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Students Protest President Trump’s Jan. 27 Executive Order

February 2, 2017

Chants erupted from the crowd of several hundred students, faculty and local residents at the University of Connecticut united outside the Student Union building Wednesday afternoon to show solidarity with undocumented immigrants and refugees in light of President Donald Trump's recent executive order.

The People’s Inauguration: Promoting Human Rights, Justice and Solidarity

Darden Livesay

January 25, 2017

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STORRS - Dozens gathered on Inauguration Day in the University of Connecticut's Thomas J. Dodd Research Center to share words, poetry and music and encourage civil discourse regarding social and political i...

More Than 322,000 Connecticut Residents Can’t Afford Energy

Darden Livesay

December 14, 2016

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HARTFORD, Connecticut — More than 322,000 state households cannot pay their utility bills by a margin of nearly $400 million, according to a study released December 6 by Operation Fuel. The study showed that...

New UConn Education Abroad Director Makes Quick Impact

Darden Livesay

December 1, 2016

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STORRS - The new director of the University of Connecticut’s Education Abroad department is trying to make programs more accessible and is promoting Cuba, Croatia and the United Arab Emirates as places of study...

UConn Police Strive for Better Future

Darden Livesay

November 13, 2016

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STORRS - The University of Connecticut police department is promoting Bright Future, an interactive program that develops awareness about misconceptions of campus drinking and drug use, Sergeant Jason Hyland sa...

UConn Students Stand with Standing Rock

Danielle Chaloux

November 2, 2016

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UConn students stood in solidarity with the protestors at Standing Rock Indian Reservation on Tuesday afternoon, calling for construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline to be stopped. The pipeline most recen...

2016 Presidential Election: A UConn Lens

Darden Livesay

November 1, 2016

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STORRS - The vice president of the College Democrats at the University of Connecticut, Stevie Della-Giustina, said that a “crisis of confidence” is the United States’ biggest issue. A junior political scienc...

UConn Irish Fest Brings Music, Dance and Culture to Campus

Charlie Smart

April 9, 2016

Featured, Local News, News

By Mike Tommins People gathered into St. Thomas Aquinas Student Center Saturday night for Irish Fest, a cultural celebration hosted by UConn Irish. The crowd conversed over soft Irish folk music. They ate cr...

Play Bringing Awareness to the Sex Trafficking Industry Comes to the Student Union Theater

The News Desk

March 31, 2016

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By Lucia Greene The national tour of El Milagro’s production “Broken Promises” enlightened the University of Connecticut about the intricacies of the sex trafficking industry on Wednesday night at the Studen...

UConn Students Hold Event on Issues Faced by Undocumented Immigrants

The News Desk

March 11, 2016

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By Lucia Greene Behind every face is a story. And at last night’s Fight for Equality Speak Out, students revealed the injustices that plague undocumented students and families. As of 2015, the ...