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Breaking: 12 Quinnipiac students suspended for violating university COVID policies

Quinnipiac University has suspended 12 students and sent another 11 students home for four weeks due to the violation of COVID policies.

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Breaking: Quinnipiac outsourcing annual flu shot to CVS

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…

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Hunting season opens in Hamden

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 &…

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Quinnipiac University confirms first case of COVID-19

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.

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Hamden cautiously re-opening parks

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…

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The Bobcat Bubble – QU students and the sacrifices they’ve made to keep COVID-19 cases at a minimum

In an email sent out to students, it was revealed that Quinnipiac conducted over 7,000 tests without a single positive case of COVID-19.

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Quinnipiac Athletics finally getting practices underway

After months of uncertainty, Quinnipiac sports teams are beginning to resume practice.

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Quinnipiac enters final stages of its master planning process

Quinnipiac University is in the final phases of unveiling its new master plan according to filings with Hamden’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The university was supposed to present the new master plan to the Hamden Planning and Board during its meeting on Sept. 8, but had to reschedule. Current filings do provide details on the…

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New off-campus social distancing policies are in place for fall semester

When Quinnipiac University reopened last week, campus life looked unfamiliar to returning students and incoming freshmen. It was nothing like what they had ever seen before. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, colleges have had to take extreme measures to ensure that students remain safe and limit the transmission of COVID-19 to the best of their…

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QU won’t test faculty and staff — yet

Despite requiring students to take COVID-19 tests, Quinnipiac University isn’t holding faculty and staff to the same standard. Because faculty and staff are typically older than students, they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, according to the CDC. Still, Dr. David Hill, professor of medical sciences and director of the global health program, said…