For eight months, facilities staff at Quinnipiac University were fighting for better benefits, wages, and sick leave. In the silent fight, workers wore stickers that read, “Fair Contract Now!”. The UPSEU worked with the University to create a new contract with improvements for the next six-years.
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Youth tackle football is not dead. It certainly is not what it once was either. As concerns continue to rise surrounding the safety of tackle football, specifically regarding player brian-related injuries, engagement has largely decreased since 2013 — a time period associated with the start of football’s ‘concussion crisis.’ As of 2023, the Washington Post…
As the Iqama call begins softly through the main prayer hall of the New Haven Islamic Center (NHIC), hundreds of worshippers quickly become quiet. It is a calm moment. Shoes left neatly in rows, voices hushed, hearts aligned. The scent of worn rugs and spices from the neighboring halal restaurant lingers in the air. Men…
When Aaron Toomer transferred to Quinnipiac University to study computer science, he noticed something immediately: he was often one of the only Black students in the room. Discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion rarely surfaced—despite the field’s well-documented lack of representation. “The computer science field is overwhelmingly white and male,” he said. “Even in my…
This past summer, torrential rainfall bombarded Hamden in a storm that caused flooding around southwestern Connecticut. The next day, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency in response to the devastation in the region. In Oxford – which found itself in the heart of this storm – flooding along Little River resulted in…
As the prices of clothing rise in retail stores and even from fast fashion retailers, people lean towards buying their clothes for work or school second-hand in local thrift stores. President Donald Trump announced April 2 that all foreign imports from outside the U.S. will be charged a 10% tariff, according to CNN Business. This…
On a dark and stormy night, the pine trees seem to grow taller than usual under the cover of moonlight alongside a steep and twisty road. Static interrupts some old power ballad on the radio as windshield wipers work overtime to clear the view ahead. But as you squint to see the potholes and avoid…
By Connor Wilson Name. Image. Likeness. Three words that have been engraved in the brains of collegiate athletes, university administrators and fans. Student athletes can now legally earn money, in some cases millions of dollars. This has led to a rise of the transfer portal where athletes “test their value” in what’s become a free…
The road to The Show, the nickname players use to describe Major League Baseball, features many stops. Beginning in the early stages of Little League Tee Ball, learning the fundamentals and getting better with age through school until hopefully, your name gets called in the MLB Draft. Yet, there’s still more stops to make along…
College athletics have become the Wild West, with so many new factors and unclear guidelines schools, athletes, and athletic directors are all trying to figure it out day by day. For many athletic directors, the landscape of college sports throughout the last few years has made their jobs and what they have to balance to…