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01/19/2023

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11/16/2022

Are you ready to get this semester over with? We feel you.

Grab the last issue of TechNews for this semester anywhere on campus this Thursday, or take a look at it online at https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/f22i9_-_final to reflect about this past semester or get movie suggestions for the upcoming Thanksgiving and winter breaks!

Published on November 17, this is the 9th and final issue of TechNews for Illinois Tech's Fall 2022 semester.

11/02/2022

How much do you know about Public Safety's new policy? https://technewsiit.com/public-safetys-new-policy-update

Come read about it in one of our Co-Editors-in-Chief's piece in the latest TechNews issue —available everywhere on campus this Thursday!

“Illinois Tech continuously strives to provide services designed to keep our campus safe.”, this is the first line on the public safety’s website [https://pws.iit.edu/off-campus-security-escorts]. Yes, the department of public safety has its website. Well, how many of us are aware of this? Alm...

09/22/2022

Do you want to get to know the new dean of Lewis College? What happens now that Illinois has outlawed cash bail? Why should you upgrade to iOS 16?

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Published on September 22, 2022, this is the 2nd issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's Fall 2022 semester.

09/14/2022

TechNews’ summer break is officially over and we couldn’t be happier to be back with our first issue of the semester!

Get TechNews online or anywhere on campus this Thursday to read an exclusive interview with SNL comedian Chris Redd!

Published on September 15, 2022, this is the 1st issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's Fall 2022 semester.

04/20/2022

Are you ready to say goodbye to the Spring 2022 semester? What does the future of TechNews look like? Find out all this and more in TechNews Issue #11, the last of the semester, out online today and in print on Thursday!

https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/s22i11_-_final

Published on April 19, 2022, this is the 11th issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's Spring 2022 semester.

04/16/2022

What's new with SGA? Read about the latest approved clubs during the SGA Senate meeting of April 6.

https://technewsiit.com/sga-senate-meeting-recap-april-6-2022

On April 6, 2022, the Illinois Tech SGA had its 21st regular meeting of the school year.

04/15/2022

Who is the new editorial board?? Click the link below to read more

https://technewsiit.com/technews-editorial-board-2022-23

04/14/2022

According to one graduate student, Illinois Tech dropping its indoor mask mandate was a mistake, and it will result in a spike in cases undetected due to virtually zero testing on campus. Is the university abandoning its students' health? Read more below:

https://technewsiit.com/dropping-mask-mandate-was-mistake

Sara Simon Op-Ed Writer Pronouns (She/Her) Mon Apr 11, 2022 I was extremely discouraged last week by the Illinois Institute of Technology's decision to remove all mask mandates. The decision seems poised to result in COVID-19 spreading quietly throughout campus in the final weeks of the semester. At...

04/13/2022

Was dropping the mask mandate a mistake? Who is going to be on the next TechNews Editorial Board? Find out all this and more in TechNews Issue #10 of the semester, out online today and in print on Thursday!

https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/s22i10_-_final

Published on Wednesday April 13, 2022, this is the 10th issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's spring 2022 semester. Enjoy!

04/10/2022

Taking a break from April Fools pieces, here's a serious article: TechNews writer Kris Shiflet takes on the Oscars debacle and why it wasn't okay to mock Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia in the first place. Read more below:

https://technewsiit.com/it-actually-not-okay-mock-black-womens-hair

So, by now we’ve all seen clips or photos of the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars. I’ve seen the Twitter discourse on whether folks support Will Smith or Chris Rock, and, honestly? I’m on Jada Pinkett Smith’s side. In my opinion, she’s the real victim in all this drama.

04/09/2022

A highlight from our APRIL FOOLS issue - disgraced former President Alan W. Cramb has recently been discovered to be the Illinois Institute of Technology paintball shooter, who had harassed students the past three fall semesters, after a shocking post-retirement interview. Read the slanderous scoop below:

https://technewsiit.com/cramb-admits-being-iit-paintball-shooter

"Public Safety concerns? I'll give you Public Safety concerns!" disgraced former President Alan Cramb exclaimed before spraying students with his paintball rifle

04/09/2022

Getting a date from a dating app is more difficult than a Soulsbourne game, according to writer Jack Hamilton. Read more from his contribution to our April Fools issue down below:

https://technewsiit.com/game-review-tinder-and-its-ultra-nightmare-mode

Going into “Tinder” I was kind of banking on the assumption that my gamer intuition would help me find a way to optimize runs and ultimately yield results. No dice.

04/08/2022

From our APRIL FOOLS issue - McCormick Tribune Campus Center to be renamed to the McDonald's Tribute Campus Center, after Illinois Tech receives a $1bil dollar donation from the fast food giants to stay solvent. Read more on this scoop from TechNews writer Kevin Barrera below:

https://technewsiit.com/mtcc-be-renamed

In shocking news, President Raj Echambadi has agreed to rename the flagship Illinois Institute of Technology campus center, McCormick Tribune Campus Center, to the McDonalds Tribute Campus Center, seemingly in tribute to the food industry giants. This comes after reaching a billion dollar agreement....

04/07/2022

APRIL FOOLS - check out our first issue of April, with a front page FULL of satire and comedy pieces, plus a creative banner courtesy of Kevin Barrera, out on newsstands around campus and online today!

https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/s22i9_final

Published on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, this is the 9th issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's Spring 2022 semester. Enjoy our token silly/April Fools article for the year!

04/01/2022

Who is the Illinois Tech Paintball Shooter, who has been firing at students on campus the past three fall semesters? After years of investigative journalism, TechNews has an answer! Find out who on the front page of our (delayed) April Fools Issue, publishing in-print April 7!

03/31/2022

Read the latest from newly sworn-in SGA Liaison To The Presses Kris Shiflet in the SGA Recap from last week's Senate Meeting, down below:

https://technewsiit.com/sga-senate-meeting-recap-march-23-2022

On March 23, 2022 at 9:15pm, Illinois Tech’s Student Government Association (SGA) held their 19th regular meeting for this cycle. It was livestreamed on YouTube and can be found on SGA’s channel (https://youtu.be/WsqkjHhIwyc).

03/30/2022

What's up with pronouns? And what in the world is there to do in Arlington, TX? Check out this much, and more, in Issue #8 of TechNews, online today and on campus newsstands tomorrow!

https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/s22i8_final

Published on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, this is the 8th issue of TechNews for Illinois Institute of Technology's Spring 2022 semester.