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How eating disorders have been affected by COVID-19

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Sports Gambling: Addicting? Legal? Ethical? But Definitely Booming

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Connecticut’s Social Safety Net Primed to Change State

Follow for more breaking stories around the community: @Nick_939 Four years ago, a new mother named Ashley was living in New Haven. She was feeling what new parents feel: struggling to balance family and work and risking losing control of both. “I felt torn between staying home with my child and working,” she said. “It…

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Legalization of Sports Gambling

By Dominic Carella During the modern era of sports, sports gambling has mostly been illegal with some exceptions such as horse racing and a few other sports. Currently today there are 30 states that have legalized sports gambling and offer it to residents. Many gamble on teams for the thrill of it, to try and…

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Connecticut has a plan to stop child trafficking, families can lead the way

Legislation has passed, but without local communities’ taking on the issue, there can’t be much done.

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Quinnipiac athletes use self-branding to land sponsorship deals

Since the NCAA rule change regarding Name, Image and Likeness, Quinnipiac Athletes have used social media to land sponsorships deals.

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Scheduling, busing slow high school sports’ rebound from COVID-19

Even though Connecticut was seeing the highest COVID-19 test positivity rates and hospitalizations in months, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference decision Executive Director Glenn Lungarini announced on Aug. 3 to start fall sports on time because they have more information and data on COVID now. COVID has created challenges for parents, athletes, ticket sales, college recruitment and…

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Pandemic molds accessibility at Quinnipiac

The COVID-19 pandemic affected many aspects of learning, impacting methods of accessibility for students at Quinnipiac University.

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Independent theaters are struggling to stay open during the pandemic

Movie theaters have been reopening at the start of summer 2021 after being closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This caused independent theaters such as Holiday Cinemas in Wallingford, Connecticut, to struggle with selling tickets and popcorn. “I was one of the last people working here when we got the information (pandemic closing…

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The tangibles and intangibles of Agriculture

Government-assisted programs, communal support, and COVID-19: benefactors to agricultural life in Connecticut can also bring disparities.  Connecticut’s agricultural roots date back to the crop gardens planted by indigenous peoples. 21st century small farmers produced dairy, eggs, tobacco, fruits, and vegetables that contributed to the state’s economy. Lockwood Farm is named after William Raymond Lockwood, a…