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The same day Egypt's former president, stepped down, the disputeted president of the University of Puerto Rico, José Ramón de la Torre, submitted his resignation.
There was a world of difference between the two, but in their fall, one impinging similarity. The disputed administrations of Mubarak and de la Torre succumbed to grassroots movements that, however different in scale were organized by young people who used social media as a weapon.
Hours before de la Torre's resignation became official and prior to officials' denials to the contrary the news hit the Facebook fan page page of Estudiantes de la UPR Informan.
"Thank God," one of the comments read in Spanish, "a new dawn for our University!"
“You saw this with the disputed Iranian election, with Egypt,” said Wasim Ahmad online journalism professor at Stony Brook University. “It’s a way for other points of view to get out there in a more instantaneous fashion.”
UPR students, who for months have protested the university's imposition of an $800 special fee tacked on to tuition and a heavy police presence on campus, have circumvented a lack of U.S. media attention by getting the word out through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Though difficult to quantify the tangible effects of social media on grassroots demonstrations, UPR students have tried to leverage social media tools to disseminate images, video and messages without filters.
Students, alumni and professors, for instance, launched the Estudiantes de la UPR Informan Facebook page in April to counter "UPR Informa," the University of Puerto Rico's official page.
The protestors' version, a page by students for students, has been a destination for news favorable to the social movement. With more than 32,000 Facebook fans, the page has easily outpaced its official counterpart – which launched first – by 8,000 fans.
On Twitter, students and a community of followers of developments on campus have used three hashtags to relay news stories, pictures of rallies and protests, and a home for the discourse to flow freely. #UPR, #HuelgaUPR and #LuchaUPR are three conversations on Twitter that are all University of Puerto Rico, all the time.
Postings have ranged from a flier for a vigil for UPR ("Bring a black shirt," it reads in part), to sharing an image of a police officer yelling in the face of a female student, to just giving opinions about the latest developments.
Enrique Oropeza, a student reached through Twitter, shared photos he took at a protest last month.
Even celebrities like "Residente," the lead singer and social activist of international band Calle 13 whose real name is René Pérez Joglar, tweeted in Spanish about the struggles of the protestors.
"Video of what happened today at the University of Puerto Rico, treating the students like they are criminals," he wrote.
Activists have also used YouTube to post some videos from demonstrations and news segments where police have appeared to use excessive force.
That wide range of social networking, which includes texting, sympathetic blogs and live streaming Internet radio like Radio Huelga, has helped mobilize demonstrators to rallies.
And those mobilizations – with their increasingly defiant clashes between student and police – directly preceded, if not were responsible for, de la Torre's resignation and the partial withdrawal of police presence on campus.
The importance of the new media tools to the student protest movement has been immeasurable, however.
"These new tools allow grassroots organizations to find each other, and makes it easier to get people to the streets or hallways," said Susannah Vila, director of content and outreach for Movements.org. "It brings people together, generates excitement, but then comes the question: what's next? It's hard to answer that question.
"In Egypt and Tunisia, it's amazing that you these two dictators have been ousted, but what's going to follow," she continued. "Technology helps to aid revolution, but it's hard to help with governance afterward. It poses new challenges."
Ahmad, too, cautioned that social media is only a tool. In large movements, he warned, traditional leadership must emerge after new communication platforms have served their purpose.
"You can’t have a Twitter hashtag running a country,” he said. "It will be interesting to see how these things plays out."
In Puerto Rico, things are beginning to play out, for better or worse. The university has named an interim president, Miguel A. Muñoz, and the online community will be watching.
The Estudiantes de la UPR Informan Facebook fan page, for one, was abuzz with a mix of optimism and wariness.
"Time will tell," one student commented. "We'll see what happens...crossing my fingers."
They’ve been around since the 50′s when they started as a small chain of convenience stores. Boy, have they come a long way since their early days. They’ve decked out their innovative stores with crisp cedar planks and outfitted their crew in snappy Hawaiian shirt. That’s how they roll at Trader Joe’s!
