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.
SCSU launches new mobile app for students
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Southern recently took yet another leap into the technology pool with the introduction of the SCSU Mobile App. The app, available on the Itunes Store, is
SCSU remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall
Keynote speaker, Nicholas Burns, addresses the room of SCSU students, professors and high school students. (Photo Credit Derek Torrellas) Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN– It’s been 25 years since
New Haven indie rock band continues to pursue music
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Indie rock band ‘Longer Chic’ has worked over the past year to deliver a fresh and original sound to New Haven. The trio consists of Chris Cappello
Movie Review: Nightcrawler
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The history of cinema has often given birth to characters driven to success, creating heroes that do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Once in
Points on why to read Pivot Point
Natalie Barletta – Opinions Editor Dystopian fiction is currently the ‘it’ thing in popular literature. Authors like Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and George Orwell have all done it and have been successful with
Stricter gun control laws will not stop school shootings
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter A 14-year-old, high school student opened fire on his classmates in a lunchroom in the most recent school shooting in a series of shooting over the
Meditation club teaches students how to have a clear state of mind and de-stress
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter There are not many outlets for healthy stress relief on campus. But the recently founded Meditation Club offers students a place to relax and mindfully de-stress
Read Lauren Conrad’s sweet novels
Natalie Barletta – Opinions Editor Lauren Conrad, who is now Lauren Tell, also known as LC, is a former reality show star. What do you think of when you hear that name? Well,
Magazines: Print or Paperless?
Natalie Barletta – Opinions Editor I am a huge fan of magazines. Every month, I always make a point to get my copy of Cosmo, Seventeen, and any magazine that has a celebrity
Witch Bayonetta is back for round two in Bayonetta 2
Max Deville – Special to the Southern News Fight and lay waste to the hordes of heaven and infernal legions of hell with wicked witchcraft as the stylish, gun slinging, and cat-suit wearing