April is perhaps America’s most maligned month for one reason: tax day. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)makes filing taxes as muddling as possible. Numbers and acronyms litter the website: 1040, 1048,...
I have become accustomed to being the only Black woman in the room. In addition to being followed around high-end stores and ignoring the many microaggressions of my peers, going places that are not inclusive...
The heroic shapers and makers of history are always men – or at least, that is what we are led to believe. A quick Google search of “most influential people in history” brings up a Time magazine...
Last Wednesday marked the start of Women’s History Month, which runs throughout March and allows us all to reflect on the vital role that women have played throughout American history. As an organization...
Sporting events often provide a quick allegory for the real world. This weekend, the New Haven men’s basketball team hosted their crosstown rivals, Southern Connecticut State University, with a trip...
I lived like a good Catholic for more than 15 years. I attended Catholic school from the age of three until I graduated high school. I went to church every Sunday with my family, received my first Communion...
Stephen Gangi, Executive Business Manager
• February 28, 2023
The intriguing perpetuations of stereotypes: not all of them are bad, but certainly not all of them are good.
Growing up in the United States, most of us are introduced to people of many backgrounds,...
Will Hinck, Contributing Writer
• February 28, 2023
Disappointment is a natural part of life. Whether it’s from your favorite sports team losing or failing a test you studied hard for, it’s not a hot take that everyone has experienced some level of...
On Feb. 13, University of New Haven students were stricken with worry and fear as a rumor spread through the anonymous social media site YikYak of a student jumping off Bergami Hall. There were people...
On Feb. 3, a train transporting 38 carriages, 10 of which contained hazardous materials, broke an axle and derailed, forcing 2,000 residents of nearby East Palestine, Ohio to evacuate. During cleanup,...
William Hinck, Contributing Writer
• February 21, 2023
Humans are highly subjective creatures. Many people lack the ability to truly look at a situation in an objective way, or the self-awareness and emotional maturity to look in the mirror and see what needs...
Stephen Gangi, Executive Business Manager
• February 21, 2023
As I am writing this, I am sitting alongside the city wall in a small park–– one that I recently discovered from the local inhabitants of Prato. It is located right outside the city center and, though...
Abolishing Columbus Day has been a topic of debate in the United States since the 19th century. The day was established as a federal holiday in 1971, though it has been recognized by various organizations...
Every February, communities gather to celebrate Black History Month and recognize the countless accomplishments of Black people in the United States in the face of a country that has continuously discriminated...
Stephen Gangi, Executive Business Manager
• February 14, 2023
Do you have a bucket list?
I do. My list is full of places to visit, sights to see and people to meet. This past weekend, I crossed off one of the locations that I vowed to see during my life: the...
