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.
LEP will take on new look, no change
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer While there have been no changes this year* to the Liberal Education Program there have been reinforcements of old rules, said LEP Co-Director Terri Bennett. This upcoming fall, students
Activist author discusses gender violence
Haljit Basueljevic—Reporter & Jessica Guerrucci—Reporter Pía Barros, a well-known short story writer and novelist from Chile, was invited to campus to do four different events for the 64 Days of Non-Violence program.
Meal plans restricted to where students live on campus
Amanda Cavoto—Arts & Entertainment Editor A public university is what some college students look for affordability, flexibility, and individualized circumstances that would otherwise not be feasible in a private university. So why
Students wear sick kicks and sweet boots
Jacob Waring—Opinions & Features Editor Some sport shoes that are eccentric in style, while others wear kicks that work on a functional level, and some wear boots that strive to keep their
The Vagina Monologues: a tradition in trying times
Alexandra Scicchitano—Online Editor The Vagina Monologues takes place on Feb. 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. in Engleman A120, and its goal is to expose students and to help them understand the
Songs that made Southern students feel heard in high school
Haljit Basuljevic—Reporter For most of us, music acted as an escape and a chance for reflection back in the turbulent times that were our high school years. For some students, music was
PEACE members advocate for a safer and more educated campus
J’Mari Hughes—Reporter Peer Educators Advocating for Campus Empowerment, is an organization at Southern that said they are role models for making the camps a safer, more respectable place for students. “We teach
State grant awarded to help minorities
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer A $70,000 Promoting Academically Successful Students grant, or PASS, has been awarded to the university from the state of Connecticut to help struggling students. According to President Joe Bertolino,
Ultimate Frisbee seeks major improvements
Matt Gad—Sports Writer Led by great recruiting efforts and, admittedly, a bit of luck, co-captains Harrison Stoffel, a sophomore, and Carter Antaya, a junior, have tried to get the club to new
University moves forward towards diversity
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor, and Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer On Valentine’s Day last year, students, faculty, staff and administration rallied for racial solidarity and equality following incidents of two professors saying the n-word during