Whaaaa…? If you’ve headed east on Green Street, just past Neil, it’s likely you’ve encountered this concrete monstrosity. There’s construction (obvs) and then there’s really hard material that juts out into the road with no …
Posts by Ashley Hetrick:
Furious 7 playing on the Quad Thursday, July 9th
It’s a nasty day. Thank the heavens for dumb action movies. And they don’t get much action-y-er than Furious 7 (I leave the dumb part up to you). The Summer Quad Cinema Series is screening Furious 7 …
Shadows on the wall: Virtual and augmented reality
Facebook's next step is to out-human humans through virtual reality. What is virtual reality? Dr. Alan B. Craig explains virtual and augmented realities and how we can use these media to have a richer experience of the world (and maybe even be better people).
DIY video game development
Dr. Megan Condis, who recently finished her dissertation on gaming culture, discusses gamers and how to make a game, and suggests that the best games combine tech with a clear understanding of audience.
MakerGirl teaches young girls STEM skills
Ashley sat down with the brains behind MakerGirl to discuss C-U girls making cool stuff and learning lifelong technology skills in the process.
Urbana artist Eszter Sápi on technology and belonging
Urbana artist Eszter Sápi talks about the tech that makes her work on nationalism, belonging, and folktales possible.
MakerGirl summer sessions starting soon for girls ages 7-10
MakerGirl has a few spots still open for girls ages 7-10 at their summer workshops. Girls will be introduced to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields through learning how to create awesome objects with 3D …
Hopscotch’s greatest cupcake ever
Hopscotch: Cakes & Confections has an awesome selection of cupcakes today at the Urbana Famer’s Market. All cupcakes are good, of course, but nothing compares to Hopscotch’s strawberry elderflower (pictured below and then eaten hastily …
Get free tech skills at Champaign Public Library
Ever wanted to learn a new skill on the cheap? Well, Champaign Public Library has some very worthwhile options, and Ashley explores one avenue.