We’ve all had those professors that we hated, the ones who we talked to our friends about nonstop, who made us hate getting up to go to class no matter what time of day the class was. But what about...

Over the years, corporations such as Gap, Apple, and Nike have come under fire for their use of sweatshops to make their products. However, despite this knowledge of the means by which we get our “must-have”...

I’ve always been pretty fortunate with my medical care when it came to my chronic illness. Others often complained about being brushed off and becoming frustrated that doctors who were unfamiliar with...

In reference to one of my previous articles about society’s take on body positivity, I’ve noticed something even more apparent than what I noticed a few weeks ago. That is, society is now blaming a...

The impoverished obviously have less, but did you know being poor is more expensive? A University of Michigan study regarding toilet paper found that the poor spend nearly an extra 6 percent on household...

Yes, that Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft creator and billionaire Bill Gates. In the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s annual letter, Melinda reveals the ugly truth: poverty is sexist. By now, everyone...

Throughout high school and college, we learn the fundamentals of math, science, social studies, and English. We learn the Pythagorean theorem, how plants obtain their food through photosynthesis, the economic...

On Wednesday, March 30, SCOPE held their Spring Weekend Artist reveal. This is where they reveal the comedian and concert headliners after much student anticipation. Students gathered together in Bartels...

As March is Women’s History Month, female-centric articles fill the Internet and events geared towards female students pop up on University of New Haven calendars. However, often the same women are recognized....

By KATE SAHAGIAN Contributing writer [email protected] Alumni everywhere can relate to the excessive phone calls from little undergrads begging for donations for their college.  Alumni receive...

Earlier this month, the New Haven Independent published Aliyya Swaby’s article “Affordable Housing Elusive in Boom,” detailing New Haven, Connecticut residents’ desperate need to find a balance...

From the United States Supreme Court case of Brown v. the Board of Education in 1954 to the Connecticut State Supreme Court case of Sheff v. O’Neill in 1989, segregation in public schools has been a...

There’s an article circulating on Facebook about a hardworking, metaphorical college student with a 4.0 GPA whose father (who just so happens to be a Republican), when his daughter described her friend...

Money controls so many aspects of our lives—including our health. I’ve never given much thought to the existing correlation between poverty and obesity, but it’s there and it’s huge (pun intended). Between...

Recently, I have been playing The Sims way more than I ever have. Fortunately, The Sims was kind enough to track how many hours I have played the addicting game. 443 hours. I’m not proud of it, however,...