When John Lahey became president of what was then called Quinnipiac College in 1987, he knew the Hamden, Connecticut school had potential but not much else outside of its small campus across from a state park. Yet during the next three decades, he transformed what had become Quinnipiac University into a 10,000-student enterprise, with law…
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“Even if you make the change in one person, it is worth it to do the change” Hamden, Connecticut is an East Coast, dense suburban town with more than 60,000 residents. Despite being a suburban community in the middle of the state, many residents feel the need to respond to international events. That was especially…
While the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger, the long-term effects are still waiting around the corner. As businesses were being shut down to limit human contact and spread of the virus, the restaurant industry was hit with a unique problem. While most businesses could function to some degree through computer screens, restaurants…
While some student-athletes play professionally, most don’t. The value of being a student-athlete is still individually great.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the performing arts community extremely hard. With theaters around the country going dark for nearly a year the performing arts community in New Haven Connecticut faced great financial unrest as well. Theaters across New Haven have finally begun to return to normal but that was not without the dedication of many…
It is hard to play Major League Baseball. But it might be even harder to be a Minor League Baseball player. With salaries that are less than the federal minimum wage and living conditions that have players literally stacked on top of each other when they sleep, Minor League Baseball is baseball’s darkest secret that…
When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly hit the world in March 2020, many restaurants were faced with the task of navigating their business throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants such as Aunt Chilada’s and Side Street Bar & Grill in Hamden, Connecticut, had to adapt due to Hamden’s government enforcing new protocols such as an in-person…
Special education services in the New Haven County school system has been lacking funding over the years. Families and advocates of people with disabilities say it’s time for change.
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MAAC Tournament Turnaround
When COVID-19 struck the world two years ago, things were being cancelled left and right, including the MAAC Tournament. Fast forward two years and it was almost like there was no pandemic at all. Looking at the ins and outs of making a tournament, AJ Firnrohr has the story of how the MAAC Tournament came…