Who to unfriend on Facebook
Jessica Pellegrino – Copy Editor After the holidays, we jump right into New Year’s Resolutions. From losing weight to improving your GPA, everybody resolves to change something in the coming year. I
College students use smartphones to stay informed
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter College students are busy trying to manage their studies, go to work and maintain a social life. They don’t have time to sit down and read
The continuing expansion of social media
Josh Falcone – General Assignment Reporter The use of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest is growing everyday, and 18 to 29 year olds are the number
Facebook Safety Check in times of emergency
Taylor Nicole Richards – News Writer In 2014, Facebook launched a feature called “Safety Check” that allows users to notify loved ones of their safety in moments of emergency. If a natural disaster or
Social Media Cleanup for future employment
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter You have perfected your resume. Your business cards are finally the perfect eggshell/gold foil combination. You are ready for the job search, and frankly, who wouldn’t hire you?
Winter Session sees 15.6 percent increase from last year
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter According to a recent post on her blog, President Mary Papazian stated that the overall head count for participants in Southern’s Winter Session program is up 15.6 percent
Social media privacy settings may not keep your information secure
Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Clicking “make profile private” may no longer be enough to keep a person’s life safe. When senior, Tania Galindo, received a threatening text from an ex-boyfriend
News finds students on social media
Eric Urbanowicz – Special to The Southern News As he prepares to begin his radio show, Jon Reynolds, the news director at Southern Connecticut State University’s radio station, WSIN, scrolls through the
Psychologist says college students use social media to form identities
Anisa Jibrell – General Assignment Reporter Hopping onto the endless web of social media channels has indefinitely become a college essential, but the social media regime has its hiccups that students of
Facebook now offers a new custom gender option for online users
Paige Tillinghast – Special to the Southern News Sexuality, gender, and LGBT rights have always been a hot topic for debate. However, over the past few years acceptance – especially from the younger