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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
Melina Khan

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief

All content by Melina Khan
The most difficult experiences are the most rewarding

The most difficult experiences are the most rewarding

Melina Khan, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2023
Accelerated college programs dupe unassuming students

Accelerated college programs dupe unassuming students

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2023
Photo contributed by Kayleigh Joint

Quinnipiac Autism Alliance aims to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder on campus

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2023
Swipe left on the stigmas of online dating

Swipe left on the stigmas of online dating

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2023
Quinnipiac President Judy Olian (left) and Dean of the School of Communications Chris Roush (right) joined former USA Today Editor-in-Chief Joanne Lipman (center) in a discussion about young people entering the media workforce on Feb. 27.

Former USA Today editor-in-chief discusses gender equity in media at QU

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2023
Barry Sacks via LinkedIn.

Quinnipiac instructor, ESPN pioneer Barry Sacks dies

Seth Fromowitz, Melina Khan, Katie Langley, and Cat Murphy
February 14, 2023
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Breaking down the nepo baby boom

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2023
'It Ends With Us,' a contemporary ro- mance novel by Colleen Hoover, has sat atop the New York Times Best Seller list for 84 straight weeks. Photo contributed by

The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s ‘It Ends With Us’ marks the pinnacle of BookTok’s power

Melina Khan, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2023
Quinnipiac agrees to $2.5 million settlement in COVID tuition refund case

Quinnipiac agrees to $2.5 million settlement in COVID tuition refund case

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2022
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QU libraries to join many universities ending costly big package subscriptions to academic journals

Katie Langley and Melina Khan
December 6, 2022
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Is the era of the Brazilian butt lift deflated?

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2022
Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ music video controversy should be part of a larger conversation about weight stigmatization

Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ music video controversy should be part of a larger conversation about weight stigmatization

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2022
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The confessions of a TJ Maxxinista

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2022
Beating honor roll anxiety

Beating honor roll anxiety

Melina Khan, Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2022
Juggling, Fortnite and goalie dads: Kat Henselder’s path from elementary school basketball player to a top MAAC goalkeeper

Juggling, Fortnite and goalie dads: Kat Henselder’s path from elementary school basketball player to a top MAAC goalkeeper

Melina Khan, News Editor
April 5, 2022
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SATIRE: Former QU president Lahey to roast Olian at Wake the Giant

Melina Khan, News Editor
April 5, 2022
Revs. Lenaghan and Kenney visited the student center at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, during a 10-day humanitarian trip.

Quinnipiac religious leaders reflect on humanitarian trip to Ukraine

Melina Khan, News Editor
March 29, 2022
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine students learn their Match Day program placements during a ceremony Friday, March 18, 2022, in Burt Kahn Court on Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel Campus.

Medical students celebrate ‘Match Day’ in person

Melina Khan, News Editor
March 22, 2022
The Mobil gas station on Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, charged $4.39 per gallon of gas March 8, amid a nationwide surge in prices.

Surging gas prices put financial strain on student travel

Melina Khan, News Editor
March 9, 2022
QU raises cybersecurity concerns amid war in Ukraine

QU raises cybersecurity concerns amid war in Ukraine

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
March 1, 2022
Quinnipiac University student Tyler Woodward was displaced from his apartment as a result of the Feb. 14, fire.

Hamden apartment complex fire impacts 60 residents, including QU students

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 22, 2022
Show compassion to those struggling with eating disorders

Show compassion to those struggling with eating disorders

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 22, 2022
Talent management degree with tracks in sports, entertainment and esports to be offered in fall 2022

Talent management degree with tracks in sports, entertainment and esports to be offered in fall 2022

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 15, 2022
'TheChallenge:All Stars 2' is the most recent season and features franchise veterans. Screenshot from Instagram / @ChallengeMTV

Transcending generations: ‘The Challenge’ proves to be reality TV’s crown jewel

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 9, 2022
Nursing student uses Miss Connecticut Teen USA platform to advocate for mental health, increase representation

Nursing student uses Miss Connecticut Teen USA platform to advocate for mental health, increase representation

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 3, 2022
Members of Quinnipiac University’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project held an informational tabling in the School of Law during its annual awareness week.

Law students recognize National Human Trafficking Prevention Month with awareness week

Melina Khan, News Editor
February 1, 2022
Quinnipiac University administrators and Hartford HealthCare executives gathered at the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on Jan. 19, 2022 to launch the new initiative.

