Yakkers Take On The CNBC Republican Debate

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By: Marsal Gavaldà, Director of Engineering, Machine Intelligence

Wednesday night’s Republican debate made for a gripping night of television. The nation tuned in to CNBC to watch the early polling leader, Donald Trump, go head-to-head (to head… to head…) with nine other candidates, all vying for the title of POTUS.

While the candidates (and moderators…) battled it out on the stage in Boulder, Yakkers jumped onto their local Yik Yak feeds – and the app-wide Yak Chat in the Peek tab – to voice their opinions during the debate. Yaks ranged from supporting a candidate, to reacting to a heated point of discussion (Fantasy Football, anyone?), to asking questions about topics that matter most to them.

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On Wednesday, We Wear Pink

By: Nikki Hope, Creative Content Associate

Happy October, fam! It’s finally time to use this gif:

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October truly seems like a magical month; there’s a good ratio of leaves on the tree to admire and leaves on the ground to crunch, the temperature is finally cool enough for you to stop getting back-sweat on the way to class, and you can find candy on practically every aisle in the grocery store! In the words of my literary hero Ann of Green Gables, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

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Week In Review: Peek Feed Recap from Sept. 25-27

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By: Robert Simms, Creative Content Associate

The Pope finally decided to visit the United States! That was exciting for a lot of people. More exciting though, was Nickelodeon’s announcement that they will be bringing back a long list of fan favorites from the 90′s. Starting on October 5th, Nick will debut “The Splat”, which will be an 8-hour block of programming consisting exclusively of reruns from shows like “Rugrats”, “Catdog”, and “Legends of the Hidden Temple”.

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Peek into College Football Coverage

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By: Olivia Boger, Communications Associate

Football season is underway! Conferences have wasted no time in making things exciting- early upsets, big wins, dramatic comebacks. From the good, the bad, and the ugly, students have been flooding Yik Yak with their game time reactions.

We’ve been pumped to see how each team’s community responds to big plays, how they cheer on their squad, and how they throw down against rivals. This weekend was no exception.

Clemson’s close game against Louisville had students paw-fully worried.  

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Some teams had an easier go of it.

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Other fans had fun with their rivals (or make that faux rivals).

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Football season brings people together- commiserating in loss or celebrating a big win. These yakkers were feeling the love this week.  

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Tune in next weekend for more real-time reactions from students across the country. Grab your jersey, head to the tailgate, and open up the Peek feed- let’s get ready to rumble!     

Every weekend in the Peek tab of the app, a handful of schools will find their campus feed on center stage- anyone can “peek” in to see what the students have to say about the game while it’s in progress!