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Lena Dunham, a writer and director, and Naomi Fry, staff writer at The New Yorker speaking at FAMESICK: An Evening of Stories and Togetherness in the John Lyman Center on Friday, May 1. Photos by Wade Barillaro
05/06/2026

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
Interim President Sandra Bulmer leading the Town Hall meeting in the Adanti Student Center Ballroom on Friday, May 1. Photo by Victoria Cruz
05/06/2026

Town Hall meeting confronts growing deficit and budget

The highest cost is expected to be the upcoming faculty raises, estimated at around $6 million.
Reusable pads made by students in the Makerspace room that will be sent to communities in Madagascar. Photo by Brianna Wallen
05/06/2026

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.

Owls face do-or-die

Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor Attention all Southern basketball fanatics: with the end of the regular season just under a month away, as both teams battle for an entry ticket to the playoffs,
02/06/2019

Spring time blues

Matt Gad–Sports Writer In the fall, football tends to be the top sport, and a lot of people get drawn to the stands at Jess Dow Field and root for the Owls.
02/06/2019

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea most common STDs on campus

Jacob Waring—Opinions & Features Editor According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recent data indicated that two million cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis
02/06/2019

Prayer room is an oasis

Jacob Waring—Opinions & Features Editor Members of Muslim Student Association (MSA) stood in the starting position known as qayam while performing Isha, the last prayer of the day for those of Islamic
02/06/2019

Looking back: Spring of 1991

Compiled from the Southern News archives by Michael Riccio—Managing Editor School system faces more cuts University president Michael J. Adanti said in a written message the four Connecticut State Universities will face
02/06/2019
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