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Boston Pops, UConn puppet masters join up in Symphony Hall

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — When Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart asked the University of Connecticut to provide a guest narrator to read "A Visit From St. Nicholas" during a 2014 holiday concert at the school, he was expecting to get UConn's president or perhaps a distinguished professor.

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Puppets and their masters descend on UConn

Written by Pat Eaton-Robb STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Puppeteers from around the world began descending on the University of Connecticut on Monday to participate in a weeklong festival of all things puppet.

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Connecticut university student arrested over mac and cheese

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut student faces criminal charges over a confrontation with a campus food court manager who wouldn't let him buy macaroni and cheese with bacon and jalapeno peppers. A 9-minute, obscenity-laced video clip posted online shows freshman Luke Gatti arguing with and eventually

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UConn serving up crickets at food truck

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A food truck at the University of Connecticut is serving up roasted crickets. The Daily Campus reports (http://bit.ly/1KQXRh2) the university's dining services are advertising the insects as organic, not genetically modified and earth friendly.