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UConn Anti-Black racism course requirement placed on hold
The UConn Senate voted to delay the requirement that all undergraduates take a course on anti-Black racism amid concerns that requiring the course would be considered discriminatory by the Trump administration.
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Treasurer’s office to discuss investment firm’s connection with ICE flights
The Connecticut Treasurer’s office is scheduled to meet this week with one of its investment funds to discuss its involvement in deportation flights run by federal ICE.
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Suspended U.S. refugee program separates families, stalls resettlement
When Connecticut’s flagship resettlement agency lost $4 million in federal funding due to a Trump administration executive order, it closed offices in Hartford and New Haven.
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UConn students confront housing crunch as enrollment rises
With on-campus beds falling far short of student demand, many UConn students were forced into expensive off-campus housing, and for some, the financial and emotional burden is overwhelming.
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Graduating Sandy Hook survivor looks back and ahead
As Lenie Urbina graduated from UConn, her mind slipped to the Sandy Hook students and staff members who were killed in 2012 in a tragedy that shocked the nation. Lenie was a 4th grader hiding in the gym supply closet.
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Opinion: Federal cuts could snip away your local park
As the Trump Administration continues to make deep cuts to federal programs that support parks, I have begun to wonder what will I do if my main connection to nature is severed?
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Students still facing academic and mental health challenges post-COVID
The pandemic’s toll on student engagement continues to reverberate across campuses nationwide.
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Opinion: In Defense of the Dandelion
Through a desire to keep neighborhoods as idyllic as the ones in those advertising images, suburban homeowners came to despise the dandelion. But these little yellow flowers have a lot to offer us.
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How CT nursing home staff work to reduce social isolation
The job for retirement home staffers is to become like a family to the residents. For some people, coming into a retirement home is their first time living alone.
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FOI at 50: Connecticut’s landmark transparency law
As Connecticut’s landmark transparency law marks its 50th anniversary this year, its legacy as a model for open government continues.
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Connecticut’s new college grads contemplate uncertain economy
Amid federal cuts and fears of a recession, many new college grads worry about the economy they are heading into.
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Behind the Noise
Students explain why music and headphones are essential for their daily life, focus, and comfort.
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Moment of Celebration
UConn Journalism major Anyssa McCalla captured this moment of celebration outside UConn’s Gampel Pavilion in Storrs after the Huskies won the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
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Heavenly skyline
The sunset lights up the Manhattan skyline on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The vibrant view stretches miles across the water, seen from Greenwich Point Park in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Bill seeks to boost local news with 12 journalism fellowships
Journalists may see more post-grad opportunities if new bill before the legislature seeking to establish 12 journalism fellowships passes.
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Natural Narratives
How young Black women have come to embrace and celebrate their natural hair through a journey of identity, self-care and community.
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More Schools Add Limits on Student Device Use
School officials throughout southeastern Connecticut are seeking ways to prevent students from focusing too much in-school time on their cell phones.
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The Surprising Way Book Clubs Fight Loneliness
Book clubs are more than just literary discussions once a month. They give connection at a time when loneliness and social isolation are seen as public health crises.
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Rising prices force students to make tough choices
Students at UConn deal with the higher cost of living in Connecticut in multiple ways. One of those is by using Husky Harvest, a campus food bank that was established after the COVID-19 pandemic.