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Zoning laws have led to a segregated Hamden: Activists are working to fix it

Marissa Dionne Mead moved to Hamden’s Spring Glen neighborhood five years ago after spending the first part of her life living in cities like New Haven. The suburbs were new to her, but now that she had kids, it seemed like the right place to settle down. When George Floyd was murdered by police in…

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Connecticut COVID-19 Hamden Quinnipiac

A welfare check within Quinnipiac’s community leads to a common theme: Exhaustion

By Matthew Bruin and Samantha McCleery Quinnipiac University’s spring 2021 semester has included weekly testing and athletic tournament cancellations with an exclusion of spring break. Although administrators have been doing what they can to keep the Quinnipiac and Hamden communities safe, mental health and exhaustion are affecting many athletes, coaches, students and faculty. With the…

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Quinnipiac relaxes residence hall guidance as new COVID-19 strain worsens

Quinnipiac students will now be able to visit other dorm rooms — a sign of loosening COVID-19 restrictions on campus as the B117 variant of the virus now makes up a quarter of Connecticut’s infections.  “The sense is that things will continue to go well,” said Dr. David Hill, professor of medical sciences and director…

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Spring concert is cancelled, SPB is looking for new options

COVID-19 derails Wake the Giant for a second year in a row.

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Connecticut

Democrats passed a new COVID-19 relief bill, but Sen. Blumenthal isn’t done fighting

The Quinnipiac community asked U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal questions about all the issues on their minds. Here’s what he had to say.