Over my four years at UConn, I took mul­ti­ple news writ­ing class­es where I inter­viewed sources and high­light­ed inter­est­ing stories. 


UConn Spi­der-Man pos­es with UConn junior Syd­ney Hay­wood at the fall involve­ment fair on Sept. 4, 2024. Pho­to by Emi­ly Sharkis

UConn Spider-Man wants to remain anonymous, for now

For two years I had thought about what I would say to UConn-Spi­der-Man if giv­en the chance. I was about to hop on a Zoom call with him. 

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A pile of fast fash­ion tops sit on top of a desk. The items were donat­ed to Her Cam­pus UConn for the stu­dent organization’s thrift shop fundrais­er in March 2024. Pho­to via Emi­ly Sharkis.

Why students keep buying fast fashion — despite it’s problems

In 2024, if you glance around a mall, con­cert hall, or col­lege cam­pus, chances are, you will see at least one piece of fast fash­ion cloth­ing — often with­out even know­ing it. 

Why do stu­dents keep pur­chas­ing fast fash­ion when most of them deem it moral­ly wrong? I spoke to over a dozen of them to find out.

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Book Barn res­i­dent Cheesepuff sleeps peace­ful­ly amongst the books. Pho­to via Emi­ly Sharkis

The Book Barn in Niantic creates community for book lovers

A bib­lio­phile’s par­adise, the Book Barn in Niantic brings cozy fun and nos­tal­gia to Con­necti­cut. With thou­sands of books and an eclec­tic sense of com­mu­ni­ty, this store is one-of-a-kind.

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My Love-Hate Relationship With Therapy

For a pletho­ra of rea­sons, I am about to enter a new stage in my ther­a­py jour­ney. As I pre­pare to meet some­one new, I have been remind­ing myself of the many lessons that ther­a­py has taught me thus far.

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Why ‘Severance’ Is One Of The Most Compelling Shows On Television Right Now

Some­times when I’m sup­posed to be pay­ing atten­tion in class, I’m real­ly think­ing about what hap­pened dur­ing the ORTBO. If you’re real­ly con­fused right now, it’s prob­a­bly because you’re not watch­ing Sev­er­ance

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