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.
Social justice, feminism are key issues in ‘Stop Kiss’
August Pelliccio – General Assignment Reporter It has been 19 years since Stop Kiss was written, and the Crescent Players proved that the ideals of feminism and social justice are just as
Southern student elected to office
Josh LaBella – News Writer Another Southern Connecticut State University student has been elected to public office. Tyrell Brown was elected to the planning and zoning commission in Middletown. Brown, a junior
Tips for finishing the semester right
Audrey Gryak – Special to the Southern News Many college students know that it is easy to lose focus as the fall semester draws to a close. Expectations for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
Frank Harris’ “Black Lives Don’t Matter” Social Justice Month Event
August Pelliccio – General Assignment Reporter In the heat of the slave trade, Africans were not brought to America for liberty and justice, but for torment and terror. Attitudes from those times
University Band honors veterans with performance
Jeff Lamson – Special to the Southern News The SCSU Band honored veterans of the armed forces with a variety of patriotic marches and compositions. Craig Hlavac directed the University Band in
Former All-American Walsh returns to compete
Matt Gad – Sports Writer Collin Walsh, a 2008 graduate and a former member of the cross country and track and field teams, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis three months after suffering
Cross country teams wrap up seasons
Matt Gad – Sports Writer The men’s and women’s cross country seasons have largely drawn to a close for the Owls, at least in team competition, but graduate student Laura Morrison still
Largest Google conference in CT held at Southern
August Pelliccio – General Assignment Reporter DevFest is a program Google runs annually, and this year’s presentation at Southern was the largest conference in the state. Senior computer science student and coordinator
World War 1 Forum Remembers Troops
Josh LaBella – News Writer Parked outside the John Lyman center was a World War I era American military ambulance. Inside, experts had come together to give talks on the war, Connecticut’s
Unsung Hero: Vanessa Brown
Jenna Stepleman – General Assignment Reporter Southern’s staff is large. That means that there are some people who go unnoticed in the crowd, as their jobs could be considered everyday positions we