Spring Break
Samples taken in October from the UConn water supply system have tested positive for total coliform bacteria and the university says fluctuating chlorine dosages in newly installed equipment are to blame. According to Frank Labato, UConn's director of environmental health and safety, total coliform is an indicator bacteria that could signal the presence of other organisms in the water supply.
Even though one in three UConn undergraduates has experienced or witnessed a crime on campus, students overwhelmingly feel safe, a new survey shows. The survey of 690 undergraduates by journalism students found that nine of 10 students feel very safe or somewhat safe on campus, with more than a third responding "very safe.
J.B. Rochette likes to reminisce about the good old days in the Jungle. Two years ago, when the fifth-semester natural resources major was a freshman living in the North campus dorms, the place was wild: he could drink with his door open and the floor parties would last all night.
It's a Friday night in October on the campus of the University of Connecticut. A group of six college students is congregated outside North Campus dorm, smoking, laughing and telling stories. Nearby, an entrance door that should be locked is propped open with a floor mat.
A college-age man boards a UConn bus and highjacks it at knifepoint. Two UConn students are robbed of valuable jewelry at gunpoint outside their dormitory A UConn student is charged with first-degree assault after allegedly stabbing a man during a fight.