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Cat Murphy

Cat Murphy, News Editor

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Quinnipiac University officials removed two the three missing locker doors in Quinnipiac Universitys York Hill Campus mail center due to antisemitic graffiti.

Quinnipiac officials discover second swastika in mail center in 15 days

Cat Murphy and Zachary Carter
November 29, 2023
Olian speaks out about hate two weeks after antisemitic incident

Olian speaks out about hate two weeks after antisemitic incident

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 28, 2023
Quinnipiac womens ice hockey claimed its 11th Nutmeg Classic tournament title with wins over UConn and Yale on Nov. 24 and 25.

Dynamic goaltending fuels Quinnipiac’s fourth-straight Nutmeg Classic title

Alex Martinakova and Cat Murphy
November 28, 2023
Connecticut DOJ investigating Quinnipiac PA program’s compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act

Connecticut DOJ investigating Quinnipiac PA program’s compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act

Cat Murphy and Katie Langley
November 28, 2023
Quinnipiac womens ice hockey celebrates its 3-0 victory over Yale in the 2023 Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 25.

Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey blanks Yale, brings home fourth straight Nutmeg Classic

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 26, 2023
Freshman forward Kahlen Lamarche stick handles during a game against UConn on November 25, 2023.

Quinnipiac women’s hockey to vie for fourth-straight Nutmeg Classic after beating UConn in semifinals

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 25, 2023
Second Quinnipiac student arrested after apparent Halloween arson

Second Quinnipiac student arrested after apparent Halloween arson

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 24, 2023
Quinnipiac Universitys Department of Public Safety is investigating after officials discovered a swastika scratched into a mailbox door in the Rocky Top Student Center on Nov. 13.

Quinnipiac officials investigating after finding swastika carved into campus mailbox

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 21, 2023
Graduate student forward Julia Nearis takes the face-off during a 4-1 loss to Colgate on November 18, 2023.

Quinnipiac women’s hockey takes six penalties in 4-1 loss to Colgate

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 18, 2023
Quinnipiac womens ice hockey is on a five-game win streak against Cornell dating back to November 2021.

Quinnipiac women’s hockey hands Cornell first loss of season

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 18, 2023
Student no longer enrolled at Quinnipiac after Halloween arson

Student ‘no longer enrolled’ at Quinnipiac after Halloween arson

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 15, 2023
Incumbent Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett speaks with the media shortly after winning reelection by nearly 1,500 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Election Night in Hamden

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 14, 2023
Quinnipiac rugby gets into a scrum during a 38-8 loss to Dartmouth in the NIRA semifinals.

Rugby drops second consecutive NIRA Semifinal to Dartmouth

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 12, 2023
Quinnipiac student arrested, suspended from university after apparent on-campus arson

Quinnipiac student arrested, suspended from university after apparent on-campus arson

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 8, 2023

What to know about Quinnipiac’s three new buildings

Cat Murphy, News Editor
November 8, 2023
A look at the vandalism behind the Ledges guest ban

A look at the vandalism behind the Ledges guest ban

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 31, 2023
Six reported rapes and six reported sexual assaults occurred between 2020 and 2022, per Quinnipiac Universitys most recent security and fire safety report.

Annual campus safety report details five reported sex crimes in 2022

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 31, 2023
Quinnipiac physician assistant program put on accreditation probation

Quinnipiac physician assistant program put on accreditation probation

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 31, 2023
Quinnipiac womens ice hockey left upstate New York winless for the second straight season after falling to Clarkson and St. Lawrence on back-to-back afternoons Oct. 27 and 28.

Women’s ice hockey drops second straight, swept in North Country

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 28, 2023
Junior forward Maya Labad scored Quinnipiacs only goal in a 3-1 road loss to Clarkson Friday afternoon.

Penalties doom Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey in first loss of season

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 27, 2023
The Northford-based Small family poses with the Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team at a fundraiser held at Hamden’s Louis Astorino Ice Arena on Sunday, Oct. 22, for their son Luca (center, in wagon) amid his multi-year battle with brain cancer.

Small kid with a big reach

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 24, 2023
Quinnipiac womens ice hockey improved to 7-0 with a win over Brown Friday.

