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WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 VOL. 57— ISSUE 2 Move in delayed by financial aid issues Under staffed financial aid office results in failure to review financial aid packages leaving holds on student accounts explained their reasoning. $5,000 on the spot. By Jackson LaMar “This summer was “If I wanted to move in News Reporter unusual- unlike any other that day, I would have to summer. We were busier pay $5,000 out of pocket,” For most students, than normal but we were said Urbanowicz. financial aid is the also short staff[ed],” Cotto The issue was out of determining factor in said. “While that was no hand for the office, and whether or not they can fault to the student, we did even with temporary help, attend college. However, the best that we could, here work could not be done in for students such as art in the office, with the staff time. education major, Ewa we had. So everything was “In the interim, we Urbanowicz, a freshman, delayed this summer.” were able to bring in the university’s financial Due to the fact that the some assistance to help. It aid struggles over the Office of Financial Aid just wasn’t in time to get summer prevented her and Scholarships failed everyone in, in time,” Cotto from living on campus. to award a number of said. “I got the email saying students their financial aid Due to this incident PHOTO | JACKSON LAMAR that I was ineligible package on time, numerous occurring over the summer, Financial aid office located inside of the Wintergreen Building. to move in two days the financial aid office is students were not cleared will hopefully be resolved on time and were awarded “I need to know what before the move-in day,” working towards making to move into their dorms. and will not happen again, late, we came together financial aid is doing in Urbanowicz said. “Luckily I sure the delay will not Without their financial aid according to Cotto. as a university and tried order to do my job well had somewhere to stay, but packages, students were happen again. The financial aid office the best we could give the when sitting one-on-one think about the students not able to pay their tuition “We are actually worked closely with The circumstances that we had,” with a student” DeLuca transitioning at the who live out of state.” for the semester, and they Student Accounts Office said Cotto. said. The Office of Financial moment,” said Cotto. “We were considered ‘non- this summer in roder to The financial aid office This situation displaced Aid and Scholarships, have a new director that compliant.’ extend the due dates for also worked with the many students and caused located in the Wintergreen Although students were started in August and we students to pay their bills, Office of Financial Literacy. plenty of inconveniences building, is responsible for encouraged by faculty to go do hope to be able to hire while also holding some Student financial literacy for families. This is a type awarding students their to the Financial Aid Office some new people.” classes as well. and advising coordinator, of unforeseeable situation financial aid packages. students to address their The summer brought “While we know Lewis DeLuca, expressed where one hopes it will When asked about the concerns, in order to do so, unusual circumstances that [ the financial aid the importance of working never happen again, but if situation, Associate according to Urbanowicz, to the office, but with the applications were] applied with the Financial aid it does, it will, like it did this Director, Wanda Cotto, she was required to pay new director, this issue office. fall, make for a huge issue. LiveSafe app and blue lights together keep campus safer lights around campus, LiveSafe app is really which are emergency where the future is telephones located heading,” Dooley said. throughout the university Although the and are activated with a number of students push of a button, have actually downloading been reported broken. and utilizing the app “They’re in the process is minimal, Dooley of being repaired. There and the entire police are approximately 100 of department are working them on campus,” Dooley with different programs said. “The system office on campus to spread is working on it with IT. the word. He said all the It’s not exactly clear why incoming freshmen and they aren’t working.” transfer students have Dooley said although been given a presentation a few blue lights might regarding how to use and be removed, he defends get the app. the use of them despite According to Dooley, newer technology a lack of exposure coming out. is to blame for why “They’re in prominent registration for the app is locations, and they do low. Last month, roughly serve a purpose, and 1,500 students had signed PHOTO COURTESY | LIVESAFE hopefully we’ll have them up for the LiveSafe app, Opening page to the LiveSafe app on mobile cellular device. all up and running soon,” according to Dooley. In he said. the past 30 days, there By Amanda Cavoto according to Southern’s Psychology major useful to all students, but Despite the blue lights have been 561 new website, it “provides Cara Richardson, a specifically first-years. being repaired and members and, 77 of them Arts and Entertainment Editor students, faculty and staff sophomore, said the “They’re still unsure remaining throughout signed up in the past with a direct connection app’s feature of SafeWalk, The LiveSafe app was about the campus. They the campus, Dooley seven days alone. to campus safety so that which, according to the described by Chief Joseph could be traveling and said he hopes the newer “I thought the jump everyone can easily Southern website, is a Dooley as a “walking possibly just take a wrong technology of LiveSafe would be higher,” Dooley communicate all their “GPS-tagged monitoring encyclopedia of all things turn. It’s definitely a will take over campus said. “It was slow.” safety needs. It is an easy- feature to let your Southern.” reassurance thing to have communications. Dooley said that to-use feature help you friends and family keep The app was adopted in your phone, right in “[The blue lights] are exposure of the app is stay safe every day and you covered until you by the university and your pocket, wherever really not used as much. all people need to see enable us to better protect arrive safely to your introduced to the you are,” Richardson said. It’s an older technology, its value and create a you.” destination,” can be campus in June 2018 and, Some of the blue so I think eventually the campus-wide download. See Livesafe Page 2 Disability Resource Center not utilizing student note takers not providing quality notes. 48 hours. have documentation, that By Tamonda Griffiths “Our main goal is the With the previous note- deserve it.” Editor-in-Chief student,” said Adele. “That’s taking system, Associate According to Tetreault, And Jessica Guerrucci our focus, helping the Vice President and only 60% of students who Managing Editor student out and looking Dean of Student Affairs needed notes were being for different technology Jules Tetreault said two serviced, leaving the other Southern’s need for and resources to help them issues were surrounding 40% without notes or low- student note-takers has with regards to the learning providing equal access. quality notes. been eliminated with the process.” “Trying to assure, one, That problem would introduction of a new According to their that the student that is now appear to be solved system called Note Taker website, Note Taker receiving the notes is with Note Taker Express Express. Express is backed by “a getting high-quality servicing 100% of students, The issue with the talented human note taker” notes because that’s an however, concerns previous system, said that can get students notes equity issue as well,” said still arose on campus Disability Resource Center at the turn around rate of Tetreault, “and also that surrounding the audio director Goldie Adele, is their choice, which in this we’re able to provide taping of classrooms. PHOTO | TAMONDA GRIFFITHS student note-takers were case, Adele said, would be notes for all students, that Associate vice president and dean of Student Affairs See Notes Page 2 Jules Tetreault. Page 2 news September 11, 2019

