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The University of Connecticut, along with the Hartford Deportation Defense, launched the first session of the new ‘People’s Migrant School’ in Hartford on Saturday, aiming to build bridges of collaboration between the university and the city’s immigrant communities. “The idea is to have a political and social component in the creation of knowledge at the university,” said Camilo Ruiz, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut. On the second floor of the Park Street Public Library, Ruiz’s students presented their final projects in English to community members in Hartford, with simultaneous Spanish translation provided by Constanza Segovia, organizing director and cofounder of Hartford Deportation Defense and Connecticut For All. The People’s Migrant School is an effort by Ruiz, with the support and collaboration of the Human Rights Institute and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut, to bring the classroom to the people. And also to focus the research generated by students in the ‘Latinx communities in the United States’ class, on creating tangible and useful information for neighborhoods in Hartford. One-page bilingual English and Spanish infographics sit on a table next to colored pencils and scissors at the People’s Migrant School in Hartford on Dec. 6, 2025. Credit: Mariana Navarrete / CT Mirror More than 150,000 people in Hartford are considered immigrants, according to the national census. This group is composed primarily of people who migrated from the Caribbean, South America and Central America. Two-thirds of them have resided in the U.S. since 2009 or earlier. Ruiz said classes traditionally do not extend beyond the four walls of a university classroom, but this year he wanted to do things differently, given the multiple detentions of immigrants around the city. “Since many of my students have migratory connections to the United States, I proposed to them changing the class format to something relevant that connects the university with the immigrant population,” Ruiz said. Segovia advised Ruiz to have the students focus their projects on Connecticut and, if possible, on Hartford. This led to the creation of seven different projects with one-page printed infographics in English and Spanish, which were distributed at the event. Saturday’s presentations covered topics such as the history, recruitment and infrastructure of national immigration agencies, the Trust Act, and a short film that offered a mother’s perspective on immigration raids. Two presentations were about ‘Know Your Health Rights’, where students outlined strategies to mitigate risks, like having photocopies of medical prescriptions, a list of their medical providers and medical records. For some students, like Nicole Samaniego, the project was more than just a class assignment. “I don’t have the luxury of separating this project from my personal life. My family is immigrant, and this information we presented is so important to me,” said Samaniego. Student Beatriz Torres explained that this project is an attempt to connect with communities and what happens in their daily lives outside of the university campus. “If you walk around the university campus, people act like nothing is happening, and that’s a privilege,” Torres said. Audience member Ruth Valera holds a microphone and speaks at the People’s Migrant School in Hartford on Dec. 6, 2025. Credit: Mariana Navarrete / CT Mirror After the presentations, there was a time for dialogue and reflection with the audience, which included Hartford residents, professors and community activists from the immigrant community, such as Ruth Valera, a member of the Hartford Deportation Defense. Valera asked the audience if those who had gone to the Capitol to support them when they testified in favor of HUSKY for Immigrants, the Trust Act or for more protections for immigrants could raise their hands. Less than 10 people in a room of more than 40 did. “It…

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WVU product David Sills played a key role in the Atlanta Falcons come-from-behind 29-28 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football. Helping Atlanta play the role of spoiler, Sills caught six passes for 78 yards, averaging 13.0 yards per catch. He even made some big receptions late in the fourth quarter, none bigger than a 21-yarder on fourth down to keep the Falcons’ comeback effort alive. People wrote David Sills off. He didn't write back. https://t.co/Hk9ZNZKL2D — Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) December 12, 2025 Sills’ performance stands as his top game of the season, with previous highs of just catching two passes and recording 16 yards. He now has 14 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns on the year. Sills, who last played in the NFL in 2023 before this season, scored his first NFL touchdown in November. Sills spent the 2021 and 2022 season in New York, making 13 receptions in 15 games played across two seasons. Prior to his NFL career, Sills played three seasons for the Mountaineers in 2015 and 2017-18, totaling 132 receptions for 2,097 yards and 35 touchdowns. He started his football career as a quarterback and was once a top recruit of then USC head coach Lane Kiffin. Find more coverage of David Sills V at WV Sports Now. The post David Sills Plays Key Role in Falcons’ TNF Win appeared first on WV Sports Now.

