Photos By Luke Molwitz – Photographer By Sarah Shelton – Photo Editor Every year, the SAGE Center holds a Lavender Graduation for the LGBTQ+ students on campus. According to the Human Rights Campaign, this is an “annual ceremony conduced by many campus to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the
Read moreAugust Pelliccio—Photo Editor Biggest picture: An excavator sitting in the parking lot between Earl Hall and the Lyman Center, after ground was dug up for the installation of new piping for the school’s heat system. Top right: Rear of the Barack H. Obama Magnet University School, to be completed during the fall semester. Top bottom right: Front facade of the
Read moreAugust Pelliccio—Photo Editor Top left: David Pettigrew, professor of Judaic studies and co-curator of the Holocaust Memorial Exhibit, speaks about the Terezin concentration camp at the opening reception for the exhibit of Hilton C. Buley Library’s first floor. Top right: Alexis Simons (left to right), Alana Cotton and Brenda Ross, students, read poetic excerpts from “I Never Saw Another
Read moreAugust Pelliccio—Photo Editor Top left: Michael Phelps having a conversation moderated by Kate Fagan, former ESPN reporter, about his struggle with mental health during his career as an Olympic swimmer. Top right: Phelps speaking about a period in 2014 when severe depression caused him to be suicidal. Top, on the bottom right: Phelps walking away from a group of local
Read moreAugust Pelliccio—Photo Editor The SCSU #MeToo quilt is a “healing project” made by students and in part headed by women’s studies faculty and staff. The quilt will make its debut some time in April. Alex Girard, an assistant professor of graphic design is one of the faculty members spearheading the project. Girard said in addition to students helping to create
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