Pieces of open space provide a reprieve from New Haven's tall buildings and busy streets The Green The Green in New Haven (Megan Grabowski/Crescent Magazine) The Green in downtown, New Haven is a great place for students to just go and relax, walk through the park and enjoy the surrounding city life. It’s located between Elm, College, Chapel...
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Sophomore Amanda Murray says when she was in high school she was afraid her diabetes diagnosis would scare away the recruiters of college teams. She had her parents tell the respective college coaches about it, in fear that her recruitments would dry up. Her diagnosis did not scare away former Southern women’s lacrosse head coach Maureen Spellman, who...
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Identity: It is what makes us, or more so, what we make of ourselves. Over time, we may find that we have different interests, believe in different things, and present ourselves in different ways. Sometimes, however, we hold tight to who we are, and regardless of the experiences and time that bypass us, our identity remains unchanged. For...
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FACE Model (Meghan Olson/Crescent Magazine) FACE Models, short for “fashionable artistic creative elegance,” is an organization offering the opportunity for fashion oriented students to model in shows, photo shoots, promotions and more. President Monique Harriott, an IDS major, says FACE welcome all shapes, shades and sizes. If students wish to pursue modeling outside of school, this organization will...
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Through a partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, Southern students can study in the United Kingdom, and students from Liverpool can study in New Haven. Launched in 2015, the program takes advantage of common programs and missions between the two universities, while giving students at each school a chance to experience a different culture. Alex Lowe and Ryan...
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(Laryssa Rosada/Crescent Magazine) Declaring and sticking to a major in college can either be one of the hardest or easiest decisions a student is faced with during their four years. Frank LaDore, the director of Academic and Career Advising, says students will, on average, change their major three to five times throughout their time at a school. “Students...
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Mirka Dominguez-Salinas had to pay full out-of-state tuition to attend Southern because she was unable to prove her residency in Connecticut. Dominguez-Salinas was born in Mexico, came to the United States with her family in 2001, and now lives in Wallingford. The education major, who graduated in December 2017, is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood...
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As a high school cross-country runner, trekking 50-plus miles, Ayla Thurstan says she was focused on improving her agility and staying trim. After starting powerlifting two years ago, she says she redefined her goals. Thurstan says training as a body lifter presented new challenges, some of which stemmed from issues with her body image, an insecurity she feels...
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Bill Dorfer has a tattoo of his band’s symbol on his left arm. The circles, created by a Belgian graphic artist, represent each individual band member in Soul Conversion and how in tune they are to each other. Bill Dorfer of Soul Conversion (Meghan Olson/Crescent Magazine) Dorfer’s band, along with other off-campus bands made up of Southern students,...
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Randy Most plays a silver trumpet with a mute at the end of his horn. He’s adding colorful hits over the melody to the jazz standard “Autumn Leaves.” The piece sounds crisp and polished as the Jazz Standards ensemble runs through the tune. Fall 2017 was Most’s first semester back at school since he started working decades ago....
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