Luby's Incorporated

Right after the new Husky logo and UConn name debuted, I e-mailed the athletic director's office and gave my alumnus thumbs-up. Since a mascot and logo are most recognized as representing a university, I thought both were perfectly appropriate. When...

Last month UConn adopted a tough new vulpine husky logo that, according to coach Geno Auriemma, is a "streamlined fighting dog" that says "Don't mess with me." That's just great, but when it comes to defending a courageous, thoughtful student taking a...

Julius L. Bergfeld Jr. recalls the excitement of the opening night of Bergfeld Center 64 years ago. "All the people; to me as a child it was kind of like a carnival atmosphere," he said. "It was an event everyone in town would attend." Bergfeld was...

The University of Connecticut's new rebranding and logo redesign efforts haven't been all that popular with a lot of students and fans, but a feminist's critical letter to UConn President Susan Herbst has drawn some really vicious reactions. Carolyn...

A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others: The...

WACO, Tex. -- A U.S. soldier charged with plotting to blow up troops from the nation's largest Army post has been sentenced to life in prison. Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty in May of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder...

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A heavily armed gunman opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, July 20, killing at least 12 and wounding 38. Police arrested a suspect in theater's parking lot. Here are some of the worst U.S. mass shootings since World War II....

The phone rings at the Bucktown headquarters of Marbles: The Brain Store, puncturing the tapping of keyboards and the whir of the heating system. No one picks up, though, until a woman with curly brown hair and hazel eyes, sitting at a desk in the...

Bay Theatre is serving up laughs along with life lessons this holiday season in its offering of the East Coast premiere of Steven Dietz's "Becky's New Car," a play that first appeared in October 2008 after Dietz was commissioned by a Seattle businessman...

Bay Theatre founder Janet Luby could not conceal her delight as she announced that the first celebratory event of the coming season, a fashion show and fundraiser, had sold out nearly two months in advance. She's hoping it will be the first of many...

Bay Theatre's season-opening production of Margaret Edson's "Wit" may be the most compelling theater experience in the company's 10-year history. By all critical standards, this show is a winner, starting with artistic director Janet Luby's selection...