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UConn Students Register to Vote with Local Legislators

October 18, 2024

UConn will be instituting early voting for students as well as other voting initiatives, according to prominent state officials at the National Voter Registration Day press conference held Tuesday, Sept. 17.&n...

Flour Mills and Indie Music: Sounds at the First Annual Small Town Music Festival

Kate Hoffert

October 17, 2024

Concert Reviews, Concerts, Events, Featured, Festivals, Local News, Music, News

The first annual Small Town Music Festival was hosted in the small village of Danielson, Conn. on October 12. The festival, hosted by the Killingly Business Association, served as a platform for local artis...

UConn Stamford Professor Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Investigation Launch

WHUS Staff

October 17, 2024

Featured, Local News, News

UConn Stamford Professor Steve Harper resigned on October 3, after an investigation opened about his relationship with a 22-year-old student in one of his classes. The notice of investigation was sent on ...

Oregon Man Charged with Harassment of UConn Basketball Star Paige Bueckers

NaShawn Livingston

October 15, 2024

Featured, Local News, News, Sports, Uncategorized

An Oregon man has been charged with harassment, electronic stalking, and breach of peace involving UConn women's basketball player Paige Bueckers. On Sept. 13, 2024, Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, was arrested b...

Dan Hurley Makes Sports Illustrated’s Top 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports

jackross

October 9, 2024

Featured, Local News, News, Sports

Sports Illustrated recently released their annual “Top 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports” list to the public, with University of Connecticut’s own, Dan Hurley, making the prestigious list. Hurley,...

UConn Volleyball Player has Heritage Connection

Patrick Boots

October 3, 2024

Featured, Headlines, Local News, News, Sports

A lot of people call the University of Connecticut Huskies a "blue blood" program but there's not many players that can claim they've had that blood type since birth. One UConn volleyball player, Grace Mar...

UConn Spends 10 Million Dollars on Gampel Renovations

Vinnie Carbone

September 25, 2024

Featured, Headlines, Local News, News, Sports

On April 17, the Board of Trustees approved the use of State General Obligation Bonds to replace the videoboard and lower-dome seating in Gampel Pavilion. A budget of $10 million was approved an...

UConn Ranked 85 in Forbes’ List of Top Colleges Nationwide

Patrick Boots

September 23, 2024

Featured, Headlines, Local News, News

In early September, Forbes Digital published its list of "America's Top Colleges of 2024", an annual ledger of 500 schools across the country ranked based on a unique set of criteria. The University of Con...

UConn’s Housing Crisis, What Options Are Available for Students?

Katie Servas

September 16, 2024

Featured, Local News, News

UConn’s housing crisis has become the most widely discussed topic among students due to the lack of housing options across the university’s five campuses. Following UConn’s record-breaking freshman class, m...

Bicycle Talk Episode 411

Ron Manizza

September 10, 2024

Announcements, Bicycle Talk, Business, Entertainment, Events, Foreign Correspondence, Headlines, Health and Science, Local News, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcasts, Public Affairs, Talk, Technology, Uncategorized, Upcoming Event

Bicycle Talk. Episode 411 September 4th 2024. Ron’s Rant: 24 % Really Anyone watching the Vuelta? And We are back to school. School Zone Accident Statistics On a positive side: Mansfield Hollow Cyclocros...