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Creative or repetitive? 

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.…

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The hidden impact of knee injuries on student-athletes

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…

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Living in the shadow: How ICE raids are re-shaping Hispanic businesses in New Haven 

 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…

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Crafting at QU hosts book sale to fund future project

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…

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The unconventional journey of Quinnipiac’s Dan Fabian

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.…

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After QU rejects Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, group is reimagined as Students for Social Justice

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

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The gym facility North Haven was promised- and the one it got

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.

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Equity in communications: experiences of students of color at a PWI and faculty reflections

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…

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All aboard New Haven

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…

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Quinnipiac University lawsuit over abandoned church revives old tensions in North Haven

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…