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Quinnipiac cut its women’s rugby program. The fallout was stronger than it expected

Exactly a year ago, in Ellesburg, Washington, Macey Dunn and Reagan Perez had their lives upended.  The Central Washington University rugby team they played for had been eliminated by university administration without any notice.  They both transferred to Quinnipiac for a fresh start. Two weeks ago, gathered with their teammates in a conference room in…

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Quinnipiac discontinues QCash due to its ineffectiveness

Quinnipiac University has decided to discontinue the use of QCash, citing the inefficiency of the system and high cost required to run it.  “The QCash program will be discontinued effective May 29, as part of the university’s ongoing efforts to modernize campus operations and improve the overall community experience,” Chief Experience Officer Tom Ellett wrote…

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Second annual Women and Sports Symposium uplifts former and current athletes

Faculty from the School of Business, School of Communications and College of Arts & Sciences held the second annual Women and Sports Symposium Tuesday, March 31, featuring speakers in the SITE Auditorium full of local high school students.  Held during the common hour, the event welcomed speakers such as Quinnipiac University President Marie Hardin and…

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Homelessness Quinnipiac

QU student groups pack hygiene kits for New Haven shelter

Kicking off Women’s History Month, three Quinnipiac University student organizations hosted “That’s on Period” Thursday night, packing bags filled with menstrual and hygiene products to donate to a local shelter. The event, first introduced by a former president of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS), has become an annual effort following a successful first…

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Amarri Monroe featured in latest installment of ‘What’s Your Story?’

Program Director of Sports Communications and Associate Professor of Journalism Nick Pietruskiewicz had one important question for men’s basketball’s senior forward Amarri Monroe Wednesday morning during the latest installment of the “What’s Your Story?” series: “LeBron or Jordan?” And for the Newburgh, N.Y. native, the answer was obviously NBA star LeBron James, not only because…