News Archives – The Spectrum Newspaper

Finding My Voice Through the Spectrum

April 30, 2025

Throughout the past 3.5 years, my name has been listed on the pages of 61 issues of the Spectrum. Today will be the last…

Trust But Verify: Engaging With Reliable News Sources

October 23, 2024

Critically evaluating the news you interact with is a crucial media literacy skill. Credible sources provide accurate and up-to-date information, adhering to ethical journalistic…

Five SHU Students, One Uber Driver Injured in Two-Car Collision on Jefferson Street

October 4, 2023

Just after midnight on Friday, Sept. 29, six people, including five Sacred Heart students and an Uber driver, were seriously injured in a two-car…

A Slice of Politics with Senator Blumenthal

March 1, 2023

The Commission on Campus Civic Engagement (CCCE) hosted their Pizza & Politics event at Sacred Heart University on Tuesday Feb. 21 in the East…

A Week of Service for 16 Sacred Heart Students

February 1, 2023

Sixteen Sacred Heart University students volunteered throughout Bridgeport for the Office of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning (VPSL) and Office of Campus Ministry’s annual…

An Update on Ukraine

February 23, 2022

Tensions are high for yet another month at the Ukraine border, as the Associated Press reports that at least 150,000 troops are surrounding the…

Update: Hockey Arena

November 3, 2021

On Jan. 25, 2020, President Petillo announced that a new hockey and skating arena would be built at West Campus. It is currently in…

Family Weekend 2021

November 3, 2021

On Oct. 22 to 24, Sacred Heart hosted their annual family weekend event consisting of many different events on campus including a football game…

DMX’s Death

April 21, 2021

On April 9, the R&B world paused. Fans were devastated and in awe. R&B artist, DMX, died after suffering a catastrophic cardiac arrest. He…