THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SINCE 1896 • VOLUME CXXVII, NO. 35 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Current COVID-19 Tracker Residential 203 177 11 CONFIRMED CASES AT Positive/ UCONN STORRS Symptomatic Cumulative Cumulative Staff Cases as of 6:03 p.m. on Oct. 14 9 Cases Residential Cases Commuter Cases Former trustee chairman donates $1 million to UConn by Amanda Kilyk need and an interest in majoring STAFF WRITER in health sciences. According to [email protected] a press release, the Rowes hope that the program helps to close Last Thursday, the former racial disparities in the medical University of Connecticut field. Board of Trustees Chairman Lease Butts said that the pro- Dr. John Rowe and his wife Dr. gram not only helps enrolled Valerie Rowe donated $1 mil- students financially but also lion to UConn’s Rowe Scholars connects students with “UConn program, according to a press faculty through speaker series, release. experts in the health profes- The Rowes are responsible sions through the annual Rowe for all funding for the program Lecture Series, and a network since its creation in 2004, ac- of health professionals who are cording to Dr. Jennifer Lease alumni of the Rowe Scholars Butts, the director of UConn’s Program.” honors program. Scott M. Rob- Lease Butts detailed how the erts, president and CEO of the generous donation will be dis- UConn Foundation, explained persed to Rowe Scholars. She the Rowe Scholars program’s noted that since the financial initiative. downturn due to the pandemic, “Their vision was to create a it is especially critical that the pathway for students of limited program be able to deliver re- financial means and from un- sources and support to scholar- derrepresented populations to ship recipients. pursue professions in the health “Our plan is to use the gift in fields,” Roberts said in a state- increments over the next four ment. “The Rowe Scholars pro- years, so that we can guarantee gram has had such an enormous the increased support for stu- Dr. John Rowe and his wife Valarie Rowe recently donated $1 million to the Rowe Scholars Program. impact because it goes beyond dents who entered the program Rowe once ran the UConn Board of Trustees. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG ASSOCIATE VIDEO EDITOR/THE DAILY CAMPUS scholarships to recruit high- this year for their entire four achieving students and provide years at UConn, in addition to Lease Butts also explained continue to enroll students at Columbia University, accord- the resources, programming, increasing the support we of- with the contribution, “We have full capacity, typically around ing to a Columbia University mentorship and encouragement fer to all Rowe Scholars,” Lease been able to double the yearly 40 students. Currently, there faculty biography. they need throughout their aca- Butts said. “We have been able scholarships of the Rowe Schol- are 34 Rowe Scholars, accord- Valerie Rowe, is a retired as- demic careers.” to double the yearly scholar- ars and provide additional fund- ing to Lease Butts. sociate professor from Ford- The Rowe Scholars program ships of the Rowe Scholars and ing for other educational costs.” John Rowe is currently the ham University’s School of Ed- seeks to recruit Connecticut stu- provide additional funding for She also noted that the dona- Julius B. Richmond Professor ucation, according to the press dents with both high financial other educational costs.” tion will afford the program to of Health Policy and Aging at release. Provost’s Office prepares for USG speaker of the senate an uncertain spring semester for students, faculty resigns; replacement coming by Mikhael Thompson remainder of the spring se- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT mester after spring break. [email protected] Lejuez said that the cost of housing and dining would re- The University of Con- main the same for the spring necticut Provost’s Office semester as it did for the announced their plans for previous academic year. In reopening the university in the case that there is a posi- the spring 2021 semester last tive change in the landscape Friday, including an outline of the virus which allows of the upcoming academic students and faculty to re- year, dates for course regis- main on campus after spring tration, quarantine periods break, there will be no addi- and living arrangements for tional charge for the remain- students on campus. der of the spring semester. The spring semester will On-campus students will operate similarly to the fall arrive in mid-January, and semester, with the start and classes will begin during the end dates of classes remain- two-week quarantine period ing the same. Spring break, on Jan. 18. Lejuez said this however, will be moved to the decision was made after stu- week