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The Bobcat Bubble – QU students and the sacrifices they’ve made to keep COVID-19 cases at a minimum

In an email sent out to students, it was revealed that Quinnipiac conducted over 7,000 tests without a single positive case of COVID-19.

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Quinnipiac Athletics finally getting practices underway

After months of uncertainty, Quinnipiac sports teams are beginning to resume practice.

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New off-campus social distancing policies are in place for fall semester

When Quinnipiac University reopened last week, campus life looked unfamiliar to returning students and incoming freshmen. It was nothing like what they had ever seen before. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, colleges have had to take extreme measures to ensure that students remain safe and limit the transmission of COVID-19 to the best of their…

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New Hamden laws could help the tattoo industry strive during COVID-19

It is a good time to be a tattoo artist in the Hamden area. This Tuesday, Sept. 8 the Hamden town council passed a vote so tattoo parlors are no longer considered adult businesses. Prior to this, it had been really difficult to get a tattoo shop in the area because the town grouped it…

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QU won’t test faculty and staff — yet

Despite requiring students to take COVID-19 tests, Quinnipiac University isn’t holding faculty and staff to the same standard. Because faculty and staff are typically older than students, they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, according to the CDC. Still, Dr. David Hill, professor of medical sciences and director of the global health program, said…

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Quinnipiac Polling Institute adjusts to COVID-19 as historic election looms

A historic presidential election will cap off a truly historic year, and one of the most active and accurate polls in the nation is all over it. “We’ve been polling on the presidential election for over a year now, nationally and in key swing states,” said April Kleinman, associate director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.…

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Connecticut down to 0.66% positivity rate as coronavirus cases decline

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont released an extensive update on the state’s response effort towards COVID-19 along with the newest statistics as of September 1.

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Hamden businesses hope students bring relief

Hamden businesses are welcoming back college students after they didn’t return to the QU campus after spring break as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the region. Gino Aydogdu, co-owner of Tonino’s Pizza on Whitney Avenue, said that he was not prepared with how quickly things changed. “It was pretty sudden,” he said. “(Students) left for spring…

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Quinnipiac theater adapts to an all-digital world

Quinnipiac University theater students are finding creative ways to work around the limitations of the virtual stage of a Zoom window.

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Quinnipiac group gatherings increase as new semester starts

As Quinnipiac University students and new freshmen return to start a new semester, students have seen a natural increase in group gatherings where social distancing protocols aren’t always followed, as evidenced by recent posts on social media made by Barstool Quinnipiac.