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Task forces proposes to amplify Connecticut protocol on child sexual abuse cases

Mia Adduci, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2024

Connecticut intends to restructure its approach to child sexual abuse claims with a new task force. The group, created by the legislative Committee on Children, aims to monitor the means by which state...

Big Tech companies continue to lay off employees

Erin Smith, Politics Editor February 12, 2024

Over 100 Big Tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and TikTok have collectively cut around 35,000 employees already this year, according to Layoffs.fyi. In 2023, 262,735 employees were...

Florida bans DEI funding at public universities

Erin Smith, Politics Editor February 12, 2024

Last month, Florida’s Board of Governors and Department of Education (FDOE) voted to have diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs banned at public universities that use federal or state spending...

Black Lives Matter and Black American heritage flags above Kathy Zolad Stadium, West Haven, Feb. 1, 2024.

Annual flag raising returns to kick off BHM

Erin Smith, Politics Editor February 5, 2024

Students and faculty gathered outside the German Club on Feb. 1 to kick off Black History Month with the raising of the Black Lives Matter flag and the Black American Heritage flag. The assistant director...

Connecticut faces cannabis shortage

Erin Smith, Politics Editor February 5, 2024

A year after the adult-use cannabis market was legalized in Connecticut, the state is seeing a shortage of cannabis. Several cannabis companies have emailed customers about a shortage of cannabis flower,...

Utah becomes 11th state to ban the access of transgender bathrooms

Jeiry De La Cruz-Reynoso, Staff Writer February 5, 2024

Last week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox passed legislation which “prohibits transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities- such as locker rooms, shower rooms and other sex-segregated spaces.” Utah...

CT pushes to start transition to electric vehicles

Erin Smith, Politics Editor January 29, 2024

It has been one year since the university introduced eight level two electric vehicle charging stations on campus. These stations are free to use and are available to anyone with an electric powered vehicle...

CT gears up for their April Primary

Erin Smith, Politics Editor January 29, 2024

Over the next few months, states will be gearing up for presidential primary elections. In primary elections, voters select each political party’s candidates for the general election. Iowa held their...

AI on the Battlefield: Students dive into technology of modern warfare

Mia Adduci, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2023

How can university curriculum stay as current as possible when international affairs develop by the day? This semester, criminal justice professor Lew Nescott stayed ahead of the curve with students enrolled...

The return of federal student loan payments, West Haven, Dec. 10, 2023.

Concern arises around the return of student loan payments

Erin Smith, Politics Editor December 11, 2023

Federal student loans and interest were frozen from March 2020 to Sept. 2023 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and currently, nearly 28 million people were brought back into repayment this fall. Many student...

United Nations holds annual climate change conference in Dubai

Erin Smith, Politics Editor December 4, 2023

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference started on Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates. It is also known as COP28 (Conference of the Parties) and it is the 28th year that these parties have met....

A rise in discrimination across U.S. colleges amid Israel-Hamas war

Erin Smith, Politics Editor December 4, 2023

Colleges throughout the United States have launched federal investigations with the Department of Education (DOE) since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. The schools with investigations include Cornell...

Federal Government bypasses a shutdown

Erin Smith, Politics Editor November 20, 2023

The United States Senate passed their third temporary government funding package that will end the threat of a federal government shutdown in 2023. The bill passed the Senate, 87-11, and will be sent to...

White House announces new Women’s Health Research Initiative

Erin Smith, Politics Editor November 20, 2023

According to a National Center for Biotechnology Information study, “medical studies have excluded female participants and research data [has] been collected from males and generalized to females.”...

Dorinda Borer elected mayor of West Haven

Erin Smith, Politics Editor November 13, 2023

University of New Haven alumnus Dorinda Borer won the mayoral election in West Haven on Nov. 7. She received 6,001 votes to beat Barry Lee Cohen, who received 3,671 votes. All 10 districts in West Haven...

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