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.
Kate Lynch named head women’s basketball coach
Philip Zoppi – Sports Writer Kate Lynch helped Southern Connecticut State women’s basketball win a National Championship in 2007, as a player. She has now come back to the school as the head coach
Scott Burrell hopes to have major impact as new men’s head basketball coach
Aaron Johnson – Sports Editor The name Scott Burrell has been synonymous with excellence and Connecticut state pride for several decades. Now, the former University of Connecticut standout and NBA player can add head
SCSU staff members confirm future Starbucks in Buley Library
Taylor Richards – Copy Editor The rumors are true: there soon will be a full-service Starbucks on campus. According to Brad Crerar, the director of the Student Center, SCSU is waiting for approval on
Tobacco and smoke free policy now in place at SCSU
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Southern Connecticut State University is now tobacco- and smoke-free following the implementation of new policies effective August 25. Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety, Chief Joseph
ID checking not required for University’s shuttle service
Anisa Jibrell – News Writer The university’s shuttle services currently do not implement an ID-checking policy, and haven’t for quite some time according to Gregory Tower, General Manager of First Transit, the contractor company
Scott Burrell named as men’s head basketball coach
Photo Credit: SCSU Athletic Communications Southern now has a new Men’s basketball coach. Scott Burrell, who played for UCONN and the NBA, and later worked as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac, was hired
Nashville based band “COIN” tours Connecticut
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter With a mix of synth and guitar, the Nashville based rock band, “COIN” describes themselves as a “product of the ’90s.”‘ The band’s youthful nature is
Students rate Southern’s shuttle service
Amy Kulikowski & Allaysia Varnado – Special to the Southern News This story is one of a six-part project for the Reporting and Writing course which included surveys conducted by journalism students
Doctor’s lecture teaches about ‘Coping with Trauma’
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s videos showed multiple approaches of trauma patients working towards recovery. One showed a patient of his implementing karate to take control
Unofficial club provides members with a “support group” to plan futures
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter The Brotherhood of Scholarships and Excellence (B.R.O.S.E) club may not be a recognized club according to SCSU’s standards and regulations, but the general consensus of its