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The Quinnipiac Chronicle •

Quinnipiac agrees to $2.5 million settlement in COVID tuition refund case

Quinnipiac University preliminarily agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by two students that sought refunds for tuition and other expenses during the school’s shift to online learning in March 2020.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs, current student Zoey Metzner and former student Dominic Gravino, filed a motion for the settlement’s preliminary approval in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on Dec. 2, according to documents obtained by the Chronicle.

The laws
Hamden Quinnipiac News Network •

How razing Quinnipiac's Pine Grove will change the environment

Nature nestles Quinnipiac University’s Mount Carmel campus, with Sleeping Giant State Park hovering over the north side of its quadrangle. On the south end of the suburban campus, a forest serves as a tranquil passageway between the student center and a group of academic buildings.

The forest, known as Pine Grove, has occupied five acres of the campus since the university purchased the land in September 1995, town records show. But now, as Quinnipiac plans to tear down the Pine Grove as part of
The Daily Dot •

For Gen Z, office culture is nostalgic and glamorous

When Ben Chipman first read through the contract for his summer internship position at LinkedIn, he made sure to pay close attention to one section in particular: social media policies.

For Chipman, a senior at Duke University, it was important to ensure that taking the position wouldn’t restrict his budding TikTok presence, which includes posting about his life, and in turn, his career.

Chipman’s TikTok account has garnered 1 million likes and nearly 7,000 followers since he started posting s
The Daily Dot •

Nurse goes viral for video on 'a world post-Roe v. Wade'

A labor and delivery nurse went viral on TikTok after sharing concerns for patients seeking medical abortions given the reversal of the constitutional right to abortion on Friday.

Jillian Phillips (@jillian_rn4) posted a video Saturday, reacting to the news of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which took away the constitutional right for pregnant individuals to choose to have an abortion.

“I am not ready to be a la
The Quinnipiac Chronicle •

Quinnipiac religious leaders reflect on humanitarian trip to Ukraine

When the Rev. Jordan Lenaghan walked into the student center of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, last week, he encountered three students who reminded him of the ones he works with at Quinnipiac University.

“I’m not afraid to die,” Lenaghan said each student told him in English while preparing aid supplies for the Ukrainian army.

Lenaghan, executive director of religious life, and the Rev. Joachim Kenney, staff chaplain, spent 10 days beginning March 10 in Ukraine with the Knigh
The Quinnipiac Chronicle •

Medical students celebrate ‘Match Day’ in person

As the clock struck noon on March 18, nearly four years of medical education were reduced to a single moment for fourth-year medical students nationwide, including 96 from Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. It was the moment they would learn where they would be spending at least the next three years for their residency placements. “It’s sort of the culmination of all the hard work over the last 3 1/2 years,” said Allison Bradley, a fourth-year medical student. “All of
The Quinnipiac Chronicle •

Surging gas prices put financial strain on student travel

President Biden announced March 8, the U.S. would be banning energy and oil imports from Russia. Ball said gas prices may continue to spike if countries across Europe follow suit. According to Eurostat, 27% of the European Union’s crude oil imports came from Russia in 2019.

“When Europe also has to back out of (the Russian) oil market and find alternative supplies, now they’re trying to replace (27%) of what they needed in alternative sources, and that drives up demand for all those alternative
The Quinnipiac Chronicle •

Hamden apartment complex fire impacts 60 residents, including QU students

After witnessing a fire tear through his apartment complex on Warner Street in Hamden Feb. 14, Quinnipiac University junior Tyler Woodward said the hardest part of the ordeal was yet to come.

The harrowing part came days later, Woodward said, when his insurance company sent him a spreadsheet to log the items he had lost in the blaze. All of his belongings, including a hat collection he had inherited from his grandfather and his roommate’s $5,000 shoe collection, were now reduced to a handful of
NBC •

Burger King Offering 37-Cent Whoppers This Weekend

Burger King is taking customers back in time to 1957 in honor of its iconic Whopper sandwich.

The fast-food chain is celebrating the Whopper’s 64th anniversary this weekend with prices to match. The burger will be sold for just 37 cents, the amount it cost when it first debuted in 1957 at the original Burger King in Miami, Florida.

On Friday, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. 4, participating restaurants nationwide will offer the deal on orders made through Burger King’s app or website.

But the pric
NBC •

CDC Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidelines For 2021 Holiday Season

After some confusion earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated guidance around gathering and traveling for the holiday season.

On Friday, the CDC released the updated guidance, saying the best way to safely observe the holiday season is being vaccinated against COVID-19.

A representative from the agency said in an email Friday they "fully expect that families and friends will gather for the holidays this year."

In the updated guidance, the CDC enc
NBC •

Rachel Maddow Encourages Early Detection for Skin Cancer Prevention

Rachel Maddow is the latest advocate for skin cancer prevention and early detection.

The MSNBC anchor urged viewers to schedule routine skin checks with their doctors during an episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show” Wednesday, revealing she underwent surgery last week for a cancerous mole on her neck.

Here's what to do to stay aware of changes to your body:

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States but can be prevented. The most effective methods of prevention include av