Hartford HealthCare to invest $5 million in Quinnipiac health services, academics and career opportunities

Melina Khan and Daniel Passapera
January 19, 2022
Quinnipiac prepares for on-schedule start to semester with updated COVID-19 policies

Quinnipiac prepares for on-schedule start to semester with updated COVID-19 policies

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
January 12, 2022
All four windows on the right side of the university-affiliated shuttle shattered in the crash.

Quinnipiac fails to check in with victims of shuttle crash, students say

Aidan Sheedy and Melina Khan
December 8, 2021
Former QU engineering and business professor charged with more than $1 million in wire fraud

Former QU engineering and business professor charged with more than $1 million in wire fraud

Melina Khan, News Editor
December 5, 2021
Students hope COVID cases subside amid uptick

Students hope COVID cases subside amid uptick

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
November 16, 2021
We shouldn’t normalize overworking

We shouldn’t normalize overworking

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
November 9, 2021
New program supports commuters and transfer students adapting to QU

New program supports commuters and transfer students adapting to QU

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
October 26, 2021
Quinnipiac owes more to its Indigenous roots

Quinnipiac owes more to its Indigenous roots

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
October 20, 2021
Three students report catalytic converters stolen

Three students report catalytic converters stolen

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
October 12, 2021
Student Government Association elects Jennifer McCue as its new vice president for public relations as Carmine Grippo resigned.

SGA public relations vice president resigns, new one elected

Michael Sicoli, Chatwan Mongkol, and Melina Khan
October 6, 2021
The Cookout was the first all-Black alliance in 'Big Brother' history leading to its first Black winner. Screenshot from Instagram @juliechenmoonves

‘Big Brother’ is finally embracing diversity

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
October 5, 2021
Students said they had negative experiences at the Health and Wellness Center.

Faulty COVID test results, dismissive staff: Students face health care obstacles

Brianna McEldowney and Melina Khan
October 5, 2021
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Bobcat Buzz: Professors deserve more praise

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
September 29, 2021
Overcoming our own pandemic trauma

Overcoming our own pandemic trauma

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
September 22, 2021
With fewer virtual options, students fear missing classes due to COVID-19

With fewer virtual options, students fear missing classes due to COVID-19

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
September 14, 2021
The 'Dancing with the Stars' Twitter announced that Olivia Jade Gianulli would be a contestant of its season 30 cast on Sept. 8. Screenshot from Twitter @DancingABC

Operation mirrorball trophy: Disgraced influencer Olivia Jade has been cast on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
September 14, 2021
Quinnipiac University's Arnold Bernard Library put up a display about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Twenty years later, Quinnipiac remembers 9/11

Melina Khan and Chatwan Mongkol
September 11, 2021
Gabriella Colello resigned from her position in the Student Government Association as multicaultaul and identity senator less than two weeks before the fall 2021 semester began.

SGA multicultural and identity senator resigns, citing ‘perverse power dynamic’

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
September 7, 2021
"Try not to wait until the last minute for everything. You'll enjoy the rush of procrastinating at the time, but then it'll be four in the morning and you're working on a paper that's due at nine while your roommate is asleep." ~Ashley Pelletier, Arts & Life Editor

Welcome to Quinnipiac: What we wish we knew as first-year students

Michael Sicoli, Emily Flamme, Toyloy Brown III, Connor Lawless, Ashley Pelletier, Riley Millette, Melina Khan, and Brendan Samson
September 7, 2021
Quinnipiac mandates COVID-19 vaccine for 2021-22 academic year

Quinnipiac mandates COVID-19 vaccine for 2021-22 academic year

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
May 27, 2021
Samantha Batavia (left) and Caroline Alexopoulos (right) volunteered at on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

‘We all have a common goal:’ Health care students vaccinate fellow Bobcats against COVID-19 at on-campus clinic

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
May 8, 2021
The line for bookstore reached out to the Quad.

[Photo] Quinnipiac extends meal points usage at bookstore during final week of the semester

Sydney Reynolds, Staff Writer
April 28, 2021
‘It just shows they care:’ Quinnipiac to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to students

‘It just shows they care:’ Quinnipiac to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to students

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
April 27, 2021
Protestors marched in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the day before the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.

