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Lena Dunham, a writer and director, and Naomi Fry, staff writer at The New Yorker speaking at FAMESICK: An Evening of Stories and Togetherness in the John Lyman Center on Friday, May 1. Photos by Wade Barillaro
05/06/2026

Lena Dunham hosts slumber party at Lyman

The John Lyman Center became the host of a teenage sleepover as Lena Dunham, a writer and director, took the stage on Saturday, May 1, for an evening of storytelling, conversation and
Interim President Sandra Bulmer leading the Town Hall meeting in the Adanti Student Center Ballroom on Friday, May 1. Photo by Victoria Cruz
05/06/2026

Town Hall meeting confronts growing deficit and budget

The highest cost is expected to be the upcoming faculty raises, estimated at around $6 million.
Reusable pads made by students in the Makerspace room that will be sent to communities in Madagascar. Photo by Brianna Wallen
05/06/2026

Students sew reusable pads for girls abroad

Students are creating Reusable Menstrual Pads, RUMPS, to address a critical barrier that prevents many girls in parts of Africa from staying in school: limited access to menstrual products.
The Sandy Hook memorial sculpture set in its orginal location in the Sandy Hook Alumnae Remembrance Garden. Photos by William Gagné

The Sandy Hook memorial returns

The sculpture was designed by 2013 graduate Carlene Barnes, and the university staff teamed with Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio in Vermont to create the design.
04/22/2026

NFL Mock Draft

While everyone knows the Las Vegas Raiders are widely expected to go quarterback at No. 1 overall, things get interesting immediately after with teams like the New York Jets weighing multiple directions
04/22/2026
Pitcher Ryan Balzano, a freshman, at bat. Photo by Wade Barillaro

Despite chemistry, baseball struggles

In a season that has not always gone their way, that brotherhood has been the constant. It is what keeps the energy up, the belief strong and gives them confidence that when
04/22/2026
Day of Caring staff participating at the event. Photos by William Gagné

Day of Caring drives campus support

Throughout the day donations climbed as the university’s 11th annual Day of Caring brought a powerful wave of support. By midnight, the numbers told a powerful story: 1,687 donors had raised $692,424.
04/15/2026
The crowd on the day of the protest. Photo by Lily Rand

Campus community responds following peaceful protest

A peaceful protest on April 6 showcased a moving display of solidarity, as roughly 150 students, faculty and local community members gathered in front of Buley Library in response to the recent
04/15/2026