UPTV has won a handful of awards in 2015 and this week they’re taking home the Home Town Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media for their work with WPGU’s Illini Drive. From the release: …
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Urbana-native Tommy Craggs resigns from Gawker Media
Urbana native Tommy Craggs resigned from his post as the executive editor of Gawker Media today. It’s obviously huge news in the journalism world, but the entirety of the current media culture is affected by …
MTD reaches new high in ridership
13,552,543. That’s a huge number of riders for MTD during the last year and it was their highest ever. That number speaks to how great our public transportation is in C-U. It’s great and hopefully …
Merry-Ann’s featured by Paste Magazine
It seems like it’s been a minute since our fair cities were part of a nationally publicized list. That’s no longer the case, though, as Merry-Ann’s Diner was featured in Paste Magazine‘s “40 College Town Diners …
Summer issue of Public i is available now
You can check out the new issue of the Public i today. The cover features local artist Langston Allston and there’s content from Anatta Okonkwo on faith and incarceration, Ricky Baldwin on Governor ALEC, Rick Esbehshade …
Potent Potables: Inaction by Athletic Department has CNN prying into abuse allegations
CNN Investigative Reporter Sara Ganim is now covering the Illini Athletic Department scandals. That's usually a bad sign for the programs she reports on, but great for finding out what's really happening.
Jaivika Salon launches new website
Jaivika Salon has a new website up and it’s pretty great. They brand themselves as more than just a hair salon and the focus is on cultural diversity and organic concepts. Jaivika means “organic” in …
Learn Kung fu at Krannert
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings you’ll have a chance to learn Kung fu in the Krannert Center amphitheater. Classes are free and will be instructed by Krannert’s own Sam Smith. Interested participants are encouraged to …
CNN prompts University to reopen investigation into Athletic Department
The Illinois Athletic Department saga continues as CNN’s investigation promted the University to reopen their own investigation into the scandals plaguing the department. This is a great read and you might remember the investigative reporter, …
Champaign Park District encourages girls to explore STEM
Skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are vital to young people as the world continues its progression towards being overrun by computers. Okay maybe the last part of that sentence isn’t serious, but …