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The Daily CampusWhere UConn Goes From Here
- The Daily Campus (new window)
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2008-03-26 |
| Tuesday afternoon, the University of Connecticut took an important step in its growing reputation as an environmental leader by acknowledging that humans have caused global warming and pledging to take action. | |
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Group Works To Develop Community Bike Program For Students
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2008-02-27 |
| Members of the UConn Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), EcoHusky, Office of Environmental Policy (OEP) and ConnPIRG are collaborating to try to bring a community bike program to campus. | |
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Group Seeks to Reduce Plastic Water Bottle Use, The Trinity Tripod
- The Trinity Tripod (new window)
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2008-02-19 |
| The Trinity College community consumes many plastic water bottles every day. Most of this plastic is never recycled and inevitably ends up in the trash. In response, Trinity students have started a campaign to completely phase out water bottles on campus. | |
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New Law May Save You Bundles
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2008-02-15 |
| A new law under consideration in the U.S. Senate which would save students money could also mean fewer book bundles on shelves in the Co-op. | |
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College Textbook Bill Should be Passed (LTE)
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2008-02-15 |
| The House passed the College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007 on Feb 7. This is a definitive step in the right direction. Once the president signs the act, college students everywhere should celebrate in full force. | |
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Students Face Uphill Battle Against Textbook Costs
- Fairfield University Mirror (new window)
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2007-11-08 |
| Fairfield English professor Ruth Anne Baumgartner can remember paying $100 for all of her textbooks back in college. Today, students pay that much, sometimes more, for only one book. | |
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Waking The 'Sleeping Giant'
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2007-11-06 |
| UConnPIRG hosted Rep. Joe Courtney to recognize the work he did in helping to pass the College Cost Reduction and Access Act - which was a bill signed into law in September that increased federal financial aid spending to $20 billion - the largest increase in financial aid since the G.I. bill in 1944. | |
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Young Voices Demand Green Agenda In D.C.
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2007-11-05 |
| Over 30 UConn students will be among a crowd of thousands of American youth converging on Washington, D.C. today, rallying and lobbying their legislators to address climate change. | |
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Political Organizations Campaign to Raise Awareness
- Trinity College Tripod (new window)
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2007-10-30 |
| As the 2008 presidential election approaches, the question of political activity on the Trinity College campus is of increasing importance. | |
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Voices Of Homelessness Speak
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2007-10-24 |
| An eye-opening panel organized by ConnPIRG spoke last night in Konover Auditorium about their experiences with homelessness. The three panelists, David, Kate and Jeff, presented honest and real stories that touched the hearts and minds of many in the audiences. Their testimonies reminded listeners that homelessness has the potential to affect anyone. | |
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State Legislators Fight For Lower Book Costs
- UConn Daily Campus (new window)
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2007-10-10 |
| The increasingly steep price of textbooks has university students digging deep into their wallets, but states across the U.S. are passing legislation in hopes of cutting costs. Connecticut was one of six states that has already signed legislation requiring publishers to inform faculty of the price and revisions of their textbooks, according to a ConnPIRG news release. | |
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Campaign Fights To End Homelessness
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2007-10-09 |
| UConn is taking initiative and trying to take the right steps in aiding the battle against poverty. And even though UConn is one school trying to make a difference, it is not alone in the effort. The One Campaign has gotten more campuses involved, and together a true impact can be made. | |
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ConnPIRG Hosts Car Show
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2007-10-03 |
| Environmental enthusiasts and car aficionados will converge for the "Clean Air Car Show," which is just a part of ConnPIRG's larger movement, "Campus Climate Challenge." Two hybrid, high-efficiency cars will be displayed and salespeople will attend to inform students about them. | |
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Bush Signs College Cost Reduction Act
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2007-09-28 |
| President Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act into law Thursday, after Congress put up a nine-month battle to pass the legislation that will increase financial aid for college students. The law increases the maximum federal Pell Grant award from $4,050 to $5,400 over the next five years and more students will be eligible for the grant, according to U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-2nd), who is a member of the Committee on Education and Labor. | |
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Bush Signs College Aid Bill Into Law
- New London Day (new window)
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2007-09-28 |
| President Bush signed legislation Thursday that will make college more affordable for students in need. The new law provides $20 billion for the Federal Pell Grant Program, which offers scholarships to students from low- and middle-income families. | |
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The Poster Child
- Hartford Courant (new window)
