UIPD humanizes department through social media
By Joe Longo
February 15, 2016
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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...
Court sides with Salaita in release of documents
By Atoosa Sayeh
June 12, 2015
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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 ...
Athletic Director Mike Thomas responds to Cvijanovic Twitter accusations
May 11, 2015
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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...
“Olde” favorite donut shop finds new life
April 22, 2015
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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...
Jenna Marbles brings the internet to real life
April 16, 2015
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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 ...
Arab student association to present annual “Layalina” to expose University to Arab culture
By Mara Shapiro
April 2, 2015
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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...
LinkedIn 101: A student guide
January 27, 2015
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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...
Ello offers social-network users simplicity, privacy
October 20, 2014
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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...
Critiquing Salaita’s complaints
October 2, 2014
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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 ...
Unseen app allows anonymous photo-sharing
September 16, 2014
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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 ...
University students among the most driven in U.S.
September 8, 2014
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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...
Putting “top” free apps for college students to the test
September 2, 2014
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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...
