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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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Super Dog
For a feature assignment in JOUR2065: Mobile Storytelling, UConn student Kelti Johnson photographed the bright colors of The Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts in September 2022. The Eastern States Exposition, as the fair is also known, is one of the top ten fairs in North America and the largest on the East Coast, representing all…
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First Amendment reminder
Inside the managing editor’s office at The Daily Campus — UConn’s student run newspaper — a bulletin board with words of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reminds the student journalists about the press’s the pivotal role in serving democracy. Photo by Sophia Dover
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Broadcast Package: Gas and Oil Prices Causing Stress
By Corina Wallenta | UConn JournalismApril 25, 2022
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Sunny in Storrs
A student at the University of Connecticut relaxes on the lawn behind the Student Union in Spring 2022. Photo by Evan Rodriguez, Class of 2024
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Pandemic Painting
Flo Evardo paints a tote bag under the UConn Student Union lawn tent on the university’s main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. Photo by Maggie Chafouleas, Class of 2022
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Broadcast package: Storrs businesses before and after the pandemic
By Corina Wallenta | UConn Journalism March 21, 2022
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Project Fashion
UConn Journalism major Gabriella Crean ’22 worked as a photographer for the UConn Project Fashion 2022 February photoshoot, allowing UConn students to show off their winter styles. These photos were taken so both the models and the club could post to their social media sites. View more images on Project Fashion’s Instagram.
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Climate change bringing more mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases
By LAURA AUGENBRAUN | UConn Journalism January 18, 2022 Evan White was in his second to last lacrosse season at Foran High School in Milford, Connecticut in spring of 2019, when suddenly his team started hearing rumors of their games being rescheduled and even canceled. “It was actually really scary because we weren’t sure what…
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Amid pandemic, many college students dropped out to travel, save money, pursue other career options
Some have no plans to return to the classroom post-COVID By John Leahy | UConn JournalismJanuary 18, 2022 GLASTONBURY — Colin O’Doherty woke up one morning and had an idea. It was June 2020, and the 19-year-old college student had been conflicted for months. His school, the University of Vermont, had announced that it would…
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Raining Goals
Mateo Leveque (2) celebrates after scoring a goal off a penalty kick during UConn’s 2–2 tie against Creighton University on Oct. 16, 2021 in rainy conditions at the University of Connecticut’s Morrone Stadium. Photo by Kevin Lindstrom. This photograph helped Kevin Lindstrom place in the top 20 in the national Hearst Journalism Awards — 2022…