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This episode aired on April 2, 2020.
For the news, we covered the arrest of a UConn soccer player for sexual assault, the rise in antisemitic incidents happening across campus, the arrests of two Storrs homeowners following a non-COVID-19 restriction compliant party and a potential change in UConn’s drug-enforcement policy.
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Rita Plante joined again this week to talk with Events Coordinator Ling Chi, who will be the operations manager of the station next school year. They discussed what it’s like to plan events during a pandemic and gave some big hints at who the Spring Fling performer for this year will be.
University President Thomas Katsouleas said they were aware of the incidents, including “vile anti-Semitic graffiti on a building near Hillel and deeply offensive comments directed at members of the LGBTQ+ community, among others,” the Daily Campus, UConn’s student newspaper, reported.
The president encouraged students who witnessed the incidents to reach out to the university police.
“It is distressing to me that a letter like this one is necessary, but it is absolutely urgent for us to make clear to all of our students, faculty, and staff members that you are vital, valued members of the UConn community. For those who feel distressed or uncertain in the face of incidents of abhorrent conduct, let us be as clear as we can: Hate has no place here,” Katsouleas said.
Officials: Swastikas found at UConn on Passover
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UConn is investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found during Passover, officials said.
On Saturday, the first day of Passover, a passerby informed university officials that a swastika had been spray-painted on the side of the chemistry building at UConn’s Storrs campus.
Two Anti-Semitic Incidents Occur at UConn During Passover Weekend
There have been a total of seven anti-Semitic incidents on campus during the 2020-21 school year, according to The Daily Campus.
Aaron Bandler is a staff writer for the Jewish Journal, mainly covering anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall.
Wilbur Cross Library, University of Connecticut (Photo by Jerry Dougherty/Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license)
Two anti-Semitic incidents occurred at the University of Connecticut (UConn) over the weekend.
The Daily Campus, UConn’s student newspaper, reported that swastika graffiti was found on the building facing UConn Hillel on March 27 and on March 28. Somebody also shouted anti-Semitic slurs at a Jewish student wearing a kippah and holding a box of matzah. Additional swastika graffiti and the Nazi “SS” symbol w