August Pelliccio – Features and Opinions Editor Each November, this university holds a variety of events filed under, “Social Justice Month.” The tradition began as a just a week-long celebration, but in the last few years has taken over the whole month. The school is labeled as a social justice university, and while that may be true in many respects, not all
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Jacob Waring – Reporter Evangelicals came to visit Southern on Nov. 1, and raised their voices to echoe their interpretation of the gospel. They used strong words against students, to “see the error of their ways” or “suffer eternal damnation.” Student engaged in debate with the Evangelicals asking such questions as why they believe what they believe. Other students took glee
Read moreJacob Waring – Reporter I get the flu shot annually. That is right, I roll my sleeves up, and I just let them stab a needle into my shoulder to prevent myself from becoming ill. I do it because I am an asthmatic, and I like breathing. The other reason is because I currently have young nieces and nephews, ranging from
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August Pelliccio – Features and Opinions Editor On Oct. 19, Southern News reported on a fire in the Adanti Student Center. The most important takeaway from that article was this university’s preparedness for the unpredictable, and the potentially devastating. On the day of the fire, Wayne Ricks, acting battalion chief for the New Haven Fire Department said no additional fire suppresion
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Jacob Waring – Reporter Nov. 6 is just around the corner, and a lot is riding on this election for everyone. Whether a democrat, who wants the blue wave to cascade into the United States or a republican leaning towards the right, there is one clear way to sound your voice. The only way to make change or maintain the
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Tamonda Griffiths – News Writer This past week adversaries of President Trump – CNN correspondent John Brennan, Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Joe Biden, to name few – have received homemade pipe bombs by mail. At 10:52 a.m. on Friday, October 26th a suspect was taken into FBI custody. Naturally, before
Read moreAugust Pelliccio – Features and Opinions Editor Paper usage is always a touchy subject. Environmentalists will always vouch to save the trees, and use more sustainable resources. Yet, colleges and universities have always consumed so much paper, that its tough to foresee a paperless university at this point. There have been innovations in my lifetime that seem like they could eliminate
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