PROFESSIONAL WRITING
Welcome to my writing portfolio! Here you will find my digital article publishments and honorable mentions in local Connecticut newspapers and in the University of New Haven's student run news organization - The Charger Bulletin. Make sure to click on the titles to read the full articles!
Dreading cooking for the holidays? No need to sweat - there are several local businesses offering prepped holiday meals that you can “pick up with your own two hands.” From spiral-cut ham and leg of lamb to charcuterie and shrimp cocktail, Saugatuck Provisions and A&S Westport have festive menus ready to take the pressure off your plate.
Looking for a taste of inspiration? Chef Alison Milwe Grace, author of "Savor: Recipes to Celebrate," brings her passion for joyful cooking to the Westport Farmers Market today. Stop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to meet the chef and pick up a signed copy—just in time for holiday gifting. While you're there, explore this week’s lineup of fresh, local vendors ready to fill your table and your pantry.
Dreading cooking for the holidays? No need to sweat - there are several local businesses offering prepped holiday meals that you can “pick up with your own two hands.” From spiral-cut ham and leg of lamb to charcuterie and shrimp cocktail, Saugatuck Provisions and A&S Westport have festive menus ready to take the pressure off your plate.
A silent struggle permeates the lives of some college students: eating disorders. Upon walking onto a college campus, students are ensnared in the complex web of body image ideals, societal expectations and the relentless pursuit of perfection.
University of New Haven's Counseling and Psychological Services Clinician Sam Kent dives into diet culture, disordered eating behaviors and university resources on mental health and nutritional resources.
Satire Edition
The hallowed walls of residence halls, where dreams of academic success collide with the harsh reality of shared living spaces and the everyday struggles of young adults.
The college experience begins and ends inside the residence halls. It’s a place where young, hopeful undergraduate students embark on their higher education only to find themselves unwittingly cast as characters in the gripping soap opera that is college dorm life.
To many college students, the dean of students is the one person you want to avoid; a meeting with them must spell the end of your collegiate career, after all.
However, University of New Haven students can rest assured that Ophelie Rowe-Allen, dean of students, chief diversity officer and newly announced vice president of student affairs (VPSA), is not the stereotypical “big, bad wolf.” As a student, she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life right away, just like so many of us. As a professional, she concentrates on effective time management. As a person, she cares deeply about the success and wellness of her students.
On Jan. 21, the mass shooting at a ballroom dance studio resulted in the passing of 11 victims of Asian American descent between the ages of 52 and 76. Law enforcement has identified the perpetrator as Huu Can Tran, a 72-year-old Asian American man.
A group of University of New Haven journalism and writing students have been working on a special project this semester that has them reviewing confession tapes of past serial killers.
They have not been working alone. The tapes are also under review by some retired detectives who are looking for clues that may help solve other cold cases.
This story was reported by Mariah Towles, Sarah Carman, Teresa Zangari, Stephen Gangi and Valentina Ortiz Elian in cooperation with The University of New Haven’s Charger Bulletin and The Connecticut Law Tribune. The reporters are students in a news reporting and writing class at the University of New Haven.
MERIDEN – Confession tapes of serial killers have surfaced in a case that changed liquor laws in Connecticut from more than 60 years ago. The tapes include interrogations of suspects in unrelated cases that remain unsolved and may contain new leads.
The Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad is reviewing tapes of the confessions of convicted killers Joseph ‘Mad Dog’ Taborsky and Arthur ‘Meatball’ Culombe.
