Escribe España: All in good time
I can’t believe I’m saying this: I come home next month. When I arrived here, time seemed to stop as I adapted to the culture around me and absorbed the history that Salamanca has had to offer—but time ha...
Phony Ppl fills Mischief After Dark with funky R&B vibes
On Saturday, October 19, UConn welcomed the Brooklyn-based R&B group Phony Ppl as part of WHUS's annual fall concert Mischief After Dark.
Held in the Student Union Ballroom, the night kicked off with pe...
Students rally for reproductive justice
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
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
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...
Escribe España: The sky’s the limit
Hola Huskies! The weeks here in Salamanca are flying by and less than 50 days from now I will be back at UConn Nation. While I am ecstatic to come home, I have taken great care in capturing the experiences tha...
UConn Fans welcome basketball with First Night
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
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
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
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...