and workshops regarding recording classes through the whole identified if they use their Livesafe the LiveSafe app. Notes audio recording, we’re class and so, if it’s not a cell phone as a recording Nursing major Katie already providing note- lecture-oriented course Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 device, Shea said. Gaccione, a junior, said taking, it’s just a different and you’re having a Another concern Last semester, a volatile “The company is although she saw the avenue of how to.” discussion, a lot of the brought about by the exchange between a really growing. I don’t email about LiveSafe, she Tetreault said he information is gonna be change in policy is professor and student normally advocate for did not really understand understands the concern hard to follow.” the idea of intellectual was captured on a cell one company but I think how to access it. and thinks it can be Shea said he and fellow property. phone, which sparked they’ve captured the “I’ve heard of it, but I discussed, but is not members of the School “So, people might not conversations amongst things we need to help never looked into it or convinced it is not of Arts and Sciences were want to be recorded for faculty and staff on keep the campus safe,” really know what it is or something they should be notified of the change on the sake of, you know, whether or not students said Dooley. what it’s about. I feel like doing in terms of Monday, Aug. 26, a day making sure that their had the right to record Dooley said that if it was more promoted, I supporting student before classes began. work stays – they’re kind their classrooms and throughout the year there feel like I would use it and success and access to the It would be hard of in control of how their their interactions. will be more exposure other people would as classroom. to have open and work gets out there,” said In Connecticut, through presentations well,” said Gaccione. “Our faculty members honest discussions in Shea. “That might be an according to Broder and trust our students and a classroom Shea said issue for some faculty.” Orland LLC, it is legal they’re out to help when students are aware, Interim dean of the to record in-person them,” said Adele. “So, they are being recorded. School of Arts & Sciences conversations with the they know the students “Creates a conflict of Bruce Kalk and Tetreault consent of only one will benefit from tape who can record and why,” said they acknowledge party to the conversation. recording the class, so it said Shea, “because you intellectual property It is also legal in the hasn’t been an issue.” can’t explain to the class, is a concern for some classroom if the student English professor, they have a disability faculty members, is present and is a part Michael Shea said because you can’t talk however, Tetreault said of the conversation, so while he has no issue about disabilities in he has a slightly different despite concerns, the with being recorded in public.” view. policy does not break any his classes; he thinks Most professors outline “I don’t disregard their laws. having a recording in their syllabi their want concern about “The reality, in my device in the classroom for students to power intellectual property,” thinking and I think in could potentially be down and conceal all said Tetreault, “but the others thinking is we are problematic to all parties electronic devices during discussion in a already doing this,” said involved. class time. It would classroom, in my view, Tetreault. “We’re already “With this electronic be “challenging” for a and it may be different, is PHOTO | AMANDA CAVOTO recording classes with thing,” said Shea, “they’re student with a disability not really necessarily Blue light system located outside of a residence hall. smart pen, we’re already just going to record not to be readily intellectual property.” Student government discusses plans for the fall semester By Essence Boyd News Editor Student Government Association held their first meeting of the year touching on their past and future plans for the university. The meeting was held on Friday Sept. 6 in a new location of Engleman B121. The meeting started off with light commentary and introductions starting with re-elected president Alexis Zhitomi. As the election process for the class of 2023 representatives has yet to begin, prospective students attended in search of what student government really means. “It is not always an easy job to do this because sometimes progress is slow, but we have achieved really great things in student PHOTO | IZZY MANZO government over the years Student Government Association members introduce themselves to perspective council members. and that is what we aim to is usually composed of 25 As an incentive to help this would be the first time meeting was campus night,” said Bagwell. do every year,” said Zhitomi. elected members, there are students last semester, the the organization would be security. Newly elected Vice During her speech currently only 18 positions idea of turning some of the giving out awards through According to newly President of the Board of Zhitomi made sure to make being filled. Elections take organizations budget into the university. elected Vice President Academic Experience Sarah the responsibilities of what place during the month of scholarships was purposed “So, SGA does right now of the Board of Student Gossman, said her branch’s came along with holding a September and students and was revisited during fund several scholarships Experience, Katia Bagwell main goal is to ease the position on the board clear who are interested are able Friday’s meeting. on its own, whether that’s said one of the biggest stress academic expenses reassuring the perspective to run and fill the vacant “SGA has a large budget, study abroad scholarships, concerns on campus may inflict upon students. council just how many spots. we’re about shy of a or research scholarships,” revealed in the 2017 Campus “We do recognize that students they would “Yes, it can be million-dollar budget,” said said Zhitomi. Climate survey was the lack students struggle with potentially represent. overwhelming that just Zhitomi. “One of the ideas For the remainder of of campus security. textbook prices,” said “We represent the entire means our voice holds a out of last semester was to the meeting, elected SGA “We took a Campus Gossman. “I am open to undergraduate student lot of power and that with take some of that money members stated what issues Climate survey in 2017 and anything, I must look