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.
Seeing stars: Astronomy classes use campus planetarium
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter The University’s planetarium is located directly beside Morrill hall and is more than 50 years old. It could use some tuning up but still does the
Psychologist says college students use social media to form identities
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Hopping onto the endless web of social media channels has indefinitely become a college essential, but the social media regime has its hiccups that students of
NFL’s Adrian Peterson accused of child abuse, SCSU students weigh in on the issue
I’Aisha Jackson – Special to The Southern News Corporal punishment has been a major discussion over the last few weeks, after pictures surfaced online of NFL star Adrian Peterson’s four-year-old son, who
Panel discussion about race and writing features author of “Black Guy Bald Guy”
Krystal Goethe – Special to The Southern News Race is a touchy subject to write about, or at least that was the focus at Writing Race: A Panel; an event moderated by
Students speak out about Southern’s smoke-free campus policy
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Southern made their first stride towards a smoke-free campus in 2011, when the gazebos around campus were taken out, leaving smokers without shelter. In 2012, Southern
Delta Phi Epsilon sorority sponsors blood drive
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Southern sorority Delta Phi Epsilon sponsored an American Red Cross blood drive on Sept. 15 and 16, 2014 in the Adanti Student Center ballroom. The sorority
Students weigh in on racial profiling issue in Connecticut
Tyler Korponai – Special to The Southern News For some time, racial profiling has been a pervasive issue that has really come to the front of conversation when speaking about civil liberties.
Campus Safety Program looks to enlighten students
Josh Falcone – News Editor Many of the university’s groups joined together in the Academic Quad last Tuesday to promote campus safety. The event saw the Drug and Alcohol Resource Center, the
New ambassadors lend a helping hand to scholarship recipients
Josh Falcone – News Editor The New Haven Promise Ambassadors is a new group that assists new students who are recipients of the New Haven Promise scholarship. Promise Ambassador Rachael Whitfield said
International Education Office helps students find study abroad programs
Kelsey Latham – Special to the Southern News Globalization plays a large part in today’s world and students who want jobs in this increasingly diverse society should study abroad. “It’s important for