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FOI #25-511 (11-25-25, 10:31 am)

Donor Advised Funds

Name: David Covucci

Affiliation: FOIAball

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2025

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following emails from members of your athletics department fundraising team.

I am requesting any emails sent or received by the following individuals.

Tori Untiet (tuntiet@foundation.uconn.edu), Ted Woodward (twoodward@foundation.uconn.edu), Jake Hayes (jhayes@foundation.uconn.edu), John Foster (jfoster@founsation.uconn.edu)

That mention the following terms:

“DAF” AND “NIL” OR “Football”
“Donor Advised Funds” AND “NIL” OR “Football”
“National Philanthropic Trust” AND “NIL” OR “Football”
“Schwab Charitable” AND “NIL” OR “Football”
“Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund” AND “NIL” OR “Football”
“Fidelity Charitable" AND “NIL” OR “Football”

I am requesting you search the following dates.
1/1/2025 to 6/31/2025.

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FOI #25-510 (11-25-25, 8:51 am)

CBSSN Football Contract

Name: Graham Chamberlain

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2019

Request Date End: 11/25/2025

Details: Hello, I am requesting a pdf copy of the football program’s contract with CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), including any and all amendments. Thank you.

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FOI #25-509 (11-21-25, 10:57 am)

Balloons lol

Name: David Covucci

Affiliation: FOIAball

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2024

Request Date End: 12/31/2024

Details: Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following documents from your athletics department.

A sum total of spending on balloons from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024.
(I know this may seem ridiculous, but my followers on social media have loved seeing this stuff.)
I am happy to accept a lump sum from all vendors, or line items listing out individual spends with specific vendors, whichever is easier for you.

If you do provide a lump sum, I request you provide me with a list of all vendors used. Please note, while some spreadsheets specifically mention balloons, some are listed in generic entertainment categories. And some vendors don’t have balloon listed in their company name.

I’m sure you all know that, but … just putting it out there. And making this request unnecessarily longer.
I am specifically requesting spending with professional balloon vendors. If someone in your department bought balloons for a birthday, I do not need that.
If you are able to provide me solely with your school’s football program’s spending, that would be spectacular. If not, I will take all athletics spending.

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FOI #25-508

UConn New School of Nursing (Internal File #25-18)

Name: Hope Redding

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: We are requesting certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed in the University of Connecticut New School of Nursing Project No. 300260, located at 1356 Storrs Rd., Mansfield, CT. The CM is Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. The GC is BOND Brothers. I have revised and attached the FOI letter. Please let me know if you have trouble opening the attachment.

• Advance Resources for Wk ending 9.27.25 through to the present
• B&W Paving & Landscaping for Wk ending 9.27.25 through to the present
• Banton Construction for all weeks worked
• Barall & Konover Floors for all weeks worked
• Eagle Fence for Wk ending 9.27.25 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical, and their subs for all weeks worked
• M. Frank Higgins & Co for all weeks worked
• Manafort Brothers for Wk ending 9.27.25 through to the present
• Richards Corp for Wk ending 10.11.25 through to the present
• Scholar Painting and Restoration for all weeks worked
• Shepard Steel and their subs for all weeks worked
• Steeltech for all weeks worked
• Trinity Construction Group for Wk ending 10.11.25 through to the present
• Wayne Griffin Electric (Phase 1B) for Wk ending 9.28.25 through to the present
• System One for all weeks worked

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FOI #25-507 (11-21-25, 5:50 am)

Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Biography Generated by Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence : https://www.bing.com/search?q=michael+ayele+bio

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

Affiliation: Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL)

