Melissa Nunez – Opinions and Features Editor After a lethal chemical attack with a deadly nerve agent leaving countless Syrian children and families dead or critically wounded, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike to the AL Shayrat Airfield in direct response to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad’s decision to murder so many innocent people. According to Politifact, Trump’s desire for
Read moreMelanie Espinal – Special to the Southern News When the adrenaline gets going it doesn’t matter if women are built the same way as men, said Jennifer Smith, they can do anything a man can do. Last December, Defense Secretary Ash Carter declared that in January 2016, all military occupations would be open to women. This included the nearly 222,000 combative positions
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Max Bickley – General Assignment Reporter The very first Veteran’s Day occurred 96 years ago, and was initially called Armistice Day, to honor the end of the First World War. We now celebrate the day in honor of those members of our family, our friends, and our nation who have chosen to serve in the military, and Southern does as well. This
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Dylan Haviland – General Assignment Reporter Brian Dinse is a junior and secondary education, history major at Southern Connecticut State University. He serves in the Army National Guard. Can you tell me about your tattoos? Dinse: “I have two tattoos right now, the first one I got was the eagle across my back and the second I got just a
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Andrew Tantillo – Special to the Southern News In the spring of 2010, Nico Moyer, SCSU sophomore and communications major, woke up one morning with a sudden, unprovoked urge to enlist in the United States Army. Without hesitation, Moyer, now a 24-year-old E-5 sergeant, said he immediately drove to a New Haven recruiter’s office and signed on the dotted line
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Aaron Berkowitz – General Assignment Reporter The 50 percent increase in sexual abuse cases reported over the last few years is a result of a boost in confidence that soldiers will receive justice, said Jack Mordente, director of the veteran’s services office. Students and staff gathered to watch and listen to a panel of veterans share their traumatic experiences with
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