body so that means there certain be we are ready to and create a scholarship out their branches would be one of the biggest issues outside my own academic are approximately 7,000 of advocate whatever it is that of it.” tackling in the upcoming here on campus was that experiences on campus and us,” said Zhitomi. ” we are talking about,” said Although SGA has given semester; amongst the students didn’t necessarily focus on what other people Although the council Zhitomi. out awards prior on its own, topics discussed in the feel safe on campus at are affected by.” Office of Admissions appoints new director The newest addition school system has always but basically from the Admissions, Letang’s open so that students can By J’Mari Hughes to Southern staff, is piqued his interest, and academic preparation that role is to “help facilitate get to you,” he said. “It’s Copy Editor working for the public when the opportunity it has for students,” he said. Southern’s growth by something I still love doing schooling system for the came up, it was like a Working in a different looking at recruitment because, quite frankly, This semester, Southern first time. After spending calling to him. school environment, opportunities, getting I’ve walked that path and welcomed a new faculty numerous years in both “I’ve loved, for years, the Letang said gives him back into communities just having a voice that member, Alick Letang, who profit and non-profit foundation and the stance a different lens for his and building relationships they can walk through – is filling the role of the private schooling, he said that Southern takes, not learning platform. from the high school and not having to point them director for the Office of experience the public- only within the community Letang said he has been college platforms.” to another office, but Admissions. in admissions and higher He said he knows many being able to give them education for “a little over of Southern’s students guidelines, for me, that’s 23 years”- at schools in are from Conn., which he where it starts and builds a Mass., R.I. and Va. He said, loves, but he wants to be stronger community.” despite having majored sure to draw in students Letang said he is very in business finance as an from other states. engaged in the community undergraduate, he was Letang said he can go and believes in building driven to getting involved through course selections relationships not only in in student recruitment. with students to find professionally, but outside From his years of something to fit their of the office too. experience, he said, he is schedules, something he He said, hopefully he can motivated for learning and said he enjoys because learn from the institution exploring opportunities, as he loves working with and vice vera. well as being a vehicle of students. The ability to Letang said overall, change. work one-on-one with he is happy to be part of “I think that I can students, he said, has the Southern Owl Nation hopefully share some of allowed him to grow in and community. the things that I’ve learned the field and reminds him “At Southern, we’ve got along the way,” said Letang, why he works in higher some work to do, but it’s “as well as open folks’ eyes education. one that I’m excited about,” in regard to different ways “Oftentimes, as you grow he said. “We have a great that we can actually obtain in administration, you team and I’m looking PHOTO | J’MARI HUGHES our goals.” have to find time to make forward to building on this Newly hired Office of Admissions director Alick Letang in his office. As Director of sure you leave your door relationship.” FEATURES WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 PAGE 3 Looking back: Tailgate Party kicks off first home game

Fall of 1997 By Haljit Basuljevic Football Tailgate mainly a tailgate event before attend. coming out and having Contributor rests mainly has the goal other sporting events Pancak said that sports fun,” said Hassan, who of encouraging students as opposed to solely teams have asked to also said that he would SCSU’s Blue Crew to become more involved confining it to football. set up tailgate events definitely attend the brought students together with campus events and “This fall, we’re going before games they felt forthcoming tailgates. in a celebration of campus sparking school spirit. to be including a new were most important. As the event started to spirit by hosting a football “We collaborated thing called ‘Tailgate She added that although die down and students tailgate on Thursday, with the Student Athlete Tour’, which will happen football has always been drifted towards the Sept. 5, as a prelude to the Advisory Committee to at different athletics home the grand spectacle stands, the almost endless home game. kind of get the first home games. Mini tailgates, most students always line for the pizza finally Students were game. That’s why we got so we can build up attend, the purpose came to an end. offered a variety of some food, games, free some support for those of expanding tailgate Sal Ajro, owner of engaging activities and giveaways, shirts, stuff different sports,” said is so that other sports Fire Truck Pizza, said, an opportunity to get like that, kind of just Marullo. teams on campus can be although he initially cut together to hang out on to draw a crowd,” He said the tailgate will equally appreciated and off the line at a certain Jess Dow Field before said Audrey Pancak, a continue to be present supported. point, he had kept the the main event kicked Graduate Intern with the before all football home Newcomers to the shop open past the end off. Cornhole, ladder ball Dept. of Recreation and games, but promotions tailgate reacted positively, time. He said he was All eyes on and miniature basketball Fitness. for other events and such as biochemistry expecting 150 to 200 hoops were set up, along Marullo also said games will come out major Mahmoud Hassan, students to line up, the with a firetruck parked the Tailgate has been a soon. Throughout the a freshman, said he liked estimate was exceeded residence hall next to the curb sporting recurring event for about years, he said the number the event, saying that it that evening. a brick oven on its side. three or four years. He of students attending “was lot of fun, [and there “I’m prepared for 200, New surveillance cameras were Andrew Marullo, said himself and other tailgate events has been was a] lot of pizza.” 300 people,” said Ajro, installed in the North Campus Coordinator of Campus organizations intend for consistent, but modifying “I just like the whole who said that he enjoyed residence hall lobby in hopes to stop Recreation and Fitness future tailgates to differ some key features in the community coming the event. vandalism. In one incident furniture and advisor of the Blue in the way the hosts future will hopefully together – you know what “Everybody’s happy, was overturned and vending Crew, said organizing the “amp it up” by having compel more students to I’m saying – everybody right?” machines were pushed over. In other cases, holes were drilled into the walls, doors were left propped open, and fire alarms were falsely pulled. Nicole Laing, a resident advisor, said, “Our main purpose as staff of residence life is to protect students and provide a stable environment for them. The cameras will help us maintain the building. They should be on each floor and the common area.” .

