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UConn and Mansfield’s off-campus housing dilemma persists

February 24, 2020

By Sophia Scorziello While Mansfield works to meet Connecticut’s affordable housing minimum and expand multi-family housing in town, the University of Connecticut strives to maintain its number of under...

UConn’s A Cappella Groups Hold Spring Rush Concert

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February 10, 2020

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By Sophia Scorziello Ten groups, 20 songs and a crowd full of students hoping to find themselves on the same stage next semester. This was the scene at the University of Connecticut’s Spring A Cappella ...

Bicycle Talk Episode 184

Ron Manizza

February 10, 2020

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February 5th 2020 Bicycle Talk Episode 184 Ron’s Rant: Stop putting bike lanes in the door zone. Dooring is real! On a positive side: World Cyclocross Championships. How the US riders and others fa...

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...

UConn Fans welcome basketball with First Night

Shira Tall

October 25, 2019

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On a brisk Friday evening, University of Connecticut basketball fans packed Gampel Pavilion to celebrate the season’s kickoff in three weeks. This annual tradition known as “First Night” featured a “selfie...

First Night brings energy and excitement to Gampel

Kara Murray

October 25, 2019

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On Friday, October 18, hundreds of UConn students and fans alike packed the seats of Gampel Pavilion to kick off the upcoming 2019-2020 men and women's basketball season. The night started with an electrify...

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...