SCSU ASL Club logo Outside of the American Sign Language classes, there is a whole community of deaf and hard.of-hearing people whose culture can be spread. The ASL Club, founded in 2020 by current alum Meaghan Reilly, is dedicated to practicing signing and being more knowledgeable on the deaf community. Jessica Komacki, a senior communication disorders major, was...
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The brotherhood of Beta Mu Sigma. PHOTOS | CONTRIBUTED Rush, charity, tradition and bonds of sisterhood and brotherhood may sound exciting to students being introduced to college with Greek Life. With 11 sororities and fraternities on campus, all with different missions, students have a wide choice. For Xin Wen, a senior business and communication major, Greek Life has...
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https://youtu.be/H-S4vxIOE7c Amethyst, citrine, clear quartz, rose quartz and other crystals are laid out on the table as Dana Cote, explains her introduction to crystals. “I was on TikTok one day and I ended up on Witch Tok and they were doing all the crystals. And, I said, let’s check it out,” says Cote, a senior English major. The...
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Tucked away on a little patch of grass behind Davis Hall is a garden. It’s a peaceful space, full of bright flowers and vegetables. As the bees and butterflies happily buzz by, it’s easy to forget you’re still on campus. The SCSU Community Garden, PHOTO | Brooke Kuryan The SCSU Community Garden was built by Southern’s Office of...
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Self-love is the best kind of love. That’s the mantra of F.A.C.E. F.A.C.E., fashion, artistic, creativity and elegance, is a club that encourages confidence and feeling one’s best through photo shoots, runway walks and powerful dance choreography. Aaron Gray, a senior healthcare studies major, is the current president of F.A.C.E. Gray joined F.A.C.E. during his freshman year. Almost...
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https://youtu.be/xKN3ll73DMQ Animals are everywhere at Southern, and it’s not just squirrels, chipmunks or Doug the groundhog. Students and university police have invested in emotional support and service animals, that have become popular on campus. While the university police are preparing for a new furry officer, junior sociology major, Juliana Lee, a junior sociology major, has had her corgi...
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The elements of nature, magic and witchcraft are pieces of the religion that Ana Lebron practices and has built a sense of community through. “With Wicca, it’s very open, it’s very fluid,” says Lebron, a sophomore exploratory major. “I like the freedom that comes with it, and I like that everybody in that community is OK with that kind of...
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In a series of TikTok videos, Matt Lopes can be seen dancing with his friends to his father’s angry voicemails in a quest to gain 100,000 followers. Lopes, a senior theatre major, stopped the series at 80,000 followers, but that number reached over 170,000 followers and almost 6 million likes on the app. “At first it was just a...
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Tomás Stisi likes to go to war. Miniature war. Stisi, a senior history major, battles troops in what he describes as “miniature wargaming.” Stisi is the president of the Tabletop Club on campus. He compares this type of gaming to dioramas, but says that gamers interact with them, using the pieces to play, instead of simply displaying them as...
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WSIN 1590 AM, Southern’s independent radio station, is where many students host their own podcasts and radio shows. All the shows on WSIN have different styles, providing a variety of options for listeners to choose from and tune into every week. Gary Robinson Jr., a sophomore communication major, hosts On My Way Radio, a combined talk and music...
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