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.
Parkland shooting survivor speaks at Lyman
Victoria Bresnahan – News Editor Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, one of the co-founders of March for Our Lives— which was a youth-led protest against gun violence—spoke at
Hogg calls for activism, gun-control
Victoria Bresnahan – News Editor Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer Last Valentine’s Day, David Hogg survived one of the deadliest mass shootings in the modern U.S. history. In the classrooms and hallways of
Nasty Women highlight #MeToo testimonials
Alexandra Scicchitano – Contributor A Nasty Women CT founder, Lucy McLure, said the idea around the Testimonials Project is they want to make the Me Too movement local and there are stories
New Haven mayor celebrates 125th anniversary
August Pelliccio – Features & Opinions Editor New Haven Mayor Toni Harp said, at the New Haven tree lighting ceremony, it is important Connecticut invests in its young people. The mayor celebrated
Turning Point hosts Coming Out of the Conservative Closet
Jacob Waring – Reporter The Turning Point USA chapter, which is currently in the process towards becoming a recognized club, invited John Paul, President of Grand Opportunity USA to speak to students.
Tobacco free grant will end in summer
Jacob Waring – Reporter The grant, Southern Goes Tobacco-Free: A State and Community Intervention, will cease by the end of June. The grant, which started in the spring of 2017, was supposed to
Tuition increase not definite
Victoria Bresnahan – News Editor With a newly-elected governor, President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) Mark Ojakian said he is not sure if any changes will be made to
Banquet illustrates class differences
Jacob Waring – Reporter Students were separated into three separate economic classes at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet and given characters based on the stories of actual people to stimulate the struggles that poverty
Phishing messages infect inboxes
Jacob Waring – Reporter All semester, some students have been receiving phishing emails that asked for their name, email address, password and telephone number. Within these emails was a threat of student’s accounts
Full-year academic schedule approved
Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer According to the results of an undergraduate student survey, 59 percent of students who participated said they would like to have a full- year academic schedule available