FOI #25-332 (08-8-25, 4:03 pm)

Zyn

Name: David Covucci

Affiliation: FOIAball

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 09/01/2024

Request Date End: 12/31/2024

Details: My name is David Covucci and I’m the editor-in-chief of FOIAball, a new publication covering college football through the lens of public records reporting.
Please note, I’m always happy to chat regarding these requests. So don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! I can be reached at david@foiaball.com.
I am working on an odd story about recent growth in popularity of Zyn and the corresponding surge in used pouches discarded in men’s bathrooms.
(I apologize, this request is a tad gross, but it has been returning records from schools, so I’m intrigued and sending more, including this one, to you. Sorry!).

Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting communications (email or on internal work channels such as Slack and Teams) sent or received by the following athletics department employees:

Kevin Zuchorski
Jamie Moran
Tyler Kasuba
John Kneessy

Which reference the following terms:
Zyn
Nicotine pouches

If your system is able to conduct multiple keyword searches using and/or boolean type search, I would request you search those terms with the modifiers” urinal, urinals, toilet, toilets, bathroom,
I am requesting you search from 9/1/2024-12/31/2024.

As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.

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FOI #25-336 (08-6-25, 6:05 pm)

Student Directory

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Hi UConn,

I hope you are well on this summer Wednesday.

Can I please see a full and complete list of the current undergraduate student population (their names) and their emails? And class years?

If you have a fall 2025 list, that would be great, but if not, Spring 2025 will suffice.

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FOI #25-328

FOIA Request - Recent Course Syllabi

Name: Jules Goonewardena

Affiliation: Naugatuck Times

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am requesting the following records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., preferably in electronic format:
A complete list of course syllabi for all undergraduate and graduate courses offered during the most recent academic semester, which I understand to be Spring 2025. This request includes syllabi for all courses across all departments, schools, and colleges, whether offered in-person, online, or in hybrid formats.
Please include any relevant metadata, such as:
• Course title and number
• Instructor name
• Department or academic unit
• Course delivery format (online/in-person/hybrid)

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FOI #25-327 (08-5-25, 2:50 pm)

Women's Basketball Contracts

Name: Mike Kline

Affiliation: Intersport

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 11/01/2024

Request Date End: 11/30/2025

Details: Requesting the UConn WBB Game contracts for the following:
-11/21/25 and 11/23/25 Basketball Hall of Fame MTE
-11/25/24 and 11/27/24 Baha Mar MTE

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FOI #25-326

Police Records

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting access to and copies of the following public records related to my involvement with the UConn Police Department:

1. Audio recordings, transcripts, or written logs of all phone calls between student and Officer Medina on March 8, 2025, and March 16, 2025. These calls involved discussions about anonymous harassment and a request to file a police report.
2. Any documentation, notes, or reports made by Officer Medina or any other officer regarding the above calls.
3. Records, logs, or bodycam footage (if available) from the March 2025 wellness check requested concerning student.
4. Full transcript or notes of the interview of student conducted by Officer Porter, including any advisement of rights or records of what was said.
5. Any emails or internal communications related to student, or harassment reports between January 2025 and May 2025.

If any of this cannot be honored, please let me know.

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FOI #25-325 (08-4-25, 4:17 pm)

ITB #LM012921 Trash and Recycling Services For The University of Connecticut

Name: David Casarano

Affiliation: USA Waste & Recycling Inc

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/01/2025

Request Date End: 08/04/2025

Details: Hello,
I am looking for the copies of the proposals from each bidder as well as a copy of who won the award. Also a copy of the current contract in place with all of the current pricing. Thank you

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FOI #25-324 (08-4-25, 2:44 pm)

Football game contracts

Name: Kevin Kelley

Affiliation: BRI Solutions, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2024

Request Date End: 08/04/2025

Details: All University of Connecticut football game contracts, amendments, and/or cancellations for non-conference opponents for the 2026 season through the 2040 season.

