Uconn Vaccine Site Opens to Public; Shaw to Vaccinate Students by Grace Mcfadden “They Should Fi Rst Register in Ad- Ment Using Uconn Health Mychart
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THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SINCE 1896 • VOLUME CXXVII, NO. 113 • dailycampus.com Monday, March 29, 2021 CONFIRMED 2021 COVID-19 Current Residential Cases Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative CASES AT UCONN STORRS (positive/symptomatic) 270 Residential Cases* 286 Commuter Cases* 183 Staff Cases* as of 9:30 p.m. on March 28 *positive test results 46 UConn vaccine site opens to public; SHaW to vaccinate students by Grace McFadden “They should fi rst register in ad- ment using UConn Health MyChart. However, the email explained these STAFF WRITER vance with UConn Health MyChart, While people ages 16 and 17 are eligi- doses would not arrive until late [email protected] then self-schedule online for a vac- ble to get the vaccine in Connecticut April. Due to changes in the 2020- cination appointment through My- elsewhere starting Thursday, Hawley 2021 academic calendar, most Storrs Beginning today, Hawley Ar- Chart at a date and time convenient Armory will not be providing vac- residential students will leave cam- mory at UConn Storrs will con- for them,” read the email. “Please cines to that age group. pus by April 11. UConn students will vert to a community COVID-19 note that appointments are available The email also stated that Student be contacted directly by SHaW if they vaccination site, according to an each week based on vaccine availabil- Health and Wellness (SHaW) would are eligible to receive the vaccine. announcement sent by email on ity for that specifi c week, and addi- begin vaccinating UConn Storrs stu- Though vaccines are not required Friday. Since Dec. 22, 2020, Haw- tional appointments continue to be dents at a later date. for UConn students, and will most ley Armory has been open as a added regularly.” “Preliminary conversations with likely not be required in the fall, the vaccination site, though previ- This decision follows a revision in the state Department of Public Health university still compelled students to ously only for UConn employees. the vaccine rollout timeline made by indicate that SHaW will begin re- get vaccinated. Any members of the universi- the state of Connecticut. While vac- ceiving limited quantities of the vac- “Although UConn does not require ty community and residents of cines were expected to open to all cine for UConn students who have COVID-19 vaccinations, the Univer- the surrounding area can make adults on April 5, vaccines will now been approved to remain on campus sity strongly encourages all employ- an appointment through UCo- be open to all adults on Thursday, through the end of the spring semes- ees and students to receive a vaccina- nn Health MyChart, the website April 1. ter,” read the email. tion,” read the email. used by UConn Health for pa- On Thursday, UConn community tients to manage their appoint- members and residents of the sur- UConn Student Health and Wellness offers COVID-19 testing at the Hugh S. Greer Field House for nonsymptomatic students. Students ments, medications and pay- rounding area ages 18 and older will are randomly selected via surveillance testing or can request up to 5 ments. be able to schedule a vaccine appoint- individual tests. PHOTO BY MATT PICKETT Class of 2020 alumna hopes to find closure with an in-person commencement by Naiela Suleiman | STAFF WRITER | [email protected] University of Connecticut alumna probably one of the craziest experi- Gabriella Debenedictis, ‘20, is look- “It will be nice to get the ences of my life,” Debenedictis said. ing forward to in-person commence- closure that I never felt Debenedictis is now living in Prov- ment for the class of 2020. like I got when I actually idence as an associate editor at the UConn will host in-person com- Woonsocket Call. mencement for the class of 2020 and graduated last May. It “I wasn’t in a celebratory mood 2021 over a fi ve-day period in May seems like they’re doing it at all when I graduated last May – it at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at in a COVID-safe way, and was hard to feel a sense of optimism Rentschler Field in East Hartford. I’m really looking forward about my own future and/or our “I really appreciate that UConn is to seeing people who I collective future while under a stay- doing a commencement for the class haven’t seen in over a year at-home order,” Debenedictis said. of 2020,” Debenedictis said. “It will at the ceremony.” “It was also very jarring to make the be nice to get the closure that I never adjustment from college to the ‘real felt like I got when I actually