The Story of Storrs

Episode 3: UConn and the Vietnam War

https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode3.mp3 [https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode3.mp3] Protests erupt on campus as the war in Vietnam escalates. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents and interviews with experts. We tell the UConn stories you haven’t heard. For a list of episodes go here [http://whus.org/category/podcasts/story-of-storrs/]. Subscribe to the show with your favorite podcatcher using this feed link [http://feeds.podtrac.com/UuCNZ3SidwxS] or click here to subscribe in itunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-of-storrs/id1079026291]. Guests * Chris Malis – UConn alumnus * George Jacobi – UConn alumnus * Sidney Gale – UConn alumnus Music * Kevin MacLeod – News Theme * Silent Partner – Low Tide * Silent Partner – All My Shuffling * Huma-Huma – Thinkin’ Back * The U.S. Marine Corps Band – Anchors Aweigh * Puddle of Infinity – They Might Not * Audionautix – Radio Rock * Chopin – E Minor Prelude * Kevin MacLeod – Dances and Dames * Riot – Nail Biter * Broke For Free – Something Elated This episode contains audio from the film “Diary of a Student Revolution.”

Episode 2: Yale vs. Storrs

https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode_2.mp3 [https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode_2.mp3] The Grange thinks Yale isn’t graduating enough farmers and decides to do something about it. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents and interviews with experts. We tell the UConn stories you haven’t heard. For a list of episodes go here [http://whus.org/category/podcasts/story-of-storrs/]. Subscribe to the show with your favorite podcatcher using this feed link [http://feeds.podtrac.com/UuCNZ3SidwxS] or click here to subscribe in itunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-of-storrs/id1079026291]. Guests * Bruce Stave – Emeritus history professor at UConn and author of “Red Brick in the Land of Steady Habits” [http://www.amazon.com/Red-Brick-Land-Steady-Habits/dp/1584655704] * Nathan Sorber – Professor and coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Program at West Virginia University * Noel Miller – President of the Connecticut State Grange [http://www.ctstategrange.org/home.asp] Music * MC Cullah – Blazing Day * Quantum Jazz – Orbiting a Distant Planet * Kevin MacLeod – Off to Osaka * Jim Rooster – Skip to Kathmandu * Topher Mohr and Alex Elena – Gypsy Dance * David Mumford – Old House * Silent Partner – Sunday Drive * Kevin MacLeod – Kool Kats * John Deley and the 41 Players – Watercolors * Broke For Free – Something Elated

Episode 1: Storrs, Gold, and a Grass Farmer

https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode_1.mp3 [https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/storyofstorrs/StoryOfStorrs_Episode_1.mp3] Two brothers make a donation, a school is set up, and students move rocks. The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents and interviews with experts. We tell the UConn stories you haven’t heard. For a list of episodes go here [http://whus.org/category/podcasts/story-of-storrs/]. Subscribe to the show with your favorite podcatcher using this feed link [http://feeds.podtrac.com/UuCNZ3SidwxS] or click here to subscribe in itunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-of-storrs/id1079026291]. Guests * Bruce Stave – Emeritus history professor at UConn and author of “Red Brick in the Land of Steady Habits” [http://www.amazon.com/Red-Brick-Land-Steady-Habits/dp/1584655704] * Dennis Pierce – UConn Executive Director of Dining Services * Betsy Pittman – University Archivist at the Archives & Special Collections [http://lib.uconn.edu/libraries/asc/] at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Music * Kevin MacLeod – Faster Does It * Broke For Free – Something Elated * Kevin MacLeod – Long Stroll * Twin Musicom – Gimme Five * Huma-Huma – Cielo * John Kirsch – Morning Stroll * John Kirsch – Rural Stride * Silent Partner – Standing Here