Quinnipiac University will require all students to receive a booster shot by Tuesday, Feb. 15 to continue taking courses during the spring semester. According to an email sent by the university on Monday, Jan. 3, all previous exemptions for COVID-19 vaccinations will remain intact for the current semester. While students are encouraged to get their...

Even with the new COVID-19 variants impacting the number of cases in Connecticut, Quinnipiac University will not be requiring its students to get the COVID-19 booster shot before returning to school for the spring semester, but they are requiring a negative test. The new COVID-19 variant, called Omicron, has been found in Connecticut. The Omicron...

The town of Hamden reinstated its indoor mask mandate on Saturday, Dec. 11 after receiving notification of a positive test for the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Following consultation with the Quinnipiac Valley Health District, Mayor Lauren Garrett signed an executive order to reinstate the mandate for all indoor spaces. According...

For the first time since the 2015-2016 season, Quinnipiac men's ice hockey sits atop the polls. The Bobcats placed number one in the nation Monday morning, propelled by a seven-game win streak and a 16-1-3 start. Deservingly, Quinnipiac is back at the top of the standings. It has a top offense and a top defense and has hovered around the top spot...

At the midway point of the 2021-22 season, Quinnipiac sits in first place in ECAC Hockey and ranks No. 2 nationally with a record of 14-1-3. The Bobcats have scored 61 times and have only allowed 20 goals with Yaniv Perets and Dylan St. Cyr in between the pipes. One thing we’ve learned through three months of the season is Quinnipiac can score...

Ty Smilanic has made the 2022 U.S. National Junior Team roster. The Quinnipiac forward is one of 16 newcomers on the squad. The United States won the gold last year in Edmonton thanks to a Spencer Knight shutout and a 2-0 win in the gold medal game against Canada. The United States has been placed in Group B this year along with Russia, Sweden, Slovakia,...

Now on all streaming platforms. Released on Jan. 7.  Produced by Abel Tesfaye, Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin Rating: 2.5/5 The Weeknd’s newest album, Dawn FM, was released on Jan. 7, and boy was it boring. Now, the album itself isn’t terrible, but the fact that such a lackluster piece of work is coming from The Weeknd just knocks...

Director: Joel Coen Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Corey Hawkins, with Brendan Gleeson and Henry Melling Release Date: Dec 25, 2021 Rating: 4/5 William Shakspeare’s Macbeth has always been a favorite of mine. I love the story of a man rising to power only to fall and ultimately fail. It’s a tale of power and prophecy,...