The Wake the Giant concert will return to M&T Bank Arena on April 26, after the Student Programming Board (SPB) announced on April 1 that The Driver Era will headline this year’s show. Tickets went on sale earlier this month, with undergraduates and 3+1 graduate students gaining access April 1, and graduate students followed April…
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A group of roughly 15 to 20 people gathered outside Hamden Town Hall on Sunday, continuing a demonstration that has taken place nearly every week since Memorial Day weekend last year. What began with just a few people responding to a Facebook post through the 50501 Movement has grown into a consistent presence, with participants…
Quinnipiac University’s Student Social Justice club kicked off March by welcoming emerging Peruvian filmmaker Sisa Quispe to campus. Quispe, whose work has received support from the Latino Film Institute and Netflix and won the 2023 Gotham Student Short Film Showcase award, screened two of her short films in the Piazza of the Student Center before…
A winter storm dropped nearly 19 inches of snow in Hamden Monday, shutting down schools across Connecticut and forcing Quinnipiac University to hold virtual classes on Feb. 23. The next day, the university delayed the start of in-person classes until 10:30 a.m., but students still had to navigate snow-covered lots and streets to get to…
A blizzard hit Hamden on Feb. 23, affecting the routines of both residents and students at Quinnipiac University. Heavy snow accompanied by strong winds added to an already harsh winter across the Northeast. Snow began early in the morning and continued throughout the day. Several inches accumulated across the region, making travel difficult on both…
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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…
The transgender community has been the subject of many political attacks in recent years. This has become even more true since Donald Trump was elected for a second presidential term in 2024. How have transgender rights been effected since President Trump’s 2nd term? Listen to this 3-part podcast below to find out. Episode 1: Introduction…
Youth tackle football is not dead. It certainly is not what it once was either. As concerns continue to rise surrounding the safety of tackle football, specifically regarding player brian-related injuries, engagement has largely decreased since 2013 — a time period associated with the start of football’s ‘concussion crisis.’ As of 2023, the Washington Post…
As the prices of clothing rise in retail stores and even from fast fashion retailers, people lean towards buying their clothes for work or school second-hand in local thrift stores. President Donald Trump announced April 2 that all foreign imports from outside the U.S. will be charged a 10% tariff, according to CNN Business. This…
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on businesses still linger. But there is one impacted business that might just come as a surprise – wedding planning.