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ESPN’s Katie Feeney makes ‘What’s Your Story?’ debut

ESPN Sports and Lifestyle Content Creator Katie Feeney joined Associate Professor of Journalism and Sports Communications Program Director Nick Pietruszkiewicz Tuesday for the most recent episode of “What’s Your Story?” The YouTube series features industry professionals and gives students access to sports media moguls on a smaller stage. Feeney, just 23 years old, garners a…

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QTHON, Lighting the Way

Students at Quinnipiac University gathered at QTHON’s Light the Way event, one of the school’s largest of the year. The organization raises money all year in support of children and families at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and the grand total is revealed at the end of the event. The daylong event brought together students, families…

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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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Tri Delta and Beta Theta Pi host JEOPARDY!

Jeopardy! has always been a fan favorite game show for trivia fans and nighttime television watchers, it’s been a part of popular culture for decades. The show has seen an array of different hosts, including the legendary Alex Trebek and most recently, Ken Jennings. But at Quinnipiac on Thursday, Feb. 26, the Jeopardy! hosts were…

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Trader Joe’s opens in Hamden

A new Trader Joe’s location in Hamden, located on 46 Skiff St., is already drawing large crowds, especially with students from Quinnipiac University. The grocery store, which opened in early February, has quickly become a convenient shopping option for students who previously had to travel to other towns for specialty groceries and prepared foods. The…

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Women Empowered hosts first-ever bedazzling event

Women Empowered hosted its first-ever “Sips & Clips” night, where students gathered to bedazzle mini hairbrushes, compact mirrors and hair clips while sipping on mocktails. The event gave students the opportunity to show their creativity and personalize everyday accessories while connecting with other women on campus. “I’m very interested in beauty, and I thought the…

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Quinnipiac hosts annual ‘State of QUnion’

Quinnipiac University’s Student Government Association hosted its annual “State of QUnion” panel with members of the university administration on Wednesday afternoon. This event gives an opportunity for panel members to lay out new and upcoming university policies, and allows students to speak directly with Quinnipiac’s administration. This year’s panel featured a virtual appearance from President…

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Students ‘push’ toward glory in RecWell Olympics

With the Olympic Winter Games in full swing, and worldwide competition at a height right now, Quinnipiac RecWell is hosting their own Winter Olympics, a series of four physical competitions for students to participate in.

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School of Communications Diversity Committee Hosts ‘Unfiltered Comm-versations: Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl’

On Feb. 10 during Common Hour, the School of Communication Diversity Committee hosted the second session of their “Unfiltered Comm-versations” series to discuss the performance, and the importance of the man behind it.

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Quinnipiac student introduces free period products to campus bathrooms

Ahead of National Period Poverty Week starting on May 22, one Quinnipiac University student is making a difference in campus bathrooms. Makeba Walcott, a first-year medical student has begun a free period product trial run in many bathrooms within the Netter School of Medicine. The success of this trial run will determine whether or not…