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 enrollment is steadily dropping
Donovan Wilson – Reporter As COVID-19 roars on, enrollment in school continues to steadily drop each semester not only throughout the country and the state but throughout southern itself. However, the many components of enrollment on campus are looking
North townhouse renovations halted by COVID-19
Donovan Wilson – Reporter The Townhouse construction that had begun last year has been suspended heading into this semester to allow for the use of every townhouse unit as a quarantining unit. Construction on
DRC offers new online program
Desteny Maragh – News Editor The Disability Resource Center (DRC) now makes it easier for all students to have accessibility to their resources without having to come into the office with “Accommodate,”
Less students return to residence halls
Abby Epstein – Managing Editor Of the 1,400 fall residential students, about 380 did not return this spring. Almost 190 of those students left both housing and the university. “I think that
Academics affected by COVID-19
Donovan Wilson – Reporter COVID-19 continues to change many of the factors of everyday life including academics here on campus. During the 2020 spring semester many things have changed on the academics
Backup generators fail during power outage
Donovan Wilson – Reporter Power outages aren’t exactly unlikely at a large college campus, especially in a metropolitan area, but things become more complicated when a giant snowstorm approaches the state. On
History of bigotry in U.S
Ellis McGinley – Copy Editor Tuesday, Feb. 2, the university hosted “The History of Racism and White Supremacy.” The 2 hour event was dedicated to discussing the roots of white supremacy and
Remembering Dr. King event
Ed Rudman – Sports Writer The Multicultural Center hosted its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event virtually during Black History Month, this year going by, “Pandemic, Privilege, & Protest”, to
Less students download Livesafe APP
Aliese Trosky – Contributor Other colleges take a more forward approach with the LiveSafe app, but Southern has had less students download the mobile safety app. Like the university, the University of
Students decide on pass fail as semester comes to close
Julia Caruso – Contributor Some students say COVID-19 has caused poor communication between professors and classrooms, leading them to fall behind and be overwhelmed as the work piled up. Just last spring,