Ali Fernand – Features Editor Dec. 14 will mark the ten-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy. As this milestone event approaches, I am forced to reflect on the impact it has had on my life. The town that I grew up in, my elementary school, my childhood; it all changed forever. I feel guilt for the trauma I have
Read moreJackson Volenec – Contributor Oleksandr “Sasha” Stelmakh was only 16 years old when he and his mother had to walk over 10 miles from Lviv to Poland, suitcases in hand, in the blistering cold. When he crossed the border, he saw nothing but a huge, cold, winter field. When he turned to see his mother, he knew she felt just
Read moreBen Martin – Sports Writer Through the Adaptive Sports and Recreation department, Manager Paul Weiland is trying to showcase what he calls “a different way.” Weiland, the manager for the adaptive sports and recreation department at the university, has been working with the Connecticut Spokebenders and a newly created team for veterans, to provide opportunities for wheelchair basketball athletes and
Read moreJackson Volenec – Contributor As the Fall 2022 semester comes to a close, members of the campus community reflect on some of the positive takeaways that they got from the challenges of navigating college through COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people experience the college experience, students and faculty alike. Even though there are in-person classes with less CDC mandates
Read moreSofia Rositani – Editor-in-Chief Commuting to campus has not been an easy feat. The roads being bumpy and the parking lots far from campus has been something of a challenge for me since I started commuting to and from Waterbury. Next semester will be worse because I must be on campus Monday to Friday, and it will be snowing and
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