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The Quinnipiac Chronicle
The Student News Site of Quinnipiac University

The Quinnipiac Chronicle
The Student News Site of Quinnipiac University

The Quinnipiac Chronicle
Cat Murphy

Cat Murphy, News Editor

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A spike in Quinnipiac University's 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 Court's 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 men's 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
Quinnipiac men's hockey celebrates its first national championship in program history following a 3-2 win over Minnesota at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on April 8.

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 women's 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 Quinnipiac's main campus

Hamden police escort four men off Quinnipiac’s main campus

Cat Murphy, News Editor
May 4, 2023
Quinnipiac men's 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 men's 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

Cat Murphy, News Editor
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 University's 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 men's 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 University's 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 men's hockey's 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
Shake Smart

New shake cafe opens in renovated Recreation and Wellness Center

Zack Hochberg and Cat Murphy
January 31, 2023
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[Photo] ‘That ‘90s Show’: A reboot we’ve been waiting for

Keith Savage, Contributing Writer
January 31, 2023
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[Photo] Pop punk proves it’s here to stay

Zoe Leone, Associate Arts & Life Editor
January 31, 2023
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University requests four-way stop at New Road and Ives Street intersection amid South Quad approval

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
December 23, 2022
Quinnipiac's South Quad plan will include a 142,00-square-foot general academic building, an 80,000-square-foot business school and a 417-bed first-year residence hall.

Hamden PZC approves South Quad project after three months of public hearings

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
December 19, 2022
From free speech absolutism to unabated journalistic censorship: an open letter to Elon Musk

From free speech absolutism to unabated journalistic censorship: an open letter to Elon Musk

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
December 18, 2022
Professor of anthropology Jamie Ullinger spoke about biological sex being a spectrum, not a binary, at the presentation Nov. 29.

Speaker series on social constructions begins with discussion about biological sex

Cat Murphy, Associate News Editor
December 6, 2022
Lisa O'Connor joined the school's faculty as an assistant professor in 2003.

Nursing school dean to step down in June

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
December 1, 2022
President Judy Olian's new home includes a three-car garage, a heated pool and a veranda.

Quinnipiac president buys $3.85 million home in Arizona

Cat Murphy and Daniel Passapera
November 29, 2022
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Quinnipiac applies to move Mount Carmel shuttle stop again

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 29, 2022
A rendering of the South Quad shows the proposed blueprint for the three new buildings Quinnipiac University plans to build by 2024.

South Quad project receives preliminary approval from Hamden PZC

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 19, 2022
The LED lighting system is cost and energy efficient, but has raised some concerns about accessibility for those with epilepsy.

Quinnipiac installs energy-efficient LEDs at M&T Bank Arena

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 15, 2022
The sign for School of Business room 111 has braille that is worn off and illegible.

Quinnipiac administration commits to campus accessibility amid SGA resolution

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 15, 2022
QU withdraws application for tennis courts in North Haven, uncertainty of relocation remains

QU withdraws application for tennis courts in North Haven, uncertainty of relocation remains

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 9, 2022
Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Sal Filardi said that supply chain issues have prevented Quinnipiac from repairing the automated external defibrillators on the North Haven campus.

University officials: Most emergency defibrillators on North Haven campus are out of service

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 9, 2022
Mount Carmel campus rezoning for South Quad project faces repeated delays, public criticism

Mount Carmel campus rezoning for South Quad project faces repeated delays, public criticism

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
November 1, 2022
Quinnipiac shuts off half-dozen blue light systems for a week amid construction

Quinnipiac shuts off half-dozen blue light systems for a week amid construction

Cat Murphy and Carleigh Beck
November 1, 2022
A construction crew posted a sign advising students with disabilities to enter Complex through Perlroth, which is locked for students who do not live in Perlroth.

SGA calls on Quinnipiac to audit Office of Student Accessibility over accessibility concerns

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
October 27, 2022
Construction blocked the only accessible entrance to Complex Residence Halls Oct. 18-21

Sidewalk construction temporarily shuts down accessible entrance to three residence halls

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
October 25, 2022
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Disappointment, frustration surrounds abrupt cancellation of Fourth Wall’s ‘Perfect Arrangement’

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
October 11, 2022
Ernie Teitell (left), Dr. Rich Teitell (center) and Professor Gladys Vallespir Ellett spoke about medical liability following the homicide conviction of Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught.

QU hosts teach-in on health care liability, examines case of nurse charged with criminal negligence

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
October 11, 2022

Lamont, Stefanowski talk jobs, economy at QU

Cat Murphy and Katie Langley
October 1, 2022
QU no longer tracking COVID cases on campus as cases rise in CT

QU no longer tracking COVID cases on campus as cases rise in CT

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
September 27, 2022
Class of 2026 President J.P. DiDonato said he wants to address safety concerns on campus.

SGA holds fall 2022 elections

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
September 27, 2022
The sign for School of Business room 111 has braille that is worn off and illegible.

Quinnipiac yet to replace more than 200 inaccessible braille signs

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
September 21, 2022
Illustration by Shavonne Chin

Quinnipiac ‘actively monitoring’ monkeypox virus, university says

Cat Murphy, Staff Writer
September 6, 2022
Quinnipiac Admin, SGA launch inclusive excellence survey

Quinnipiac Admin, SGA launch inclusive excellence survey

Cat Murphy, Contributing Writer
April 19, 2022
Quinnipiac introduces new career information app to students

Quinnipiac introduces new career information app to students

Cat Murphy, Contributing Writer
April 13, 2022
The camera in Hogan Lot that monitors and analyzes parking will be in use for 30 days as part of a pilot program.

Quinnipiac utilizes camera in Hogan Lot to study parking behavior

Cat Murphy, Contributing Writer
April 5, 2022
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