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The State of Gun Control in America

April 19, 2023

On March 27, a shooter opened fire inside The Covenant School, a small and private Christian school with about 200 students located south of…

Trump Brings in “A+” Defense Lawyers for Indictment

April 19, 2023

On Thursday, March 30, Donald Trump faced an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury facing 34 counts in relation to falsifying business records. These…

President Biden Delivers the State of the Union

February 15, 2023

President Joe Biden presented his State of the Union address on Feb. 7 in the Chamber of the House in Washington D.C. This address…

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Under Scrutiny

April 6, 2022

On March 24, the fourth and final day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s consideration of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated…

Native Ukrainian Speaks at SHU

March 23, 2022

On March 17, the Department of Government hosted “Russia’s War Against Ukraine, in Context,” a colloquium in the Naclerio Commons featuring guest speaker Olena…

A Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 30, 2020

On Sept. 18, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in her Washington home at the age of 87. Ginsburg was known as…

Prof. Gary Rose: The Voice of the Crisis in CT

October 2, 2019

BY Citlalli Godinez Staff Writer Professor Gary Rose held a discussion panel featuring Senator Tony Hwang and Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey to discuss his…

Connecticut and Marijuana: Medicine or Recreation?

February 13, 2019

BY MACKENNA LAMPHERE Staff Reporter On Feb. 6, Connecticut state senators revealed legislation which would legalize recreational marijuana. This comes two days after the…

Government Shutdown Ends

January 30, 2019

By: Evan Denny News Editor The record-setting 35-day federal shutdown has ended with President Donald Trump giving in to mounting pressure and signing legislation…

The Government Shutdown Affected the Men’s Ice Hockey Schedule

January 31, 2018

By Heather Keller Sports Editor The Sacred Heart University men’s ice hockey team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a two-game conference series against the…