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Sanctions Against Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Recommend Loss of University Recognition

March 17, 2015

By Charlie Smart UConn’s chapter of the fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha, or PIKE, was informed last Friday of sanctions proposed against the organization by the University of Connecticut, including immediate l...

Black, Latino Male Student Athletes Describe Their Lives Beyond Rentschler and Gampel

Danielle Chaloux

March 13, 2015

Featured, Local News, News

By Danielle Chaloux The athletes at UConn, especially basketball and football players, can be obvious, and the stereotypes and assumptions that they face force these individuals into a one dimensional ch...

Julian Assange Will Be Tried By Swedish Prosecutors for Sex Crimes

The News Desk

March 13, 2015

Headlines, News

Swedish prosecutors have agreed to travel to London to try Julian Assange for sex crimes, new Ebola patient at National Institutes of Healh treament center in Bethesda. WHUS News Updates will return on Monda...

From Israel to Illinois: Author Sayed Kashua Speaks at UConn, Shares Experiences

Danielle Chaloux

March 12, 2015

Featured, Local News, News

By Danielle Chaloux Sayed Kashua, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, spoke at the University of Connecticut Wednesday night, telling stories about his life growing up in the Triangle and attending boarding...

UN Security Council to Take Action Against Boko Haram

The News Desk

March 12, 2015

Headlines, News

https://soundcloud.com/whusnews/un-security-council The UN Security Council is proposing military support against Boko Haram. President Obama offers condolences to wounded Ferguson officers. You can hea...

USG Passes Statement in Support of Legalizing Marijuana in Connecticut

The News Desk

March 12, 2015

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By Chloe Vincente Wednesday night at UConn’s Undergraduate Student Government caucus, senators voted to pass a statement in support of the legalization of marijuana in Connecticut. During caucus the previou...

Two Police Officers Shot in Ferguson

The News Desk

March 12, 2015

Headlines, News

Two police officers shot in Ferguson, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran says letter from Republican lawmakers is a sign of US disintegration, and EU interior ministers discuss border control. You can hear WHUS News...

UConn Love146 resells dresses in efforts to end child trafficking

The News Desk

March 11, 2015

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By Alyssa Davanzo Abby Marchinkoski, President of UConn Love146, was home studying for her LSATs last year when she got frustrated by a difficult problem and looked around her bedroom. “I sat back in my cha...

Watch: HuskyTHON 2015 Video Feature

Ryan King

March 11, 2015

Featured, Multimedia

We took a camera to HuskyTHON this year. On it, we got tape of colorful shirts, seemingly immortal dancers and quite a few smiling people. Watch it all below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOWmYaUtGY V...

Appeal Filed in Student Trustee Election Alleging Campaign Violation

The News Desk

March 11, 2015

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, By Charlie Smart Last week, the UConn student body voted for the next undergraduate representative to the Board of Trustees. Candidates were notified of the results of this election on Monday night and Davi...