5 UConn dorms go into quarantine after COVID-19 case rise
April 4, 2021
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) The University of Connecticut has put five dorms under quarantine after an outbreak of COVID-19 that officials say may be related to several large, off-campus parties last weekend.
Thirty-five positive cases had been identified on campus in the two days leading up to Friday, the Hartford Courant reported. Residents at the five dorms are able to receive meals at designated dining halls but aren’t allowed to attend in-person classes or events.
Officials said the quarantine likely will last until the end of this week, when students are scheduled to leave for spring break and learn remotely the rest of the semester.
Massachusetts: Schools very safe despite COVID-19 surge
April 3, 2021
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People arrive at a Boston Public Schools vaccination clinic, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Boston. The location was the first of two planned Boston Public Schools COVID-19 vaccination clinics designated for BPS educators, bus drivers, bus monitors, as well as BPS employees and contractors. Steven Senne/AP
BOSTON (AP) The number of COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts schools is growing but a school official insists that schools are “very safe.”
A report shows 801 new coronavirus cases among students and 244 among school staffers for the week that ended Wednesday. Combined, that s the largest number this academic year, and it comes just days before elementary schools return to full-time, in-person learning on Monday.
Officials: Swastikas found at UConn on Passover
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A view of UConn campus in Storrs, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 4, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A view of UConn campus in Storrs on Mar. 4.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A view of UConn campus in Storrs, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 4, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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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.
Quinnipiac: Vaccinated students still need to be tested
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Syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine wait on a table at Hartford HealthCare’s new mass vaccination clinic on the west campus of Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, Conn. March 10, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Kelly fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine at Hartford HealthCare’s new mass vaccination clinic on the west campus of Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, Conn. March 10, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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HAMDEN As more and more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Connecticut, the list of what people can and can’t do once they’ve received their shots has sometimes been murky.
UConn cruises to Big East quarterfinal romp over DePaul, but Bouknight leaves game in pain
David Borges
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NEW YORK R.J. Cole tossed a lob up towards the hoop, James Bouknight soared through the air and jammed it home.
DePaul coach Dave Leitao called a timeout. Someone led a Big Red-inspired “U-C-O-N-N” chant that reverberated throughout the near-empty World’s Most Famous Arena.
Sure, there were still more than five minutes left in the first half, but UConn’s Big East tournament quarterfinal bout with DePaul on Thursday night was effectively over.
Everything was going right for the Huskies in an eventual 94-60 romp over the Blue Demons. Tyrese Martin kicked off the second half with a 360 dunk. Just a smooth ride to the finish line .