When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly hit the world in March 2020, many restaurants were faced with the task of navigating their business throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants such as Aunt Chilada’s and Side Street Bar & Grill in Hamden, Connecticut, had to adapt due to Hamden’s government enforcing new protocols such as an in-person…
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Special education services in the New Haven County school system has been lacking funding over the years. Families and advocates of people with disabilities say it’s time for change.
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MAAC Tournament Turnaround
When COVID-19 struck the world two years ago, things were being cancelled left and right, including the MAAC Tournament. Fast forward two years and it was almost like there was no pandemic at all. Looking at the ins and outs of making a tournament, AJ Firnrohr has the story of how the MAAC Tournament came…
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The evolution of E-sports
By: Ross Meglin
In a corner of downtown Hartford is what some baseball fans think as a little slice of baseball heaven. Dunkin Donuts Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats is open for business again for the second straight season. The Yard Goats, the AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, opened the doors to its stadium after…
By: Lily Keefe It’s no secret that the COVID-19 Pandemic changed lives and the way the world operates. Over the past two years, businesses have been struggling and many of them even had to close. The food truck industry is one of them, with the owners having to think outside of the box for survival.…
May 25, 2020. That is the day when a Black man’s murder was the powder keg that kindled the largest movement in U.S. history — a movement that supported the dismantling of the tangible and intangible shackles that limit the freedom of Black people in the “Land of the Free.” The widespread calls for justice…
For Derek Hernandez, attending university played a pivotal role in creating the person he is today. The academic opportunities presented to him at Quinnipiac University along with the experiences he gained through joining multiple cultural-centered clubs helped him mature into a person ready to step into the professional world. “I feel like I’m looking at…
In March 2020, the world came to a halt. Stores began to close, employees were told they would be working remotely and college students were being taken away from the place they finally began to call home. It was as if time had stopped and everything that was once deemed as normal, was now completely…
When Quinnipiac University students of the early 2020’s think back on their experience at the Hamden, Connecticut school, they will focus on how COVID-19 shaped their experience, from mask mandates to social distancing. Looking ahead, however, they may turn their attention to how the pandemic affected their ability to learn and their teacher’s capacity to teach…