Archive for September 22nd, 2009

Accusation: University funneled funds into foundation

by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer September 22, 2009

Former state Rep. Jonathan Pelto has accused the University of Connecticut board of trustees of funneling state and student funds to the University of Connecticut Foundation.
According to Pelto, approximately $51.91 million has been switched from UConn’s operating fund to the UConn Foundation - a private organization - since fiscal year 2000.
“Connecticut private higher education foundations [...]

Journalist: War ‘far from over’; Reporter talks to Eastern students about experience

by: David Hinchey | Staff Writer September 22, 2009

For Alicia Argenta, an Eastern Connecticut State University senior, a Monday afternoon lecture by a journalist who covered the invasions in Iraq and Afghanistan gave her a close view of what her boyfriend, Ryan, sees on an ongoing basis.
That’s because Argenta, who was one of more than 100 people on hand to see journalist Dahr [...]

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