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Photo essay: How Native Tribes in New England are taking back their culture
Through education, celebration, creativity, artifact reclamation, land preservation and community engagement, Connecticut's five recognized tribes—Mashantucket Pequot Mohegan, Golden Hill Paugussett, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and Schaghticoke—are reclaiming their history and culture.
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From Classroom to Commission: UConn’s ROTC programs serve as regional training hubs for future military officers
Women account for 24% of cadets in UConn’s Air Force ROTC and 35% in UConn’s Army ROTC. Both figures exceed the percent of women soldiers serving on active duty.
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UConn Anti-Black racism course requirement placed on hold
The UConn Senate voted to delay the requirement that all undergraduates take a course on anti-Black racism amid concerns that requiring the course would be considered discriminatory by the Trump administration.
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Treasurer’s office to discuss investment firm’s connection with ICE flights
The Connecticut Treasurer’s office is scheduled to meet this week with one of its investment funds to discuss its involvement in deportation flights run by federal ICE.
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Suspended U.S. refugee program separates families, stalls resettlement
When Connecticut’s flagship resettlement agency lost $4 million in federal funding due to a Trump administration executive order, it closed offices in Hartford and New Haven.
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UConn students confront housing crunch as enrollment rises
With on-campus beds falling far short of student demand, many UConn students were forced into expensive off-campus housing, and for some, the financial and emotional burden is overwhelming.
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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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One Hand Wonder: A Podcast About Celebrating Differences
By Katie Moloney, UConn Journalism December 14, 2019 Everyone is different. Everyone has things about them that make them unique and see the world differently. My difference is a little more obvious. I was born without my left hand. To this day, doctors still aren’t quite sure why. Growing up, I was very self-conscious about my…
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Grocery shopping usually a mundane task, but at Trader Joe’s, people can’t get enough
By THOMAS ROBERG, UConn Journalism December 14, 2019 Trader Joe’s was established in 1958, and since then has grown to almost 500 stores nationally. It has gained a cult-like following from its customers. In this podcast, I take a first-time shopper there to get groceries, and explore the brands eccentricities. In fact, the store only…
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Mamma Mia!
The student theater group Page to Stage performs ”Mamma Mia!” in the Student Union Theater on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Directed by third semester biomedical engineering student Emily Kilian, both the 2p.m. and 6 p.m. shows sold out and had the crowd dancing along to the musical numbers in their seats. Photo by Maggie Chafouleaus,…
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Not Forgotten UConn: Rogers a civil rights pioneer at UConn
By MAYA MOORE August 22, 2019 Special to The Chronicle STORRS — Many of the most notable events of the Civil Rights movement were still a decade in the future. Jim Crow laws reigned in the South and, in Connecticut and at its flagship university, racism and discrimination wasn’t as overt. But it was still…
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Not Forgotten UConn: Longtime librarian left indelible mark
By GABRIELLA DEBENEDICTIS August 20, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Edwina Whitney focused on the future in her professional life as a librarian at what would become the University of Connecticut. But she was also nostalgic for the past. A lifelong Mansfield resident who, for decades, worked for the university her family helped…
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Not Forgotten UConn: When communist hysteria came to UConn
By GINO DE ANGELIS July 21, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Paul R. Zilsel faced a tumultuous spring of 1953. That March, he received a subpoena to appear in Washington, D.C., before the Velde Committee investigating suspected communists in American colleges. He, along with three other University of Connecticut professors, were accused of…
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Not Forgotten UConn: Midred French paved way for UConn women
By SARAH AL-ARSHANI July 16, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Mildred French was a pioneer for females at the University of Connecticut in the era between the two world wars. An independent woman who studied at five different institutions of higher education, she earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees at a time when…
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How social media editors help news organizations engage audiences
By Brianny Aybar, UConn JournalismMay 6, 2019 Social media has become an essential part of many Americans daily lives. What once was waking up and reading the daily newspaper or watching TV has now become waking up and immediately checking Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Social media has changed the way readers find and consume news,…
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Next chapter of UConn Men’s Ice Hockey causing hesitation
By Connor Donahue | UConn Journalism May 21, 2019 Watch the explainer video below to learn about the $45 ice rink upgrade at the University of Connecticut and the next chapter of the UConn men’s hockey program as it competes in the top-tier Hockey East conference. Additional reading: The Hartford Courant interviewed a UConn spokesperson…
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#TheRoundupCT Video Promo
By AMANDA CABRAL | UConn Journalism May 10, 2019 This video is a special social media promotional advertisement made for TheRoundupCT’s newsletter. Senior members of TheRoundupCT team each completed an independent study project during the Spring 2019 semester. I chose to create this video, starring Lucian Hatfield (Theatre Studies, left), Sophia Pelletier (Journalism and Communications,…