Lena Dunham hosts slumber party at Lyman
The John Lyman Center became the host of a teenage sleepover as Lena Dunham, a writer and director, took the stage on Saturday, May 1, for an evening of storytelling, conversation and
Town Hall meeting confronts growing deficit and budget
The highest cost is expected to be the upcoming faculty raises, estimated at around $6 million.
Students sew reusable pads for girls abroad
Students are creating Reusable Menstrual Pads, RUMPS, to address a critical barrier that prevents many girls in parts of Africa from staying in school: limited access to menstrual products.
First active student donates to endowment fund
Donovan Wilson – Reporter Paul McKee becomes the very first active student at the university to be a donor towards an endowed scholarship. “Paul reached out to the financial aid office asking
SGA inducts new members
Caitlin O’Halloran – Reporter The Student Government Association (SGA) held their weekly Friday meeting April 30. SGA president Sarah Gossman, called all group members to an executive meeting. The meeting then moved into the elections with the Chair of SGA, Madison Miceli, inducting
Online fundraiser held for 6-year-old Leukemia patient
Caitlin O’Halloran – Reporter The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Organization (PCAO) held an online fundraising gala for a six-year-old battling cancer. Sophie Tzunum was chosen as PCAO’s “Child of the Year.” She is a six-year-old first-grader from Naugatuck with High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. “Our mission
Students direct one-act play
Madeline Scharf – Reporter Two students directed, preformed, and managed plays were put on for the university’s theater one-act plays. The plays were “With This Ring” by Kimberly Barger and “Insufficiency” by Carl Djerassi. Students Kori Ligon and Ariana Harris directed each play, respectively.
Bertolino outlines upcoming semester
Sam Tapper – Editor-in-Chief Abby Epstein – Managing Editor Campus life next fall will be as normal as it can be in COVID-19 times. Even with a 1 percent infection rate this
Panel discusses hate speech and slurs
Madeline S. Scharf – Reporter On Wednesday, Apr. 21, the Student Activism Committee hosted a town hall, ‘Words Matter: How Slurs Impact others.’ The panel of students addressed how hate speech is
Henry Barnard Award recipients announced
Sam Tapper – Editor-in-Chief The 2021 recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award have been announced: psychology major Camryn Arpino-Brown, chemistry major Therese Ziaks, psychology major Paul McKee and political science
Weekend drive-in ‘Bad Boys for Life’
Madeline S. Scharf – Reporter On Saturday, Apr. 17, Weekend Warriors and Residence Hall Association brought the big screen to students on campus. “Bad Boys for Life” played in the Residence Quad,
Competence club profile
Madeline S. Scharf – Report Founded in 2014, the Cultural Competence Club has been an organization focused on social justice and understanding, specifically within the healthcare community. Joan Black, an instructor for
S’mores night at North
Donovan Wilson – Reporter As the S’mores night would show, the new fire tables at North Campus have brought students out and together as the campus opens up and the weather warms