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.
Use and perception change as “new” library and “old” library merge
Library trends before and after completion Shannon O’Brien and Derek Torrellas – Special to the Southern News, Photo Editor Students appeared to crowd the renovated section of the Hilton C. Buley Library
Buley Library has expanded room for academic success programs
Olivia Cintron and Diane Lazarus – Special to the Southern News From two rooms, no windows, and a home in the basement of Engleman Hall, the Writing and Tutorial centers are expected
Architect shares research and insight into architecture of Auschwitz
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter In the early years of WW II, Adolf Hitler was given a birthday gift by architect Albert Speer. Speer’s gift was a model of the new
Residents discuss derogatory language and how to “Think Twice; Speak Once”
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Names can really harm, even when the word is being used positively. That is the message that Hickerson Hall Resident Advisor Monique Mason was trying to
Documentary screening about homeless students leads to discussion
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter The Multicultural Center, Student Life, and Judicial Affairs Office collaborated for the screening and discussion of the documentary The Homestretch. Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare’s
Residents learn about disabilities at “I Am Me” hall program
Katherine G. Krajcik – Special to the Southern News The Disability Resource Center, also known as the DRC, is always looking for ways to spread awareness and promote educational equality for students
University releases results of library survey
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter After countless years of constructive, the finished Buley Library finally opened its doors to students. Prior to it’s opening, Southern administered an educational library survey to
Students participate in Q and A with President Mary Papazian
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter In front of his peers and faculty members, Sahil Makhijani, sophomore and computer science brought up a question to President Mary Papazian. Makhijani, also an active
SCSU hosts open discussion for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter The Nazi regime killed approximately six million Jews in an attempt to completely eradicate the Jewish people in an ethnic cleanse during what is now referred
Furry friends visit students in Farnham
Eleni Georgakopoulos – Special to the Southern News Dogs are commonly called ‘man’s best friend.’ On April 14, two Labradors were students’ best friends in the Farnham Hall Activity Room for ‘Pet