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.
Autism Awareness and Advocacy Club encourages new members to join
Members attended Accepted Students Day to raise awareness about the club on campus. Photo Credit: SCSU Autism Awareness and Advocacy Club. Aaron Berkowitz – News Reporter A club with a cause. Members
Southern hosts Relay for Life
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. Tears began to fall down the cheeks of spectators during the opening ceremony of Relay for Life, as the track cleared and
Southern’s health center advises students to get tested for STDs
Adrianna Rochester – Special to the Southern News At SCSU, chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common STDs found on campus, followed by HPV and Herpes, according to Emily Rosenthal, the coordinator
Fitness Center offers free classes
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The lights dimmed slowly in the yoga class, students laid out their mats and sat cross legged. Music came from the stereo, creating a calm environment.
Hall program encourages students to donate blood and organs
Katherine Krajcik – Special to the Southern News Senior resident advisor Shawn Copeland stood in the lobby of West Campus last Tuesday night repeating the sentence “You are a hero.” Instead of
April campaign reminds students not to text and drive
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.” That’s the new campaign slogan illuminating orange highway signs. The campaign, an effort brought by the collaboration of the State
SCSU grad shares his story to raise HIV awareness at SAGE event
Aaron Berkowitz – News Writer The university’s SAGE Center hosted an open dialogue in the student center’s ballroom, where former student Kyle Rodriguez, shared his experience after being diagnosed with the HIV
New Haven’s pothole problems continue
Aaron Berkowitz – News Reporter Warm weather is the answer to New Haven’s pothole problems, according to the Mayor’s Director of Communications, Laurence Grotheer. He said he is not familiar with the
Public health majors encourage year-round skin protection
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter As simple as a person’s daily activities may seem, public health junior Brittany Reshotnik said just taking a hot shower for a long time could potentially
Southern prepares for ‘The Big Event’
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Between class work, jobs and studying for the impending finals week, Southern Connecticut State University students are still making time in their weekend to serve their