Men’s soccer drops second straight game
Edward Rudman — Contributor As the clock hit zero, the men’s soccer team faced their fourth loss of the season. They were unable to come away with the victory and lost 3-1
Schwartz residents quizzed on Black Women history
J’Mari Hughes—Reporter In honor of Black History Month, senior Isaiah Yopp went door-todoor in Schwartz Hall, quizzing residences on African-American female history, an event he named “Who Run the World? Girls,” after
Makeup makes a creative and individualized outlet for SCSU students
Jessica Guerrucci–Reporter For Jailene Cuevas, makeup is more than just an everyday routine. Instead, it is a definition of who she is. Cuevas, who is a journalism major, said she first taught
SCSU recognizes International Women’s Day
Lynandro Simmons – General Assignment Reporter Tuesday March 7, Southern hosted a speaking event about the challenges women face globally for International Women’s Day. Leora Kahn, the keynote speaker for the event, said despite the
Kate Lynch named head women’s basketball coach
Philip Zoppi – Sports Writer Kate Lynch helped Southern Connecticut State women’s basketball win a National Championship in 2007, as a player. She has now come back to the school as the head coach
Women’s Witt and Wisdom event showcases “Beauty Across Culture” through dance
Jene Thomas – General Assignment Reporter Despite her Lupus, Hanan Hameen taught the group of how to move their bodies through dancing in order to convey a message of beauty. “It relates
American Apparel gets a makeover
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor American Apparel (AA) was previously known for their racy ads and sleazy ex-CEO. Naming American Apparel to be many fashionista’s problematic favorite. Well, there is good news
Sexual objectification in the media needs to stop
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor Sexual objectification can be defined as looking at people specifically as de-humanized “things” used solely for sexual pleasure. In dehumanization the people viewed as sex objects are
Putting a stop to slut-shaming
Vivian Englund Copy Editor “Slut,” “whore,” “skank,” we have all heard every variation of these words. Chances are you have even been called some kind of of slut as well. Chances also
Real talk about #aerieREAL campaign to stop retouching lingerie ads
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor Lingerie advertisements are infamous for donning the same redundant, retouched supermodel. Aerie, American Eagle’s lingerie store, is breaking ground with their new #AerieREAL campaign. The spring 2014
The truth about feminism: A reply to Steven DeCesare
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor Truth be told, Steven DeCesare’s skewed stance on feminism is telltale of many ill informed members of society. Feminists are just here to defile every ounce of
YouTuber Sam Pepper under fire for harassing women in videos
Vivian Englund – Copy Editor If you are at all familiar with the YouTube community, you have probably heard the name, “Sam Pepper” at some point. If you know whom I’m talking about,
A closer look at workplace discrimination
Michelle Hennessy – News Writer Since the Equal Pay Act signed by President Kennedy in 1963, the push for equal pay has been rising. Yet even today in 2014, a wage gap