Although the Spectrum did not report throughout Sacred Heart University’s winter break, there was no shortage of news updates. Read on to catch up with what you may have missed in local and national headlines while we were out of office.
In Sacred Heart news, multiple SHU students had opinion pieces published in the CT Mirror, highlighting injustice issues. Prof. Kanwalroop “Kathy” Dhanda, who is recognized as a Fulbright Scholar, has been actively researching Iceland’s power resources. Finally, Eastern Land Management, the company responsible for SHU’s landscaping received an award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
On a larger scale, throughout December, there were spikes in norovirus, a viral stomach infection, across the United States.
A series of violent crimes occurred in New York, including the shooting of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in early December 2024. On Dec. 22, 2024, a 57-year-old woman who was sleeping on an MTA train was lit on fire by a stranger.
Former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, died at 100 years old on Dec. 29, 2024.
Tragedy also struck on New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, La. when a pickup truck drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 10 people and injuring dozens of others.
In the entertainment world, the films “Nosferatu,” “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Ad Vitam” were all released. In late December, SZA’s “SOS Deluxe: LANA” was released. Bad Bunny’s “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” debuted on Jan. 5, remaining on the Billboard Top 200 chart each week since. The “Balloonerism” album by Mac Miller was released on Jan. 17, marking the second album created with Miller’s vocals after his death.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