September • A bus of students traveled to Washington D.C. to join 50,000 protesters taking art in the National March to show their disapproval for the war in Iraq. • Crescent Players selected the American tribal love-rock musical, “Hair” for their Oct. production. The play dealt with protests, people unifying, drugs, sex, and self- expression. PHOTO: IZZY MANZO Students in line to enter the Jess Dow Field to watch the Southern versus Gannon football game. October • An altercation with a hall director lead police to escort two students, Taste of New Haven excites students palate Letroy Hundley, who was not a “Also, it gives students the venders or food items a sophomore, said she the future since attending Southern student, and Terrance By Ellie Sherry opportunity to eat food would be students like was excited to try new this event. Willams, a commuter student, off Reporter outside of what is being to see at this event,” he foods, but did not know However, according campus. According to Assistant given out on campus.” said, “then from there we what was going to be to Caron, a downside to Police Chief Lewis Perry the students A Taste of New This event offered would pick from those there. Accurso said an event like this is it can threatened and assaulted the officers. Haven was an event a wide variety of food votes.” she was ready to try what get expensive depending • The Brownell sculpture was left run by the Programs from Mexican to Chinese The general consensus foods New Haven had to on the quantity of unnoticed by state and university Council at Southern that to pizza. The vendors on favorite foods at the offer. the food and who is maintenance crews leaving it to allowed students to try included Pizza Heaven, event were provided by Communications major providing it. deteriorate. The artwork cost new foods from the area. Archie Moore’s Bar and Hing Wah and Ali Baba’s Rhema Phillips, a soph- According to Caron, $43,000 to build when it was Computer science Restaurant, Insomnia Fushion. omore, said she heard this is not the only installed in Aug. of 1985. major Christopher Caron, Cookies, Salsa Fresca, Caron also said this was about the event through a time free food will be • Student leaders hoped for a more a senior, attended the Ali Baba’s Fushion and one of the most popu- friend and really enjoyed offered at ProCon events. inclusive homecoming semiformal event. Hing Wah. According to lar events of the year. trying all the different He said there will be more by opening it up to commuters. “We run events like Caron, these restaurants Since ProCon started the foods the program had to opportunities for free this to give students an were chosen by using a program, it has always offer. She said her fa- food on campus and that November opportunity to try foods polling system. had a large turnout of vorite food there was the ProCon may consider • The Inter-Residence Council around New Haven “My team and I will students. chicken and rice and that running more events like posted signs in all residence hall before they go and spend post a poll on ProCon’s An anthropology she would be more will- A Taste of New Haven encouraging them to turn people in money on it,” said Caron. social media asking what major Christie Accurso, ing to try new foods in because it was so popular. for numerous false fire alarms for an award of $1000. Money was offered in fear the alarms would disrupt homecoming events and leave a bad impression on visiting parents. • On the way to their 37th consecutive winning season, Men’s swim team won their third consecutive Bentley Invitational.

December • School shootings caused safety concerns after shootings in Santee, Calif., and El Cajun, Calif. National news consultant and President of Kenn Venit and Associates, Kenneth Venit, said Southern education students are not prepared for what is happening around the country.

Compiled from the Southern News archives by Jessica Guerrucci, Managing Editor PHOTOS | WILL ALIOU Students sampling different food that was provided at the Taste of New Haven Event. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 PAGE 4 Involvement fair encourages inclusion originally. There’s a lot of people who are By Nina Bartlomiejczyk interested.” Copy Editor Other clubs at the fair wanted to market their changes made since last semester, Owls both old and new flocked to the like the Muslim Students Association, Academic Quad for the Involvement or MSA, which spread info about their Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 4, where most organization and a large poster around of Southern’s clubs and organizations their table. had set up tables showcasing what their “We wanted to spread the word about group consisted of. The event brought how MSA will be this year. Every day prospective members together with the we will be facilitating what we hope e-boards of these groups to get to know will be educating discussion, and we each other. want to be more political this semester Tables were set up all the way from in terms of the political climate with the Engleman Hall to Earl Hall. The fair also refugee crisis,” said MSA President Asma extended towards the library where WSIN Rahimyar. Radio was deejaying the event. Every table Many clubs, including MSA, who’s was diverse, as each club displayed their membership, according to Rahimyar “has own posters, props, games and giveaways. been dwindling,” hoped to raise their One notably decorated table was that membership numbers this semester and of the LARPing Club, whose table showed took the opportunity granted by the club not only pictures of the group engaged in fair to do that. Live Action Role Play, di from Dungeons “We tried to get as many people on and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering board as possible and spread as much PHOTOS | IZZY MANZO cards spread across the table. news, not just on black culture but in Accounting major Rodney Davis, a freshman, signing up for Phi Beta Sigma Fra- “We’re on our second year. We wanted general as well,” said Black Student Union ternity last Wednesday at the Student Involvement Fair on the academic quad. to create a group for people to join where Event Coordinator Milton Green, whose they can get involved in all sorts of nerdy group’s table was adorned with a poster and geeky things,” said LARPing Club showing pictures representing the group’s treasurer Leo Palumberi. beliefs, such as the Black Lives Matter Students took part in all the fair had to movement and gun control. offer, from the clubs and their giveaways Generally, most clubs found the to the food vendors providing free reception to be positive, and the event cookies and kettle-corn. However, the helped them to find students who were most engaging part of the event for some interested in the things they catered to was the captivating performances that and gave them a place they could find took place near the end by groups like like-minded people. the Steppin’ Up Drill Team and F.A.C.E. “We’ve had a lot of people come looking Models. for a group to play with and this is where President of F.A.C.E. Models Briauna they can find that. We have people who Kline said the group’s name stands for are experienced, like myself, and people ‘Fashionable Artistic Creative Elegance,’ who are learning, and we help with and that they wanted to perform rather [teaching them],” Palumberi said. than set up a table because they “wanted Some students at the event echoed this to reach as many newcomers as possible.” sentiment and said they were finding their “I wanted to put something together, niches upon talking to the e-boards and just like some of the things we do in members of certain clubs. F.A.C.E., like the triangle runway, a T and a Public health major Melissa Howley, slow walk,” said Kline. “It was kind of like a junior, said, “I liked Love Your Melon; an advertisement for our tryouts.” I like their cause. I love the fact that they For some newer organizations, like the help kids with cancer.” Chemistry Honors Society, Gamma Sigma Some also said they enjoyed that the Epsilon, this was a great opportunity to groups not only fed off of the excitement market their arrival to campus. the students felt towards them, but “[We] just started this honors society showed interest in the students as well.

