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…
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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;…
This week on QNN, we will hear form an untold minority at Quinnipiac University and how they have been affected by COVID-19. Some of these international students will talk about having to stay on campus all summer and others about travel restrictions in the US and abroad. We will also be hearing from a Quinnipiac…
Think New Orleans, New York, Chicago, and even Washington, D.C, and jazz comes to mind. New Haven? Not so much. Yet the Connecticut city known more for Yale and pizza has a deep jazz culture that is tragically silent as of late, and COVID-19 is making matters worse. The History “I know several people that…
The crack of the bat sends a sharp one-hop ground ball to the shortstop, who backhands the ball and fires to the first baseman. Across the gym, two scouts from Springfield College are watching intently. The first scout is aiming a radar gun at the shortstop, tracking and calling out the velocity on his throws.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everything in its path, but perhaps one of its biggest impacts has been on education.