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How UConn promotes safer-sex on campus

November 15, 2019

By Sophia Scorziello For 15 years, the University of Connecticut’s Student Health and Wellness has employed a peer education group known as the Sexperts to provide evidence-based sexual health and safet...

Husky Nation News: Episode 41

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November 11, 2019

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on November 8, 2019. For the news, we covered the Mansfield town council election r...

Husky Nation News: Episode 40

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November 4, 2019

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on November 1, 2019. For the news, we covered the town hall held by USG to prop...

Students rally for reproductive justice

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November 4, 2019

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On Saturday, Oct. 26, UConn students and Mansfield community members held a rally outside the Rome Ballroom to protest a fundraiser for Caring Families Pregnancy Services. Caring Families, a pro-choice nonprofit group, is best known for their MobileCare van, a crisis pregnancy center often seen parked on Fairfield Way.

Former Congressman now advocates mental health and addiction recovery

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October 30, 2019

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By Klaudia Sokolowski On the evening of Wednesday October 2, 2019, the audience in the Thomas J. Dodd auditorium listened intently as former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy expressed his view on mental ...

UConn refuses to remain silent amidst racism on campus

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October 28, 2019

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By Sophia Scorziello Tareonna Alger-Rodriguez, a UConn freshman, stood in front of the Student Union holding a hand-painted sign: “It’s not just an incident. It’s an institution,” it read. A student sta...

Husky Nation News: Episode 39

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October 28, 2019

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on October 25, 2019. For the news, we covered the arrest of two white students who ...

UConn’s Fridays For Future continues to fight for climate justice

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October 24, 2019

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On Friday, Oct. 18, UConn Fridays for Future held their fourth sit-in in President Thomas Katsouleas’s office. The climate justice group expressed intention to hold weekly sit-ins until their demands are met, and has held strong to that commitment since the initial climate strike on Sept. 20.

Jess Guilbeaux talks Queer Eye, Activism, and Identity at Rainbow Center Annual Keynote

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October 23, 2019

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By Maria Shah On Monday, October 7th, 2019, the Rainbow Center held their annual keynote speaker event to kick off LGBTQIA History month. This year’s speaker was Jess Guilbeaux, who was feature...

Husky Nation News: Episode 38

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October 21, 2019

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on October 18, 2019. For the news, we covered the investigation into three white st...

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