chapter this semester and we want to “[Crescent Players] were very interested PHOTO | IZZY MANZO get the word out for [chemistry] majors in what I had to say and what I like, which Psychology major Raianna Grant, a freshman (left) and business management ma- and minors to join,” said Secretary of is writing, and they encouraged me to Gamma Sigma Epsilon Renée Chabot. continue writing,” said early childhood jor Keren Alexandre, a freshman, signing up for GEMS Club last Wednesday. “[The reception is] better than I thought education major Naima Clark, a freshman. SiR’s “Chasing Summer” captures the season The album includes Seeing how the majority make the song great. On the fathers of the women Lucy” was in mind during By Essence Boyd features from artists such of his audience is female, “You Can’t Save Me,” SiR is the men are trying to the production of this News Editor as Smino, Lil Wayne, Jill there is no surprise that letting it all out, putting his pursue. These hardships track, focusing on the many Singer, songwriter and Scott and the one and only “November” did not do too heart on full display, giving can relate to a lot of high adventures of the couple. record producer Sir Darryl Kendrick Lamar. well on the charts because himself the closure he schoolers today, which is The track features Francis, better known as “Chasing Summer” of its knock on committed needs to move on. reflective in its popularirty. Southern rapper Lil Wayne “SiR,” debuted his second is a complete 180 from relationships. “I was in the wrong “Get a little ratchet, stay who is known for his lazy official album “Chasing SiR’s previous album “Chasing Summer,” on place in the wrong time over color, your box. Don’t rapping. However, Wayne Summer” on Aug. 30, and it “November” as many the other hand, seems with the right one.” A major tell your daddy, he might proved this stigma as he is definitely a mood. thought it lacked emotion as though SiR has finally reoccurring theme in the go Crayola.” was almost in slow motion, The 14-track album is while displaying a surplus. stepped into his skin, and I album is timing, and in this “Fire” is a smooth off-beat and without not chasing anything as it For instance, in his song am here for it. track SiR’s time ran out. transition from “John direction. places you back into those “That’s Alright” SiR sings, Amongst the hits of this SiR manages to connect Redcorn” as SiR seems The track would have steamy summer days and “All her little friends can’t hazy yet forgiving album not one, but two sitcoms to find a cure to his been better without him unforgettable summer stand me, because they is track three, “You Can’t into “Chasing Summer.” loneliness, even if it is on it. The message was nights. know I would trade her Save Me,” SiR’s passion, The first one being “King of albeit a temporary one. “We delivered through the love for a Grammy.” the drums and his vocals the Hill” in track two, “John both know this house could drums and slow tempo, Redcorn.” never be a home, but ain’t and although the vision This jazz track has even you sick of spending all for the track was clear, Lil moodier lyrics and an airy your nights alone?” Wayne blurred it. tone continuing the theme SiR is trying to pursue However, the award- of failing relationships and romance these winning track on this while introducing a new women at the same time album has to be track one, loneliness. The while making sure not to number one, “Hair Down,” theme of loneliness is overstep in the process. which features Compton, communicated not only in This smooth and soulful Ca., native, Kendrick Lamar. the lyrics but in the title. track gives a sense of This track reminds me As seen in the sitcom, promise. This warm, cozy of driving on a warm, John Redcorn is in love and romantic track is summer day with all the with a married woman simply fire. windows down with who breaks their affair Although there were confidence radiating more to be fully devoted to her many hits on this album, than the summer sun. This husband. “Guess I shoulda there were also some songs track has a never-ending stayed where I belonged, that did not flow with the bounce, the beat never cause once you make it album or provoke any type stopping, rather slowing back to your happy home. of positive movement for down and speeding up, I’m alone.” the album’s mood. much like the summer. “La Lisa,” featuring The main one being With only seconds Smino, highlights the thrill track seven, “Lucy’s Love.” Kendrick Lamar leaves his PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | IZZY MANZO and threat of being in love It is the second track on the mark and the track keeps An Android displaying SiR’s album “Chasing Summer.” in high school, the number album centered around a running, never ending, one obstacle seeming to be sitcom. CBS sitcom, “I Love chasing summer. SPORTS WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 PAGE 5 Season and home opener spoiled Football drops first game to Gannon College but remains optimistic

By Sam Tapper took over on touchdowns three interceptions. with nine minutes “A lot of missed Sports Writer remaining in the quarter, opportunities, a lot from As dusk fell over Jess and their sophomore me,” said Sanzaro. “It’s a Dow Field Thursday night, quarterback Jimmy Keefe team game. I think all we the lights were on and and company got Gannon can do right now is watch the stands were packed; on the board. the film, improve on it football at Southern was Keefe first threw a 32- and practice for Pace next back. However, along with yard pass into the endzone Friday.” it came the Golden Knights for sophomore running Sanzaro’s final stat-line of Gannon University. back, Melvin Banks, to put was 16 completions on 36 The Owls suffered a 14-7 their squad up 7-0. The passing attempts with 156 loss to the Golden Knights very next drive, Keefe again passing yards, as well as 24 out of the Pennsylvania threw for a touchdown to rushing yards including his State Athletic Conference put the Golden Knights up touchdown. (PSAC), in a game that 14-0. “Like I said, a lot of featured stellar defense On the other side of the mental errors,” said from both teams, as the coin, the Owls’ offense Sanzaro. “First-game