🌱 How UConn’s Storrs leadership conference is helping students network differently
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In today's newsletter:
- How UConn’s Storrs leadership conference is helping students network differently
- How a UConn Storrs student turned colorful pants into a global mission
- How does UConn Storrs really compare on campus sexual assault reports?
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 59 and low of 52 degrees.
- Monday: A brief shower in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
- Tuesday: A shower late in the p.m., with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UConn student leadership conference strives to build connections, confidence (thechronicle.com) — Students in Storrs just wrapped up UConn’s third annual Student Leadership Conference at the Student Union, where 165 attendees focused on “The Art of Networking.” With a keynote from author Issac Serwanga and hands-on workshops, the event aimed to help UConn and neighboring college students build confidence, expand professional connections, and practice leadership skills aligned with their personalities. 
• A UConn undergrad is launching a fashion line. It's goal goes far beyond Connecticut. (courant.com) — A UConn student based at the Storrs campus is turning her love of bold Ghanaian fabrics into a new fashion brand, NeeVera, while using proceeds to support expectant mothers in Ghana. Through UConn’s Werth Innovators Program in Storrs, she’s learned to refine her idea, build a size-inclusive capsule collection, and connect with a cohort of women entrepreneurs gaining skills and mentorship on campus.
• Yale reported more rapes than most CT colleges, all Ivy League schools in 2025, data shows (nhregister.com) — New Clery Act data show Yale reporting more campus rapes in 2025 than any other Ivy League school, while UConn’s Storrs campus recorded three reported rapes that year among its roughly 20,000 undergraduates. For Storrs residents, the report offers context on how UConn compares with other Connecticut colleges and highlights ongoing concerns about underreporting and campus sexual assault statewide.
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🗞 Nearby News
Coventry
- Coventry sweeps Granby Memorial to hand the Bears their first loss, extend win streak to 10 (thechronicle.com)
- Sarasota Farmers Market named No. 1 in America (heraldtribune.com)
- I looked through local filings. Here's what's in development around CT (ctpost.com)
Tolland
- Local Event: Double Dog Days (patch.com)
- RHAM earns a 1-1 draw against Manchester to secure a spot in the state tournament (thechronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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