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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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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.”
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Party people
Chiaroscuro is an Italian term that means “light-dark” and refers to the use of light and shadow to create the illusion of depth and volume. Estelle Jarrett ’24 photographed this gathering of young women, dancing in a darkened, crowded room in Spring 2023.
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Video: LiveSafe boosts campus safety
UConn Police launched a new app to promote more safety on campus. UConn Journalism major and UCTV News reporter J.J. Ryu takes us through some of the features the app has to offer. Videographer: Mary Jasmine DeVivo
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Online Sports Gambling Common Among Young Men
Over 39 percent of people who actively gamble is under the age of thirty-five. White men in this these age group gamble the most out of any other demographic group.
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Podcast: Is going to college still the smarter option?
By Anna Zimmermann | UConn JournalismDecember 12, 2023 In today’s first episode of “Small Stories, Big Picture,” we are delving into the evolving landscape of higher education, and more specifically, why college enrollment has been making a steady decline. I spoke with former University of Connecticut student, Lily Loewenguth, and Carly Zingus, a current junior…
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Relief for Detroit Auto Dealers as UAW Strike Settled
Despite being in the heart of Motor City where the automotive industry is at the pulse of the city’s economic success, the ramifications of this strike did not take out Detroit’s GM auto dealers as it had during the 2019 strike.
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Photo story: Documenting senior year via vlog
STORRS, CONNECTICUT — 12.10.2023 — Jasper Treese is a senior majoring in Digital Media Design at the University of Connecticut. He is seen here in the college home that he shares with friends on December 10, 2023. One of the activities he spends the most time doing while at home is editing his daily vlog,…
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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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Podcast: Learn with me today — Welcome to the world of puppetry
By MAINA DURFOUR | UConn JournalismDecember 5, 2023 When you think of puppetry, I’m pretty sure the first image that comes to your mind is the Muppet show. The second option is that nothing comes to your mind, and you don’t know much about it. Well, today, we’re diving into the world of puppetry, through…