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SHU Students Not Notified after Swatting Incident at Notre Dame

April 24, 2024

On Thursday, April 11, Notre Dame Catholic High School was placed on lockdown after receiving a phone call containing threats of violence. Around 1…

SHU Campus Safety in Relation to School Shooting Increase

September 13, 2023

As we progress into the 2023-2024 academic year it is reasonable to question the challenges we may encounter. Those questions may be related to…

Panic! At the Parking Lot

September 14, 2022

For senior Jessica Fontaine coming back to campus means seeing her close friends and walking around the beautiful campus. Unfortunately for her and many…

Downstairs at the New Dispatch Center

April 6, 2022

In February, the municipalities of Fairfield and Westport opened the 911 Dispatch Center at Sacred Heart, the first in the state to combine two…

Rumored Break-In on Doreen Street

November 17, 2021

On Nov. 3, Sacred Heart Public Safety notified the community about a possible reported incident on Doreen Drive in Bridgeport via email. Rumors and…

SHU Student Attends Astroworld

November 17, 2021

On Nov. 5, sophomore Keoni Lieter was in Houston for Astroworld, a two-day music festival with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance according to…

Battling Burnout

October 6, 2021

College can feel overwhelming at times, and students may experience stress and anxiety from the academic or extracurricular workload. The uncertainty of the pandemic…

Attempted Robbery Off-Campus

October 28, 2020

Shortly after midnight on Friday, Oct. 16, Sacred Heart Public Safety received a report of an attempted robbery. A Sacred Heart student returning to…

Taft Break-In

February 19, 2020

BY GIAN CAPOLINO Staff Reporter On Feb. 6, at approximately 2:10 a.m., there was an attempted burglary at Sacred Heart’s off-campus residence hall, Taft…