Victoria Bresnahan and Southern News staff On Saturday, Dec. 29, former and present members of the Southern News lost not only a professor, but a friend. Professor Williams, or fondly referred to as Vern amongst staffers, passed away from cancer after a few short months. His bluntness, humor and teaching style were pieces that encouraged all of us to become
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Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter The history of cinema has often given birth to characters driven to success, creating heroes that do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Once in a blue moon, film will turn its back on conventional characters and create a being both maniacal and genius. Director Dan Gilroy’s film, ‘Nightcrawler’ revives the sensation of
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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 latest news on his cell phone. While scrolling through the different pages of news sites, he jots down the most eye-catching stories and stories he believes his audience
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Josh Falcone – General Assignment Reporter The Southern Connecticut State University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists held a “Journalism on the Fringe” event in the student center. The event was created in part to discuss how some minority group’s feelings on how the media portrays them. Members of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) made up the
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