With all the uncertainty in the world right now, there’s one thing that is certain: Quinnipiac University has the lowest COVID-19 case total in Connecticut. Another week of testing results came out today, and the number of positive COVID-19 cases among Quinnipiac students remains at one. Though 23 students were either suspended or disciplined for…
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Quinnipiac University has suspended 12 students and sent another 11 students home for four weeks due to the violation of COVID policies.
Quinnipiac University will outsource its annual flu shot to CVS this fall, school health director Christy Chase said Tuesday. Every fall, Quinnipiac student health services administered free flu vaccines for students, faculty and staff in the Carl Hansen Student Center and on the North Haven Campus. COVID-19 social distancing guidelines made it impossible for Quinnipiac…
For the first time this year, sweat, yelling and competitive 11-on-11 boys soccer was the sight at Hamden High School. The boys junior varsity and varsity teams played against each other in what was both teams’ first full-squad practice. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) officials cleared all schools within the conference, which includes Hamden High…
Every fall semester at Quinnipiac University, hundreds of students line up in the student center for their free seasonal flu shot. But this year, flu season will intertwine with COVID-19, which may raise the difficulty of getting a flu shot, and the anxiety for anyone with flu-like symptoms. Whether students and faculty are breathing down…
Election Day is going to look different in the state of Connecticut this year. Hamden recently received over $40,000 in grants for the upcoming election. Hamden is expecting a large number of voters through absentee ballots, leading this election down a path we have never seen. The state of Connecticut has automatically sent absentee ballots…
Groups in Hamden are working together to support the Black Lives Matter movement by showing a series of films depicting stories of Black life, love and success, followed by discussions about the films’ central themes. Spring Glen Church, located on Whitney Avenue, is hosting the movie nights over the next several weeks to provide a…
If students at Quinnipiac University think they are hearing gunshots during the next few months, they may not be wrong! The archery (traditional bows and arrows) hunting season began on September 15th. Hunting turkey with firearms will begin on October 3rd, while hunting for upland birds doesn’t begin until October 17th. Hunting for Red &…
Quinnipiac University has confirmed its first COVID-19 infection after almost 10,000 student tests, according to an email sent Friday to students, faculty and staff from a senior administrator.
Hamden parks, playgrounds and fields reopened on Sept. 4, as a part of the town’s gradual reopening process amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hamden has been very — almost extra — cautious,” said David DeMartino, Hamden’s recreation supervisor. “Basically, we’re just trying to follow the state guidelines as best we can and making sure we’re comfortable…