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For college students, social media can be cyberstalking threat

A student leaving home to attend college wants to know that they will live in a safe environment to learn, make friends and create memorable experiences. Parents likewise want that for their children. However, as one Quinnipiac alumni know, the crime of cyberstalking presents an ongoing, silent threat against victims.  Geoff Hill, who graduated in…

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Disability services in New Haven County public schools

Special education services in the New Haven County school system has been lacking funding over the years. Families and advocates of people with disabilities say it’s time for change.

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Connecticut students struggle with mental health as pandemic continues

It’s every college student’s daily routine: put on a mask, walk to class and hope to get an education without contracting COVID-19. For Alyssa Murphy, a student pursuing her MBA at Quinnipiac University, this everyday pattern hasn’t been so simple. “I’m just so overwhelmed,” she said. After a year and six months full of fear, isolation…

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QU removes fee for students staying on campus over Thanksgiving break

Students can live on campus over break free of charge with an approved request from residential life.

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‘Children shouldn’t have to think about where their next meal is coming from’ Hamden Schools offer free meals to students

Hamden Public Schools to offer free breakfasts and lunches to its students for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Parking on campus is evermore competitive

Last year, in a year of hybrid and fully online classes, the struggle to find a parking spot at Quinnipiac University was foreign to students. This year, it’s a daily battle.

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Quinnipiac students and faculty come together for the second community healing session

Members of the Quinnipiac University community came together on April 7 for the school’s second community healing session. The session was hosted by Don Sawyer, Quinnipiac’s vice president for equity and inclusion, and led by Enroue Baba Onigbonna’ Halfkenny — an activist, priest and clinical social worker from New Haven.  “We wanted to have these…

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QU students wish they had known about the Friday knife incident sooner. But the parent of the victim’s suitemate is unconcerned.

An update on the violent incident on Feb. 26 at Quinnipiac University’s Mountainview residence hall.

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In the age of COVID, students make their own experience

What happens when work at home and study at home meet

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Quinnipiac University administration urges students to follow COVID-19 guidelines

As the saying goes, “oh how the tables have turned.” Quinnipiac University and its students headed into the third month of COVID-19 testing with only one confirmed positive case, which is far fewer than many universities across the nation.  However, that month is coming to an end, and its ending is quite different than its…