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.
Malcolm Smiley showcases New York for Senior Showcase
Jamila Young – Arts & Entertainment Editor Born in the Big Apple, senior photography major, Malcolm Smiley made sure to capture the essence of his hometown of Brooklyn, New York through
Cake Boss takes his tour to Southern’s campus
Jamila Young – Arts & Entertainment Editor The Lyman Center was filled with people, young and old, from all over Connecticut, and outside of Connecticut, to see the one and only Cake Boss,
Delta Phi Epsilon hosts benefit for Cystic Fibrosis
Aaron Johnson – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN – Southern Connecticut State University student Amy Farkas smiled as she was enjoying her 20th birthday with her family and sorority sisters at the
Increasing the age of those allowed to purchase cigarettes
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter As of end the of October this year, New York City Council voted to make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase any
Accredited master library science program is no longer
Monica Zielinski – Special to the Southern News Free from orthopedic shoes, hair buns and glasses, a new age of future librarians is emerging, but the recent decision by the American Library Association
Remembering safety and not politics on Veteran’s Day
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer More and more veterans are choosing college after the military with SCSU now having 350 veterans attending the university, according to Jack Mordente, coordinator of veterans and military
Students pay for campus events but don’t attend
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer NEW HAVEN, Conn. – SCSU doesn’t do enough to explain to students where their money is going, according to Marissa Lavorgna, the Programs Council’s senior programmer for the
Who should be paying for college?
Melanie Sabol – Copy Editor Between the stresses of classes, homework, and the realization that within the blink of an eye the semester will be over, there is the added stress of how
The pros and cons to legalizing marijuana
Josh Falcone – News Writer According to a recent Gallup poll, 57 percent of adults polled believed marijuana should be legalized in the United States. This number is the highest it has been
New mobile app about campus for Southern students and faculty
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Patrick Dilger, the school’s Director of Public Affairs, said the launch of the school’s new mobile application will hopefully give students quick and easy access to information