Category Archives: Fall 2015- J215
Mental Health Matters
As a group, we chose to use an alternate host for our website to create a final project more unified with our topic and theme of Mental Health Awareness. The site we used, which can be found here, allowed … Continue reading
Voices from the Field
On an off the field, student athletes serve as role models. Athletes, as public figures, have a platform that can be used to publicly voice opinions. Historically, athletes have been using this platform to stand up for social issues. One … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2015- J215, Uncategorized
Tagged #multimedia, athletes, final project, role models, Sports, U of I, website
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Shining Light on What’s Hidden
Shining Light on what’s Hidden Walking into the Shadows: There is a lot going on in the world today – take a look at our newsfeeds alone. We read, we update and we try to understand, but have you ever … Continue reading
Posted in Fall 2015- J215
Tagged #multimedia, Alzheimer's, Dementia, medical, memory loss, oppression, University of Illinois
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Disconnected
A Look into Race Relations on the University of Illinois Campus With over 44,000 Undergraduate students, everyone finds a community where they fit in on the University of Illinois campus. But from segregation in the Greek system, to students speaking out … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, j215, Microagressions, Race Relations, Racism, uiuc, University of Illinois
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Disability on and around the University of Illinois campus
From the wheelchair athletics at the University of Illinois, to a local prosthetics and orthotics business in Urbana, our team of Jessa Corso, Abraham Koshy, Lauren Mroz and Lucas Wright takes a look at the usually overlooked area of disability in … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, disability, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Ryan Neiswender, Sports, Tatyana McFadden, Track, Travis Deem, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Track
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All Things Bikes
With bike lanes on almost every street around campus, it’s evident that biking is a very important mode of transportation for students and faculty on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. With so many bike laws, violations, and organizations … Continue reading
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Tagged #multimedia, Bikes, Fall 2015, final project, j215
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