jitters score was tied at halftime was able to put together had something to do with 0-0. promising drives on plenty it. Like I said, film, got to get “It was a very impressive of occasions but could not better, got to improve for show, by our defense,” convert in the red zone. week two.” said Owls head coach Tom Even in the final seconds, Though the Owls’ offense Godek. “If we keep getting the Owls had the ball on was not where they wanted the look of our defense like Gannon’s goal line with the it to be, there certainly were that and get some things opportunity to tie or win things to be excited about, squared away on offense, the game, but ultimately fell the most notable being the I think we can have an short. breakout performance of excellent football team Their lone touchdown running back, Johnmichael here.” came on a rush from Bivona, a redshirt- The Owl’s defense stood redshirt senior quarterback freshman out of Trinity strong every chance they Matt Sanzaro, who utilized Catholic High School in got, but Gannon was able to both his arm and his legs in Stamford, Conn. PHOTO | SOUTHERNCTOWLS.COM this game, but ultimately break through in the third Quarterback Matt Sanzaro, a redshirt senior, and running back Kevin Momnohin, a finished the night with See Football Page 6 quarter. The Golden Knights senior, running a play-action play during the season opener on Thursday. Men’s soccer begins new season with tough draw which went unanswered all midfielder, Ignasi Perez By Joe Bulwidas the way up until halftime. Cereols for his first goal of Contributor In the second half, the season. Southern was able to tie Mercy soon caught up to On Saturday, the men’s the game at one-a-piece Southern’s one-point lead soccer team opened their from a goal delivered by when they scored another season and faced off sophomore forward, Juan goal in the 80th minute of against out-of-conference Avila in the 53rd minute. the game. opponent Mercy College Sophomore goalkeeper The score was tied and Mavericks. The day was Aren Seeger, who ended both teams were pushing perfect with the beautiful with nine saves on the day, themselves harder and sun shining on Jess Dow said the team’s focus and harder as the clock ran Field, but the weather could mindset helped carry them down. With the sound not carry Southern to a throughout the game. of the buzzer and the victory. “When we were down announcer counting down Nor did the weather aid 1-0 early, our determination from ten to zero, the game Mercy for a win. Instead, to get back into the game was over and into sudden PHOTO | IZZY MANZO the two teams battled tied up,” said Seeger. “The death overtime. throughout a game that Outside hitter Ariel Letcher, a junior, and middle blocker Erika Benson, a determination after that to The teams went back and ended in a double overtime sophomore, during a game on Saturday against Caldwell University. get the go-ahead goal to forth, struggling to score as tie at 2-2. give us the lead against one the ten minutes of overtime The Mavericks, who were of the top 25 teams in the clicked down, leading to at the time ranked 24th in country.” double overtime. Despite the nation among division Volleyball improves to In the 60th minute of both team’s best efforts, the two teams and were also the game, senior forward, additional time soon ran opening their season, got Devante Texieria, earned out and the game ended as a on the board first, scoring his second assist for the four straight victories a goal in the tenth minute Owls by way of junior See Soccer Page 6 perfect 6-0 on Saturday student, Jennifer Dawson, By Sam Tapper against Assumption and a hitter and defensive Sports Writer Caldwell. specialist, as well as one “I’m so proud of this of two captains on the Part of being defending group,” said head coach Lisa team. As one of the leaders, champions is that will Barbaro. “I couldn’t be more Dawson was able to keep always have a target on proud of the performance I her team composed despite your back the following saw this whole weekend. It falling into some big deficits year, and, for the volleyball seems like every single set against Caldwell. team, that target got even we’ve been able to play this In their third set against bigger on Saturday as the weekend we’ve just gotten the Cougars, the Owls Owls improved to 4-0 in stronger.” found themselves down the young season. Despite the 4-0 record, 11-3 early. Dawson was The defending NE10 the Owls remain incredibly vocal on the court and said champs hosted the SCSU thin due to injury, and only that it is all about taking it Tri-Match over the seven players saw action. play-by-play. weekend to open the year. Barbaro added that almost “It’s all about the They picked up wins against half of her team is currently mindset,” said Dawson. Dominican College, Queens out. “We come in, reset, forget College, Assumption College “We’re still pretty banged about the points that just and Caldwell University. up,” said Barbaro. “We’re happened–nothing you can The Owls may have lost starting to get people back do, you can’t go back, you their first set of the year, 25- slowly and integrating them can only go forward- so 22 to Dominican on Friday, into practice, I think we’re we just took steps forward but they have not lost a set just going to be stronger as and really pushed our way since then. The Owls were the season goes on.” through.” able to sweep Queens on PHOTO | IZZY MANZO Among the list of Forward Francisco Roland Martin, a junior, chasing the ball during the season Friday and then went a See Volleyball Page 6 healthy players is graduate opener on Saturday. Page 6 SPORTS September 11, 2019