of April 11. dents expressed dissatisfac- Provost and Executive Vice tion with the lack of activities President for Academic Af- and classes to keep them oc- fairs Carl Lejuez said in an cupied during the fall semes- email to students and faculty ter quarantine. that residential areas will Registration for the spring not be allowed to open at full semester will start on Oct. 26 capacity. All residential stu- and end on Nov. 11 for under- dents at Storrs and Stamford graduates, and the modality Speaker of the Senate Jessica Delgado is stepping down from her postion to focus on personal will have to participate in re- of each course will be listed matters. She has been apart of USG since her sophmore year. PHOTO BY ERIC WANG, ASSOCIATE VIDEO EDITOR/ THE DAILY CAMPUS entry testing and a two-week at the time of registration. quarantine period which will “The last several months by Rachel Philipson some other endeavours,” Del- Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 coincide with the start of have been difficult for each STAFF WRITER gado said. “I need to put some p.m. for Degaldo’s replace- classes. of us in different ways; how- [email protected] things down for my self care.” ment. Interested applicants, Lejuez said that students ever, in that time I have also She said she has been in- who must have been current living on campus for the fall seen countless examples of The University of Connecti- volved with USG since the be- senators, emailed their sub- have the option of remain- our community working to- cut Undergraduate Student ginning of her second year at missions to Delgado, she said. ing in their current residence gether and looking out for Government’s Speaker of the UConn. She plans to continue In a virtual election, senators through the winter recess and each other. I am proud to be a Senate resigned Oct. 8. her involvement with several voted for their replacement can go to the ResLife website part of UConn Nation along- Jessica Delgado, former committees after stepping choice. At the time of report- for more information. ResLife side each of you as we navi- speaker of the senate and fifth- down. ing, The Daily Campus did not will work with students who gate unprecedented challeng- semester nursing major, said The Speaker of the Senate know who the replacement have no viable housing for the es,” Lejuez said. she decided to step down from runs both the Senate and Cau- was. her position to have more time cus meetings, Delgado said. Degaldo said she looks for- to focus on personal matters. As speaker, Delgado said they ward to USG’s future. Spring break will be moved “I am stepping down for represent and support the sen- “I wish the best for USG, some personal reasons, but ators, as well as help to pass and I appreciate all it has done to the week of April 11. also because I would like to fo- legislation. for me,” she said. “I hope I did cus more on my education and USG held their election it well.” For more... dailycampus.com The_DailyCampus The_DailyCampus The Daily Campus Tweet of the Day BlackySpeakz #NOTYOURMASCOT | PAGE 5 PENCE DEBATE | PAGE 4 ALCS/NLCS RECAP | PAGE 12 @BlackySpeakz Pence fly received more Why Native American mascots Find out the results between the coverage than border Saving & stacking your money is must go Braves and Dodgers and Astros way more satisfying than spending sterilizations and Rays it 02 Thursday, October 15, 2020 • DailyCampus.com News UConn Dining Services to run Thanksgiving bake sale UConn is starting a Thanksgiving Bake Sale that sells items ranging from pies to gingerbread men. Orders Orders are being taken until by Nov. 11. PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN DINING SERVICES. by Thomas Alvarez items have been a very suc- Advertising, Landolphi STAFF WRITER cessful addition to the menu. said, has been similarly chal- Postal Service agrees to [email protected] “We have both been in- lenging. Despite this, he said volved with the Thanksgiv- they are happy with the num- The University of Connecti- ing bake sale for just over ber of goods they have pro- reverse service changes cut is running a Thanksgiv- eight years and have seen the duced thus far. HELENA, Mont. (AP) — reached a day ahead of a hear- ing bake sale for students menus evolve over the years,” “We have seen our num- The U.S. Postal Service agreed ing in the U.S. District Court in and families to order various Landolphi said. “Items such bers improve and are so hap- Wednesday to reverse changes Great Falls. It applies to all states. baked goods ranging from as gingerbread men, focaccia py with the number of baked that slowed mail service nation- “Montanans never gave up pies and cheesecake to ginger- bread and pumpkin whoop- goods we produce every year,” wide, settling a lawsuit filed by this fight and as a result, we are bread men.