Sofia Rositani — Reporter The bilingual department has been struggling to get tutors into the Academic Success Center to assist bilingual students resulting in students having to seek out other tutors or forms of help with their studies. Students who did not learn English as their first language are strugging not only in but outside of class as well. According
Read moreSofia Rositani — Reporter The new living learning community at Neff Hall is the language speaking hall floor dedicated to those wanting to learn Spanish and be in a Spanish speaking environment. This hall has many different majors, so it is not just those who are majoring in Spanish, or of Spanish descent. This is a great idea, because it is
Read moreJessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter Names can really harm, even when the word is being used positively. That is the message that Hickerson Hall Resident Advisor Monique Mason was trying to get across during her program, “Think Twice; Speak Once.” The program, which was held on April 15 in Hickerson Hall, was an effort to open a discussion on
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Jess Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter ‘Skoriot ñuhyz zaldrīzesse ilzi?’ The Southern Connecticut State University will be introducing a pilot program through the university’s World Languages department. Starting next semester, amongst classics like French, Spanish and German, students will be able to major or minor in High Valyrian. The major will consist of nine semesters of language intensive lab work.
Read moreNatalie Barletta – Opinions Editor Cardboard was scattered around the Office of International Education as employees rushed to build their version of the Great Wall of China in preparation of their Instant Chinese Event that was going on later that day. Instant Chinese is one of the many programs that the Office of International Education is a part of to
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Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter Golden suns falling into the Mekong River, waterfalls, and gorgeous tropical fruit are what Brendan Walsh, student in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, thinks of when he recalls his trip to Laos. Walsh helped teach an English class at Vientiane College and said his daily interactions with people are so
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