Tag Archives: diversity

Students unite and dance to Colombian music


Micaela Valentin – Special to the Southern News If you walked through the campus quad on Thursday, Sept. 21, you would have heard students clapping to the beat of a traditional Colombian songs, played by the Spanish Club, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. You would have witnessed a vibrant display of popular Colombian dance, by two members of the

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Informational discussion at Judaic forum


Jeniece Roman – General Assignment Reporter The first Forum on Judaism was held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Adanti Student Center Ballroom. The Southern Connecticut State University Faculty Senate in partnership with the Judaic studies program hosted the forum; one of several that the Faculty Senate plans to present in an effort to increase awareness of diversity on campus.

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Records show SCSU has low minority student enrollment


Andreas Yilma and Katherine Krajcik – Special to the Southern News  Diversity has become an increasing characteristic for university populations in this country referred to as a melting pot. In the fall semester of 2014, out of 10,825 students, only 3,175 of them were considered to be a minority according to the Office of Information Technology. When it comes to the

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