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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
Nicole McIsaac

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor

All content by Nicole McIsaac
An open mind will open doors

An open mind will open doors

Nicole McIsaac, Former Managing Editor
April 25, 2023

There’s no place for catcalling on campus

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
April 18, 2023
A juggling act: The burden of balancing work and a college lifestyle

A juggling act: The burden of balancing work and a college lifestyle

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
April 18, 2023
One of Crumbl Cookie's weekly cookie lineup flavors included snickerdoodle cheesecake and macadamia nut.

I am the Crumbl Cookies monster

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
April 5, 2023
The secret formula to nostalgia: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated

The secret formula to nostalgia: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
March 8, 2023

Quinnipiac partnered with Avelo Airlines. Will students get airfare discounts?

Nicole McIsaac and Lily Philipczak
February 15, 2023
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Trader Joe’s must have snacks for college students

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
January 31, 2023
This doesn’t feel like the most wonderful time of year

This doesn’t feel like the most wonderful time of year

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
December 6, 2022
On what head does the crown of streaming lie?

On what head does the crown of streaming lie?

Nicole McIsaac and Ethan Hurwitz
December 6, 2022
With a pile of assignments on her to-do list, Managing Editor Nicole McIsaac made over 50 pumpkin pie snickerdoodle cookies as a way to destress.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and be stress free

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
November 2, 2022
Quinnipiac ranked third among 311 universities for military students

Quinnipiac ranked third among 311 universities for military students

Katie Langley and Nicole McIsaac
September 21, 2022
Students can now pick up packages from the Student Center once again, but some said the lines haven't improved.

Long wait times, student frustration: QU postal service reopens in Carl Hansen Student Center

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
September 14, 2022
Quinnipiac lays out updated Health Services policies ahead of Hartford HealthCare launch

Quinnipiac lays out updated Health Services policies ahead of Hartford HealthCare launch

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
July 24, 2022
I am a woman, not a womb

I am a woman, not a womb

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
May 3, 2022
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Your feelings shouldn’t be a mystery

Nicole McIsaac, Managing Editor
April 26, 2022
NICOLE mcisaac/chronicle Latino Cultural Society Vice President and Event Coordinator Ana Allen practices dance steps at the annual Latin Dance Fest on April 14.

[Photo] Burning up the dance floor: QU’s Latino Cultural Society hosts its annual Latin Dance Fest

David Matos, Arts & Life Editor
April 19, 2022
Quinnipiac Health and Wellness and the women’s ice hockey team hosted a conversation about mental health awareness among student athletes.

[Photo] Continuing the race

Ashley Pelletier, Arts & Life Editor
April 13, 2022
QU admitted students tour Hartford HealthCare after new partnership

QU admitted students tour Hartford HealthCare after new partnership

Nicole McIsaac and Jack Spiegel
April 7, 2022
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New 3D modeling and printing class builds its way to all majors

Nicole McIsaac and Krystal Miller
April 5, 2022
Quinnipiac, local colleges plan to graduate more nurses through $1.7.M deal with Yale New Haven

Quinnipiac, local colleges plan to graduate more nurses through $1.7.M deal with Yale New Haven

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
March 31, 2022
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A poet with prowess: QU sophomore recognized as ‘Connecticut student poet’ in contest

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
March 29, 2022
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[Photo] QU field hockey kicks off spring training with 5-3 victory over Sacred Heart

Milton Woolfenden, Staff Writer
March 26, 2022
Don’t look down on tall women

Don’t look down on tall women

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
March 22, 2022
‘Love Someone Today,’ owned by sophomore entrepreneurship major Kat Storey (left), aims to spread awareness about mental health through clothing and stickers.

[Photo] Spaghetti sauce, posters and clothes: Students promote small businesses

Katie Langley, Associate News Editor
March 22, 2022
QU loosens mask mandate, extends booster deadline

QU loosens mask mandate, extends booster deadline

Nicole McIsaac and Amanda Undari
March 1, 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
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Me, you and this big wall you’ve built between us

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
February 15, 2022
Self-love or cash grab? What’s the meaning of Valentine’s Day?

Self-love or cash grab? What’s the meaning of Valentine’s Day?

