Corinna Pazzanese, Contributing Writer November 2, 2021 Last year, the absence of students at Quinnipiac due to the pandemic was a prominent factor that affected Hamden’s small businesses. With more students back on campus this year, these businesses are finally getting back on track. Quinnipiac University’s Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan said the university had around 1,000 fewer students on campus during the 2020-21 academic year compared to this year.