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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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Running drills
As part of her social media internship for Hartford Athletic in Spring 2023, Julia Gintof ’23 photographed some of the professional soccer club’s practice sessions.
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Bears and Birdfeeders
David Kotler cranks a winch to elevate his collection of bird feeders in Avon, Connecticut on April 23, 2023. The feeders hang on a steel cable between two trees in Kotler’s backyard. He’ll lower the cable to fill the feeders before raising them back up and out of reach from bears. Photo by Esther Ju ’23.
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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…