The new Quinnipiac bookstore marked its official ribbon-cutting ceremony March 2. The event featured refreshments, a student fashion show highlighting new apparel and a sale on all Champion merchandise. Music from a student DJ filled the store as students strutted around the upper level, modeling athletic wear and accessories. “The fashion show was really fun.…
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A line of students snaked through Tator Hall 15 minutes before Quinnipiac University’s Student Programming Board opened the doors to its annual book fair Monday evening on the Mount Carmel Campus. Students received 10 nonmonetary tickets at the entrance table, which they could exchange for books and small trinkets. Books cost between five and seven…
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…
During her first summer on the job, in 2022, Hamden’s Assistant Animal Control Officer Monica Vece responded to a wildlife call regarding the death of a “very beautiful, young” red-tailed hawk. “Unfortunately, he ate something that had (pesticide) in it and he passed away, and that’s unfortunately a lot of what we’re seeing more and…
Deer mating season spans from late October through early January. In Connecticut, the peak of the season is the last two weeks of November, putting drivers at a higher risk of car accidents involving deer. According to Andrew Labonte, a biologist at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the deer population in…
Connecticut residents will be running to their thermostats and pulling out their checkbooks to purchase home heating oil as experts predict a sharp price rise in fuel this winter. The Farmer’s Almanac, an unofficial, folksy weather predictor but one that people in New England swear by, predicts the coldest temperatures in Hamden, Connecticut, will be…
Quinnipiac University held its annual Boomer’s Boo Bash, welcoming members of the Hamden community to bring their families for Halloween-themed activities run by student organizations, student-athletes and local businesses.
The Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission pushed the vote on Quinnipiac University’s South Quad development plans after residents voiced concerns at the public hearing portion of the meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Attorney Bernard Pellegrino spoke on behalf of Quinnipiac University, presenting the updated changes to the South Quad plans and Planned Development District (PDD)…
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida this past Wednesday hitting the Fort Myers and Cape Coral areas initially before making its way across the peninsula. After reaching the ocean again, the hurricane traveled back towards the mainland, landing just north of Charleston, South Carolina making its way up the east coast. Fort Myers and the…
When Gary Highsmith walked into the admissions office at Southern Connecticut State University, he had no idea where the future would take him. Now, as the new first Black superintendent of Hamden Public Schools, he reflects on the journey that got him there. Highsmith grew up in New Haven with five siblings and lived in…