How Did an Honors Student Who Says She Can't Read or Write Get Into College?
Aleysha Ortiz, who alleges she can't read or write, graduated high school with honors. She's suing for emotional damages.
Details emerge on how UConn prof allegedly used university funds for vacations to Disney, overseas
The woman is facing a felony larceny charge after allegedly using over $50,000 in university funds to finance vacations ...
She’s attending college but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing her high school district
Aleysha Ortiz, a 19-year-old student attending the University of Connecticut, said that she can’t read or write, despite graduating from Hartford Public High School with honors. Now she is suing the ...
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UConn Faculty Member Charged With Larceny
A University of Connecticut faculty member has been charged with first-degree larceny after allegedly using more than $58,000 of university and grant funds for personal expenses and travel, including ...
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UConn becomes first in the state to install Plan B in vending machines
In January, the University of Connecticut’s Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) installed a vending machine in the Student Union containing over-the-counter medications including emergency ...
Former high school honors student who says she can’t read, write sues district where she graduated
A college student who says she cannot read or write is suing the board of education and the city for negligence.
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Indiana baseball heads south for 4 games in 3 days against Mount St. Mary’s, Stetson
Following a mid-week loss to Xavier University on Wednesday, Indiana baseball heads down to DeLand, Florida, for four games ...
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UConn professor previews book project on the relationship between disease and capitalism
A talk on sugar consumption and its relationship with capitalism and changes in human biology was held by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute on Feb. 26.
Game Preview: No. 14 Vanderbilt at UCLA
The Commodores are spending the weekend on west coast, but there's business to be done, starting Friday night against UCLA.
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For Alex Giannaros, the record books aren’t enough — she still wants a championship
Giannaros entered the 2025 season totaling 963 points, and, amidst another stellar season among the Patriot League scoring ...
‘Thousands' possibly exposed to measles in Texas as outbreak grows
A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central ...
CT state senator seeking PURA seat co-owned electric firm that was repeatedly fined, penalized
State records show Fonfara co-founded Optik Energy in 2016. The company rebranded as Wattifi in 2018 and operated under that ...