Tyler Fisher – Contributor Five is the magic number. Tuesday’s state of the university address established new ground and broke the old with it. “We must focus on the future. We must accept where we are and say, ‘what’s next?’, ” said University President Joe Bertolino. Several key issues were addressed during Bertolino’s speech, so many in fact that the
Read moreOn 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 and where to get vaccinated visit: https://portal.ct.gov/Vaccine-Portal?language=en_US
Read moreAnthony Martorano – Contributor Hello Owls! Here’s a weekly roundup of what’s happened in Connecticut last week and what to look forward to on campus in the coming weeks: Fairfield and Norwalk are now added to the list of COVID red alert towns, together with Waterbury and Prospect they have been allowed to scale back phase 3 re-openings. The full list of red alert towns includes Danbury, Hartford, East Hartford, Windham, Salem, Montville, Waterford, New London, Groton, Norwich, Lisbon, Sprague, Griswold, Canterbury, and Plainfield. If you
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Tamonda Griffiths – Editor-in-Chief At about 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, an announcement from Connecticut State Colleges and University President Mark Ojakian was posted on the university’s Facebook page. “In consultation with [the Board of Regents],” said Ojakian in the post, “I have made the difficult but necessary decision to continue our move to all-online education for the remainder
Read moreHunter O. Lyle – Sports Editor Sam Tapper – Sports Writer In response to the rapidly developing pandemic of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, Southern has chosen to immediately shut down and move all classes online, a decision that has also stopped any and all athletics in their tracks. “This is serious stuff,” said Southern Athletic Director Jay Moran. “This is
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