By Earvin Adjei UConn JournalismJune 6, 2025 In the busy halls of East Hartford High School, students often sought out Mr. Cooper and Mr. Claitty not just for help with schoolwork, but also for life advice, mentorship and a friendly conversation. To many students, these men were more than teachers — they were father figures,
Through education, celebration, creativity, artifact reclamation, land preservation and community engagement, Connecticut's five recognized tribes—Mashantucket Pequot Mohegan, Golden Hill Paugussett, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and Schaghticoke—are reclaiming their history and culture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Metallica frontman and guitarist James Hetfield performs at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, N.Y. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2025.
The Tyler Booker Camp is a youth football camp that aims to develop the future of Connecticut football hosted by 2025 NFL First Round Pick and New Haven native Tyler Booker. The camp was hosted at the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut in June 2025.
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.
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?
The pandemic’s toll on student engagement continues to reverberate across campuses nationwide.
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.
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.
Supporters in the General Assembly are looking to establish more protections for healthcare providers who perform abortions and gender-affirming care.
As Connecticut’s landmark transparency law marks its 50th anniversary this year, its legacy as a model for open government continues.