Women’s hockey shuts out Brown in ECAC Hockey opener

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 20, 2023
Quinnipiac University officials closed the human anatomy laboratory for several days in October after discovering mold growth on two of the labs 48 cadavers.

Mold shuts down cadaver lab for five days

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 17, 2023
Senior forward Nina Steigauf celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal against Providence in her 100th career game on Oct. 13.

Four-goal third period keeps women’s ice hockey undefeated

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 14, 2023
An unidentified trespasser speaks with a Quinnipiac University student on the Mount Carmel Campus quad on Thursday, Oct. 12. The Department of Public Safety was made aware of two trespassers just before 2 p.m., though no officers intervened before the men exited the campus at approximately 3 p.m.

Quinnipiac hit by second trespassing incident in two weeks

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 12, 2023
The Quinnipiac student section cheer on the men’s hockey team against Boston College, a game where tickets ranged up to $300 for standing room only access.

Inflated ticket prices define men’s hockey’s season opener

Michael LaRocca and Cat Murphy
October 10, 2023
A car passes the $150,000 guard booth Quinnipiac University officials constructed behind the College of Arts and Sciences buildings over the summer to monitor incoming traffic at the facilities entrance.

‘Jeff’ incident reignites Quinnipiac campus safety concerns

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 10, 2023
Between regular season and exhibition, Quinnipiac womens hockey begins the 2023-24 campaign with seven straight games against Hockey East opponents.

Bobcats snag OT win over UNH to stay undefeated

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 6, 2023
Someone introducing himself as Jeff has perpetrated the same comedy club ticket scam against college students on at least eight campuses across five states in the last decade alone (Infographic by Lindsey Komson, Amanda Riha and Connor Youngberg).

Serial scammer ‘Jeff’ targets QU — again

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 3, 2023
Infographic by Peyton McKenzie

Quinnipiac’s 990 filing reveals drop in Olian’s salary, $50M in foreign investments

Cat Murphy, News Editor
October 3, 2023
Public Safety searching QU campus for ‘suspicious person’

Public Safety searching QU campus for ‘suspicious person’

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 28, 2023
Quinnipiac Universitys Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity had been a campus constant for nearly half a century before university officials suspended the Kappa Psi chapter for four years in 2015 for violating the university’s hazing policies.

Tau Kappa Epsilon returns to QU eight years after hazing incident

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 26, 2023
Committees responsible for advising QU president impacted by key administrative departures

Committees responsible for advising QU president impacted by key administrative departures

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 26, 2023
Quinnipiac field hockey falls to 3-4 on the season with Sundays loss to Yale.

Field hockey loses second straight in bout with Yale

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 24, 2023
Incumbent Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett (left) will face Republican mayoral candidate Crystal Dailey in the Nov. 7 general election after beating challenger Walter Morton IV in the towns Sept. 12 Democratic primary.

Lauren Garrett wins Democratic primary, pivots toward general election

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 19, 2023
Quinnipiac University officials over the summer updated the Office of Student Accessibilitys accommodation platform, the Braille signage in the Ledges residence hall and its shuttle services. The universitys new shuttle provider, Valet Park of America, operates an accessible seven-passenger van on the Mount Carmel Campus to transport students between buildings.

Quinnipiac addresses campus, classroom accessibility barriers

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 12, 2023
Hamden firefighters rescue a student from the K wing elevator in Quinnipiac Universitys Crescent residence hall just before 6:15 p.m. Friday amid a storm-induced power outage.

Storm causes power outage on York Hill Campus, traps student in elevator for half-hour

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 9, 2023
Fire consumed a vehicle at the bottom of Quinnipiac Universitys York Hill Campus after the driver crashed into a tree late Thursday.

Crash ignites car fire on Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus

Cat Murphy and Connor Coar
September 8, 2023
Quinnipiac to keep student centers open overnight due to excessive heat

Quinnipiac to keep student centers open overnight due to excessive heat

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 6, 2023
Quinnipiac University unveiled more than 1,000 package lockers on the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses after reconstructing its campus mail systems over the summer to reduce student wait times.

