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2024 election watch: Trump scores early victories in Iowa and New Hampshire

January 30, 2024

Primary season for the 2024 presidential election is underway, as Iowa and New Hampshire held the first contests in the nation on Jan. 15 and Jan. 23, respectively. The results of the contests so far ...

d’Archive Episode 51: Organizing for Change, 1974 Black Student Sit In @ Wilbur Cross Library

Graham Stinnett

January 29, 2024

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk

This episode features an interview with alumni Rodney Bass (BA '75/MA '76) who was active in organizing Black students through the Organization of African American Students (OAAS) during his time at the Univer...

UConn students are growing weed on university grounds, and the federal government is funding it.

jamipandiscio

January 24, 2024

Featured, Headlines, Local News, News

UConn Plant Science Professors Gerald Berkowitz and Matthew DeBacco made history in 2019 when they introduced a cannabis horticulture course at UConn. They continued their legacy this semester by formalizing a...

WHUS’ 2024 Battle of the Bands will be on February 3rd

WHUS Staff

January 20, 2024

Announcements, Battle of the Bands, Concerts, Events, Featured, Music, Upcoming Event

WHUS' annual Battle of the Bands is here! The event will take place February 3rd 2024, in the Student Union Ballroom, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., and the show starting at 6:30 p.m. Bands The Jawns, Baseme...

Briscoe Talks Texas Barbecue, Pasta and Recent Spins

WHUS Staff

January 19, 2024

Announcements, Featured, Festivals, Interviews, Music

Austin-based band, Briscoe, talked to Erin O’Neill at this year's 2nd Annual Sound On Sound Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The band, consisting of Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton, were meant to play...

WHUS Staff’s Top Albums of 2023

WHUS Staff

January 19, 2024

Album Review, Announcements, Featured, Music

Find out what our team, hosts, and community members' top albums of 2023 were!

Black & Bold Episode 18: Microaggressions

NaShawn Livingston

January 1, 2024

Black & Bold, Entertainment, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

You're so articulate! Can I touch your hair? This week, we talk about microaggressions, what they are, and how we deal with them. ...

The Sociology of Mental Health

WHUS Staff

December 28, 2023

Entertainment, Featured, Health and Science, Medical Minds Matter, Podcasts, Talk

Hosts Keshav and Ishika chat with Dr. Ryan Talbert about the sociology of mental health. They cover societal influences on mental well-being, challenge biomedical perspectives, and discuss the impact of cultur...

Slaughter Beach, Dog: Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling Album Review

Guilherme C. Tinoco

December 22, 2023

Album Review, Featured, Music

Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling, by Slaughter Beach, Dog ★ ★ ★★ ★ Release: September 22nd, 2023. Label: Lame-O No musician has reflected growth in their career quite like Jake Ewald. From ang...

EP 015- Meeting the STEM Fund Founders

WHUS Staff

December 6, 2023

Business, Featured, Hillside Ventures, Podcasts, Talk

The STEM Fund started operating in the Fall semester of 2023 and is led by our own UConn students. In this episode, we talk with seniors Joseph Roberts, a Finance major, and Nicholas Janus, an Electrical Engin...