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09/04/2019

Move in day stirs up mixed emotions

  Jessica Guerrucci–Managing Editor For several freshmen, their college journey began on New Student Move-in Day, on Saturday, Aug. 24. The campus was filled with students, their families and staff to ensure that the
05/08/2019

Lavender Graduation celebrates seniors

Jessica Guerrucci—Reporter As graduation approaches, a ceremony was held to celebrate the achievements of six students in the LGBTQ+ community and their contributions to the university. The third annual Lavender Graduation was

Mixed experiences with registration

J’Mari Hughes—Reporter Every spring, students register for classes for the following fall semester. They prepare by seeing advisers to obtain a PIN number which allows them to register. They then craft the
04/10/2019

Student journalists win regional SPJ awards

Press Release by Cindy Simoneau Southern News editors won two regional college journalism awards on Saturday, April 6 from the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1. Editor in chief Kevin Crompton won a
04/10/2019

Tuition increase approved

Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer During a Finance and Infrastructure Committee meeting, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system’s Board of Regents for Higher Education approved a tuition increase of about 5% to the four
04/03/2019

Reimbursement program helps student parents

Jessica Guerrucci—Reporter To help lessen the burden of being a student parent, the university now offers those who are eligible the opportunity to be partially reimbursed for their child care expenses while
04/03/2019

Michael Phelps: ‘I didn’t want to be alive’

Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor The most decorated Olympian of all-time once considered committing suicide. In 2014, after 28-time medalist Michael Phelps was charged for a second time with driving under the influence, he
04/03/2019

Panel of experts spoke on student mental health

Haljit Basuljevic—Reporter A televised forum entitled Student Mental Health: Crucial Conversations in the Lyman Center, featuring a panel of five experts, gave extensive knowledge about the nature of mental health awareness. In
04/03/2019

SGA works toward LEP changes

Victoria Bresnahan—News Editor A letter is being drafted on behalf of Student Government Association President Alexis Zhitomi to state the group’s position on the Liberal Education Policy’s foreign language requirement. For several
04/03/2019

Prayer vigil held for New Zealand victims

Jessica Guerrucci—Reporter The Muslim Student Association held a vigil to honor the victims lost in the mass shooting and terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week. The vigil honored the 50
03/27/2019

Provisional status removed

Tamonda Griffiths—News Writer After eight years, the university is no longer in provisional status from the U.S. Department of Education, according to a campus announcement from President Joe Bertolino. “Basically, what that
03/27/2019