By Katie O’Keefe The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a new interest in dog adoption all over the U.S. For many, a new companion helps with the loneliness. For others, it feels like the right time to rescue a dog, considering all of the time spent at home. However, for one adopter, it was simply what…
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Suffering Still.
By: Kaye Paddyfote 1 in 1,125 Black Americans has died (or 88.4 deaths per 100,000) according to APM Research Lab. That is the highest amount for any race in America. This is a problem because the health care system is failing Black Americans because they are dying of this virus at higher numbers.
By Roberto Casillas “I only packed my bag for a week,” Quinnipiac senior and international student from Canada, Mckenna Haz said. “I haven’t been back to campus since, and it’s been seven months. Pretty much everything I own is in my friend’s basement in Connecticut.” Haz is one of many international students that haven’t been…
One word to describe the year 2020 for professional athletics? Disaster. Back in January, the United States’ first case of COVID-19 was detected in in a nursing home in Washington state. In the weeks that followed, instances of the virus continued to pop up — first in Washington, then in more traditional hotspot sites like…
By Izzy Agricola A college town in a true blue state, Hamden, Connecticut is often glossed over in terms of general elections. There are no rallies, no campaigning and definitely no presidential visits. But in a town like Hamden, it’s not about national politics – it’s the local ones that count. With just one drive…
And what will they do moving forward? By Connor Ullathorne The world came to a stand-still. Businesses shut down. All sporting events, from pickup basketball games at a local gym, to professional sports and NCAA’s March Madness, were canceled or postponed. “Probably one of the eeriest days of my life,” Maggie Pruitt, an assistant director…
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Hockey in a Pandemic?
By Patrick Flatley Do you remember where you were on March 12, 2020? Quinnipiac hockey player Alex Whelan does. That day is better known as “the day the sports world stopped.” People got used to the way of life and that all came to a screeching halt. Quinnipiac University students, along with many others across…
John Kennedy spends much of his day next to a concrete divider in the Walmart parking lot on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden. He’s not there by choice, although passers-by may think that’s the case. That, however, may change with a partnership that evolved among the Hamden Police Department, the Hamden Community Development Department and the…
By: Eric Kerr Where it all began Connecticut high school sports went to the sidelines in March as COVID-19 raged across the eastern United States. This meant that thousands of athletes missed the full spring season. “Last year was a year we probably would have won the state title,” said Sue Bavone, head coach of…
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USA Field Hockey: Uncovered
In this episode, we are going to talk about the USA Field Hockey model through the eyes of Connecticut based coaches and players. What is it actually like at the National level? Find out here. Special thanks to the Connecticut coaches. Becca Main; head coach at Quinnipiac University, Deb Brickey; co-Founder of HTC, Darren Smallhorn;…