Jezebel: Uconn

Man Who Said Red Wine is Good for You Is a Liar

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST

Bad news, winos: Turns out, the University of Connecticut researcher who discovered that red wine has anti-aging qualities actually fabricated a shitload of data. Which means that your purple mouthed cry-juice might not be good for your heart after all. More »

In Upset, Notre Dame Women Beat UConn

Anna North — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:50:00 EDT

Notre Dame's women's basketball team had lost 12 straight games to UConn, but they rallied yesterday to beat the Huskies 72-63 in the national semifinals. They'll go on to play Texas A&M in the championship game tomorrow. More »

You Can't Win 'Em All

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:57:00 EST

Glendale, AZ, January 1: UConn fans watch as their football team is defeated by Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.

Today In The UConn Winning Streak

Jessica Coen — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:24:00 EST

As the UConn women's basketball team quickly approaches 100 straight wins, let's start keeping closer track. So: Maya Moore scored 17 points in the ladies' victory over Pacific yesterday, marking their 90th win. Next up, they'll play Stanford tomorrow night. More »

UConn Reignites Timeworn Basketball Battle Of The Sexes

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:05:00 EST

Last night, the University of Connecticut Women's basketball team won its 89th game in a row, breaking a record set by a men's team. This obviously means that now the Battle of the Sexes Just Got Serious. More »

Female Athletes Get Naked For ESPN Magazine's Body Issue

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:55:00 EDT

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ESPN The Magazine has revealed three of the six cover athletes planned for its second annual "Body Issue." And just like last year, the sports stars don't have any clothes on. More »

UConn Replaces Cheerleaders With Less Athletic "Spirit Squad"

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The University of Connecticut has done away with its cheerleaders because the squad was too focused on perfecting difficult stunts rather than cheering on other sports teams. They've been replaced with the "Spirit Squad," which requires no athletic ability. More »

College Senior Is Sexually Assaulted While Group Of Dudes Cheer

Jessica G. — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Melissa Bruen, the outgoing editor-in-chief of the UConn Daily Campus decided to write a first-person essay about her sexual assault as her last act as EIC. In late April, UConn had its annual spring weekend — a drunken rite that occurs at most colleges during the hazy end of spring semester. Bruen was walking home from parties at off-campus apartments on a path affectionately known to Huskies as "rape trail." She decided to make a phone call, and, as she was leaning against a telephone pole, a large man shoved her against the pole and "dry humped" her. Bruen, who had been assaulted before, decided to take action. She pushed him away, and when she had him pinned to the ground, punched him smack in the face. A group of men who had been watching this all go down eventually pulled Bruen off her assailant, who ran off. She started screaming, "He just assaulted me," and that's when one of the violence voyeurs said to her, "You think that was assault?", pulled down her shirt, and grabbed her breasts. More »