Spring Break
Twenty-five days later and one thing is certain: Jasper Howard won't soon be forgotten. Howard's teammates, family, UConn administrators and students packed the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Thursday night for "A Celebration of Jazz," a tribute dedicated to the life of student-athlete Howard who was stabbed to death Oct. (0) comments
Ten is the new seven. Starting Saturday, Connecticut residents will be required to dial the area code when making local calls. Callers who do not follow the procedure will be greeted with a "hang up and call again" message, according to the state Department of Public Utility Control. (1) comment
Yesterday, Colleges Against Cancer held an informative table to raise awareness and earn money to fight lung cancer on Fairfield Way yesterday. Colleges against Cancer is a subdivision of the American Cancer Society, according to the American Cancer Society's Web site. (0) comments
When Jess Zimmerman started a blog about his school in October 2008, he was only a speck on the map that is the World Wide Web. Zimmerman was then a sophomore at Butler University in Indianapolis, and he wanted to promote open conversation at his relatively small school. (0) comments
Students Helping to Achieve Positive Esteem distributed "compliment grams" on Wednesday and Thursday as part of UConn's Month of Kindness. S.H.A.P.E. presented colorful, glittery, geometric shapes with positive messages that were custom-made by students and sent to other students. (1) comment
Goodyear in Northwest and Alsop in West saved the most energy and water respectively during Eco-Madness 2009, a competition between dorms across campus that took place between Sept. 28 and Oct. 25. Goodyear won with an energy savings of 13.2 percent and Alsop won in the water savings category with a 14. (0) comments