Husky Nation News: Episode 40
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
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
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
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...
UConn’s Fridays For Future continues to fight for climate justice
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
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...
Beth Macy speaks on the opioid crisis for UConn’s Suicide Prevention Week
By Sophia Scorziello
On Thursday, September 26, journalist and author Beth Macy spoke at the University of Connecticut to bring awareness to an epidemic that is killing more than 130 Americans every day...
March to End Victim Blaming supports survivors of assault
By Olivia Hickey
This was one of the chants that filled the University of Connecticut’s Storrs Campus during the ninth annual March to End Victim Blaming.The event was Hosted by Revolution Against Rape ...
Cameron Kasky talks activism, mental health at UConn
By Grace McFadden
On Monday, September 30, the Leadership Legacy Speaker Series hosted March For Our Lives co-founder and youth activist Cameron Kasky in a conversation about his work within the gun ref...
Poster series teaches students the importance of asking for pronouns
By Dharani Rangthale
University of Connecticut’s Rainbow Center has recently put out a series of posters that inform people how to respectfully use gender-neutral pronouns, how to ask someone for their ...