University of Connecticut forward Shonn Miller (32) reaches up for an offensive rebound before dunking the ball in a game against Central Florida on March 6, 2016, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. Miller finished the game with 8 points and 6 rebounds. (Matthew Zabierek)

Rev. Kingsley Ihejirika poses in his office at Most Holy Trinity Church in Wallingford on April 25, 2018. Ihejirika is raising money to build a medical clinic in his hometown of Obike, Nigeria. | Matthew Zabierek, Record-Journal

Rong Niu, an acrobat known as "Red Panda," performs during halftime of the University Connecticut's men's basketball game against Central Florida on Sunday, March 5, 2016, in Storrs, Connecticut. Niu is seen flipping ceramic bowls onto her head using her foot while riding a 7-foot unicycle. Matthew Zabierek

Activists participate in the Women's March rally at the State Capitol building in Hartford on Jan. 21, 2017. Hundreds of rallies were held in U.S. cities Saturday to advocate for women's rights following the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. (Matthew Zabierek)

Award-winning puppeteer Faye Dupras performs during a showing of "The Great Red Ball Rescue" at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry in Storrs, Connecticut, on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Matthew Zabierek

Chelsea Fitzgerald, 12, poses in her home on Sharon Drive in Wallingford on Monday. Fitzgerald is holding her fifth annual book drive and bake sale to benefit Read to Grow.| Matthew Zabierek, Record-Journal

University of Connecticut field hockey players Sophie Bowden (left) and Roisin Upton (right) embrace after Bowden scored off of a pass from Upton in a game against University of California Berkley on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2016, in Storrs, Connecticut. The No. 1 ranked Huskies defeated California Berkley 10-0. Matthew Zabierek

University of Connecticut student cattle trainer Marcela Trocha brushes a 3-month-old bovine named Poinsettia in the university's cattle resources unit on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Poinsettia was given her name because she was born on Christmas Day in 2015. Many of the cows in the school's animal science program, including Poinsettia, are preparing for next month's upcoming Cattle Show, held on April 16. Matthew Zabierek

University of Connecticut students (left to right) Levi Green, Lindsay Reindl and Owen Wilcox lead a group of students marching down Fairfield Way on the school's campus in Storrs, Connecitcut, as a part of the annual Slut Walk demonstration against sexual violence and victim blaming on Friday, September 18, 2015. The event, hosted by Revolution Against Rape, allowed victims of sexual assault to speak out about their experiences and recovery. Matthew Zabierek

Mansfield resident Gary Bent speaks to the town's council in a public hearing during the council's weekly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Bent, a local farmer and leader of the Eastern Connecticut Green Action, urged the council to ben use of fracking waste for ice melting solutions on public roads. Matthew Zabierek

The head of a Bromeliad Guzmania flower is seen in Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 24, 2016. The perennial, which is named after Spanish naturalist Anastatsio Guzman, isnative to South America. Matthew Zabierek

University of Connecticut students take part in a stress relief yoga session along Mansfield Road in Storrs, Connecticut, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. The event, which was open to all students, was hosted by "She's the First," a non-profit organization that promotes college education for woman globally. Matthew Zabierek

University of Connecticut men's basketball forward Daniel Hamilton is seen in between free throws in a game against Central Florida on March 6, 2016. Hamilton scored all of his team-high 12 points in the second half of UConn's 67-46 win. Matthew Zabierek

Bailey Wright, a student at the University of Connecticut, is seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 27, 2016. Matthew Zabierek

A monarch butterfly extracts nectar from a flower at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The Conservatory's Butterfly Garden exhibit contains more than 20 spieces of butterflies. Matthew Zabierek

The exterior of the United Steelworkers Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is shown on Friday, April 22, 2016. In April, the United Steelworkers union called on the federal government to effectively block foreign imports of aluminum in an effort to help an American industry that has been undercut by cheaper foreign pricing. Matthew Zabierek

The exterior of Fallingwater, a residential home famously constructed by archetitect Frank Lloyd Wright in Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania, is seen on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Matthew Zabierek