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.
Looking for a change in New Haven’s mayoral race
Caitlin Williamson – Special to the Southern News A turn of events have occurred with the mayoral race for New Haven this week, with two of the candidates dropping from the campaign
The new Dean of Arts and Sciences isn’t your ordinary Dean
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Most colleges can’t say truthfully that their dean can be spotted skateboarding around on campus, but SCSU can as Steven Breese claimed the title of Dean of
Achilles heel for L.A. remains out
Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer NEW HAVEN — Many may say the Los Angeles Lakers roster heading into the 2013 season is terrible or they won’t even make the playoffs this season.
Core four down to one: Pettitte plans retirement after season
Jennifer Hoffer – Sports Editor The iconic stare, the ferocious fist pump after a strikeout, the tip of the cap to the fans will be absent from Yankee Stadium next season. That’s
Change your perspective with Building a Better You program
Aaron Johnson – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN – Each week in the basement of Farnham Hall on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University, Denise Zack and Cate Barber lead a
Missed opportunities for men’s soccer results in tie
Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer NEW HAVEN — As temperatures dropped lower and lower by the minute, both teams intensity picked up from beginning to end but the end result was a
International exchange program at Southern is expanding
Michelle Hennessy – Special to the Southern News A record number of exchange students are choosing Southern for their year or semester abroad. Pupils from around the world, and through various programs, are
Motivate the Mic spotlights local New Haven artists
Brianne Kane – Staff Writer Open mic nights are nothing new, usually pretty average performers sing a karaoke version of a song, a few people clap and everyone goes home feeling cultured.
Restaurant review: Stone Hearth
Carissa Duhamel – Copy Editor The terms “GMO-free” or “paleolithic-friendly” may be foreign to the average SCSU student’s vocabulary, but downtown Westville restaurant Stone Hearth is attempting to change that. Located
New study aid being offered in SCSU bookstore
Josh Falcone – General Assignment Reporter The Southern Connecticut State University Bookstore recently began selling Study Buddy, an advertised all-natural study aid pill. Tyler Johansen, president of Brainiac Supplements based in Arizona,