THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SINCE 1896 • VOLUME CXXVII, NO. 73 • dailycampus.com Wednesday, February 17, 2021 CONFIRMED 2021 COVID-19 Current Residential Cases Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative CASES AT UCONN STORRS 52 (positive/symptomatic) 93 Residential Cases* 16 Commuter Cases* 136 Staff Cases* as of 4:31 p.m. on Feb. 16 *positive test results UConn alumna hikes , miles for a sustainable future by Naiela Suleiman STAFF WRITER
[email protected] University of Connecticut alum- na Hannah Bacon ‘15 is hiking across the U.S. to raise awareness on climate change. The 3,000-mile hike, which Ba- con began on Nov. 21, 2020, started barefoot on the San Clemente State Beach in California at 4:15 a.m., Ba- con said in her blog. Bacon made the choice to walk in an e ort to raise awareness about climate change and reduce her car- bon footprint, after a trip from New York to California. “One week after landing in Cali- fornia I committed to walking back East, a decision I am attributing to my love for Santa Cruz, reading Da- vid Wallace-Wells’ (The Uninhabit- By Jan. 27, Hannah Bacon walked over 1,000 miles in a effort to raise awareness about climate change. According to NASA, 2020 was the hottest able Earth,) being unemployed and year on record. PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM having two nieces I love deeply,” Bacon said. “The idea came while con said. “For those reasons I have the political unrest that is evident urgent priority across America, I am unemployed due to COVID exploring one of my favorite spots, chosen Sunrise Movement as the across the country,” Bacon said.