college campuses across the country. Known as the “Anti-Facebook” by its creators, this app is called Unseen.
Unseen is an anonymous photo-sharing ...
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September 8, 2014
It has been 10 years since arguably the most well-known dorm-room startup launched. In a dorm room at Harvard’s Kirkland House, Mark Zuckerberg’s 2004 creation of Facebook continues to be a benchmark for many college students looking to find success with their startup.
Now, as times have changed, the...
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By Alexander Vassiliadis
September 2, 2014
Walking across a college campus, all you might see are students gazing down at their phones, paying no attention to where they are going. Some are texting, some are browsing and some are even scrolling through emails. This year, consumerreports.org gave students 19 reasons to be even more addicted to their...
Tags: aroundcampus, Facebook, Grants, If This Then That, illinois, Lose It, Myhomework Student Planner, quizlet, studyblue, teachers.io, Tumblr, Twitter, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign
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