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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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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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Podcast: Huskies Without Homes
We don’t always consider the consequences of success. The UConn Huskies have won back-to-back NCAA titles. Yet the increase in UConn’s popularity has meant more students than ever before — and not enough housing. Host Nick Spinali narrates Huskies Without Homes, a podcast where you’ll learn more about UConn’s housing issues, it’s ties to the basketball…
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Sunset saunter
Junior journalism student Hayden Bernard captured this image of a young couple walking to the top of Horsebarn Hill on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus in Fall 2024. He took the photo with his smartphone for his Mobile Journalism class, JOUR 2065.
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Early voting in Connecticut draws in thousands
With the 2024 US presidential election inching closer, Connecticut has allowed residents to vote early in a major election for the first time in its history.
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The Shoppes at Buckland Hills listed for auction
Sophia Birnbaum reports on the future of local shopping malls like Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut.
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Evasive defense
UConn wide receiver TJ Sheffield evades Rice defenders during a punt return at Rentschler Field on Oct. 26, 2024.
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Podcast: Pompous Politicians
The de-evolution of political discourse Politicians are pompous people. Nick Spinali hosts Pompous Politicians, a podcast focused on analyzing political discourse and its effectiveness as new communication techniques have grown in popularity. University of Connecticut Political Science professor Jeffrey Ladewig joins today’s episode. Listen to a preview this episode (3:32): Listen to the full podcast…
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Podcast: What does UConn’s recent OIE report mean?
Matt Corpuz, the host of Corpuz’s Corner is joined on this week’s episode with Jenn Longa, the Assistant Dean of Students for Victim Support Services and Bystander Initiatives at UConn’s Dean of Students office. The university recently released an OIE report with numbers pertaining to sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. Listen to this…
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First Night Selfies
UConn Journalism senior Olivia Mello ’25 captured this moment at the annual UConn First Night celebration of the men’s and women’s basketball teams on October 18, 2024. Jayden Ross (23) and KK Arnold (2) take selfies with fans in Gampel Pavilion.
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Stretching for the TD
UConn Journalism major Kaleb Jennings captured this moment during the UConn-Florida Atlantic University football game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 21, 2024. UConn running back Durell Robinson stretches for the touchdown as FAU defensive end Wilky Denaud tries to pull him down by his jersey. UConn defeated FAU, 48–14.
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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…