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UConn has produced a publication for its alumni since 1922, but that publication has had a number of different names within that timeframe. Which of these was the first title of the alumni publication?

A: The Blue and White
B: The Connecticut Alumnus
C: CAC Old Home Bulletin
D: Seeds From the Charter Oak

In the summer of 1970, the UConn Marching Band went on a 24-day tour of Europe that included Great Britain, Belgium, West Germany, and the Netherlands. Which of these dignitaries was in attendance for one of the performances?

A: Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany
B: Juliana, queen of the Netherlands
C: Gaston Eyskens, prime minister of Belgium
D: Elizabeth, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom

In November 1987, a vote by the Board of Trustees established what formal designation for UConn?

A: Connecticut’s flagship public university
B: Division I football school
C: Connecticut’s state capital in the event of nuclear war
D: A Level 1A disaster preparedness institution

In March 2009, the Homer Babbidge Library allowed students to borrow what for the first time?

A: iPods
B: Musical instruments
C: Laptop computers
D: Phone chargers

An illustration from an issue of UConn’s first alumni publication.

Answers

1: B From 1922 to 1994, the alumni publication was called The Connecticut Alumnus; from 1994 to 2013 it was known as Traditions and then UConn Traditions; and since 2013 it has been UConn Magazine.

2: D During the South of England Agricultural Show at Ardingly, Sussex, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (not to be confused with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II) attended a performance by the marching band.

3: A Following a request from what was then called the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, the trustees approved a University Role and Scope Statement that formally recognized UConn as the flagship institution of public higher education, a title that remains in use today.

4: C Although the library had 140 public computers available at the time, students increasingly preferred laptops, so in the spring of 2009 the library began allowing students to borrow and use Apple iBook laptops for up to three hours within the library itself.

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