John Murillo’s debut poetry collection, Up Jump the Boogie, reveals an honest portrayal of urban life littered with genuine violence, inevitable downfalls, and lost love. Murillo doesn’t shy away from...

With just about five weeks of the semester under your belt and a depleted bank account from tuition and books, it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than sleeping over spring break. However, recent...

In an attempt to branch away from choral hymns and Gregorian chant, the Pope issued a list of the top ten pop and rock albums of all time, with The Beatles’ Revolver securing the number one spot. The...

Does it feel like every person you come in contact with lately is infected with some sort of illness? Sick of holding your breath for an hour during math because the kid next to you is hacking his brains...

Weighing less does not always allow athletes to perform at a higher level. According to Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a muscle metabolism researcher and physiologist at McMaster University in Ontario, every individual...

Ignorance is bliss – well, that’s what we’ve all been told. And up until last week, I would have happily agreed with that phrase. However, a recent news story got me thinking about all of the problems...

In the political sea of Connecticut liberals, a conservative candidate is lucky to get a nod of acknowledgement in his or her direction. Fortunately, Republican Senatorial candidate Linda McMahon has already...

Sometimes I am baffled by the amount of truth inherent in our society’s most cliché sayings. And although I would rather begin this article with a few clever words of my own, I cannot put this idea...

Alfio Russo, Consulate General of Italy in New York City, addressed the University of New Haven community Thursday Nov. 13, in a speech that urged those present to embrace multiculturalism and support...

I’ll admit it. I’m a top-rate eavesdropper. No matter where I am, my ears inevitably have a way of finding stimulation in the conversations of others. This is not to say that I intentionally snoop...

Medical marijuana users and suppliers are no longer subject to arrest if they are complying with state laws, new federal policy states. According to U.S. Justice Department officials, prosecutors’...

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger openly reprimanded his wife for using her cell phone while driving: an act that breaks a law he helped bring into effect in July 2008. Two photographs of Maria...

Lucy Vodden, the woman who inspired the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” died on Sept. 28 at the age of 46. Vodden died at St. Thomas’ Hospital where she had received over five years...

Lawrence Flanagan, MasterCard marketing executive, addressed the University of New Haven community Sept. 28 in a speech that urged those present to make decisions based on their own convictions. Borrowing...

“You’ll find him.” “He just wasn’t the one.” “We are meant to be.” At some point or another, all of us have fallen victim to uttering some less-than-creative variation of one of the...