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2007-09-24 |
| President Bush is poised to sign legislation overhauling the nation's college student loan program, and University of Connecticut senior Trea McPherson can claim some credit for the success. | |
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Swiping For A Good Cause
- Daily Campus (new window)
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2007-09-13 |
| If you went to any one of the dining halls on campus last night for dinner, you were probably asked if you wanted to "swipe a meal" for charity. For several years now, ConnPIRG has organized this event, which takes place once every semester. | |
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Vote Yes for ConnPIRG In Upcoming Elections
- The Trinity Tripod (new window)
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2007-04-03 |
| Because ConnPIRG is affiliated with a national organization, it must go through a reaffirmation vote here on campus in order to remain officially recognized by the College. I strongly believe that every student should vote yes on April 11 to keep ConnPIRG around. | |
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Hunger 101 Highlights Local Issue
- The Daily Campus (new window)
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2007-03-28 |
| It is a common misconception that hunger is more of a global than a local issue, but roughly 100,000 people in Connecticut suffer from food insecurity. Of these 100,000 people, 40,000 are children. Tuesday night ConnPIRG (Public Interest Research Group) held a Hunger 101 workshop in the Student Union to raise hunger awareness. | |
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UConn Divests from Darfur
- The Daily Campus (new window)
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2007-03-22 |
| Around 20 students took part in the Die-in For Darfur - lying down in the center of campus, holding signs stating the death toll of the Darfur genocide and calling for action. They included members of UConn PIRG, Idealists United, UConn STAND and at least one member of the UN Student Ambassadors. | |
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ConnPIRG Seeks to End State Hunger
- The Trinity Tripod (new window)
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2007-03-13 |
| During the month of March, members of Trinity's chapter of ConnPIRG, Connecticut Student Public Interest Research Group, participated in a Food Stamp Program, which invited them to live on food stamps totaling $4 per day for either a week or a month. Four Trinity students took up this challenge for a week: Dora Turjan, Ian Hendry '08, Augusta Friendsmith '07, and Scott Dale '07. | |
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Spring Campus Climate Challenge Begins
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2007-02-22 |
| In the now famous film "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore declares that "There are good people in both [political] parties that hold [global warming] at arm's distance because if they recognize it then the moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable." ConnPIRG agrees. And in recognition of this "moral imperative," they kicked off the Spring 2007 Campus Climate Challenge with a showing of the film. The event drew a diverse crowd ranging from freshmen to graduate students. | |
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Details on the state of the Union By ConnPIRG
- The Stamford Times (new window)
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2007-01-24 |
| In the 2006 State of the Union, President Bush acknowledged that "America is addicted to oil." However, his actions haven't reduced our reliance on it. In fact, he has increased our reliance on oil by his support for measures that further our dependence on it - such as the offshore oil drilling bill he signed into law at the end of 2006, and his stream of proposals to open more public lands to oil companies. And just last week he opposed the House legislation to invest in efficiency and renewable energy with money from the elimination of some tax loopholes and royalty relief for Big Oil companies. | |
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Faces of Homelessness Speak
- The Daily Campus (new window)
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2006-11-10 |
| The second annual Faces of Homelessness Panel, an event hosted by the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group, was held Thursday night at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. The panel consisted of David Harris and Francine Triplett, two individuals who are formerly-homeless and Michael O'Neill, the Speakers Bureau coordinator for the National Coalition for the Homeless. | |
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ConnPIRG Challenges Students
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2006-09-28 |
| Our debut of the 17 foot tall windmill! | |
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Students raise Darfur Awareness
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2006-09-27 |
| Great bit on our postcard drive, OVER 200! | |
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Positive Year Forecasted at ConnPIRG Meeting
- Trinity Tripod (new window)
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2006-09-26 |
| Trinity's Student Chapter of the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group held its first meeting to discuss the organization's plans for the upcoming year on Monday, Sept. 18. ConnPIRG has three major campaigns in the works for 2006-2007: the Hunger and Homelessness Project, the New Voters Project, and the Campus Climate Challenge. | |
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Lamont Stops in Storrs
- Daily Campus (new window)
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2006-09-21 |
| describes an event we ran registration at. decent turnout for a poorly organized event. | |
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Cooling The Earth
- Daily Campus (new window)
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2006-09-19 |
| Great synopsis of what the Campus Climate Challenge is all about. | |
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Sign Up, Join In
- The Daily Campus (new window)
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2006-09-07 |
| On Wednesday, student groups got together in the newly constructed Student Union to make their pitch and get students involved. Attendence swelled as more organizations came out to fill the new space. | |
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