Jonathan Kopeliovich

Hartford Organization Focuses on Empowering Black Women Through Horse Therapy

November 2, 2023

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Patricia Kelly was just nine years old when her family moved to Hartford in 1955. The move was a tough one for Kelly, who was subjected to racist taunts from the neighborhood children. All that changed wh...

Counterfeit Pills With Lethal Amounts of Fentanyl Flooding Connecticut

Jonathan Kopeliovich

October 30, 2023

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Cameron was prescribed oxycodone for a football injury when he was just 14. Cameron, whose last name is being withheld, became addicted, but by age 26, he was supported by a team of therapists in battling that...

UConn club DesignedBlack offers space for Black creatives

Jonathan Kopeliovich

February 10, 2022

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DesignedBlack was a club started by Solange Wright in response to a perceived lack of diversity in the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts.

What’s that voice on the bus?

Jonathan Kopeliovich

December 13, 2021

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“CAUTION: BUS IS TURNING,” screams a mysterious female voice into the night sky. While these words are well known to UConn inhabitants, the origins are a little more technical.

Edge of Empathy- Series 1: Death Penalty Witnesses- Part 3

Jonathan Kopeliovich

November 19, 2021

Edge of Empathy, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk, Uncategorized

Welcome to the third and final part of this series on death penalty witnesses. In this episode, I interview Reverend Earl Smith, a former San Quentin Prison death row priest and current pastor for the San Fran...

Edge of Empathy- Series 1: Death Penalty Witnesses- Part 2

Jonathan Kopeliovich

November 18, 2021

Edge of Empathy, Podcasts, Talk, Uncategorized

Welcome to the 2nd episode on the Edge of Empathy. For this 2nd part of the series on death penalty witnesses, I interview retired state prison wardens Grantt Culliver and Ron McAndrew on how they practice com...

Edge of Empathy- Series 1: Death Penalty Witnesses- Part 1

Jonathan Kopeliovich

November 8, 2021

Edge of Empathy, Podcasts, Talk, Uncategorized

There's always something going on in our heads. The traffic accident that you gawk at on your way to work, the birds outside your window, the person on the bus vibing in front of you… What are their stories? I...

UConn Recovery Community works to make campus a better place for those with substance use disorder

Jonathan Kopeliovich

November 2, 2021

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The University of Connecticut Recovery Community held their monthly Recovery Ally training on Thursday, October 21st where they taught individuals how to support those recovering from addiction.

Art therapy session hosted at Rainbow Center to educate on suicide prevention

Jonathan Kopeliovich

October 27, 2021

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The Rainbow Center hosted a therapeutic art session at their cultural center to spread awareness of Suicide Prevention Month on Friday, October 1st. Twenty participants sat down together to paint freely.

Actress Issa Rae discusses minority representation in the media, her show “Insecure”

Jonathan Kopeliovich

March 22, 2021

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Audio attribution at bottom On Thursday, March 18, the Student Union Board of Governors hosted a Q&A with actress, producer and writer Issa Rae, the star of the webseries “Awkward Black Girl” and the Em...

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