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 12/22/2009

Request Date End: 11/21/2025

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who (i) has never in the past contacted employees / legal representatives of Microsoft or the Bing/MSN search engine to solicit that they write and publish a “biography” of him; (ii) has on (or around) November 16th 2025 informed employees/legal representatives of Microsoft that the Bing/MSN internet search engine (ISE) (through the artificial intelligence powered Copilot) was generating a “biography” of him without his consent; (iii) has on (or around) November 16th 2025 informed employees/legal representatives of Microsoft that the Bing/MSN ISE (through the AI powered Copilot) was generating a “biography” of him without ever having asked for his input or authorization; (iv) has on (or around) November 16th 2025 informed employees/legal representatives of Microsoft that he objects to the Bing/MSN ISE association of his name with AI prompts (such as “michael ayele bio” and “michael ayele wiretap”) because of their tendency to generate inappropriate and misleading AI content that exacerbate racism and discrimination on the internet; (v) has on (or around) November 16th 2025 informed employees/legal representatives of Microsoft that he objects to the use of his name, his image, his likeness or written content as a trigger reference point for AI hallucination; [2] the Bing/MSN ISE as an artificial-intelligence-powered platform owned and operated by Microsoft that (i) has infringed on Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W’s right to publicity by generating an unsolicited and unauthorized “biography” of him through Copilot; (ii) has not contacted Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W at any time prior to November 16th 2025 to seek consent, verification or correction of the AI-generated “biography” and other content it was publishing in his regards; (iii) has associated Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W’s name with AI prompts (such as “michael ayele bio” and “michael ayele wiretap”) that he never authored, endorsed, or sought to have created; (iv) has allowed its Copilot AI system to generate content in ways that are factually incorrect, misleading, reductive and defamatory to the name, the image, the likeness and the published works of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W; (v) has not escalated Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W’s November 16th 2025 complaint to the internal divisions responsible for AI ethics, safety, and legal compliance — including the Office of Responsible AI (ORA), Copilot Control System, Microsoft Purview Compliance etc; [3] Paolo Pavesich v. New England Life Insurance Company; [4] Haelan Laboratories, Inc. v Topps Chewing Gum, Inc; [5] Warren Spahn v. Julian Messner; [6] Vanna White v. Samsung Electronics America; [7] the terms and conditions of the contractual agreements concluded between UConn and Microsoft Corporation...

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FOI #25-505 (11-19-25, 10:21 pm)

student directory

Name: Andrew Kozlovski

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: 11/19/2025

Details: I am submitting a public records request for access to student directory information for all currently enrolled students.

Specifically, I am requesting the following directory fields:

Full name
University email address
Degree level (undergraduate, graduate, etc.)
Major or field of study, if designated as directory information
Year of study or expected graduation date, if designated as directory information

This request is limited to information your institution classifies as “directory information” under its FERPA policy. I am not requesting any data that is restricted, confidential, or otherwise non-disclosable.

Please provide the records in any available digital format (CSV, Excel, or text file) via email or download link. If there are any fees associated with fulfilling this request, please notify me in advance.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

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FOI #25-500 (11-17-25, 9:32 am)

Jim Mora Contract Extension

Name: Graham Chamberlain

Affiliation: Storrs Central

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 12/01/2024

Request Date End: 11/17/2025

Details: Hello, I am requesting a pdf copy of head football coach Jim Mora's most recent contract. Thank you.

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FOI #25-499 (11-15-25, 11:54 am)

HSIN Communications

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2025

Request Date End: 11/15/2025

Details: I am requesting any and all communications from university officials considering the use or collaboration with the "Homeland Security Information Network" or "HSIN" for short. This includes emails or contracts related to use of the system, either for football games or on campus.

Sources to specifically search include: Any emails to or from "HSIN.Helpdesk@hq.dhs.gov"/"HSIN@hq.dhs.gov".
Persons of interest include: Hans Rhynhart, Gene Labonte, Joann Lombardo, David Benedict, Jason Butikofer.

Thank you for your assistance.

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FOI #25-498 (11-15-25, 11:54 am)

NCAA Financial Report 2024

Name: Carly Herndon

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Hello, I am requesting UConn's fiscal year 2024 annual financial report to the NCAA.

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FOI #25-497 (11-14-25, 10:36 pm)

Parking Enforcement Data

Name:

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 respectfully request the following aggregate parking-enforcement data for the most recent three academic years for which records are available. If the information is not maintained in a single report, I request that it be compiled from existing records.

For each of the three academic years, please also indicate the start and end dates used by your office to define each academic year, and provide:

1. Parking Citations Data
1(a). The total number of parking citations issued.
1(b). The total dollar amount of those issued citations (before payment or reduction).
1(c). The total number of parking citations that were paid.
1(d). The total amount of revenue actually collected from paid citations.
1(e). The total dollar amount of late fees assessed on citations issued during that academic year.
1(f). The total amount of late-fee revenue actually collected on citations issued during that academic year.

2. Towing & Hooking Data
2(a). The total number of vehicles towed.
2(b). The total number of vehicles “hooked” (i.e., a tow was initiated and the vehicle was physically hooked but the driver returned before the tow was completed).
2(c). The total dollar amount charged for towing and hooking, whether collected by the University or by any contracted vendor, to the extent such records are maintained.

3. Immobilizations Data
3(a). The total number of vehicles immobilized (including boots, barnacles, or comparable devices), if any.
3(b). The total revenue collected from immobilization fees, whether collected by the University or by any contracted vendor, to the extent such records are maintained.

Electronic delivery is preferred.

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