block assists. that I’m here already and Domestic Barbaro noted that White helping out and I’m just Volleyball is somebody to keep an eye grateful to be able to play as on. a freshman.” Continued from Page 5 “I’m really proud of Up next, the Owls will abuse in that kid, as she has a huge travel to Waterbury, Dawson finished the upside,” said Barbaro. Conn. to play in the Post match against the Cougars “She’s actually playing Tournament from Saturday, the NFL with nine kills, 13 digs, one outside of her natural Sept. 14 to Sunday Sept 15. ace and one assist. She and positio. With the injuries They will first face the the rest of her team got a we moved her to the right Felician University Golden By Essence Boyd major boost from a young side, so she’s not even 100 Falcons, first followed by News Editor contributor, freshman percent comfortable in Bloomsburg University, the outside hitter Ella White. that position, but she really University of Bridgeport Domestic violence in showed up. Just a really and finally, the host team, the NFL is not a new issue, “I couldn’t be great job.” Post University. rather, it has become a more proud of the White said she was Though their record says reoccurring one. hopeful going into the they are perfect, perfection On the field, players puff performance I saw this year that she would have is hard to achieve in sports. their chest out and have whole weekend...” a defined role on the team For Barbaro, it is about to prove just how strong and is running with the one taking it one step at a time. they are to intimidate their -Head coach Lisa Barbaro she has been given early in “We kind of reset every opponents, but this macho 2019. week,” said Barbaro. “I try to ego should be left on the White finished the day “It’s pretty amazing,” keep them calm, and we just PHOTO | IZZY MANZO field and, most importantly, with eight kills in 40 total said White, regarding the kind of focus on one day never be taken home. Outside hitter Ella White, a freshman, serves during a attempts as well as one opportunity she has been at a time, and I’m always In most cases, people game against Caldwell University on Saturday. assist, two digs and two given. “It’s a great feeling reminding them of that.” believe domestic violence to be the physical assault of the abuser’s romantic see any action. partner, however, as seen “I came in last year; I was in the most recent case Football behind Eli Parks. I learned a Women’s soccer focuses lot from him,” said Bivona. regarding Kansas City Continued from Page 5 Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek “Yesterday, they told me I Hill, this is not always the Bivona finished the night was going to get the reps case. According to the with 86-yards rushing on when I came in, and I took on defense early in year New York Times, Hill was 19 carries, his most notable as much advantage of the accused by his then-fiancée play being a 21-yard rush opportunity as possible.” to set the Owls up for nice student studying school the fall. of hitting his 3-year-old Up next, the Owls will By Joe Bulwidas field position. Though counseling who is a native “We won all our son. travel to Pleasantville, Contributor those numbers may not of Basque Country in scrimmages in the spring Although there was N.Y. as they visit non- stand out at first glance, Spain. Nunez completed and our first scrimmages not enough evidence in conference Pace University. As the women’s soccer they were enough to lead Despite the loss in the her undergraduate degree now, so we’re off to a this case to convict Hill, season begins the team the team in each of those opener, the consensus in Spain and the coaches really good start,” said there have been numerous has strong goals and is categories. among the coaches and said she has been on their defender Kelly Lamb, a incidents within the dedicated to winning. Bivona may have players is that there is radar of the coaches at senior who has played for NFL in which the proper With the season surprised a lot of people, optimism going into week Southern for three years the team all four years that amount of evidence has opening game on Sept. 6 mainly because he was two and beyond. prior to her arrival in The she has attended Southern. been presented and no against The University of not listed on the depth- “Hats off to the defense United States. In recent years, the punishment has been given. Bridgeport, the players and chart as the starter or the tonight; they played a Nunez is a defender on team has won ten plus After the video emerged head coach Adam Cohen primary backup. Listed phenomenal football game the team and has been games in each of the of Baltimore Ravens are pushing themselves ahead of Bivona were and they really held us in towards success. playing soccer since she four previous seasons running back Ray Rice Kevin Momnohin, a senior it,” said Bivona. “It’s the Cohen has been with was very little. Although, under the coaching of assaulting his then fiancée, who finished with 13 small things that we have the Southern women’s Nunez believes she has Cohen. The Owls have now wife, in an Atlantic rushes and 49 yards, and to fix and next week we’re soccer team since 2003 been playing for so long, won 105 matches in total City hotel elevator, Rice Jordan Knight, a redshirt- going to come out, fix those and has coached the team there is always room for throughout the 14 seasons was only suspended for sophomore who did not and get the [win].” to numerous victories improvement. he’s been coaching. two games. since joining. “Well, I’d like to improve The team’s philosophy Even though Rice The women’s soccer [from] last season, seems to be that the best obtained a fine and was season is very fast paced. personal-wise and also, offense is a good defense, suspended for two games Between September like, as a team. I would love and with Nunez and Lamb due to violating the NFL’s to mid-November, the to help my team as much backing up the defense, personal conduct policy, women play 18 games as I can. I enjoy doing that the team has been off to a he was still able to attend against various schools in so much,” said Nunez. good start. training camp and all the NE10. Last season, the Owls Most recently, the preseason games. The team must work capped off their season team started their season This begs the question- very hard for their goal with a record of 9-10 beating the defending what would have happened of winning the NE10 and finished with a national champions, if there had not been a championship, but their record of 8-6 in the NE10 Bridgeport University 1-0. camera in the elevator coach is confident in them. conference games. They then carried on their and the proper amount “I think that this team, The Owls 2018-2019 success by beating Saint of