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.
Sociology Club engages in New Haven activities
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Sociology is the study of human beings. It ranges from the study of crime to the effects of religion on a society. The Sociology Club here
Students discuss pros and cons of Yik Yak
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter The mobile application, Yik Yak, has been a major topic of discussion at SCSU as of lately because of the multiple cases of cyber bullying that
An evening with Temple Grandin
Dylan Haviland – Special to the Southern News It was late at night and the auditorium in Engleman Hall bustled with activity. Members of the Board of Education and students alike conversed
Annual Majors Expo invites students to explore options
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter In today’s shrinking job market, college degrees are more important now than ever before. Degrees give applicants the necessary leg up to succeed. The first step
Students find furry friends at pet therapy session in Farnham
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter They were running late, but it was worth the wait, said Kyle Thibodeau, senior video production major. “It’s always nice to get away from the daily
Political experts educate students on elections
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter According to Jennifer Dineen, director of the University of Connecticut poll, polls are the basis of discussion and debate during elections. “Polls are descriptive, they are
Four workers trapped after trench collapses in West Campus
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter It could have been a lot worse for the four lucky workers who escaped the trench that collapsed in front of West Campus, said Battalion Chief
Women’s Center holds annual Red Flag Campaign on campus
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Red flags are warning signs and attention grabbers. Every October, the Southern Connecticut State University Women’s Center brings new light to the phrase “red flag.” Each
Genocide researcher teaches course on holocaust and genocide studies
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter What constitutes a dispute between multiple parties to be a war? Is it the mass murders that occur in the midst of trying to declare a
Students discuss body shaming and pop culture
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter For junior and studio art major, Domi Migliarese, body shaming habits are not just society’s media-inflicted wounds, but are punctures that denote a trend that Migliarese