The university recently welcomed Nobel Laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel as part of a conference held by PeaceJam, an international organization that works to bring youth into touch with Nobel Prize Laureates. Pérez Esquivel was decorated with an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the university at the conference
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The Joel and Susanna Grae Antiquities Prize has been donated by Joel and Susanna Grae as the award to the winner of an ongoing competition. The competition involves the submission of a project that examines one or more artifacts in the new collection available in the Sherman Museum of Jewish
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Although entering the final quarter of both games this past week with a lead, the Hawks fell to Sacred Heart and then Albany in the America East opener as they were unable to sustain their play over the final 15 minutes. On Wednesday afternoon in West Hartford the Hawks (2-6, 0-1)
Activist groups really need to focus on bigger issues than attacking a poor redheaded clown? Who doesn’t love Ronald McDonald? Well, apparently that is now the problem. The activist groups are saying that the character Ronald McDonald has hooked children on junk food and is a cause of obesity. They
With the Indoor track and field season in the rearview mirror, Hartford began its 2010 outdoor season last Friday at the RPI Invitational in Troy, New York. The Invitational, hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was the first competitive outing the Hawks engaged in since the New England Indoor Championship on
Give it a month or so, and you change your mind. Last month, I wrote that I was shaky on the iPad’s effect on the industry, but now you can add me to the list of the pundits who say Apple’s new flagship device will change mobile computing, for better
Along with huge strides in health care, President Barack Obama’s plan also had some controversy with its abortion stance. It’s something so crucial that the section of the reform bill on abortion nearly derailed the passage of the bill in general. According to an article on CNN.com last week, “Political
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The Hartford softball team finished off their weekend series with the Maine Black Bears unceremoniously, dropping Sunday’s game in West Hartford, 8-0. The game was the rubber match of the Hawks’ first series of the season against America East competition. The teams split a double header on Saturday afternoon.
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Hartford sophomore Matt Peters and his teammates drove four hours through the treacherous conditions of numerous snow-covered Northeastern states. Then the phone rang. Hearing the words “turn around” was demoralizing, but the action itself was a blessing in disguise.
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Students who are looking to help other students with their work and become a benefactor towards a faculty member should look in to becoming a preceptor for a class. The university has a preceptor program for students with advanced academic and leaderships skills to help faculty members provide more options
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