Anonymity app?

Steve Jones, professor of communication. Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC

“It’s something extraordinary that these athletes thought of themselves as workers.”

Robert Bruno, professor and director of the Labor Education Program, on the National Labor Relations Board ruling that Northwestern University football players are employees, March 28 Chicago Tribune

“I don’t want to dismiss the optimistic view that the makers of these apps have. But I don’t have that much evidence yet that these apps are appealing for a better nature.”

Steve Jones, professor of communication, on social media apps that promote anonymity, March 29 Associated Press

“I wanted to channel my creative energy toward something that could change the world, even in a small way.”

Edgar Barens, media specialist in the Jane Addams College of Social Work, on his Oscar-nominated documentary “Prison Terminal,” which aired on HBO March 31, March 30 Omaha.com