Their prices and selection are hard to beat. They stock their shelves with hard to find tasty food products that are marketed under the Trader Joe’s name.Which is how they keep their costs so low. Saving you and me lots of cash! You never know what you’ll find at TJ’s, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll likely leave with more than you imagined, including loads of cooking inspiration.
If it’s within a reasonable amount of drive time and you haven’t been, DO IT. You won’t be disappointed.
The guest list didn't let in the party regulars, but the party didn't lack the thrill. Anu chose to wear a casual dress Jammin' with the DJ.. Therefore the resident DJ spinned the best of commercial house and Bollywood tunes, percussionist Veshesh Pasey did some classic jugalbandi along with the DJ and entertained the crowd at the party throughout the evening. Amidst the crowd, we spotted a group of young firang girls Efy, Gosia, Camila, Veronica and Seohee rifling to the music. Varun, who came along with his group of friends Priyanka, Mehul, Gautam and Divyaansh, enjoyed listening to the music, and the group couldn't stop shaking their booty on the floor.
Veshesh was heard talking about his next project, "I will be soon leaving for Bangkok . I shall be performing at an NRI wedding, where I shall be performing along with Sonu Nigam. This will be my first break to perform along with a Bollywood singer. I hope this good phase continues ." We hope so too!
Bonnaroo tickets go on sale Black Friday 2010. The Bonnaroo 2011 lineup is in, and rap superstars Eminem and Lil Wayne, album of the year Grammy winner Arcade Fire, and veteran rock acts Buffalo Springfield, Dr. John and the Original Meters have been tapped to play the music festival in its tenth year.
Buffalo Springfield's set featuring Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas and Joe Vitale will be the band's sole festival appearance of the summer, while Dr. John, who is soon to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will play his classic 1974 album "Desitively Bonnaroo" with the Original Meters from beginning to end. The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach will also join Dr. John onstage for a superjam, a Bonnaroo tradition being revived this year, with more acts be announced.
Tickets for Bonnaroo, which is slated for June 9-12, 2011 in Manchester, Tenn., go on sale Feb. 19 at noon. For detail click here
Complete Bonnaroo 2011 lineup:
EminemArcade FireWidespread PanicThe Black KeysBuffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe VitaleMy Morning JacketLil WayneString Cheese IncidentRobert Plant & Band of JoyMumford & SonsThe StrokesThe DecemberistsRay LamontagneBassnectarIron & WineGirl TalkPrimusDr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively BonnarooAlison Krauss & Union StationPretty LightsFlorence + the MachineSuperJam with Dan Auerbach and Dr. JohnExplosions In The SkySTS9Gogol BordelloBeirutBig BoiScissor SistersGregg AllmanRatatatGlobal Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene HützRobynWarren Haynes BandDeerhunterOpethAtmosphereOld Crow Medicine ShowBootsy Collins & the Funk UniversityWiz KhalifaMatt & KimGrace Potter & The NocturnalsThe Del McCoury Band & the Preservation Hall Jazz BandMavis StaplesBéla Fleck and the FlecktonesChiddy BangJovanottiBruce Hornsby & the NoisemakersLoretta LynnCold War KidsThe WalkmenDevotchkaWanda JacksonNeon TreesPortugal. The ManSleigh BellsAmos LeeBest CoastDãm-Funk & Master BlazterThe SwordThe DrumsThe Black AngelsSchool of Seven BellsJ. ColeNicole Atkins & the Black SeaWavves!!!JunipFreelance WhalesJustin Townes EarleRyan Bingham & The Dead HorsesDeer TickBand of SkullsSharon Van EttenAbigail WashburnOmar SouleymanTwin ShadowKylesaMan ManThe Low AnthemAlberta CrossRailroad EarthJessica Lea MayfieldSmith WesternsThe Head and the HeartKaren ElsonBeats Antique22-20sPhosphorescentClare MaguireHayes Carll
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They’ve been around since the 50′s when they started as a small chain of convenience stores. Boy, have they come a long way since their early days. They’ve decked out their innovative stores with crisp cedar planks and outfitted their crew in snappy Hawaiian shirt. That’s how they roll at Trader Joe’s! 
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