graduat- GABRIELLA DEBENEDICTIS, ‘20 world’ while simultaneously living ed last May. It seems like they’re do- through a pandemic unlike anything ing it in a COVID-safe way, and I’m communicated if the circumstances society has seen since 1918. But things really looking forward to seeing peo- The Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, CT hosts UConn foot- change with regard to the pandemic, defi nitely feel like they’re looking up, ball games and other events. UConn’s commencement ceremonies ple who I haven’t seen in over a year President Thomas Katsouleas wrote and I’m cautiously optimistic that for the class of 2020 and 2021 will take place there over five days this at the ceremony.” in an email to the UConn community. we’ll see somewhat of a return to nor- May. PHOTO COURTESY OF RENTSCHLERFIELD.COM Any changes to these plans will be “Graduating in May 2020 was malcy this summer.” Women’s Basketball Recap WILLIAMS, WESTBROOK SHINE AS UCONN EDGES IOWA AND MOVES ON TO 15TH STRAIGHT ELITE EIGHT by Benjamin Berg her team up with a 49-35 lead at the STAFF WRITER half. Williams herself had 18 fi rst [email protected] half points. Iowa opened the third quarter on a mission, outscoring Forty minutes, 27 points, 4 re- the Huskies 26-23 before the fi nal bounds, 2 assists and a block. That’s frame. But from there, the Huskies’ what junior Christyn Williams did stars took over to put the game on this Saturday, March 27 in an Elite ice as they outscored Iowa 20-11 in Eight-clinching win over Iowa the fourth quarter. where she never left the fl oor. For As a former No. 1 recruit out of all the talk of the freshman battle high school, Williams has, at times, between UConn’s Paige Bueckers struggled to be a consistent pres- and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, it was the ence for a UConn program that has two UConn juniors in Williams and their eyes perennially set on win- Evina Westbrook who propelled ning national championships. But the Huskies to a 92-72 victory. so far in the NCAA Tournament, With all eyes on Bueckers to there’s been no mistaking how im- begin the game, she had a qui- portant Williams is to this team’s eter-than-usual start with only success. She entered Saturday’s 4 points in the opening quarter. game averaging 12 points, shooting Rather, it was UConn’s emotional 50% from both the fi eld and 3-point leader Evina Westbrook that pro- range, all while being tasked with pelled her team to a 22-18 lead with locking down the opponent’s pre- her 8 fi rst quarter points. The sec- mier scorer. Against Iowa, she ond quarter however, belonged to poured in a playoff -high 27 points Christyn Williams, who had spent while holding Caitlin Clark to 21 the fi rst quarter focusing her en- points, well below her season’s av- ergy on minimizing the off ensive erage of 27. She was incredible. impact of Iowa’s leading scorer, Mar 27, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Gabbie Marshall (24) and UConn Huskies Caitlin Clark. Williams poured in See IOWA, p. 12 forward Aubrey Griffin (44) battle for the ball during the second quarter in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 a fl urry of three 3-pointers to set Women’s NCAA Tournament at Alamodome. PHOTO BY TROY TAORMINA/AP For more... dailycampus.com The_DailyCampus The_DailyCampus The Daily Campus Tweet of the Day Wesley Allen CULTURE SHOCK | PAGE 4 PROJECT HAPPYVISM | PAGE 6 VOLLEYBALL | PAGE 9 @WesleyAllen54 Transness in Women’s Month Activism defined by self-love Huskies strongly close out their You can literally FEEL the destiny season of this team. #UConnWBB 02 Monday, March 29, 2021 • DailyCampus.com News UConn discusses commencement ticketing, format of 2020 and 2021 commencements by Thomas Alvarez “Unfortunately, there are no extra classes will be able to participate in the “All ceremonies will be live STAFF WRITER tickets available for our commence- ceremonies respective to their graduat- streamed,” the website reads. “Please [email protected] ment ceremonies this year. This ap- “We have limited capacity ing year, college and major. continue to check the Commencement The University of Connecticut com- plies to all of our ceremonies across the in Rentschler Field, so The website distinguishes between website for more information as we mencement ceremonies for 2020 and board in May 2021,” Schaller said. “We three guest tickets per students who are to attend the 2020 move closer to the ceremonies.” 2021 graduates will allow for every have limited capacity in Rentschler graduate ... All of our and the 2021 commencement ceremo- The website then discusses the for- graduate to have a maximum of three Field, so three guest tickets per grad- ceremonies will be live nies. Students who graduated in Aug.