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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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Unleash your wrath in a safe space
By Jonathan Kopeliovich | UConn Journalism So-called "rage rooms" have opened across the country, including three in Connecticut, where patrons can indulge in their desires to smash things.
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Love and Marriage as Fewer Americans Wed
By Tanajah Fryer | UConn Journalism Marriage rates have declined in the U.S.
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Final Buzzer: UConn Senior’s Journey as Jonathan the Husky Ends at Championship
By Colleen Lucey | UConn Journalism Katherine Sheridan found a team as one of the students who portrayed UConn's mascot.
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An Ugly Disruption: UConn Students Can’t Escape Large-Scale Construction Projects
By Jake Kelly | UConn Journalism Large-scale construction projects snarl student life on UConn's Storrs campus.
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Lit Beats
The DJ at a February 2023 Apathy concert in Manchester, New Hampshire plays a set between acts. Photo by Jayden Colon ’23.
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College Students Need a Detox from TikTok
By Mackenzie Campbell | UConn Journalism On a sunny afternoon at the University of Connecticut, students hunkered down with their laptops and books at the Homer Babbidge Library. In the library’s Bookworm Cafe, many students were on their phones, ignoring their work. Focused intently on his laptop among them was Ohm Ghutadaria, a junior majoring…
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Behind the mask of UConn Spider-Man
By Esther Ju | UConn Journalism UConn Spider-Man is known for his sporadic appearances on campus, dressed in a skin-tight suit that lures onlookers for fist-bumps, high fives and selfies. But what most don't know is his origin story, and how he came to embrace his role as a part-time superhero.
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The road to change: Why some residents of Avon refuse to take it
By Esther Ju | UConn Journalism For years, Avon residents have traveled down Old Farms Road, observing its bucolic surroundings as they pass through. The route symbolizes the rural lifestyle fostered by a small town, left virtually unchanged since its origins as a dirt road. Now, looming plans to reconstruct Old Farms have sparked opposition…
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Husky Elation
UConn Junior Riley Cigal celebrates with friends during a timeout at the UConn Men’s Basketball game at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Photo by John Leahy ’23
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2001: A Stupid Odyssey
By Jonathan Kopeliovich | UConn Journalism DMD major and journalism student Jonathan Kopeliovich writes about his not-so-serious journey to be a filmmaker.