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...exchange of the bizarre social currency of a New York address: “I live on 78th and Amsterdam” for “I’m just across town on 5th.” My offering, “I’m from Hamden, Conn., just outside New Haven,” isn’t worth much on the New York social exchange. This emphasis continues beyond those first weeks of freshman year. Regardless of their professional aspirations, grads flock to the city’s bright lights and high energy. Undergrads flee there...
Until recently, 11 residents of Greenwich, Conn. have suffered in silence. For on their mailboxes, in fine rubber-plastic, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold glitter, appear the words, “Hooker Street.” Not Hooker as in Rev. Thomas Hooker, the esteemed colonial minister who helped create the model document for the U.S. Constitution. Hooker as in the family name of the wife of the guy who developed the strip in the late 1960s. Big difference, though not the biggest issue for embarrassed residents...
...HAVEN, Conn.—Nick Hartigan rushed for 192 yards on 33 carries and tied a career-high with four rushing touchdowns to lead Brown to a 38-21 win over Yale on Saturday...
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HARTFORD, Conn.—Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe, dropped the ceremonial first puck. Virtually every fan in attendance cheered for Quinnipiac, and in front of a crowd of 5,049—the largest figure for any athletic event in the school’s history—the Bobcats won their inaugural game in the ECAC, downing Harvard 5-2 Friday night. “I’d love to able to sweep it under the rug and say, ‘Hey, it was a big, emotional game for them,’ but they...