A conclusion to the case that changed the nation and Quinnipiac: George Floyd’s murderer convicted on all charges

Melina Khan, Associate News Editor
April 27, 2021
(From left to right): SGA President Nick Ciampanelli, Vice President Christopher Longchamp, Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement Jeremy Gustafson, Vice President for Finance Cameron Davignon and Vice President for Public Relations Carmine Grippo.

SGA’s all-white male executive board is disappointing but not surprising: Lack of representation goes deeper than SGA

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
April 20, 2021
Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution is on pause and is under review until April 23.

J&J vaccine blood clot cases leave students unconcerned

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
April 20, 2021
VAMS: Very Annoying Medical System

VAMS: Very Annoying Medical System

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
April 13, 2021
Unpacking roommate relationships: First-year students explore their roommate options for next year

Unpacking roommate relationships: First-year students explore their roommate options for next year

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
April 13, 2021
NFL hall-of-famer-turned entertainment star Michael Strahan knew the gap between his front teeth made him stand out but did not realize that so many fans appreciated his smile until he pulled a prank on April Fools' Day.

Chewing on American Dental Standards

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
April 6, 2021
Asian Student Alliance outlines initiative for change at Quinnipiac

Asian Student Alliance outlines initiative for change at Quinnipiac

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 30, 2021
Views on future of virtual learning at Quinnipiac divided

Views on future of virtual learning at Quinnipiac divided

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 23, 2021
Bobcat Buzz: QU Dining shows that representation includes food, too

Bobcat Buzz: QU Dining shows that representation includes food, too

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 23, 2021
Quinnipiac plans to return to entirely on-campus instruction for the fall 2021 semester

Quinnipiac plans to return to entirely on-campus instruction for the fall 2021 semester

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 19, 2021
Quinnipiac student arrested, drug paraphernalia confiscated

Quinnipiac student arrested, drug paraphernalia confiscated

Melina Khan, Brendan O’Sullivan, Emily Flamme, Nicole McIsaac, Michael Sicoli, and Connor Lawless
March 11, 2021
Quinnipiac University students organized a protest against the $90 per semester fee for next semester.

Parking fee dissent continues with in-person protest

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 10, 2021
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Golden Globes 2021: At-home looks that stood out through the screen

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
March 6, 2021
Quinnipiac co-sponsors 34th annual NEURON conference for neuroscience students

Quinnipiac co-sponsors 34th annual NEURON conference for neuroscience students

Melina Khan and Krystal Miller
March 3, 2021
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is worth more than a social media post

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is worth more than a social media post

Melina Khan and Emily DiSalvo
March 2, 2021
The extent of the flooding in Quinnipiac University's Mountainview Residence Hall as well as the cause are still unclear.

Quinnipiac student allegedly assaults roommate — student suspended pending the outcome of investigation

Melina Khan, Michael Sicoli, and Morgan Tencza
February 26, 2021
Quinnipiac University partnered with the Hilton Garden Inn to provide an option for students to quarantine at the hotel.

Students are unhappy with Quinnipiac’s hotel quarantine policy

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
February 24, 2021
screenshot from event Hanifa Nayo Washington co-founded One Village Healing to help people who have suffered from systemic oppression.

A Black History Month conversation addresses radical self-care

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
February 24, 2021
Azubuike Ejiochi attributes his success to his confidence in the journalism industry.

Quinnipiac alumnus and adjunct professor joins ABC News

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
February 9, 2021
Students wary of self-care days in place of spring semester break

Students wary of self-care days in place of spring semester break

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
February 2, 2021
Quinnipiac professor appreciation video seen by thousands

Quinnipiac professor appreciation video seen by thousands

Melina Khan, Copy Editor
December 12, 2020
Road to recovery

Road to recovery

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
December 3, 2020
North Haven students are unhappy with dining hall closure

North Haven students are unhappy with dining hall closure

Emily Flamme and Melina Khan
November 3, 2020
Anthropology professor Hillary Haldane (left) and her two students visited Morocco as part of their research about gender-based violence in 2019.

Faculty members fight against female oppression

Melina Khan, Staff Writer
October 27, 2020
COVID-19 can spread quickly without following proper guidelines and restrictions.

Students react to Quinnipiac’s surge in COVID-19 cases

Emily Flamme and Melina Khan
October 13, 2020
Senior class elects its first Black president

Senior class elects its first Black president

Kalleen Rose Ozanic and Melina Khan
October 6, 2020
Law professor reflects on her time under RBG

Law professor reflects on her time under RBG

Melina Khan, Contributing Writer
October 6, 2020
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