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A refreshing new approach to improving mental health

October 7, 2020

By Caroline LeCour Two students at The University of Connecticut are aiming to uplift others with their new website focused on spreading support for mental health. Jamison Cote, a fifth-semester dig...

The Neighbourhood’s concept album that no one saw coming

Rita Plante

October 6, 2020

Album Review, Featured, Music

The Neighourhood has been previously recognized for the moody blend of rock and R&B seen in their first two albums, “I Love You” and “Wiped Out,” which garnered them a rather large and eccentric teenage fa...

‘Boys State’ offers a unique look at our future leaders

Joe Vazquez

October 6, 2020

Featured, Local News, News, Opinion

By Joe Vazquez Each year the American Legion -- the nation’s largest organization for veterans -- funds a program known as Texas Boys State. Which is an annual, weeklong camp that brings together over 1...

Girl, go read Zara Barrie’s book

Ally Urban

October 5, 2020

Featured

I don’t know about you, but I was never really into reading magazines. Sure, I like to occasionally peruse through the pages of a tabloid while waiting in line at the grocery store or waiting for my hair to dr...

Now Playing Ep 2: Indie Rockers

Rita Plante

October 5, 2020

Album Review, Featured, Music

Now Playing is a blog highlighting three different emerging or lesser known artists each week that have released exciting new music in 2020. Each week will follow a specific theme varying from genre specific t...

Husky Market tackles food insecurity with new program

Kate Ariano

October 1, 2020

Featured, Local News, News

Applications have opened for the new Husky Market program for food insecure students to receive $30-$50 in gift cards in the mail each week for six weeks to various grocery stores. The application will clo...

USG holds fall 2020 special elections

The News Desk

October 1, 2020

Featured, Local News, News

The Undergraduate Student Government at the University of Connecticut is holding elections from noon on September 29, 2020 to noon on October 1, 2020.

SUBOG cracks yolks and jokes with Antoni from ‘Queer Eye’

The News Desk

September 30, 2020

Featured, Local News, News

By Olivia Hickey On September 16, the University of Connecticut’s Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) hosted a live cooking demonstration and a Q&A session with Emmy nominated actor, author and...

Meet the USG fall 2020 presidential candidates

Kate Ariano

September 29, 2020

Featured, Local News, News

The voting period for the Undergraduate Student Government fall 2020 election began today at noon and will last until noon Thursday, October 1 giving students the opportunity to vote for senator seats and ...

Anti-Black racism course commences for students

Caroline LeCour

September 28, 2020

Featured, Local News, News

By Caroline Lecour The University of Connecticut hosted their first week of a new, one-credit course on anti-Black racism the week of Friday, Sept. 18. The course, titled “U.S. Anti-Black Racis...