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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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College Students Need a Detox from TikTok
By Mackenzie Campbell | UConn Journalism On a sunny afternoon at the University of Connecticut, students hunkered down with their laptops and books at the Homer Babbidge Library. In the library’s Bookworm Cafe, many students were on their phones, ignoring their work. Focused intently on his laptop among them was Ohm Ghutadaria, a junior majoring…
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Behind the mask of UConn Spider-Man
By Esther Ju | UConn Journalism UConn Spider-Man is known for his sporadic appearances on campus, dressed in a skin-tight suit that lures onlookers for fist-bumps, high fives and selfies. But what most don't know is his origin story, and how he came to embrace his role as a part-time superhero.
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The road to change: Why some residents of Avon refuse to take it
By Esther Ju | UConn Journalism For years, Avon residents have traveled down Old Farms Road, observing its bucolic surroundings as they pass through. The route symbolizes the rural lifestyle fostered by a small town, left virtually unchanged since its origins as a dirt road. Now, looming plans to reconstruct Old Farms have sparked opposition…
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Husky Elation
UConn Junior Riley Cigal celebrates with friends during a timeout at the UConn Men’s Basketball game at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Photo by John Leahy ’23
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2001: A Stupid Odyssey
By Jonathan Kopeliovich | UConn Journalism DMD major and journalism student Jonathan Kopeliovich writes about his not-so-serious journey to be a filmmaker.
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Equine Friends
Mystique is brushed by UConn student Sophia Lesko on a sunny afternoon on UConn’s Horsebarn Hill. Below, a horse and UConn student Quinn Baron bond together. Photos by Gabe Melo ’23.
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Workplace Dress Codes are More Casual Post-Pandemic
By Colleen Lucey | UConn Journalism Workers opt for more casual workplace attire in the post-pandemic world.
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Video: Racing to Michigan with UConn Formula SAE Team
Alicia Gomez ’24 covers the UConn Formula SAE team, where students design, build and race a car for a national competition in May 2023. Produced with contributions from Esther Ju ’23 and Zareen Reza ’23.
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Video Profile: UConn Animal Science Major Isabella Aristizabal
By Esther Ju, Visual Journalism | April 17, 2023 For my final project for JOUR3065: Visual Journalism, I filmed and edited a short video profile about my subject, Isabella ‘Izzy’ Aristizabal, who I had been photographing during most of the semester. As I got to know Izzy, I learned more about her childhood spent in…
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UConn Enjoys First Signs of Spring
An abruptly warm Tuesday marked the start of spring on UConn's Storrs campus.