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February 04, 2012 | 
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February 04, 2012 |
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SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
The finality that comes with the word “graduation” troubles me. Perhaps the finality of the following statement troubles me even more: this is my last column as a member of The Informer. The Informer has first and foremost been a family to me. An old colleague and former business manager,
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Earlier this month, the Maurice Greenburg Center for Judiac Studies opened an exhibit about two integral refugee groups adapting into a new city. The exhibit, titled “After the Trauma: Holocaust Survivors and Laotian Refugees Confront the Past,” deals with families coming to America and adapting to the changes and reconciling
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[caption id="attachment_3856793" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Courtesy of greenbayphoenix.com"][/caption] The University of Hartford men’s soccer team is expected to name Tom Poitras as its next head coach, a source familiar with the team’s decision-making said Tuesday. Poitras, who played at nearby Southern Connecticut State University, most recently managed the University of Wisconsin-Green
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[caption id="attachment_3856653" align="alignright" width="460" caption="FACEBOOK.COM/KYLECOFIELL"][/caption] The University is mourning the loss of a fifth-year student. Kyle Cofiell, 23, died in Glastonbury, Conn., Thursday. Friends and university staff are remembering the life of a student described as a dedicated worker. He had most recently worked at Fox CT as a broadcast
This column isn’t about bashing Spring Fling at all; in the last few years that’s been my task. If anything, this column isn’t about Spring Fling either. Rather, it’s a message about being safe no matter where or when someone decides to drink. Tuesday, University President Walter Harrison wrote in
RACHEL WURDMAN
[caption id="attachment_3856662" align="alignright" width="460" caption="RACHEL WURDMAN"][/caption] No cause has been determined yet as to what started a minor fire in the Village Quad No. Five on Thursday that injured no residents. However, the fire will displace some students for an undetermined period of time. The fire was reported at around
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[caption id="attachment_3856621" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="Courtesy of Elmundotech.files.wordpress.com"][/caption] With my iPhone in hand, I scanned the map for a place to grab lunch in between basketball games. I found a Chipoltle, went inside, and grabbed something to eat. I checked the phone’s Wi-Fi to see if there was a free hotspot
This column isn’t about bashing Spring Fling at all; in the last few years that’s been my task. If anything, this column isn’t about Spring Fling either. Rather, it’s a message about being safe no matter where or when someone decides to drink. Tuesday, University President Walter Harrison wrote in
Citing voting irregularities, Student Government Association election results have been delayed. Matt Wyman, current SGA President, said results would be available by 12 p.m. on Thursday. Voting was held throughout the week at multiple locations on campus over three days; polls closed late Wednesday night. Candidates running for president are
Adam Manison
[caption id="attachment_3856599" align="alignright" width="460" caption="Adam Manison"][/caption] A minor fire in the Village Quad No. 5 on Thursday injured no residents, but will displace some students overnight according to a university spokesman. The fire was reported at around 7:20 p.m. and most students were allowed back into the building at around
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