HQNN.orgDisclaimer: This story discusses the topic of suicide It’s lunchtime on a Thursday in mid-February at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Most students are busy hustling to class, bundled up to withstand the frigid Connecticut winter temperatures. But inside an empty classroom on the Mount Carmel campus, people are gathering for an occasion with a…
This podcast about sports is an exploration of the history and the perception about women’s sports and asks the question: why don’t female athletes get paid or treated the same in certain sports leagues? Through interviews from professional female athletes from both the United States and abroad, hear about how women’s sports is actively changing…
This past summer, on any given morning at Quinnipiac University, the weight room buzzes with energy. Plates clang, music echoes and somewhere in the middle of it all, two players, one former and one current, pushing each other to their breaking point. They are Kelly Babstock, a program legend turned professional veteran, and Kahlen Lamarche,…
Finding an unknown truth through fashion Purpose – “The aim or goal of a person,” according to Merriam Webster. At some point in your life, you’ve heard the phrase, “History always repeats itself,” and whether you find that true or not, you can see it being displayed throughout media, politics, literature, and life in general.…
Knee injuries in sports are often described in simple terms: the diagnosis, the recovery timeline and the expected return date. But for student-athletes, the impact is rarely that simple. A torn ACL, MCL injury or meniscus issue can take an athlete away from competition, daily routine, teammates and the sport that has shaped much of…
Mi Lupita Bakery— New Haven, CT In the early mornings of New Haven, Connecticut, Hispanic business owners and staff on Grand Avenue prepare for the work day with uncertainty of what is to come. The smell of the restaurants radiates down the street along with the pan dulce and tamales from Mi Lupita Bakery. What once used to be the liveliest and most prideful streets are now quiet and fearful. Employees and managers…
Launching a club at Quinnipiac can be scary for students. They must garner interest, go through the application process and then wait for the university to approve. After that, it’s the student that has to search for funds to keep their passion project up and running. One of Quinnipiac’s newest clubs, Crafting at QU, is…
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.
