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It’s that time of year when graduating seniors get their pictures taken in their caps and gowns as a memento of their time in college. University of Connecticut students will typically flock to places like Horsebarn Hill, the Jonathan the Husky statue outside of Gampel Pavilion or most notably, the UConn sign. But these locations…
If you live in the northeastern United States, you probably received a slew of text messages frantically asking if you “FELT THE EARTHQUAKE” the morning of Thursday, April 5. Although the tremors, clocking in at 4.8 on the Richter scale, received sprawling media coverage, students at the University of Connecticut may not have felt what…
In the cutthroat world of electoral politicians, lawmakers need to set themselves apart from their colleagues through a number of methods. Does that mean effective policymaking, unconditionally advocating for the most vulnerable constituents or standing up to entrenched party establishments? Probably not; it usually means gimmicks.
With a new class of Undergraduate Student Government representatives elected last week, there is endless potential for new policies to benefit students at the University of Connecticut. This week, the Opinion section answers the question: What policies do you want to see out of USG in the 2024-25 academic year?
As the 2024 electoral showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump escalates, one issue plaguing the incumbent among segments of the Democratic party is the Biden administration’s handling of the Israeli military onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.