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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.
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Families get creative to combat soaring grocery bills
Raising chickens was the last thing Mary Barker thought her family would do. However, they realized in the face of dramatically increased egg costs, the benefits of raising chickens outweighed the cost.
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Unfollow, unfriend, block: Is social media tearing us apart?
Taking a stand against opposing viewpoints by unfollowing or blocking those who post such viewpoints has become the newest trend on social media.
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Criticism, conflict and courts: CT updates voting rules
Starting Oct. 21, for the first time in a general election, Connecticut voters can visit early voting locations to cast their vote up to 14 days before Election Day. Every town in the state is required to have a location. Voters must check in, and receive a ballot and envelope. Voters fill out the ballot in a…
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UConn’s main campus gets early voting location
UConn Bookstore will open an early voting site on Oct. 21 in an effort to focus on the age group that has consistently exercised its right to vote the least: young Americans.
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Meet the people behind the curtain on Election Day
It doesn’t matter if turnout is high – more than 1.8 million Connecticut residents in the 2020 presidential election, or low – around 741,000 voters in municipal elections last November.
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Fast fashion lures shoppers, difficult to avoid
Glance around a mall, concert hall, or college campus and chances are you will see at least one piece of fast fashion clothing — often without even knowing it.
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Breaking the Cycle with Marilynn B. Winn
“There’s nothing you can tell me about the system and how it operates,” says formerly incarcerated Marilynn B. Winn. “I have experienced it, I have lived it, breathed it, ate it, slept on it—I’m a part of it.”
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Battle of the Bands: Opportunity for homegrown talent
Progression is the band’s goal. “I’d love to be touring, I’d love to be on a label,” McDonald said. “I want a bathrobe and slippers that have the Ruby Leftstep logo.”