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UConn implements saliva testing program

October 8, 2020

Audio attribution at bottom By Jonathan Kopeliovich In early September, UConn decided to implement an alternative method to surveillance testing in their quest for keeping our campus safe and open. En...

In-person study abroad programs cancelled for spring 2021

Celina Daigle

October 7, 2020

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By Celina Daigle Less than one month into the start of the fall 2020 semester, the University of Connecticut’s Education Abroad office has cancelled all of their in-person spring 2021 programs. Matthew ...

A refreshing new approach to improving mental health

Caroline LeCour

October 7, 2020

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By Caroline LeCour Two students at The University of Connecticut are aiming to uplift others with their new website focused on spreading support for mental health. Jamison Cote, a fifth-semester dig...

‘Boys State’ offers a unique look at our future leaders

Joe Vazquez

October 6, 2020

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By Joe Vazquez Each year the American Legion -- the nation’s largest organization for veterans -- funds a program known as Texas Boys State. Which is an annual, weeklong camp that brings together over 1...

Husky Market tackles food insecurity with new program

Kate Ariano

October 1, 2020

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Applications have opened for the new Husky Market program for food insecure students to receive $30-$50 in gift cards in the mail each week for six weeks to various grocery stores. The application will clo...

USG holds fall 2020 special elections

The News Desk

October 1, 2020

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The Undergraduate Student Government at the University of Connecticut is holding elections from noon on September 29, 2020 to noon on October 1, 2020.

SUBOG cracks yolks and jokes with Antoni from ‘Queer Eye’

The News Desk

September 30, 2020

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By Olivia Hickey On September 16, the University of Connecticut’s Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) hosted a live cooking demonstration and a Q&A session with Emmy nominated actor, author and...

Meet the USG fall 2020 presidential candidates

Kate Ariano

September 29, 2020

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The voting period for the Undergraduate Student Government fall 2020 election began today at noon and will last until noon Thursday, October 1 giving students the opportunity to vote for senator seats and ...

Anti-Black racism course commences for students

Caroline LeCour

September 28, 2020

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By Caroline Lecour The University of Connecticut hosted their first week of a new, one-credit course on anti-Black racism the week of Friday, Sept. 18. The course, titled “U.S. Anti-Black Racis...

From the ‘Central Park Five’ to the ‘Exonerated Five’

Celina Daigle

September 23, 2020

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By Celina Daigle On the night of April 19, 1989 five young and innocent men were arrested and soon to be falsely convicted for the attack and rape of Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old white woman jogging thro...