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Money Grows on Trees (Just Not the Willow)
A landscape people had feelings for is being replaced with a ticker that refreshes every few seconds. Make of that what you will.

Djemima Duvernat
Sep 254 min read


Where is the King of the Grill?
Students called him the King of the Grill. Then, he disappeared. Students who had built their routine around stopping by his line were asking each other the same question: what happened to Kenny?

Djemima Duvernat
Sep 116 min read


The Mental Health Reality Behind College Athletics
Photo by Conor Doherty Contributing Writer Juliet Legassa College sports and athletes get a lot of hype from the outside, and their lives look glamorous. Athletes have games, team connections, school pride and access to many things other students do not have. People don’t see what happens after practice - when athletes go back to their rooms, exhausted, open their laptops to start homework due by midnight, and then set an early morning lift alarm. Being a college athlete is
horseshoemag
Apr 174 min read


Working Definitions For Honest Journalists
Photo Credit: Patch Bowen Exigency, noun. “A state of affairs that makes urgent demands; that which is required; the state of being.” I’m a chronic info-hoarder, digitally and physically. I wouldn’t know where to start showing someone my watch-later playlist. I have every chapter of Lenin’s Revolutionary Theory of Organization in a desk drawer, and the speech-to-text versions for each. My household drawers were stockpiles for filing papers, mail, tax forms, and IRS documenta
Patch Bowen
Apr 174 min read


In Defense of Bridgeport
Art by Azam Hostetler It is no secret that Bridgeport, Conn., is subject to local feelings of polarizing scrutiny, as well as avoidance and fear from those unfamiliar with the region. Bridgeport’s rates of violent crime are extremely high, and it has consistently held the highest population of any CT city. In 2019, law enforcement reported that Hartford had the most murders and New Haven had the most burglaries, with both cities ranking highest in violent crime for the sta

Azam Hostetler
Apr 177 min read


University Welcomes ‘Administrative Storytellers’ to Marketing Department
SATIRE West Haven, April 1 2026 - The University of New Haven announced the appointment of two new support staff in the early afternoon, Wednesday. President Frederiksen says the role will improve communication between students and faculty in executive leadership. Students can expect to meet these eager faculty in Fall 2026. Following a comprehensive search through industry channels, Charles Ponzi Sheen and B. Leeve Ables have both been appointed as “Administrative Storytelle
Patch Bowen
Apr 33 min read
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