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Dog yoga with officers Tildy and Carson is a treat for students

March 16, 2021

University of Connecticut students showed off their downward dog poses with some of the school's favorite dogs on March 12 with DOGA: Yoga with Tildy and Carson at UConn Rec. Assistant Program Director of ...

Library’s new staircase is ‘first step’ toward renovations

Celina Daigle

March 15, 2021

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Homer Babbidge Library, sitting at the heart of the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus is due for renovations. Built in 1978, the brick building has slowly expanded its seating capacity as the campus ...

New survey gives graduates hope for in-person commencement ceremonies

Rita Plante

March 9, 2021

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On March 4, an email was sent to the class of 2021 graduating seniors and recent graduates of the class of 2020 at the University of Connecticut, notifying them of the possibility of an in-person commencement ...

Full interview with JR SPECS about his latest release ‘GETCHA GEEKED’

Rita Plante

March 5, 2021

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Full interview with JR SPECS and Rita Plante I had the pleasure of sitting down with University of Connecticut senior and hip-hop musician Josh Redmond to talk about his brand new release “GETCHA GEEKED.” R...

Student develops an app to make doing laundry a breeze

Celina Daigle

March 3, 2021

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Imagine the disappointment of gathering laundry, bringing it all the way downstairs or to the laundry building, just for there to be no washing machines or dryers open. It’s a truly terrible feeling f...

USG hosts speaker series to kick off Justice Now Initiative

The News Desk

March 3, 2021

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By Grace McFadden The Undergraduate Student Government at the University of Connecticut started the Justice Now Initiative with a series of speakers giving talks about topics pertinent to Black History ...

Spring 2021 USG elections to begin on Tuesday

Kate Ariano

March 1, 2021

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The Undergraduate Student Government spring 2021 election will take place from noon on Tuesday March 2 to noon Thursday March 4, giving University of Connecticut students the opportunity to elect their pre...

UConn’s first Podcast Symposium to excite students about podcasting opportunities

The News Desk

February 18, 2021

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By Nicholas Hellinghausen Two University of Connecticut students will be hosting a Podcast Symposium on Sunday, Feb. 21 and Monday, Feb. 22. The symposium has a hybrid structure, as some components will...

How one man lit the match to unite Husky Nation

Celina Daigle

February 15, 2021

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Who would have thought that hardly over one month ago, a single University of Connecticut Huskies fan eating a spoon of hot sauce would become an internet sensation throughout Husky Nation? Definitely not Brya...

Professor Amanda Crawford talks misinformation and the ‘attack on democracy itself’

The News Desk

February 12, 2021

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By Grace McFadden On Feb. 3, University of Connecticut professor of journalism Amanda Crawford gave a talk titled Misinformation & The Media: Lessons from the Sandy Hook Shooting. The talk, whic...