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 measure coastline elevation levels in neighboring towns
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Southern students have been examining the elevation levels along the coastlines of East and West Haven to determine its impact on the amount of damage some
Q & A with non-smokers about campus smoking ban
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Erik Cerone and Kamal Shaham are both sophomores at SCSU, Cerone’s major is economics while Shaham focuses on computer science as his. They both enjoy the
Q & A with student smoker
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Callun Price is currently a junior film and media major at Southern Connecticut State University. Cullen hales from Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, and is one
Students make cards for children’s hospital for ‘Be Kind’ event
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter With the return of the holiday season, Southern Connecticut State University began organizing different events around campus to bring new meaning to gift giving. As students
New York Times bestselling author presents book’s film adaptation of ‘Wishin’ and Hopin’
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The audience members in the Lyman Theater at Southern Connecticut State University were eagerly sitting as close to the stage as possible, taking off their coats
Art education alumni showcases ‘River of Time’ gallery
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Anne Doris- Eisner’s self-portrait strayed from the norm audiences usually expect when exhibiting artwork. Doris- Eisner, an art education alumni from Southern Connecticut State University, featured
Sergeant tells students about life in the U.S. Army
Andrew Tantillo – Special to the Southern News In the spring of 2010, Nico Moyer, SCSU sophomore and communications major, woke up one morning with a sudden, unprovoked urge to enlist in
Student steps up as borough burgess in Naugatuck
Alexander Roberts – Special to the Southern News NAUGATUCK-Southern senior history major, Alex Olbrys, born and raised in Naugatuck, is the first 22-year-old borough burgess and is also one of only three
Relay for Life event at SCSU set for April 2015
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter A huge event for Southern Connecticut State University, Colleges Against Cancer’s Relay for Life is known for bringing out all students. From sororities and fraternities, service
School of Education earns accreditation
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Southern Connecticut State University’s School of Education earned a full five-year accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The accreditation is good