Move Over Zuckerberg, nConnect is Here

Facebook may very well become a thing of the past, well, at least for Newman residents. N-Connect is a social networking website designed for Newmanites by Newmanites. Andy Kraus and Steve Zazeski are the masterminds behind this website designed to make connecting with Newman Hall and its residents easier and more fun.

Upon entering the site, residents find the homepage. One of the many features of the homepage is the list of links that it provides to websites that students may use throughout the day including, the UIUC homepage, Compass, Enterprise, the Daily Illini, Facebook, and well… would you look at that, Bag of Chips. The homepage also features local daily weather.

Every resident has a profile page ready and waiting for them, complete with a picture (you know, that one that you took when you moved in?). If you don’t like your pic then change it, and while you’re at it, update your profile. List you interests and what classes you are in or have been in. In turn, you can search for other residents who share your similar interests, are taking the same course as you, or who have already taken that course.

The profile pages “allow you to find out people’s interests so you can start conversations,” said co-creator Andy Kraus.

N-Connect also features a calendar with hall wide events. “You can keep on top of what’s going on,” said Kraus. “Any student can post their event on the calendar.”

Anything else? You bet. Supposedly, we were told that there is going to be a Dining Hall Menu. “Coming soon, I promise!” said Kraus. “We will have meal voting so you can have a say in what you want to see in the dining hall.”

In case you haven’t made N-connect your homepage yet you can do so by visiting nconnect.us.

-Katie