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The Recorder •

Abortion Activists Bring their Cause to Central’s Campus

A small group of ‘abortion abolitionists’ used graphic imagery on Central Connecticut State University’s campus to promote their cause on Monday, Oct. 14.
Led by Norman Patterson Jr., founder of the Connecticut Foundation to Abolish Abortion and CCSU alum, the group argued with students about abortion policy and the morality of having the procedure.
“Unlike groups such as Students for Life and the broader pro-life movement, we are distinct in our call for the immediate and unequivocal abolition...
NBC Connecticut •

Reckless on our roads: Spike in CT motorcycle fatalities, on pace for new high

Our state is on track to surpass the deadliest year on record when it comes to motorcycles.

More than 36 riders have died since January according to an expert from UConn’s Transportation Safety Research Center.
Eric Jackson, who studies traffic accident statistics with the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn, told NBC Connecticut Investigates that several factors are contributing to the significant increase, including speeding and driving under the influence by both motor...
Newington Public Television •

Project Brazil: Reporting Climate Change

This news magazine aired on Newington Public Television throughout July and August 2024.

As a part of a study abroad trip, CCSU journalism students were tasked with reporting on climate change in Brazil and producing a package for a news magazine on climate change.

For my part of the project (jump to 15:25), I went to an independent recycling center in the heart of Iléus, Bahia to better understand the grass-roots recycling movement of the catadores.
Connecticut Public •

After an eviction, a New Britain man struggles without a home

As New Britain dogwalkers, commuters and families made their way from downtown coffee shops to their destinations, the few benches in Central Park were occupied by people who had nowhere else to be.

Billy Cichon, 59, a Polish immigrant who has been homeless since being evicted three years ago, greeted familiar faces from his usual spot. Those with somewhere to be shouted their hellos in passing while others stopped and asked for spare cigarettes or if he knew if there would be food at a library
The Recorder •

CCSU Sustainability Club: Letters to Our Legislators

The Letters to Our Legislators event, hosted by CCSU’s Sustainability Club, brought students together to discuss environmental issues in Connecticut.

Kate Terrio, the club’s president, said that the goal of the event was to encourage students to take more political action on issues that matter, environmental or not.

“Sustainability isn’t just about environmental issues,” Terrio said. “It includes social and economic issues, too, because they impact each other in different ways – it’s interdisc
The Recorder •

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a Better Campus

Central Connecticut State University’s Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) has doubled down on its efforts to foster a welcoming campus community, while other states defund and ban similar initiatives.

Michael Russo, interim vice president of equity, said that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives strive to support all students in their success and well-being.

“DEI programming is about fostering an inclusive environment for every member of our campus community, so that they feel v
The Recorder •

Hot Political Issues and the Connecticut Primary

Despite opening the polls two weeks early for the presidential primary, Connecticut saw 18.03% fewer voters than the 2020 primary, according to data from the Secretary of the State’s website and the Associated Press.

Just over 17,000 voters took advantage of Connecticut’s new policy that allowed early voting, Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said in a press conference on April 2. She said the low turnout in the two weeks before election day wasn’t unexpected because “this isn’t a competi
The Recorder •

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen? New Britain’s Homeless Problem

NEW BRITAIN – Outside of the TD Bank on Arch Street, passersby offered Billy Cichon dollar bills and small nip bottles of Fireball whiskey. He sipped cautiously from the already opened flat bottle of clear liquid pulled from his coat pocket and chatted casually with a businessman in a stained, tan trench coat.

Cichon has lived at the Friendship Service Center in New Britain for the last eight months and has been homeless for three years.

“They do what they can,” Cichon said. “I’ve been waiting
The Recorder •

Being Social: Online and IRL

The internet has been changing the way people communicate since its conception nearly 40 years ago, but the effects of interacting online are still up for debate.

Dr. Anna Young, a communications professor at CCSU, argues that electronic communication, like social media and texting, is a valuable tool for building and maintaining healthy relationships.

“There are theories, and they’ve been tested over and over again, that say that the more we communicate interpersonally, the stronger our relat
The Recorder •

“Madame Web” Is Full of Action Packed Indifference

“Madame Web” had the potential to be the clairvoyant guide that Stan Lee imagined when he wrote “The Amazing Spider-Man” comics, but Sony set viewers up for a disappointingly different storyline.

From the opening scene to the rolling credits, “Madame Web” felt forced and unnatural. The initial dialogue sounded like it had been dubbed over despite the film being in English. There was no chemistry or flow between the actors, whether it was poor acting or stilted dialogue.

The protagonist, Cassie
The Crux •

Middletown's Approach to Homelessness

A crowd of people congregated outside of St. Vincent de Paul’s soup kitchen on the cold November morning, waiting for their first meal of the day. As they spoke among themselves, they huffed into their hands, trying to shake off the frost from the night before.

For many of them, “home” is the gazebo on the city green or the benches at Harbor Park. A few are fortunate enough to occupy a bed at one of the shelters, all of which are at full capacity while the waitlist continues to grow.