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Esports is entering schools across the U.S., but students are doing more than playing games

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Post date December 7, 2021
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Located in Buckman Hall, The Stable is where University of New Haven students can play games, hang out with friends and take esports classes. (Photo by Xavier Cullen)

Through keyboards clacking and wide eyes staring at computer monitors, the dedication to playing video games can be seen through every inch of The Stable, the University of New Haven’s esports suite. Players can be heard barking commands at their teammates as they become completely engaged in their screens. Faces are focusing on every single…

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How Connecticut special needs services pulled through an unthinkable COVID-19 pandemic

Post author By Michael Sicoli
Post date December 1, 2021
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Special education teachers had to set up classrooms such as these from within their own homes. (Photo by Michael Sicoli, April 2020)

‘We’re gonna laugh so we don’t cry’: Learning through the pandemic was a challenge. Teaching children with special needs was almost impossible — almost.

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