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.
Software developer program director speaks at Computer Science Club
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Students decorate their LinkedIn profiles with the cumbersome details of past internships in hopes that employers will swoop in and take them out of their unemployment
Nursing students promote nonsmoking at Great American Smokeout event
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Southern students walking into the Engleman Rotunda last week were greeted by an unusual sight. A few steps into the building, Mary Patricia Lamberti, an assistant
Southern strives for sustainability
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Making an effort to be more environmentally friendly and aware is much more than just recycling bottles and cans, said Heather Stearns, SCSU’s Recycling Coordinator. “There’s
Students gather for peaceful protest following jury’s decision in Ferguson
Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN- The monotonous silence of a Monday night was broken this week. A crowd of student voices chanted, starting as an echo before becoming so
Women for and against feminism share their views on gender equality and stereotypes
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Women lie, men lie, but numbers don’t. Antifeminism, an online movement and ideology that casts a cloud of doubt over the concept of feminism and its
Multicultural Center hosts event for Native American Awareness Month
Students and faculty gathered around the display table to see some Native American artifacts and artwork. Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Southern celebrated Native American Awareness Month with the help of
Tuition costs rise, Connecticut students forced to pay more for higher education
Eric Urbanowicz – Special to the Southern News Elizabeth Dixon, a freshman preparing to attend Gateway Community College, has more to worry about than just maintaining a good grade point average. According
Fitness center helps students countdown to finals with workout challenge
(From Left to Right) Matt Maisto student worker, Megan Viento student worker, Jessica Scibek Assistant Director of the Fitness Center, and Lushka Vasquez student worker are all counting down the days until
SCSU launches new mobile app for students
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Southern recently took yet another leap into the technology pool with the introduction of the SCSU Mobile App. The app, available on the Itunes Store, is
SCSU remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall
Keynote speaker, Nicholas Burns, addresses the room of SCSU students, professors and high school students. (Photo Credit Derek Torrellas) Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter NEW HAVEN– It’s been 25 years since