Addiction or connection?
Social media is a double-edged sword: connectivity, entertainment and inspiration vs. insecurity, anonymity and judgments. Students still spend hours of...
Aspiring performers hope to create careers
Holly Izzo wants a career helping others. Music is her pathway to that career. When she first came to Southern,...
International athletes call Southern home
Seventeen athletes. Ten countries. One goal: to play a collegiate sport. International students come to Southern in pursuit of athletic...
Dancing around the world
Every performer hopes to take their talents to the public on stage. Student Kelsey Latham has achieved that dream taking...
All aboard to campus
By Tamonda Griffiths Commuting to campus by train is an increasingly popular mode of transportation for students. While the ride...
Staying Dry
Solomon James, Sophomore, ATHTalya Eriksen, Junior, CMDNatalie Colon, Sophomore, COMZaiyat McKenzie-Henderson, Sophomore, PCHNicole Parete, Senior, RECJoanna Aguila-Perez, Freshman, PSYDayana Lituma,...
Cars on Campus
One ‘foot’ in the grave When driving through campus, or fighting for a parking space, students see vehicles of different...
Pandemic shuts down campus
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world in early 2020, Southern Connecticut State University converted its entire spring curriculum...
Top 5 Annual Spring Events
Celebrating the Lunar New Year Every year, Southern students, with the help of the Multicultural Center and Chinese Student Association,...
Artist & Leader
“No hay nada que no puedos lograr si te lo propones (there is nothing you can’t achieve if you put your...
10 Questions
In this Q&A, SCSU Director of New Students and Sophomore Programs Sal Rizza, and transfer student Matt Polek, sophomore journalism...
Editors Letter
Crescent magazine is an award-winning publication for the impactful people, places and ideas brought onto our campus. Here we introduce...
Passion for Poetry
Developing their creative writing skills in the English classrooms is helping some students find their passion for poetry. The free...
Campus in bloom
When deciding what kind of flowers to plant on campus, Associate Vice President for Capital Budgeting and Facilities Operations Bob...
Southern Swag
Max Warner, Freshman, EDUAli DePaul, Freshman, PSYJayson DeFrance, Junior, MKTErika Johnson, Sophomore, NURJustin Cross, Senior, PHIAlsjha Suggs, Sophomore, EDUKayla Grant,...
KICKING the VAPING habit
By Amanda Cavoto Accessibility, financially attainable, a satisfying taste and smell—these are among the reasons vaping is sweeping an entire...
Hearts of the Sound: students learning aquatic care
By Jacob Waring The striped bass, mouths wide open, anticipate their food. Each fish crowds around the top of the...
Meet the Team – Spring 2020
Essence Boyd - Co-Editor in Chief (Jason Edwards/Crescent Magazine)Amanda Cavoto - Co-Editor in Chief (Jason Edwards/ Crescent Magazine) Jacob Waring...