Nicole McIsaac and Ethan Hurwitz
February 8, 2022
Catalytic converter thefts return after period of inactivity

Catalytic converter thefts return after period of inactivity

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
February 1, 2022
Quinnipiac to install rapid test vending machine

Quinnipiac to install rapid test vending machine

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
February 1, 2022
Quinnipiac rolls out “Ambition Unleashed” national campaign

Quinnipiac rolls out “Ambition Unleashed” national campaign

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
January 28, 2022
New isolation policies, booster mandate: Quinnipiac prepares for in-person semester amid omicron

New isolation policies, booster mandate: Quinnipiac prepares for in-person semester amid omicron

Nicole McIsaac and Emily Flamme
January 21, 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
Quinnipiac mandates COVID-19 booster vaccine to combat omicron variant as CT cases rise

Quinnipiac mandates COVID-19 booster vaccine to combat omicron variant as CT cases rise

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
January 3, 2022
Concealing the curls: The societal norms behind natural hair is frying our brains

Concealing the curls: The societal norms behind natural hair is frying our brains

Neha Seenarine and Nicole McIsaac
December 1, 2021
Public Safety will increase its presence on Kimberly Avenue and West Woods Road after students reported three attempted burglaries over nine days.

‘It’s unnerving’: Multiple attempted burglaries frighten off-campus students

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
November 30, 2021
Rapper Travis Scott engages with his fans during a 2017 concert. (Photo by Enjoy The Show/Flickr)

A ticket to tragedy: Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival highlights concert-going dangers

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
November 17, 2021
Turlough McConnell and his team organized the rally to echo why Quinnipiac should revisit its decision to close the museum.

Over 100, including Connecticut officials, protest Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum’s closure

Nicole McIsaac and Chatwan Mongkol
November 3, 2021
Democrat Lauren Garrett and Republican Ron Gambardella will face each other in general elections on Nov. 2, for Hamden's mayoral office.

With Hamden’s mayoral race ahead, Quinnipiac professors urge students to stay informed

Chatwan Mongkol and Nicole McIsaac
October 26, 2021
Three students report catalytic converters stolen

Three students report catalytic converters stolen

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
October 12, 2021
Bobcat Buzz: Finding my home away from home

Bobcat Buzz: Finding my home away from home

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
October 5, 2021
CXO’s apartment vandalism investigation ongoing, students suspended

CXO’s apartment vandalism investigation ongoing, students suspended

Chatwan Mongkol and Nicole McIsaac
September 29, 2021
Over 110 organizations took part in this year's involvement fair on Sept. 8.

Student involvement rates boom as organizations return in person

Nicole McIsaac and Alexis Cervantes
September 28, 2021
Aim high, feel low: The tight grasp of perfectionism college students face

Aim high, feel low: The tight grasp of perfectionism college students face

Nicole McIsaac, 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 idea of virginity is subjective based on life experience, religion and morals. Illustration by Connor Lawless

The value of virginity

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
September 14, 2021
Students wait in long lines to find available parking spots in the North Lot.

Lack of campus parking frustrates students

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
September 7, 2021
Individuals must wear masks when inside Quinnipiac campus spaces, according to an email sent by Dr. David Hill and Chief Experience Officer Tom Ellett on Aug. 2.

Quinnipiac reintroduces mask mandate for fall semester

Nicole McIsaac, News Editor
August 2, 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
Quinnipiac eases mask mandate, allows non-QU visitors, relaxes weekly testing

Quinnipiac eases mask mandate, allows non-QU visitors, relaxes weekly testing

Chatwan Mongkol and Nicole McIsaac
May 17, 2021
Quinnipiac sees 20.4% decrease in applications, acceptance rate reaches 87.4%

Quinnipiac sees 20.4% decrease in applications, acceptance rate reaches 87.4%

Nicole McIsaac and Chatwan Mongkol
May 12, 2021
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[Photo] Quinnipiac’s 2018 finances give insight in how COVID-19 accelerated past spending

William Gavin and Daniel Passapera
April 29, 2021
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[Photo] Meet your second family

Brendan O’Sullivan, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2021
Illustration by Connor Lawless

Self-care days are not enough for our mental health

Jessica Simms and Nicole McIsaac
April 20, 2021
QU shifts to 'green alert level'

QU shifts to ‘green alert level’

Nicole McIsaac and Sydney Reynolds
April 20, 2021
Commuter students at Quinnipiac University will have to pay a $90 parking fee in the spring 2022 semester instead of the fall 2021 semester.

