Benjamin Yeargin

Apr 23, 2024 | quchronicle.com | Lillian Curtin |Benjamin Yeargin

I’ve been thinking about writing my senior send-off since October 2023, but I didn’t know what to write about. I never had a “WIN-NIPIAC” like former Sports Editors Ethan Hurwitz and Cameron Levasseur. I never had a groundbreaking investigative piece like former News Editor Cat Murphy. I never had something where I’ve said to myself “this is it, this is my legacy.”But I think I now know what my Chronicle legacy is: I hope that I treated the people in the organization well.

Apr 21, 2024 | quchronicle.com | Amanda Dronzek |Benjamin Yeargin

HAMDEN — In Quinnipiac baseball’s 10-4 win over Canisius Sunday afternoon, the Bobcats recorded eight hits. In only one of those eight at-bats did a Quinnipiac hitter reach two strikes — junior first baseman CJ Willis’ RBI single in the first inning was the exception. “It’s just plate discipline … having a good understanding of what pitches we are going to see the most,” head coach John Delaney said. That aggressive approach allowed the Bobcats to outscore the Golden Griffs 24-8 this weekend.

Apr 2, 2024 | quchronicle.com | Alexandra Martinakova |Benjamin Yeargin

In 1965, 21-year-old Sue Perlgut had an illegal abortion. The procedure was sketchy, unsafe and expensive — it cost her $700 of her $3,000 annual salary. For context, $700 in 1965 would be worth roughly $6,900 today. “I felt shame because I had to do it illegally,” Perlgut said.

Mar 26, 2024 | quchronicle.com | AJ Newth |Benjamin Yeargin

Do you like “Dune?” Dune your Mom. That was a popular joke when the first “Dune” movie came out, and with “Dune: Part Two”’s release this month, it’s made a resurgence online. But when people tell those jokes, there’s always some underlying sense of shame, like you’re not acting your age or you’re being immature. That shouldn’t be the case— toilet humor and silly jokes don’t reflect someone’s maturity or lack thereof. Instead, it shows a healthy and socially aware adult.

Mar 26, 2024 | quchronicle.com | Zoe Leone |Benjamin Yeargin

When I think of the word “hero,” some occupations come to my mind: teachers, doctors, firefighters and first responders are a few. But now, I can confidently add “librarian” to that list, and it’s all thanks to Mychal Threets. Threets is a librarian from Fairfield, California, who worked at the Solano County Library — the library that he used to go to as a child. He worked his way up from shelving books to library supervisor. The reason I wrote “worked” is because he no longer does.