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ESPN Enters Sports Betting Business
By Luke Owen | UConn JournalismDecember 8, 2023 STORRS — Brandon Sundblade is a daily sports bettor who relies on sports journalists to provide accurate and timely updates so that he can place informed bets. “I follow every major NFL and NBA journalist on Twitter. I have their post notifications on, too,” Sundblade admitted. “If…
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Playing Outdoors Better for Children than Screens
Because children are spending more time indoors on their devices, children are spending less time outdoors where the imagination can literally run wild.
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UConn Professor Michael Dietz pushes for green stormwater infrastructure
By MAINA DURAFOUR | UConn JournalismDecember 1, 2023 Picture this – heavy rain pounding down during violent storms in the middle of summer, followed by days of intense heat. Many of us are experiencing this every year. When the sun shines again, you may think the water has left – but heavy rain has a…
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Book Ban Attempts Increase in Connecticut
By Allison Lemaster | UConn Journalism November 30, 2023 BROOKFIELD — As Jermey Farrell nervously stood before the Brookfield Board Education on July 19, 2023, a board that oversees his old high school, he knew the fight to keep “This Book Is Gay” accessible to students was much more than a debate within his hometown.…
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Book Ban Attempts Increase in Connecticut
By Allison Lemaster | UConn Journalism November 30, 2023 BROOKFIELD — As Jermey Farrell nervously stood before the Brookfield Board Education on July 19, 2023, a board that oversees his old high school, he knew the fight to keep “This Book Is Gay” accessible to students was much more than a debate within his hometown.…
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Who is that behind those Cartiers?
By Tanajah FryerApril 27, 2023 HARTFORD – The first Black-owned optical store in Connecticut is influencing the community with its Cartier glasses. Norma C. Brown is the owner of ProVision CT and opened her business during the pandemic. After becoming the first African-American female licensed optician in Fairfield County, she went on to start the…
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Pequots seek river name change to reflect native roots in eastern Connecticut
By Amanda McCard | UConn Journalism Maps, journals, books–if it’s a historical document that references the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, chances are good that Dr. Kevin McBride has studied it. He’s not just an avid river enthusiast or a history buff. He’s an archaeologist on a mission, per the request of the Mashantucket…
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Classroom Crisis: Connecticut Public Schools Face Ongoing Teacher Shortages
By Amanda Ameral | UConn Journalism “Hell on earth” is the way Leslie Blatteau described teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Blatteau, a 15-year teaching veteran and President of the New Haven Federation of Teachers, has remained in the profession, many of her colleagues have not. Sheena Graham, 2019 Connecticut Teacher of the Year, who…
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The Climate Necessity Defense: How activists are using civil disobedience to fight climate change
By Delan Li | UConn Journalism June 21, 2023 In 2008, Tim DeChristopher registered to bid on oil and gas leases at the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office and won 14 leases worth $1.7 million but had no intention to pay for them. He claimed he did so to combat government violations of…
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Students and Professors Embrace AI Writing Tools
By Alicia Gomez | UConn Journalism Alexa Udell, a third-year psychology student, was having trouble in her statistics class. She was used to using tools like flashcards and notes to study for her psychology exams, but she found herself stumped on how to study for statistics. Trying to figure out the practice problems in her…