Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor & Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor Due to a fire that occurred in a West Campus Residence Complex suite, three students were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation early this morning. University Police and New Haven Fire Department responded to the fire alarm at 2 a.m. and found that the sprinkler system had already extinguished the flames by
Read moreHaljit Basuljevic—Reporter Director of the IT Department Raymond Kellogg and his team were involved in setting up cameras around the North campus parking lot, which unlocked cars were broken into two years ago. Another break-in occurred last week. “On Saturday (Feb. 23), at approximately 3:30 a.m, two unidentified males entered the lot on foot from PineRock Ave. They attempted to
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Alex Palmieri – News Writer The emails students receive about Southern’s safety on campus is a reminder to all students that the police department is here to protect them, Chief Joseph Dooley said. “It’s a refresher for people to understand the overall system that we have,” said Dooley. “We have security cameras on campus, access control, burglary alarms. It’s a
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Brokk Tollefson – Special to the Southern News There are currently 9,871 students enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University, according to SCSU’s online fact book, and out of this number, only 2,613 students live on campus. According to SCSU Police Officer William Rivera, SCSU has a good reputation of being a drama free, safe campus for
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Melissa Nunez – General Assignment Reporter Walking over the Southern Bridge, students smile and wave at Officer Sergio Nunez, of the Southern Police Department. Nunez said that to him, those small connections make all the difference because if students are recognizing him then that means he is doing his job. “I get out in the community a lot. You want to be
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Tyler Korponai – Photo Editor Sergeant Tullo begins his shift expecting the car, checking all of the equipment: radio, computer, and the lights. He moves to the back of the car, carefully cataloging all of his gear. Among them include flex cuffs and quick clot to rapidly close wounds. On his uniform is one of the new body cameras now issued to
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Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter It seems that the college experience means more than just going to class and the occasional football game. Partying, rampant alcohol abuse and carelessness have also found their way into the hallowed halls of the American university system. Some students come into college with a drinking problem that is only nursed by the constant college drinking,
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