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.
Board of regents votes that all students required to get vaccinated
On June 24, Board of Regents voted to require that all students in a Connecticut State University must be vaccinated in order to participate in on-campus activities. For more information on how
University encouraging vaccinations
Madeline S. Scharf – Reporter With the continued vaccination of millions of adults in the United States, projected need for surveillance testing is waning. According to CDC guidelines, testing for the fully
Bonfire memorial event honors lost Black lives
Madeline S. Scharf – Reporter Students, faculty, and community members gathered around a replica bonfire. Holding plastic candles and flowers, they placed the items around the “fire” of tissue paper and fairy
First active student donates to endowment fund
Donovan Wilson – Reporter Paul McKee becomes the very first active student at the university to be a donor towards an endowed scholarship. “Paul reached out to the financial aid office asking
SGA inducts new members
Caitlin O’Halloran – Reporter The Student Government Association (SGA) held their weekly Friday meeting April 30. SGA president Sarah Gossman, called all group members to an executive meeting. The meeting then moved into the elections with the Chair of SGA, Madison Miceli, inducting
Online fundraiser held for 6-year-old Leukemia patient
Caitlin O’Halloran – Reporter The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Organization (PCAO) held an online fundraising gala for a six-year-old battling cancer. Sophie Tzunum was chosen as PCAO’s “Child of the Year.” She is a six-year-old first-grader from Naugatuck with High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. “Our mission
Bertolino outlines upcoming semester
Sam Tapper – Editor-in-Chief Abby Epstein – Managing Editor Campus life next fall will be as normal as it can be in COVID-19 times. Even with a 1 percent infection rate this
Panel discusses hate speech and slurs
Madeline S. Scharf – Reporter On Wednesday, Apr. 21, the Student Activism Committee hosted a town hall, ‘Words Matter: How Slurs Impact others.’ The panel of students addressed how hate speech is
Henry Barnard Award recipients announced
Sam Tapper – Editor-in-Chief The 2021 recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award have been announced: psychology major Camryn Arpino-Brown, chemistry major Therese Ziaks, psychology major Paul McKee and political science
‘Solve Climate by 2030’ event
Donovan Wilson – Reporter The university, along with UCONN, commit fully to solving the worldwide climate issue by 2030. “Solve climate audiences are hearing from local leaders and making concrete steps to