August Pelliccio – News Writer A new house bill being put through Connecticut’s senate could make pursuing an associates degree completely free for some lower income students, but Beth Bye said the bill will not address bachelor’s degrees right away. Bye, state senator, and chair for Connecticut’s higher education committee said in a phone interview, the initiative is rooted in
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Josh LaBella – General Assignment Reporter Southern Connecticut State University President Joe Bertolino opened his town hall style meeting by saying he had no set agenda. “I wanted to offer an opportunity for students to come by and ask any question they have,” said Bertolino. The event, which took place last Wednesday at 1 p.m., was held in Engleman
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Amy Kulikowski – Special to the Southern News Within the four state universities in Connecticut, SCSU has adopted the term as being a five-year school. Southern has fallen behind Central Connecticut State University at a 52 percent graduation rate, and Eastern Connecticut State University at 52.7 percent, according to data from College Measures. Marianne Kennedy, associate vice president for academic
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Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The student government, in collaboration with SCSU faculty and staff, rallied on March 25 against the proposed 4.8 percent tuition increase. In front of the Adanti Student Center, students held up signs bearing slogans against the tuition raise. “Your budget cuts are cutting from our future!” was written across one of the banners held by
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Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Discussion about the plan for CSCU Transform 20/20 has been going on at SCSU, but students still have questions. Alicia DiVito, senior business management major and President of Student Government, said she thought the discussion was informational but not what she expected. “The roundtable discussion didn’t make me feel like the students were included
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