Cezary Oleksiejczuk is stepping into UFC Vegas 112 with momentum and something to prove, drawing dangerous striker César Almeida in a matchup that could elevate his rise in the middleweight division. “My opponent has good striking, very good I think. Legendary striking. I need to keep good distance, and this is good fight for me,” Oleksiejczuk told reporters on Wednesday. “Almedia high in the top and if I win this fight, I (rise) in (the) rankings.” Oleksiejczuk (16-3) may have less UFC experience than Almeida, but oddsmakers still have him pegged as the favorite. He isn’t entirely sure why, but he’ll gladly take the vote of confidence. “Maybe I know I have 100 fights in amateur fights. A lot (of) experience in MMA,” he said. “I need to go to second, maybe third round, and Almeida (doesn’t) like fighting second and third round. I think good idea for (me to) win.” Looking ahead to his UFC debut, Oleksiejczuk broke down the matchup with a simple but confident read on where he believes the fight tilts in his favor. He also pointed to his comfort inside the UFC APEX, a venue he feels already familiar with thanks to his brother’s battles there. “I like this place (UFC APEX) because a lot of time in here because my brother (Michal) (have) a lot of wars in here. I think this is for me the best place for debut,” he said. Cezary Oleksiejczuk faces Cesar Almeida at UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday night. The post Cezary Oleksiejczuk Seeks Statement Debut Against Almeida appeared first on Cageside Press.

Purdue is mortal, as it turns out. In my heart of hearts I knew there was very little chance of Purdue going 40-0 this year to go down as the greatest college team of all time, but moments like the final nine minutes of the first half against Texas Tech, where Purdue goes full thermonuclear and evaporates a good team, happen. You wish you could bottle that to pull out at crucial moments (say this past Saturday). That’s the Purdue that looks utterly unbeatable. The reality is that even great teams have a bad day. It is when you have a bad day (and if you can overcome it) that defines those teams. In 2023 Purdue had its worst day at the worst time against FDU and it went down as the worst loss in NCAA Tournament history. The next year its “bad day” was probably the loss at Nebraska, where the Huskers shot the lights out, but the end result was ultimately meaningless. That’s where we stand now. If we can all calm down and stop demanding crazy things like Fletcher Loyer (Purdue’s leading scorer and a 46% three-point shooter) being benched for Omer Mayer we can see that Saturday might just have been Purdue’s bad day. There is one every season. Purdue is still a very, very good team that, when at its best, can be matched only by very few other teams. If we were magically running things back and playing Iowa State against on Saturday in a rematch I would pick us without question, because there is no way in hell we’re playing that poorly in a big game at home again. Purdue’s offense was very bad and its defense fell apart as a result. It’s not like it is a bad loss in any way, shape, or form. If Purdue gets to the end of the year at 28-3 it will be forgotten entirely. It will win the Big Ten and get a No. 1 seed, and there is zero doubt in my mind about that. We’re more likely to beat ourselves, like Saturday, than have another team just straight up beat us. Purdue Boilermakers Profile Record: 8-1, 1-0 Big Ten NET: 9 KenPom: 6 Bracket Matrix Consensus Seed: 2 Tier 1 Wins (KenPom) Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75: 13 Alabama (Away), 19 Texas Tech (Neutral) Tier 2 Wins (KenPom): Home 31-75 Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135: 55 Akron (Home), 66 Memphis (Neutral) Tier 1 Wins (NET) Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75: 11 Alabama (Away), 18 Texas Tech (Neutral) Tier 2: Home 31-75 (NET) Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135: 40 Akron Bad Losses (Sub-100 NET or KenPom): None Evansville Purple Aces (4-6, 0-0 MVC) – NET 293, KenPom 281 – Since we last checked on the Aces they beat Ball State 64-52 at home but lost to Western Kentucky by a point on the road 80-79. They are getting better, but still barely in the top 300. Their next game is Saturday at Notre Dame. Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-5, 1-0 Horizon) – NET 134, KenPom 147– The first time this year people had great fears about Purdue was when the Boilers briefly trailed Oakland in the second half. Now the Golden Grizzlies have a win over Purdue (Fort Wayne edition) 101-92 to start conference play. They followed that up with a decent 98-97 win over Toledo. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2, 0-0 SEC) – NET 11, KenPom 13 – One could argue that Purdue’s really good road win at Alabama kind of cancels out the Iowa State loss. They racked up a home win over Clemson 90-84 in the ACC/SEC Challenge 90-84 and beat UTSA 97-55 on Sunday. They can make a huge statement on Saturday in Birmingham with a game against No. 1 Arizona. Akron Zips (6-2, 0-0 MAC – NET 40, KenPom 55) – Akron continues to look like a surprisingly good win. They probably have a long climb to be an at large team, especially when they lost their only two games against Tier 1 teams in Purdue and Yale, but they are still the class of the MAC. Ion the past week they beat Bucknell 97-77 and Tulane 88-71. This weekend they have a neutral site game against a decent Murray State team. Memphis Tigers (4-4, 0-0 American) – NET 126, KenPom 66 – This is the win that has the best chance to drastically improve as time goes on, and Memphis did its part by beating New…