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.
Prayer vigil held for New Zealand victims
Jessica Guerrucci—Reporter The Muslim Student Association held a vigil to honor the victims lost in the mass shooting and terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week. The vigil honored the 50
Provisional status removed
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer After eight years, the university is no longer in provisional status from the U.S. Department of Education, according to a campus announcement from President Joe Bertolino. “Basically, what that
New policy established for posthumous degree requests
Haljit Basuljevic—Reporter A newly approved policy will allow students who died before completing their degree to be awarded an honorary certificate upon request of their family members. Math professor and Faculty Senate
Database inadvertently shared data with ICE
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor & Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer The Southern University Police Department has been linked to inadvertently providing license plate recognition data to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a cloud-based
Lamont proposes taxing textbooks
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer In a recent budget proposal, newly-elected Governor Ned Lamont stated potential plans to stamp college textbooks with Connecticut’s 6.35 percent sales tax. According to an article in the Connecticut
Video captures in-class argument
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor & Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer In a video obtained by the Southern News, a communication professor and students allegedly engaged in an argument during a Communication 101: Professional Presentations class.
Students treated for smoke inhalation after early morning fire
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor & Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor Due to a fire that occurred in a West Campus Residence Complex suite, three students were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation early this
University police shared detection data with ICE
Victoria Bresnahan, News Editor & Tamonda Griffiths, News Writer The university Police Department has been linked to providing license plate recognition data to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a cloud-based
Emergency blue light phones deteriorating
Haljit Basuljevic—Reporter Recently, some of the emergency blue light phones throughout campus have been marked with caution tape across their faceplates. For 20 years, the blue phones have been used for campus-based
ALEKS returns slightly higher grades
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor & Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer According to the Interim Associate Dean for the Arts and Sciences Department Craig Hlavac, the DFW rate for Math 100P is “still unacceptable.” However, new