Quinnipiac postpones commuter parking fee after facing criticism

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
April 13, 2021
The side effects of staying safe: how the QU community has weathered the COVID-19 vaccine

The side effects of staying safe: how the QU community has weathered the COVID-19 vaccine

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
April 13, 2021
Recharge your relationship with communication

Recharge your relationship with communication

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
April 13, 2021
Quinnipiac students react to being eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Quinnipiac students react to being eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
April 6, 2021
Pandemic has increased body dysmorphia disorder while decreasing sexual encounters

Pandemic has increased body dysmorphia disorder while decreasing sexual encounters

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
March 30, 2021
All undergraduate students will be tested weekly throughout the spring.

Quinnipiac to continue weekly testing throughout the spring

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
March 30, 2021
Quinnipiac community responds to in-person tour changes

Quinnipiac community responds to in-person tour changes

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
March 23, 2021
Quinnipiac University held one of its first in-person events this year on March 15, to honor the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quinnipiac announces new COVID-19 policies, including a change in residence guidelines

Emily Flamme and Nicole McIsaac
March 16, 2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion class offered at QU

Diversity, equity and inclusion class offered at QU

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
March 16, 2021
COVID-19 shut down labs which made it challenging for professors to conduct research.

[Photo] Professors discuss research during COVID-19

Krystal Miller, Contributing Writer
March 16, 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
Resource for reproductive care

Resource for reproductive care

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
March 2, 2021
Sophomore Sean Duffy demonstrates the correct method of double masking.

Students discuss double masking

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
February 24, 2021
QTHON is a fundraising organization for Connecticut Children's Medical Center that consists of in-person activities such a dance marathon.

QTHON finds ways to hold event amid pandemic

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
February 16, 2021
A recipe for a mental health disaster

A recipe for a mental health disaster

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
February 9, 2021
Quarantined and still stuck with questions

Quarantined and still stuck with questions

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
February 5, 2021
Quinnipiac alum, Chris Meade, founded Crossnet, a popular outdoor sports game.

QU alumnus’ company named to Forbes 30 Under 30

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
February 2, 2021
New QU dining system disappoints students

New QU dining system disappoints students

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
January 26, 2021
Rationalizing your resolution

Rationalizing your resolution

Nicole McIsaac, Associate News Editor
January 2, 2021
Road to recovery

Road to recovery

Nicole McIsaac and Melina Khan
December 3, 2020
A new class takes stage

A new class takes stage

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
November 28, 2020
Quinnipiac hosts gun violence webinar

Quinnipiac hosts gun violence webinar

Nicole McIsaac and William Gavin
November 18, 2020
I know I’m still learning, but is it enough?

I know I’m still learning, but is it enough?

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
November 10, 2020
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Quinnipiac students protest for LGBTQ policy reform

Emily Flamme and Nicole McIsaac
October 21, 2020
Discussion about attendance during COVID-19

Discussion about attendance during COVID-19

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
October 20, 2020
Forcing normalcy

Forcing normalcy

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
October 13, 2020
Closure of Hogan Lot upsets students

Closure of Hogan Lot upsets students

Nicole McIsaac and Katie Langley
September 29, 2020
23 students suspended for violating COVID-19 policies

23 students suspended for violating COVID-19 policies

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
September 24, 2020
Emily flamme/Chronicle Picking up orders is causing students to crowd together while waiting in line.

Frustrating dining experience

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
September 22, 2020
Quinnipiac students demand Election Day off

Quinnipiac students demand Election Day off

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
September 9, 2020
Quinnipiac’s academic instruction plan for fall 2020

Quinnipiac’s academic instruction plan for fall 2020

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
August 3, 2020
Residential life post-COVID-19

Residential life post-COVID-19

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
July 3, 2020
Served success after graduation

Served success after graduation

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
June 13, 2020
I am not black, but I stand with you

I am not black, but I stand with you

Nicole McIsaac, Copy Editor
June 3, 2020
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