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A week away from commencement: Here is an update

In just under a week, Quinnipiac University’s commencement ceremonies will be underway, celebrating both class of 2020 and class of 2021.  The class of 2021 ceremonies starts May 8, at 9 a.m. and concludes May 11, at 5 p.m.  Four days later, the class of 2020 ceremonies kicks off on May 15, at 9 a.m.…

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Hamden religious leaders discuss adapting to COVID-19

Since the pandemic began, area religious institutions have had to adapt how their communities pray and connect.  At Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, Pastor Brian Bodt said that they started doing broadcast ministry, something they have never done before as their Bishop closed the churches for public worship on March 13, 2020. Bodt’s church ran…

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Recipients of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine reflect on its recent pause in administration

After the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Quinnipiac University students and faculty who received the J&J vaccine voiced their thoughts and concerns. The pause stemmed from six women between the ages…

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Weekly testing continues with more in-person activities available on Quinnipiac’s campus

As a way to maintain the spread of COVID-19 on campus, weekly testing will continue to be a requirement for all Quinnipiac University undergraduate students for the remainder of the spring semester, according to an email sent on March 25 by Dr. David Hill, senior medical adviser of the COVID-19 task force.  “I think it…

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With anti-Semitism on the rise in CT, ‘we now always lock our doors’

Rabbis, educators and professionals discuss how anti-Semitism has affected their communities and how they hope others can combat hate