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EP Review: Sunflower Bean – Show Me Your Seven Secrets

March 1, 2015

By Trevor Morrison Young, NYC-based band Sunflower Bean have a lot to brag about. For one, they’re all either going to high school at this moment or they just graduated high school, were deemed the “hardest-wo...

Hot, New Albums For 3.1.15

Trevor Morrison

March 1, 2015

Albums You Might Hear This Week, Featured, Music

Dan Deacon – Gliss Riffer Baltimore, MD, hyper-popper Dan Deacon is back for his follow-up to his expansive 2012 album, America. This time it seems like he’s definitely taking a few steps back from the insan...

UConn Students Testify for Affordable Textbooks at State Capitol

The News Desk

February 26, 2015

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By Charlie Smart Saman Azimi gives testimony regarding the open source textbooks bill. (Photo by Charlie Smart) Early this fall, UConn’s chapter of PIRG, a national public interest advocacy group, began wa...

UConn Students Discuss: ‘Do These Norms Make Me Look Fat?’

The News Desk

February 26, 2015

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By Alyssa Davanzo Ali Hougnou of Project HEAL talks about memes and news articles that joke about eating disorders and promote negative body image. (Photo by Sylvia Cunningham) Searching the Internet, you ...

UConn Students Testify Before Connecticut General Assembly

Danielle Chaloux

February 25, 2015

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By Danielle Chaloux After a long day of classes, work, research and studying for quickly approaching midterms, over 30 representatives from the University of Connecticut traveled to the state capitol Tuesday...

UConn USG to decide if it supports proposed house bills in Connecticut to legalize marijuana

Sylvia Cunningham

February 25, 2015

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http://5886e4ebcbc837d13f8e-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.r56.cf5.rackcdn.com/audiopieces/2015_02_25_Marijuana_UConn_student_perspective.mp3 Story by Sylvia Cunningham To support or not to su...

Candidates Square Off in Board of Trustees Debate

The News Desk

February 24, 2015

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By Charlie Smart and Mairead Loschi The race for undergraduate representative to the Board of Trustees heated up Tuesday night as Kevin Alvarez and Brandon Luxkaranayagam faced off in a formal debate. Perso...

Watch: USG Senator’s Testimony Against UConn Budget Cuts

Ryan King

February 24, 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Y3w2o3_Ck Students and faculty bussed to the state capitol Tuesday to voice their opposition to proposed state budget cuts to higher education. Video, Audio & Edit by Rya...

UConn Graduate Union Holds “Work-in”

Danielle Chaloux

February 24, 2015

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By Danielle Chaloux UConn students who walked through either the Student Union or Wilbur Cross last week would have noticed people in blue t-shirts working throughout the buildings. "The people in the blue ...

Asian Nite allows UConn students to connect to culture

The News Desk

February 23, 2015

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By Ryan Thibodeau Every year, the Pan Asian Council at the University of Connecticut organizes an evening filled with music and dance that showcases the talents of many student groups. “We get to invite our...