The Daily Campus

Never forget effects of hate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Today marks the Transgender Day of Awareness, a the day when the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and allied community honor those who were killed because of prejudice.

The deaths of those based on hate towards transgender are largely ignored. In the past decade, more than one person per month has died due to hate or prejudice toward transgendered people.

Symbols of hope in a time of war

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Infused in the intricate patterns of the carpets that line the walls of the William Benton Museum of Art are symbols of hardship and war, but also of hope.

The gallery talk on Thursday afternoon at the Benton featured several carpets from the museum's current exhibition, "The Spirit of Afghanistan: Carpets of War and Hope," running from Oct.

HealthyU: Skip the extra calories this Thanksgiving

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Gobble gobble.

With the Thanksgiving holiday rapidly approaching, UConn students look forward to some much needed rest and relaxation. And of course, a part of this laid-back week is the holiday that symbolizes traditional American family values. But I have to ask this one question: Who was the person that said traditional values come with a heaping 3,000-calorie wallop?

That's right, an individual can consume a colossal amount of calories in the span of four hours.