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.
‘Student Success Town Hall,’ establishing community on campus
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer Only 17 percent of Southern’s students will graduate in four years and 49 percent in six years, that’s compared to 40 percent and 62 percent, over the same
The struggle to avoid potholes during commute
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter They’re everywhere and they will mess up your car. Every driver can relate to cringing because of the noise they hear when they run over a pothole,
New Haven food vendors cause a crowd
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer The line stretched down the hall on the third floor of the Student Center as students waited to get tasters from their favorite restaurants, as ProConn hosted A
Biology professor stumbles upon buried treasure
Carl Castro – Special to the Southern News Dust covered boxes and cabinets found in an old laboratory in Jennings Hall contained numerous skulls and skins that once were part of living animals.
Southern students invited to get Fit 4 Fun
Josh Falcone – General Assignment Reporter The Southern Connecticut State University Fitness Center along with the Office of Campus Recreation and Programs Council is currently in the middle of Fit 4 Fun, a
Stuff-a-Shuttle Drive back on campus
Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Even though the Disability Resource Center (DRC) packed a room full of donations already, don’t let that deter you from contributing because every little thing counts, said
High school students spark book series
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer Author, speaker, and high school teacher Daniel Blanchard said more needs to be done to help struggling teenagers in inner city schools. “A lot of the inner city
Southern celebrates Chinese New Year
Josh Falcone – General Assignment Reporter Southern Connecticut State University recently celebrated the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse, on campus in an event sponsored by the Chinese Student Club,
Nonviolence training coming to SCSU next month
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer Nonviolence training, where people learn how to deal with violence in communities through non-violent measures, will be offered at Southern for the first time in March.
Different focuses on health for heart month
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer February is the official American Heart Month and to help raise awareness for the different ways to keep a healthy heart, Southern organized a heart fair for