By: Ross Meglin
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In a corner of downtown Hartford is what some baseball fans think as a little slice of baseball heaven. Dunkin Donuts Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats is open for business again for the second straight season. The Yard Goats, the AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, opened the doors to its stadium after…
By: Lily Keefe It’s no secret that the COVID-19 Pandemic changed lives and the way the world operates. Over the past two years, businesses have been struggling and many of them even had to close. The food truck industry is one of them, with the owners having to think outside of the box for survival.…
May 25, 2020. That is the day when a Black man’s murder was the powder keg that kindled the largest movement in U.S. history — a movement that supported the dismantling of the tangible and intangible shackles that limit the freedom of Black people in the “Land of the Free.” The widespread calls for justice…
For Derek Hernandez, attending university played a pivotal role in creating the person he is today. The academic opportunities presented to him at Quinnipiac University along with the experiences he gained through joining multiple cultural-centered clubs helped him mature into a person ready to step into the professional world. “I feel like I’m looking at…
In March 2020, the world came to a halt. Stores began to close, employees were told they would be working remotely and college students were being taken away from the place they finally began to call home. It was as if time had stopped and everything that was once deemed as normal, was now completely…
When Quinnipiac University students of the early 2020’s think back on their experience at the Hamden, Connecticut school, they will focus on how COVID-19 shaped their experience, from mask mandates to social distancing. Looking ahead, however, they may turn their attention to how the pandemic affected their ability to learn and their teacher’s capacity to teach…
Student-Athletes & Mental Health Information on Texas Southern Case: “Competing Against COVID-19: Have We Forgotten About Student-Athlete Mental Health” Article: https://bjsm-bmj-com.libraryproxy.quinnipiac.edu/content/55/17/950 5 NCAA Student-Athletes Article: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/five-college-athletes-die-by-suicide-since-march-columbus-experts-address-mental-health Graphics Information: https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/7/22/student-athletes.aspx https://www.athletesforhope.org/2019/05/mental-health-and-athletes/ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0607-suicide-prevention.html
This Hamden park is much more than the average town park.
“One bite: Everybody knows the rules.” Millions of Barstool Sports fans know this as the phrase founder Dave Portnoy says before he reviews pizza places around the U.S. and some abroad. He’s reviewed over 3,000 pizzas since starting in 2017, and has given extremely positive reviews to pizzerias in New Haven, Connecticut. Barstool Sports, a…