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.
Alumni employed by Congresswoman Hayes
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer The first African-American Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, has hired alumni Jason Newton to work as her communication director in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining
Community assisted by Global Brigades
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer This past January, students from Southern’s Global Brigade chapter spent a week in a coastal community in Ghana, known as Ekumpoano, to build bio-digestive toilets and provide public health
Aid provided to those affected by shutdown
Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed a bill to temporarily reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Students, staff and faculty of the Connecticut State Colleges
Turning Point moves forward in club process
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer At the final Student Government Association meeting of the fall 2018 semester, with a vote of eight in favor and nine abstentions, Turning Point was officially inducted as a
Discrimination, bias found through survey
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer According to a recent Campus Climate survey, students, faculty and staff have witnessed or experienced bias/ discrimination in terms of race and gender. For the students surveyed, the third
Trip to South Africa opened students’ eyes
Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor While many students may have spent their winter break cuddled up at home, a small group from the geography department chose to spend their time exploring South Africa.
Steam line burst near Earl Hall; Solar panel project moves forward
Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer An approximately 25-year-old steam line has burst outside of Earl Hall, and according to Robert Sheeley, associate vice president for capital budgeting & facilities operations, the condensation, not steam,
Journalism professor dies from cancer
Victoria Bresnahan and Southern News staff On Saturday, Dec. 29, former and present members of the Southern News lost not only a professor, but a friend. Professor Williams, or fondly referred to
Campus Climate Is Looking Less Warm Than Expected
Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer According to a recent campus climate survey, students and faculty and staff have witnessed or experienced bias/discrimination in terms of race and gender at significantly high rates.
Updates for BannerWeb coming this spring
Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer The first set of changes to BannerWeb are set to roll out as early as the spring of 2019, said Director of Systems Integration Marvin Thomas. Thomas