Category: Special Projects

How a former professional soccer player with a doctorate found purpose, identity and belonging in Hamden On a fall afternoon at the Quinnipiac University soccer field in Hamden, Connecticut, the turf is slowly waking up. The sun hits the turf at an angle that flattens every blade of grass. Players shuffle through warmups, trainers haul equipment and music plays from the stadium speakers.…

University originally nixed the group for its ties to Pro-Palestinian national organization

A promised expansive gym facility on Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus never made it off the blueprints, leaving students frustrated with the current, much smaller facility.

By: Xiomara Saavedra Vicente How well are universities preparing students of color to enter media industries that have long failed to represent them, and what does that future look like? This Equity in Communications podcast is an in-depth exploration of the experiences of students and professionals of color navigating media education and the journalism industry at a…

When you ride an Amtrak train into New Haven, Connecticut’s Union Station, you are greeted with the familiar sights of a Metro North railyard, more tracks than you can count and a giant brick building. “This block has looked the same for years – a lot of empty space, a few older buildings that haven’t…

Along a narrow residential road, just over the North Haven-Hamden border, sits a former church. The small brick building is held by the hillside. The church’s steeple juts perfectly straight, perpendicular to the paved, half-moon driveway that connects the aged sanctuary to the windy neighborhood road. Unkempt bushes overtake the front door. Just above the…

Generative AI programs have exploded into students’ laptops across campus, becoming key tools in their day-to-day process. Both students and staff alike are now adjusting to the AI revolution and the change it is bringing. https://sites.google.com/view/capstonen-unfinished/home

The standoff over Wallingford’s $400M potential new high school By: Ben Busillo To outsiders, Wallingford, Connecticut, looks like a typical New England town of 45,000 people. But for decades, it has been a town of two distinct identities, separated by a geographic divide and a fierce high school rivalry. On the east side sits Lyman Hall High School, home of the Trojans, steeped…

Studies say that college can be one of the most stressful times of life. However, there is something that can improve productivity and learning, aid in de-stressing and create outlets for self expression and thought processing: arts and music.  https://preview.shorthand.com/io47hMPYCYxC20lk