Social Networks

Illustration by Meher Yeda Since the onset of the pandemic, the number of NU students looking for an online community has drastically increased, leading some to build friendships through Twitter. Meher Yeda, Design EditorApril 21, 2021Twitter can be an endless cycle of memes, news and the occasional celebrity apology. But some Northwestern students have also found unexpected friendships through the social media platform.  NU Twitter, a colloquial term for the community students have built, is a digital space for students to share their thoughts on everything from the University to pop culture to their lives. McCormick sophomore Hugh-Jay Yu and a self-described member of NU Twitter said he initially created a Twitter account in high school. It wasn’t until the start of the pandemic that he began to see more NU content on his timeline. “There are people who I’ve never seen in person, but we have that level of knowledge about each other’s lives,” Yu said. “I feel (more) up to date on the people in my life that I follow on Twitter versus the people in my life that I don’t.” According to Medill freshman Elisabeth Betts, NU Twitter has allowed her to not only connect with freshmen,…

by: Dana Winter Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:26 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:27 PM CDT MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — As people across the country reacted to the three guilty verdicts, people in Mobile did the same. WKRG News 5 went out in Downtown Mobile finding out how people felt about the jury’s final decision. An attorney, Gregory Harris pulled over on his bicycle and told people about the news minutes after the verdict was read aloud. He spoke to WKRG News 5 about how he learned the verdict. He said he was listening to it in a discussion on the app Clubhouse. Harris said, “We were listening to it in real-time as it came out and so I had a real opportunity to hear how people across America really felt about what just happened today and the thing that I’m getting right now. The one word that I’m hearing is vindicated.” A WKRG reporter asked Harris if he was surprised by the verdict.  » Read More

Boston Celtics alumni past and present alike weighed in on the recently-announced guilty verdicts returned in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the arresting officer who was put on trial for the killing of George Floyd. That event sparked nationwide protests last summer many NBA players participated in and even organized, such as Boston’s Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter, and while those voices have thus far mostly held back in commenting on today’s guilty verdict, now-Portland Trail Blazer Kanter joined starting center Robert Williams III and many other former Celtics in speaking their mind about the results of the court case which shook a country to its core. Let’s take a look at what they had to say. Boston’s Marcus Smart shares how his brother’s bravery changed his outlook on basketball https://t.co/Lu8LxFA88S — The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) April 20, 2021 For some like Timelord, the news itself was enough to elicit cries of support: YESLORD🙏🏾 — Robert Williams (@rob_williamsIII) April 20, 2021 Kanter, who drove from Chicago to protest in his adopted city of Boston that summer, echoed a similar sentiment: Justice Served 🖤 — Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) April 20, 2021 The relief of many regarding the guilty verdict of…

Players can now bring Bitmoji stickers to the UNO Mobile Game. License Global | Apr 20, 2021 Mattel163, a mobile gaming joint venture between Mattel and NetEase, has launched a new update to bring Bitmoji to the UNO! mobile game. In partnership with Snap, UNO! players can showcase their use their custom Bitmoji avatar in UNO! mobile games and club chat for a personalized UNO! experience. “We are excited to be partnering with Snapchat to integrate the ever-popular Bitmoji into the UNO! mobile game,” says Amy Huang, chief executive officer, Mattel163. “This new feature will enable us to deliver a more unique and personalized game experience to our global players to further enhance the gameplay.” Players can sign into their Snapchat account to upload their own personalized Bitmoji avatar directly to UNO! to play up all of the emotional highs and lows of the competition. From the classic rules loved by millions to the zany house rules of Go Wild mode, players can express every exciting moment of the game with their Bitmoji. “Bitmoji are all about expression and having fun, and we’re thrilled to partner with Mattel163 to integrate them into a beloved game like UNO! that was created…

Check out Siddharth Nigam's leaked video call Siddharth Nigam aka our very own Aladdin is a dude and a rockstar in the true sense of the term and his hottie certainly knows how to grab eyeballs for all the right reasons. For the longest time, he’s been winning hearts for his portrayal of Aladdin and now, each and every music video of his is filled with swag and style. Usually, we know Sid as someone who’s very reserved about his personal life and no wonder doesn’t want to let too many secrets out. But this time, he shared with all his fans how he connects with his adorable mother when he is far away from her. Wondering how he does it? Take a look below – For more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.com

