Alexander Fako
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Daily Illini
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- Jul 10, 2026
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DI Voices | My experience founding an RSO on campus - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Last semester, I founded an RSO on campus, Combating Screen Time Club. Two hours before writing this, I had a photoshoot with the executive board. As crows flocked above in the grey sky, we took pictures with a Kodak “digi” camera in front of my apartment building for an Instagram post while listening to ’80s throwback music. That photoshoot was one of the most fun and wholesome nights I’ve had during my now two-ish years on campus. What is the CSTC, you ask? The CSTC’s mission is “to foster a c
Opinion | On college advice: Tread lightly - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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As an incoming freshman, you’re probably drowning in everyone’s take on how to optimize your college experience. Parents may be encouraging strict study habits. Peers may be telling you to rush Delta Tau Chi. Media personalities like Jordan Peterson may be clogging your social media feed with their takes on everything from libido to lampooning. College advice is everywhere. It isn’t useless — it’s misunderstood. We live in the Information Age. This is a positive for college and career planning.
Column | Skyrocket smoke: A poem - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Bob Seger and Tom Petty and Labi Siffre and Steve Miller Band echoing the static sounds of By Mom and Dad, and sometimes the grouchy neighbor Who insists he’s just following the property line Igloo ice coolers and slip-and-slides and Like it knows everything’s going to be alright Well, those drifter days are past me now July evening behind the yellow tubing on top of Where parents pack hot dogs in aluminum foil and Beyond the downtown district, where they serve steak fries in Away from the noise
Column | Skyrocket smoke: A poem - The Daily Illini (opens the original)
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Bob Seger and Tom Petty and Labi Siffre and Steve Miller Band echoing the static sounds of By Mom and Dad, and sometimes the grouchy neighbor Who insists he’s just following the property line Igloo ice coolers and slip-and-slides and Like it knows everything’s going to be alright Well, those drifter days are past me now July evening behind the yellow tubing on top of Where parents pack hot dogs in aluminum foil and Beyond the downtown district, where they serve steak fries in Away from the noise
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