Asian American Cultural Center at UConn

Hello all, Amy here. UConn offers six different cultural centers that are resources to all students on campus. The cultural centers: H. Fred Simon’s African American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, International Center, Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, Rainbow Center, and Women’s Center are housed in the Student Union. One women who plays a […]

Monica Rudzik: Director of Our Student Union

Hi, Amy here. Our Student Union (SU) is the hub of our student life here at UConn and I sat down with the SU director, Monica Rudzik, to gain some insight regarding the ins and outs of managing the home of such an integral part of the Husky experience. Rudzik earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology […]

The Amanda Show

Hello beautiful world, Amy here. This blog is dedicated to one Amanda Brooks. Amanda and I sat down one cheery afternoon in UConn’s Homer Babbidge Library’s Bookworms Cafe. Over tea, I had the privilege of being a guest of The Amanda Show (no, no not the cult classic that catapulted Amanda Bynes to stardom but […]

Celebrating Diwali at UConn

Amy here saying “Diwali ki Shubhkamnayein” a common Diwali greeting in Hindi, one of the phrases I picked up at the Diwali celebration this past weekend. The Indian Students Association(ISA) proudly presented Diwali, more popularly known as the “festival of lights”, for the UConn community, family, and friends. Diwali is usually celebrated between mid-October and […]

Peer Education Through Health Education

Hello all, Amy here. I am a peer educator through Health Education, which is one of the two offices in the University’s department of Wellness and Prevention Services. Excitingly, Health Education is home to the Sexperts, a peer education group on campus devoted to promoting positive sex responses, educating the UConn community about sexually transmitted […]