We are going to explain to you how to use WhatsApp on two mobiles at the same time, a procedure for which we are going to use WhatsApp Web. For now, WhatsApp can only be used on one mobile phone at a time, and if you log in on a second phone you have, it will be closed on the main one. But this can be avoided by using WhatsApp Web on mobile. It should be remembered that this is a temporary trick to bypass the great limitation of WhatsApp. However, it is more designed for specific cases, and if it seems too cumbersome to do it on a daily basis, you may prefer to wait. And it is that WhatsApp is finalizing the details in a multi-device way that should not take too long to arrive. WhatsApp on two mobiles at the same time The first thing you have to do is enter web.whatsapp.com. The web will detect that you are from a mobile, and will take you to the download page. To avoid it, what you have to do is open your browser options and choose the option to Browser version. This will cause that when you return…

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg High School theater department will present "Fine" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school, 1978 E. Fourth St.The play, by Page Petrucka, follows Jack, a popular young man who repeatedly says he's fine but crumbles when everything becomes too much. It's the latest in the theater department's productions of social-issue plays, which were launched in 2008 by former theater director Greg Shaw as a way of bringing to life issues with which teens and adults often struggle. Petrucka is an acting and playwriting professor with Independence Community College. She recently received a certificate of merit in playwriting from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Her 10-minute plays have won multiple awards.Limited in-person seating is available. The play also will be livestreamed on the PHS Vimeo page at vimeo.com/event/908311. PITTSBURG, KS - Shirley Rhuems, 92, a supervisor for Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Parsons, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Ozark Memorial Park Crematory, Joplin. WADDY, KY - Larry R. Murdock, 52, formerly of Columbus, KS, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Derfelt Funeral Home,…

League of Legends. Photo Courtesy of Riot Games. Patch 11.8‘s tier lists conclude with the support role. Here, Thresh was the only major nerf in the lineup, meaning there were minimal changes to this patch’s tier list.Our aggregated League of Legends tier list pulled data from ten different sites around the internet to see how they each ranked the top champions in each role in Patch 11.8. From that, we are able to give our average ranking of each champion that was graded or listed in at least half of those tier lists. As always, you can find the link to all the underlying data here.Support Tier ListS tier: Thresh, Lulu, Leona (⇒)A+ tier: Senna (⇐⇑), Bard (⇑⇒)A tier: Blitzcrank (⇐), Morgana, Maokai, Nautilus, Alistar, Janna (⇑), Zilean (⇒)B tier: Galio (⇐⇓), Sona, Swain, Nami, Zyra, Soraka, Seraphine, Pyke, Shaco, Xerath (⇑), Vel’Koz (⇑), Karma, Rakan, Brand (⇒), Braum (⇒)  C tier: Lux (⇐⇓), Yuumi (⇐⇓), Rell (⇐⇓), Taric (⇐), Gragas (⇓), PantheonD tier: Sett, Veigar, Neeko, Fiddlesticks (*)F tier: Tahm Kench, Poppy, Shen, Annie, Zac (*), Ashe (⇓), TwitchDropped: AniviaKey* = new to the League of Legends tier list this patch⇑ = improved (rated at least one tier higher than the previous patch)⇓ = declined (rated at least one tier lower than the previous patch)⇐ = borderline-up (within 10% of being in the…

Louis Quinn: DJ LOQI guilty of trafficking MDMA on Snapchat. A young Sunshine Coast producer supplied the party drug to an undercover officer five ...

21st Apr 2021 9:23 AM Premium Content Subscriber only A young Sunshine Coast DJ who performs regularly at some of the region's best-known venues has pleaded guilty to trafficking in party-drug MDMA, telling an undercover officer he was ordering one ounce "rocks" at a time to split up and sell. Sippy Downs man Louis Wade Quinn, 21, who performs under the name LOQI at venues including 1911 (upstairs at the Duporth Tavern), NightQuarter and the Helm (since closed), was sentenced in Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court heard the drug trafficking occurred between June 6 - August 20, 2018, at various locations on the Sunshine Coast using the social media application Snapchat. On five occasions during this period, Quinn supplied a total of 65 MDMA capsules to undercover police, who paid the defendant $1050. During the transactions, Quinn "made admissions to sourcing ounces of 'rock'," Crown prosecutor Toby Corsbie told the court. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – NewsWire Photos – APRIL 20, 2021. Louis Quinn, a 21 year-old DJ, leaves the Supreme Court in Brisbane. He was sentenced for trafficking MDMA. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled Analysis of the capsules supplied to the officers revealed a total of 12.57g of…