Spring Break
The worst shooting in American history took place at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) on Monday affecting the entire nation. The UConn community is no exception. Students, faculty and staff watched the news and checked for updates on the Internet throughout the day. (2) comments
It is a scene foreign to American hospitals: a prematurely-born infant revived by emergency resuscitation, but nevertheless dying afterwards as the hospital's sole oxygen tank was used in an alternate surgery. According to an e-mail from UConn nursing graduate student Maryam Banville, the tragedy is just one of many stemming from a lack of resources at the Vrika Hospital in Fort Portal, Uganda. (0) comments
Former Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin B. Ferencz said the world was moving in the right direction Monday at the 20th Academic Convocation on the Holocaust in the Dodd Center. At the age of 27, his first and only criminal case fought for "a man's right to live in peace and dignity regardless of race or creed," Ferencz said. (0) comments
As UConn students and outside guests plan their spring weekend festivities, they might be forgetting to consider their neighbors. Mansfield, the town surrounding the university, must also prepare for spring weekend. Because of concerns about what party-goers can do and safety issues surrounding these spring weekend activities, local residents are concerned about the off-campus events. (0) comments