Throughout Connecticut, the style of education has changed as a result of school shutdowns and pandemic health restrictions, resulting in online school and hybrid classes. Student teachers have embraced the challenges of COVID-19 in their classrooms. Jillian Martins, a student teacher at Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Ariane Cloutier, a student teacher at West Haven High School and...
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In 2020, the Black Lives Matter protests happened all across the nation, including Southern’s campus. Crescent magazine spoke to four student activists who are advocating for Black Lives Matter on and off campus: Camryn Arpino-Brown, senior, psychology major On Sept. 30, the demand reached Southern’s campus. Hundreds of students gathered to march from the Buley Library to the...
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When students returned in Fall 2020, the lively campus, usually full of students, exciting events and social opportunities, was gone. Masks, plexiglass and online classes had become a new reality—one which everyone had to adapt. “It’s asking a lot of college students to suspend their social lives, to suspend their recreational lives, to suspend what they imagined about...
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As Southern embarks on the continued adventure of online learning, the student body transitions with it, most clearly in the Feb. 3 Virtual Club Fair. Members from over 170 clubs representing a wide range of skills and interests gathered online to introduce students and incoming freshmen to organizations which focus on religion, social activism, sports, Greek life, personal...
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Social media is a double-edged sword: connectivity, entertainment and inspiration vs. insecurity, anonymity and judgments. Students still spend hours of their day glued to a cell phone screen. “I like viewing content,” says Nicholas Vollero, a freshman nursing major, “but I know it holds an underlying power that affects my choices and judgments. This could be seen as...
Read moreDetailsAs the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world in early 2020, Southern Connecticut State University converted its entire spring curriculum at midterm to completely remote learning. The campus was shut down on March 11, a few days short of spring break. The dorms closed and we all went home to figure out how to complete our course requirements with...
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By Jacob Waring The striped bass, mouths wide open, anticipate their food. Each fish crowds around the top of the tank, aggressively vying for the prime position to devour their meal: a mixture of shrimp, scallops and fish bits. As the food is dropped into the tank and a mini-cascade of water erupts as the fish eat their...
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Birds flutter about against the backdrop of a clear blue skies of the university, while the springtime tunes are heard by their avian counterparts. Bees and wasps could be zigzagging around students in search of their preferred vegetation. Squirrels frantically search for nuts while their tiny counterparts, chipmunks, nervously run from point A to point B. Countless six-legged,...
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1. Week of Welcome Week of Welcome, or W.O.W., is a way for new students to get acclimated to their new classes, peers and surroundings. This weeklong event happens the first week of the school year and is filled with events catering to freshmen and transfer students helping them feel more comfortable on campus. 2. Student Involvement Fair...
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Flash flooding. Mass extinction. Extreme heat waves. Every day new alarming stories about the impact of global warming are broadcasted around the world. Students are demanding their institutions take proactive measures against climate change. Southern says it is dedicated to lead and adopt sustainable practices and green building among colleges in Connecticut. Green Building Within the next five...
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