‘You Have Mail’: Quinnipiac overhauls campus mail system, installs smart package lockers

Cat Murphy and Alex Martinakova
September 5, 2023
How Quinnipiac’s tax-exempt status affects Hamden’s finances

How Quinnipiac’s tax-exempt status affects Hamden’s finances

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 5, 2023
A quiet lounge sign, as seen on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, can be seen outside of a repurposed common room, which first-year students will be living in, in The Commons residence hall.

QU moves dozens of students out of overflow housing, starts second week with eight freshmen still in lounges

Cat Murphy, News Editor
September 5, 2023
The New York Knicks accused former Quinnipiac University men’s basketball player Ikechukwu Azotam of sharing confidential team information with the Toronto Raptors.

Former QU basketball player named in major NBA lawsuit

Cat Murphy and Ethan Hurwitz
September 5, 2023
Jennifer Brown, dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Law, will return to the classroom as a tenured law professor in the spring of 2025 after stepping down as dean in June 2024.

Law school dean becomes third QU dean in nine months to announce intention to step down

Cat Murphy, News Editor
August 31, 2023
A Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was involved in a head-on collision with a Quinnipiac University dorm building Wednesday afternoon, as shown by a photo posted to the @QUBarstool Instagram account.

Pickup crashes into QU residence hall during move-in

Cat Murphy, News Editor
August 23, 2023
A spike in Quinnipiac Universitys enrollment led school officials to convert study lounges on the Mount Carmel Campus into overflow housing accommodations.

Housing shortage forces dozens of QU freshmen to live in common rooms

Cat Murphy, News Editor
August 22, 2023
Shuttle Shuffle: Quinnipiac overhauls shuttle system, spends $100,000 relocating Mount Carmel stop

Shuttle Shuffle: Quinnipiac overhauls shuttle system, spends $100,000 relocating Mount Carmel stop

Cat Murphy, News Editor
August 18, 2023
An overview of the Supreme Courts ruling on affirmative action and what it could mean for Quinnipiac

An overview of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action and what it could mean for Quinnipiac

Cat Murphy, News Editor
July 7, 2023
Quinnipiac University mens hockey went 34-4-3 en route to the NCAA Division I national championship, which they won in 3-2 in overtime against the University of Minnesota on April 8.

Quinnipiac men’s hockey celebrated at White House ‘College Athlete Day’

Cat Murphy and Cameron Levasseur
June 12, 2023
Former QU men’s basketball player to attend domestic violence education program

Former QU men’s basketball player to attend domestic violence education program

Cat Murphy, News Editor
June 12, 2023
Biden to honor QU men’s hockey team at White House

Biden to honor QU men’s hockey team at White House

Cat Murphy, News Editor
June 7, 2023
Two QU students robbed at gunpoint on Whitney Avenue

Two QU students robbed at gunpoint on Whitney Avenue

Cat Murphy, News Editor
May 6, 2023
Quinnipiac womens lacrosse ends the season with a record of 10-8.

Fairfield tops Quinnipiac 14-7 in MAAC semifinals, stays undefeated against Bobcats all-time

Cat Murphy, News Editor
May 5, 2023
Hamden police escort four men off Quinnipiacs main campus

Hamden police escort four men off Quinnipiac’s main campus

Cat Murphy, News Editor
May 4, 2023
Quinnipiac mens lacrosse ends the season with a record of 7-7.

Marist pummels men’s lacrosse by double digits in first round of MAAC tournament

Cat Murphy, News Editor
April 30, 2023
Seven Connecticut lawmakers honored the Quinnipiac University mens hockey team in Congress and authored a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging him to invite the Bobcats to the White House.

CT lawmakers honor Bobcats, encourage Biden to invite men’s hockey team to White House

April 25, 2023
David Hogg, a gun-control activist who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, speaks at a Quinnipiac University Democrats event on April 20.

David Hogg: embodying both the activist and the college kid

Cat Murphy, News Editor
April 25, 2023
Quinnipiac University officials are hoping to replace more than 20% of the 616 student parking spaces in North Lot with tennis courts.

Quinnipiac applies to demolish east end of North Lot to install tennis courts

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
April 18, 2023
Lisa Burns, professor of media studies, posted to Twitter April 14 to express her frustration with the 87-degree heat in Quinnipiac Universitys Center for Communications, Computing and Engineering.

