Charlie Smart

UConn Irish Fest Brings Music, Dance and Culture to Campus

April 9, 2016

By Mike Tommins People gathered into St. Thomas Aquinas Student Center Saturday night for Irish Fest, a cultural celebration hosted by UConn Irish. The crowd conversed over soft Irish folk music. They ate cr...

Episode 3: UConn and the Vietnam War

Charlie Smart

March 22, 2016

Featured, Podcasts, Talk, The Story of Storrs

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Protests erupt on campus as the war in Vietnam escalates. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents and interviews wi...

Pop Star Taylor Swift Donates $1,989 to HuskyTHON Fundraiser

Charlie Smart

February 21, 2016

Featured, Local News, News

Pop star and Grammy winner Taylor Swift donated $1,989 Saturday night to HuskyTHON, an 18-hour dance marathon and fundraiser at the University of Connecticut to raise money for the Connecticut Children’s Medica...

Episode 2: Yale vs. Storrs

Charlie Smart

February 10, 2016

Featured, Podcasts, Talk, The Story of Storrs

The Grange thinks Yale isn't graduating enough farmers and decides to do something about it. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through o...

Transformer Explosion Causes Power Outages Across UConn Campus

Charlie Smart

February 4, 2016

Featured, Local News, News, Uncategorized

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By Charlie Smart Update 9:25 p.m. Power has been restored to all UConn buildings. Classes will be held on their normal schedule Friday. Original story At least one transforme...

USG Committee Seeks to Rebrand Celeron Path

Charlie Smart

January 28, 2016

Featured, Local News, News

By Schae Beaudoin A committee of the University of Connecticut’s student government is seeking to rebrand the path connecting the off-campus Celeron Apartments to the school’s campus. While ...

Episode 1: Storrs, Gold, and a Grass Farmer

Charlie Smart

January 26, 2016

Featured, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk, The Story of Storrs

Two brothers make a donation, a school is set up, and students move rocks. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents ...

UConn Mailrooms to be Renovated With New Shelves to Keep Up With Deliveries

Charlie Smart

December 7, 2015

Featured, Headlines, Local News, News

Mailrooms at the University of Connecticut will be fitted with new shelves over winter break in hopes of better handling packages and avoiding long delays like those seen at the start of the semester. A high...

Students Rally Against Discrimination Following Nametag Vandalism

Charlie Smart

November 17, 2015

Featured, Local News, News

By Charlie Smart More than 300 students, faculty, and administrators from the University of Connecticut gathered outside the Wilbur Cross building Monday in a demonstration against racial intol...

UConn Doctor Aims to Grow Human Limb in 15 Years

Charlie Smart

November 12, 2015

Featured, Local News, News

By Charlie Smart The regrowth of missing limbs may sound like the domain of science fiction and starfish, but Dr. Cato Laurencin, a surgeon and professor at the University of the Connecticut Health Center, h...

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