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One Laptop Per Child
It’s a laptop computer that’s spill-proof, dust-proof, and drop-proof and it will only cost you 400 dollars. Those 400 dollars will also donate the same laptop to a student in a poor country. The effort to put laptops in the…
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Blueback Square
It’s in West Hartford Center where you’ll find bulldozers and hard hats, all in preparation for one of the highly anticipated shopping center, Blueback Square. “It’s the completion of West Hartford center. This is the east side of the center…
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New Electrical Generators
The University has taken on another construction project, installing two brand-new 2.5 megawatt generators in C-Lot. "The University is so interested for two reasons," says Norman Young, Executive Director of Facilities, "One, it allows us to do our part in…
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Campus Crime Bulletin
The latest information is out for 2006: Burglary and motor vehicle theft are among some of the offences that have increased since 2005. However, there is some good news for the campus-- drug violations, weapons possession and rape cases have…
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Robbery on Campus
Shortly before 1 am, Public Safety received a call from a visitor on campus, in B Lot, reporting that he had just been robbed by a man with a gun. Hartford PD was called to the scene, unfortunately the suspect…
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Text Message Alert System
The University of Hartford has set a system in place in case of emergency to get into contact with all students, faculty and staff. While statistics show the University of Hartford to be relatively safe, we have had some rough…
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Faculty Art Exhibit
The annual Faculty Art Exhibition is up and running at the Joseloff Gallery. Nearly forty different professors from around campus have artwork displayed in the gallery. Artwork included range from video projection, illustration, sculpture, printmaking, photography and much much more.…
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Senior Signatures
The Senior Signature program only takes 20 bucks a year, and the money helps lower tuition fees and fund new projects on campus. Seniors who donate go down in Uha history, as their names are put on a senior plaque.…
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Regents Doorknobs
Due to vandalism last semester, maintenance was needed to repair the doors, almost daily, so facilities and Res Life made the decision to remove all doorknobs and electronic locks from all but two entrances in each building. But now it…
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Summer Changes
This past summer, The University went through some dramatic changes in order to upgrade the campus. Along with Hawk Hall and the Hawk’s Nest, the University finished up by making improvements to the Complexes, parts of the Village, and the…
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Student Loan Scandals
The student loan industry is becoming a bigger business everyday, but now after both state and federal governmental agencies are investigating the private sector of student loans it looks like it could be in trouble. Companies, including industry leader Sallie…
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Pass/No Pass: Helps or Hinders?
The pass/no pass system helps numerous students get through tough classes without affecting their GPA, but can it have negative effects on students’ work ethic? “It is designed to encourage students to take classes that they are scared of, that…
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