Adelle Zocher – Special to the Southern News In the wake of the Women’s Marches taking place across the country and around the world, I would like to use this week’s column to give you some information about the movement (the largest protest in American history, with around 2.8 million Americans taking part) what is being fought for, and how
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Alex Palmieri – News Editor Southern has been tobacco free for over two years now. With the anniversary, Emily Rosenthal, coordinator of the Wellness Center, said there is still some work to do. “There are around 1,300 tobacco free campuses around the country,” said Rosenthal. “Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death in the country.” Rosenthal said if
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Adelle Zocher – Special to the Southern News It’s the final countdown! I hope you enjoyed last week’s installment and found some of my suggestions for stress-free finals to be helpful! In a previous column, I discussed IUDs (intrauterine devices) and the birth control implant (Nexplanon), both of which are available here on campus at Health Services. While these are
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Adelle Zocher – Special to the Southern News Alright readers, it is crunch time! Just about a month of classes left and most of us are both excited and stressed out—take a deep breath and relax. Read on to find out how wellness, counseling and other campus resources can help you de-stress and finish your semester successfully. Counseling Services is
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Adelle Zocher – Special to the Southern News Readers, here we are at last— April, our last full month of classes. I hope you have all been taking care of yourselves and utilizing the many services available here on campus to keep you healthy, happy and successful. This week’s topic is pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, a course of drugs which,
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Alex Palmieri – News Writer Jazmynn Jakubczyk, graduate intern for the Wellness Center, said GYT is essential and all students should get themselves tested. “This is just to show students that there are resources on campus,” said Jakubczyk. “If they don’t want to go to a doctor’s office, they can come somewhere that is convenient on campus.” The testing that
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Adelle Zocher – Special to the Southern News Alright readers, the week we’ve all been waiting for is upon us—spring break! Spring semester flies by, but I think we can all agree that by mid-March we are in need of some down time. For many, spring break is a time to let loose and enjoy themselves. Some of you may
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