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FOI #25-323 (08-4-25, 7:43 am)

Charlotte Bennett November - December 2019 and the CROWN Act (aka) Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act

Name: Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation: Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 08/20/2013

Request Date End: 08/04/2025

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the legal and financial obligations that your local/state government would incur in the event a female employee in your local/state government is sexually harassed for wearing her hair in the form of a bun; [2] Charlotte Bennett as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Hamilton College (Clinton, New York) who has on (or around) May 26th 2021 given sworn testimony to deputized legal representatives of the New York Attorney General attesting that she was (i) previously “yelled at” by Stephanie Benton, Melissa DeRosa, Anabel Walsh, Dani Lever and Jill DesRosiers during her employment within the New York Executive Chamber (that was headed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo); (ii) very strongly encouraged to be unpleasant towards people who were working under her supervision if they did not meet the deadlines and the standards set by the New York Executive Chamber (that was headed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo); (iii) at times unpleasant towards people who were working under her supervision when they did not meet the deadlines and the standards set by the New York Executive Chamber (that was headed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo); (iv) derogatorily referred to as “bun” during the months of November and December 2019; (v) very profoundly affected by the sexual harassment she experienced during the months of November and December 2019 following her decision to wear her hair in the form of a bun; [3] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black B.A Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) and a former Missouri state government employee (listed on Missouri’s Accountability Portal) who has witnessed his written content paradoxically being subjected to frenzy before they were filtered and distorted on internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN and Yahoo following his decision to recognize that (i) gender – in addition to racial background, sexual orientation, national origin, religious affiliation, disability status and age group structures the formal and informal ties that exists between people in American society and the rest of the world; (ii) throughout the history of the United States, society has used hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles, in conjunction with skin color to classify people on the basis of race; (iii) a clear and comprehensive law should address the systematic deprivation of educational, employment and other opportunities on the basis of hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles that are commonly associated with race; (iv) clear, consistent and enforceable legal standards must be provided to redress the widespread incidences of race discrimination based upon hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles in schools, workplaces, housing, places of public accommodations, and other contexts...

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FOI #25-321 (07-31-25, 2:30 pm)

Application 225-09 - City of Stamford – Zoning Board, City of Stamford – Economic Development and Uconn Stamford, 888 Washington Blvd & 1

Name: warrick directive

Affiliation: Warrick Directive LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2020

Request Date End: 07/31/2025

Details: I request all leases, MOUs, license agreements, and related documents between the University of Connecticut and any party involved with 1201 Washington Boulevard (“The BLVD”), including RMS Companies, RMS Washington Blvd LLC, Randall M. Salvatore, and The Wolff Company or affiliates. This includes internal UConn approvals, legal reviews, and communications regarding lease authorization or site use. I also request all communications (emails, texts, memos, or shared files) between any UConn office and the following officials or parties: bdreps@stamfordct.gov, CHughes1@stamfordct.gov, jcurtis@stamfordct.gov, nsherwood@stamfordct.gov, mcottrell@stamfordct.gov, mfedeli@stamfordct.gov, dwatkins1@stamfordct.gov, stamfordlanduse@stamfordct.gov, boardoftrustees@uconn.edu, governor.lamont@ct.gov, as well as aryckman@awolff.com, matt.austin@nbcuni.com, tfedor@hearstmediact.com, a.carella@ctexaminer.com, and rwmarchant97@gmail.com, rblessing@stamfordct.gov (Ralph Blessing), EGordon@stamfordct.gov (Emily Gordon), CFahan@stamfordct.gov (Courtney Fahan), VMathur@stamfordct.gov (Vineeta Mathur), csimmons@stamfordct.gov (Caroline Simmons), DStein@stamfordct.gov (David Stein), JVandervoort@stamfordct.gov (Jessica Vandervoot).

This request specifically includes all communications involving Brittany Lawrence, former Property Manager at Charter Oak Communities and current Board of Education candidate for District 10, using any of the following: blawrence@charteroakcommunities.org, blawren1@gmail.com, brittanylawrence890@gmail.com, or phone (203) 724-7874. She is also associated with 1201 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT. Please include all communications—regardless of platform or device—concerning the UROD, Below Market Rate (BMR) tenants, “student housing,” “dormitory leasing,” “unit substitution,” “tenant relocation,” “institutional occupancy,” or 1201 Washington Boulevard. This request seeks to determine whether any individuals or entities named above were involved in communications or decision-making related to zoning, occupancy, or housing policy with potential public impact.

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FOI #25-319

Purchase Orders

Name: Justin Wenig

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting access to and copies of the following public records possessed by University Of Connecticut:

A list or database of purchase orders (such as a standard PO detail or procurement report) from July 1, 2022 to current date including, but not limited to:
• Purchase date
• Vendor name
• Line item description
• Line item quantity
• Line item Amount

If vendor names are coded in the file, please provide a vendor list with corresponding codes.

I am requesting existing, already maintained electronic records (without copying, scanning, or printing).

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