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.
Basketball seniors line up for final season
Jose Cruz, Luke Houston and Tylon Smith are key players on the team. Photo Credit: Derek Torrellas Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer A program that was once was arguably the worst basketball
Get carried away with New Haven band ‘Anchors Away’
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The New Haven based pop-punk band, ‘Anchors Away’ has always had its roots firmly grasped into Connecticut. The band is consistently present at the venue The
Sergeant tells students about life in the U.S. Army
Andrew Tantillo – Special to the Southern News In the spring of 2010, Nico Moyer, SCSU sophomore and communications major, woke up one morning with a sudden, unprovoked urge to enlist in
Student steps up as borough burgess in Naugatuck
Alexander Roberts – Special to the Southern News NAUGATUCK-Southern senior history major, Alex Olbrys, born and raised in Naugatuck, is the first 22-year-old borough burgess and is also one of only three
Relay for Life event at SCSU set for April 2015
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter A huge event for Southern Connecticut State University, Colleges Against Cancer’s Relay for Life is known for bringing out all students. From sororities and fraternities, service
School of Education earns accreditation
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Southern Connecticut State University’s School of Education earned a full five-year accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The accreditation is good
Software developer program director speaks at Computer Science Club
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Students decorate their LinkedIn profiles with the cumbersome details of past internships in hopes that employers will swoop in and take them out of their unemployment
Nursing students promote nonsmoking at Great American Smokeout event
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Southern students walking into the Engleman Rotunda last week were greeted by an unusual sight. A few steps into the building, Mary Patricia Lamberti, an assistant
Southern strives for sustainability
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Making an effort to be more environmentally friendly and aware is much more than just recycling bottles and cans, said Heather Stearns, SCSU’s Recycling Coordinator. “There’s
Students gather for peaceful protest following jury’s decision in Ferguson
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN- The monotonous silence of a Monday night was broken this week. A crowd of student voices chanted, starting as an echo before becoming so