Excessive heat, lack of air conditioning forces professors to cancel classes

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
April 18, 2023
The Quinnipiac American Association of University Professors’ signs compare the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment to 2023-24 faculty compensation increases. The university has since announced that it will raise part-time faculty pay by 2% in the fall.

QU professor advocacy group speaks out against stagnant faculty compensation

Cat Murphy and Katie Langley
April 11, 2023
Quinnipiac University Chief Experience Officer Tom Ellett sits down with student media on Monday to define his responsibilities and discuss his choice to live on campus.

Chief Experience Officer Tom Ellett discusses his role at Quinnipiac

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
April 11, 2023
Infographic by Amanda Riha

Quinnipiac administration increases student organization funding by $200K for 2023-24

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
April 11, 2023
Hamden rallies for hometown heroes after mens hockey wins championship

Hamden rallies for hometown heroes after men’s hockey wins championship

Cat Murphy and Katie Langley
April 9, 2023
Hamden mayoral candidate Walter Morton IV will challenge incumbent Lauren Garrett in a Democratic primary later this year.

Hamden mayoral candidate promises improved relationship with Quinnipiac

Katie Langley and Cat Murphy
April 5, 2023
A student-led parking consultant team recommended last spring that university officials install an additional exit gate and directional signage in North Lot.

QU spends $72K on second North Lot exit gate

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
March 28, 2023
New Haven police recovered graduate business administration student Robert Markman’s stolen 2018 Hyundai sedan with severe damage, including a missing fender.

Hamden offers free steering wheel locks to deter car theft

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
March 28, 2023
Report reflects QU’s underwhelming progress toward sustainability

Report reflects QU’s underwhelming progress toward sustainability

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
March 21, 2023
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group seeking to reform NCAA policies, appointed Quinnipiac University President Judy Olian on Feb. 22.

President Olian joins independent college sports body pushing to advance NCAA reforms

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
March 21, 2023
Students gather outside Quinnipiac Universitys College of Arts and Sciences building just before noon Monday amid a construction-related evacuation.

QU evacuates building over construction-related gas smell

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
March 7, 2023
Audit shows ‘significant deficiencies’ in QU’s financial recordkeeping

Audit shows ‘significant deficiencies’ in QU’s financial recordkeeping

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
February 28, 2023
QU adds mandatory active shooter training after Michigan State tragedy

QU adds mandatory active shooter training after Michigan State tragedy

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
February 22, 2023
Official attendance for the Quinnipiac mens hockeys Feb. 17 game against Yale is listed as 3625, over 200 more than the listed capacity of M&T Bank Arena.

Student section steals the show as Quinnipiac tops Yale in Battle of Whitney Avenue

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
February 22, 2023

QU Culture, WGS program spotlight abortion intersectionality

Cat Murphy and Samantha Nunez
February 22, 2023
Students at the State of the QUnion asked questions about sustainable development, student organization funding and inclusion, among other things.

Sustainability, budget cuts and diversity discussions dominate SGA State of the QUnion

Cat Murphy and Jacklyn Pellegrino
February 22, 2023
Barry Sacks via LinkedIn.

Quinnipiac instructor, ESPN pioneer Barry Sacks dies

Seth Fromowitz, Melina Khan, Katie Langley, and Cat Murphy
February 14, 2023
Accessibility ‘not specifically’ part of South Quad construction planning, university official says

Accessibility ‘not specifically’ part of South Quad construction planning, university official says

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
February 7, 2023
QU only addresses accessibility when it has to. Here’s how.

QU only addresses accessibility when it has to. Here’s how.

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
February 7, 2023
Students say QU didn’t prepare them for South Quad construction. Here’s why.

Students say QU didn’t prepare them for South Quad construction. Here’s why.

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
January 31, 2023
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QU students to form emergency volunteer team on campus

Cat Murphy and Lily Philipczak
January 31, 2023
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New shake cafe opens in renovated Recreation and Wellness Center

Zack Hochberg and Cat Murphy
January 31, 2023
Illustration by

[Photo] ‘That ‘90s Show’: A reboot we’ve been waiting for

January 31, 2023
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