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.
Students concerned about safety after campus crimes reported
Kelsey Latham – Special to the Southern News Southern students were left on alert Halloween weekend after two students were robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning. According to Southern Police there were
Marine Corps veteran races across Sahara desert, shares experience
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter After having completed the seven-day-long, 156-mile footrace across the Sahara desert with sweat-sodden clothes glued to his skin, the Marine Corps veteran and Sherpa Fitness owner
Veterans’ Association seeks to unite SCSU veterans on campus
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter It’s like having a job, but you never get to go home and it’s not an eight hour thing, said Hendrik Sorensen, senior accounting major and
President Papazian encourages students to share questions and concerns about SCSU
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter President Papazian held a student and faculty discussion last week to give anyone with concerns, questions, or issues about anything SCSU related a chance for their
Professor talks about obstacles he faced on his path to higher education
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The office in temporary building six was sparse save for the few personal touches added by professor Quintin Robinson. Despite the lack of belongings, Robinson said
Reasons to take classes outside of your major
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter Within one to four years, you were raising your hand to use the bathroom and now all of a sudden, you have to decide what you
Best places to eat in New Haven
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter One of the best things about living in New Haven is the fact that we are the epicenter of the Connecticut food scene. Cultures from all around
College students ‘Carry the Weight Together’ worldwide
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor Students from around the world took out their mattresses last Wednesday to help student at Columbia University, Emma Sulkowicz raise awareness for sexual and domestic violence. The
Stereotypes still plague bisexual community
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Along the colorful continuum of sexuality lies a place for people who identify as bisexual, but students like sophomore biology major Catherine Given, said bisexuality is
Social work major leads service commission for third year
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter For the third year in a row, social work majors have been appointed as the head of the Service Commission here at Southern Connecticut State University.