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Missing Dartmouth student Kexin Cai found dead in Connecticut River
Missing Dartmouth College student Kexin Cai was found dead in the Connecticut River after a days-long search.
Cai, 26, of West Lebanon, N.H., vanished last Wednesday, according to the Lebanon Police Department.
She was was officially reported missing last Friday. A bike believed to have belonged to Cai was spotted near a conservation area in Lebanon, leading searchers to focus on that area.
A fisherman found a body along the Connecticut River in Windsor, Vt., at about 4 p.m. on Monday, according to police. The body was brought to shore and identified as Cai, WMUR reported.
Her death remains under investigation, though foul play is not suspected.
Cai was a doctoral student in the Mutual Understanding Lab of the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department, according to the school’s website.
She was described as as “an exceptionally gifted and humble researcher” who “loved cats so much that she would sneak images of them into every poster or presentation,” according to an email sent to the school community by Dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Jon Kull.
Kristian Droste, Cai’s partner, told The Dartmouth she had admitted herself to the school’s health service facility for a “mental health crisis” last week and was transferred to the university’s hospital. She was released the day she was last seen.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
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You might have seen Connecticut’s state flag in government buildings and schools and wondered what the meaning was behind its design.
Adopted by the General Assembly in 1897, the Flag of Connecticut features a navy blue background with a white shield. Three grapevines with purple grapes are on the shield and oak leaves and acorns can be found on the shield’s edge.
Below the shield is a banner which features the phrase “Qui Transtulit Sustinet” written in Latin. According to ConnecticutHistory.org, that phrase translates to “He who transplanted still sustains,” which honors the colonists who moved to the state from England.
Per Encyclopedia Britannica, the three grapevines have two competing interpretations: they represent either the three oldest settlements in the state (Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor) or the three colonies that merged to form Connecticut (Connecticut Colony, Saybrook Colony and New Haven Colony).
Why is the Connecticut flag blue?
According to ConnecticutHistory.org, the blue comes from Connecticut’s Civil War military flags. During the Civil War, Connecticut regiments had flags featuring blue backgrounds. ConnecticutHistory.org reports that when the legislature adopted an official flag in 1897, they kept the color that military tradition had already established.
Origins of Connecticut’s state flag
Per ConnecticutHistory.org, Connecticut did not have an official state flag until 1897. The site reports that in 1895, the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Groton pushed for an official flag to display in their new meeting room.
Governor Owen Vincent Coffin introduced a bill on May 29, 1895, which ConnecticutHistory.org says caused the legislature to subsequently form a committee. After several designs were submitted, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted the flag in 1897.
Connecticut’s coat of arms, which includes the shield, grapevines and banner featured on the state flag, was not formally standardized until 1931, according to USASymbol.com. The website also says color standards for the flag came in 1956, when the Secretary of the State’s office developed uniform specifications.
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