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FOI #24-221 (05-2-24, 8:55 am)

UCPD Budget

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: UConn

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2021

Request Date End: 05/02/2024

Details: Budget documents for the UConn police department's operating budget, including line item expenditures where possible, for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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FOI #24-219

Bias Reports

Name: Mike Savino

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of students’ complaints reporting bias, discrimination or other similar types of harassment or conduct on the Storrs Campus during the 2023-2024 school year.

I’m also seeking records showing the how the University investigated the individual complaints and how any possibly disciplinary outcomes. Lastly, I’m seeking access to copies of Bias Incident Summaries for the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 academic years.

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FOI #24-218 (05-1-24, 11:55 pm)

Employee Communications

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: UConn

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 10/07/2024

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I request responsive records of email communications to and from Lewis Gordon since October 7, 2023 including key phrases: "Israel", "Palestine", "Hamas", "Zionism", "antisemitism", "anti-semitism", "AAUP", "endorse", "endorsement", "student solidarity"

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FOI #24-217 (05-1-24, 5:22 pm)

Protest Conversations

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/01/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: Hello, I am requesting any and all communication pertaining to the protest disbandment that occurred. Also, regarding any communication regarding protests and responses on campus.

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FOI #24-216 (05-1-24, 1:19 pm)

UConn police payment records

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/24/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: I'd like all records of the payment of UConn police department officers for the 24 hour surveillance of the student encampment at Dove Tower. I'd like to know how much overtime was paid, how many officers were paid, and the total cost over the course of the encampment that was required for surveillance.
Furthermore, I'd like all emails regarding the communication and coordination between police departments that resulted in the presence of officers from East Hartford, Willimantic, Manchester, and other towns around the state. One person of interest may be Gene Labonte, UConn PD chief of police.

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FOI #24-215 (05-1-24, 1:19 pm)

UCPD Hit Railing of the Rec Center Twice

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: University of Connecticut

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/01/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: At 3:26 AM on 4/26/24, a car hit the railing of the Rec Center. Supposedly it happened again at a later date. Would like report related to this

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FOI #24-214 (05-1-24, 10:52 am)

emails, correspondence, communications request

Name: Alison Cross

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/15/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communication between April 15 and May 1, 2024, regarding campus protests (including, but not limited to email, facsimiles, and text messages from official devices) to, from and between members of Board of Trustees including Chairman Daniel Toscano and Executive Secretary Rachel Rubin.

Keywords may include but not be limited to “protest”, “encampment”, “demonstration”, “Palestine”, “police”, “organizers”, “activists”, "Israel", "Gaza", "tent", "tent policy", "time, place and manner" "eradicate/d", "expelled", "first amendment", "1st amendment", "Yale", "Columbia", "discipline", "arrest", "disrupt", "trespass", and "disorderly conduct"

If portions of a document are exempt from release, FOIA requires that the remainder be segregated and disclosed. In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.

If you have any questions please call me at 203-895-1401 or email me at across@courant.com. I am making this request as a news reporter, and the information is of timely value.

I look forward to hearing from you within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

Thank you for your time.

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FOI #24-213 (05-1-24, 10:37 am)

emails, correspondence, communications request

Name: Alison Cross

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/15/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communication between April 15 and May 1, 2024, regarding campus protests (including, but not limited to email, facsimiles, and text messages from official devices) to and from the office of University Communications, including the following emails:

- tysen.kendig@uconn.edu
- stephanie.reitz@uconn.edu
- mike.enright@uconn.edu

Keywords may include but not be limited to “protest”, “encampment”, “demonstration”, “Palestine”, “police”, “organizers”, “activists”, "Israel", "Gaza", "tent", "tent policy", "time, place and manner" "eradicate/d", "expelled", "first amendment", "1st amendment", "Yale", "Columbia", "discipline", "arrest", "disrupt", "trespass", and "disorderly conduct"

If portions of a document are exempt from release, FOIA requires that the remainder be segregated and disclosed. In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.

If you have any questions please call me at 203-895-1401 or email me at across@courant.com. I am making this request as a news reporter, and the information is of timely value.

I look forward to hearing from you within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

Thank you for your time.

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FOI #24-212 (05-1-24, 10:33 am)

emails, correspondence, communications request

Name: Alison Cross

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/15/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communication between April 15 and May 1, 2024, regarding campus protests (including, but not limited to email, facsimiles, and text messages from official devices) to and from the Office of the General Counsel, including the following emails:
- nicole.gelston@uconn.edu
- nathan.lavallee@uconn.edu
- donna.balskus@uconn.edu

Keywords may include but not be limited to “protest”, “encampment”, “demonstration”, “Palestine”, “police”, “organizers”, “activists”, "Israel", "Gaza", "tent", "tent policy", "time, place and manner" "eradicate/d", "expelled", "first amendment", "1st amendment", "Yale", "Columbia", "discipline", "arrest", "disrupt", "trespass", and "disorderly conduct"

If portions of a document are exempt from release, FOIA requires that the remainder be segregated and disclosed. In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.

If you have any questions please call me at 203-895-1401 or email me at across@courant.com. I am making this request as a news reporter, and the information is of timely value.

I look forward to hearing from you within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

Thank you for your time.

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FOI #24-211 (05-1-24, 10:33 am)

emails, correspondence, communications request

Name: Alison Cross

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/15/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2024

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communication between April 15 and May 1, 2024, regarding campus protests (including, but not limited to email, facsimiles, and text messages from official devices) to and from the UConn Police Department and the Division of University Safety including the following emails:
- gene.labonte@uconn.edu
- magdalena.silver@uconn.edu
- FireMarshal@uconn.edu

Keywords may include but not be limited to “protest”, “encampment”, “demonstration”, “Palestine”, “police”, “organizers”, “activists”, "Israel", "Gaza", "tent", "tent policy", "time, place and manner" "eradicate/d", "expelled", "first amendment", "1st amendment", "Yale", "Columbia", "discipline", "arrest", "disrupt", "trespass", and "disorderly conduct"

If portions of a document are exempt from release, FOIA requires that the remainder be segregated and disclosed. In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.

If you have any questions please call me at 203-895-1401 or email me at across@courant.com. I am making this request as a news reporter, and the information is of timely value.

I look forward to hearing from you within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

Thank you for your time.

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