evidence was not right now, is a perfect season ended in the Thomas Aquinas College presented? Would Rice still picture of its evolution first round of the NE10 2-0 on Sept. 8. be allowed to play football? because you have a great tournament, where they After one more game More importantly, how group of upper classman, faced off against Penman on the road against NE10 many Ray Rice scenarios PHOTO | IZZY MANZO seniors and grad students,” University, ultimately matchup Franklin Pierce are occurring without Midfielder Ignasi Perez Cererols, a junior, dribbles the said Cohen. “Some of the losing 2-1. on Sept. 14, the team comes repercussion due to a lack ball upfield during the teams home opener on Saturday. players on our team have With last year’s defeat home for two consecutive of evidence? been student athletes at fresh in their minds, the games at Jess Dow Field Even after footage of the Southern for 5 years.” Owls have been pushing against Adelphi and Rice attack was released, One such student athlete themselves during the off Bentley on Sept. 18 and the media still presented men will rest up but come is Paula Nunez, a graduate season in preparation for Sept. 21, respectively. it to the public as an Soccer back swinging for their ‘alleged attack,’ masking next game. the severity of the event Continued from Page 5 “We need to scout our and even excusing his next opponent and get an behavior because she was “I thought, overall, idea how they play and get antagonizing him. despite the fact we gave back to basics,” said Lang. Let’s face it, the system up two goals, I felt that The Owls next two games that is in place in America is we were fairly solid will be played in N.Y., the misogynistic. The amount defensively,” said head first being against New of respect the system has coach Tom Lang. “We made York Tech on Sept. 11, and for women is outweighed a couple of errors and they the next against Nyack by its love for control, punished us for it because College two days later. After politics and sports. they’re a very good team. their brief two-game road Additionally, the NFL They’re in the top 25 of the trip, the men’s soccer team emerged in a country that country for a reason.” comes back to Jess Dow has come to terms with This first game set the Field to play NE10 matchup the fact that, according to season 2019-2020 in Assumption College on domestic shelters, “one in motion, and Lang said the Sept. 17. every four women in the U.S. are victims of domestic violence” and that “women PHOTO | SOUTHERNCTOWLS.COM account for two out of Defender Kelly Lamb, a senior, during an away game against Saint Thomas every three murder victims Aquinas on Sunday. killed by an intimate partner.” The way the NFL handles situations around domestic violence is a glimpse into the worst of society, and instead of fixing the system in a way to prevent new incidents such as the Ray Rice scandal, it continues to sweep it under the rug in hopes that a hefty fine, community service and a few won games will erase any recollection of just how bad a player may have beaten his wife because of how good he is on the field. PHOTO COURTESY | SOUTHERNCTOWLS.COM The most pathetic part of PHOTO | SOUTHERNCTOWLS.COM it all is this distraction plan The Owls rushing down field on defense during a Foward Rosella Graniero, a junior, during the teams upset win against nationally actually works. home game against Mercy College on Saturday. ranked Bridgeport University on Sept. 6 OPINIONS WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 PAGE 7 Night classes versus morning classes, the two sides By Jacob Waring Morning classes, on the to where they need to By J’Mari Hughes some may not enjoy granola bar or a cold bagel. Online Editor other hand, are just brutal, complete an assignment Copy Editor waking up first thing in the Morning classes work Night classes are, at least especially if someone is directly before a class. At morning, I think it is worth better for me because I like in my eyes, the ideal time not a morning person at least with a night class, If someone asked me it when class is over before to have my day over with to take classes. all. Waking up at early in they would hypothetically which I prefer — to take dinner. early on and I have time to A student would have the morning to consume have enough time in classes in the morning or In my years at Southern, do whatever I want for the already hit their groove in knowledge when one’s the day to complete the at night — I would say the I have had only three night of the day. But, I know that terms of classwork as they body is still waking up is assignment. answer is simple: morning classes, and not by choice. some people do not have most likely attended other much harder than trying For a morning class, a classes are superior. When I get out of class the luxury of being able to classes earlier in the day. to stay awake at night. student must either get up Obviously, the answer at 7:30 p.m. I barely have do that. If a student happens Sure, someone can drink extremely early or pull an would differ among enough time to get home, On the other hand, night to work a typical 9-5 job, coffee or an energy drink all-nighter, which are not various students, but, do homework and eat classes may be preferable then a night class would to keep one’s body going, healthy options for the to me, it is better to get dinner. for those who work in the be flexible around a work but then they are going to human. Plus, rushing to classes out of the way and I can understand why morning or simply do not schedule. A student is most crash back into tiredness finish the assignment will have the rest of the day to students who do not like to want to wake up super likely taking more than one in the middle of the day. If certainly impact the grade yourself. wake up early would not early, but all that matters to class and a morning class someone drinks an energy given. For example, ending want to have class in the me is getting the whole rest I think night classes are is awkwardly placed when drink before a night class, class at, 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. morning. They get to sleep of the day to myself, which better simply because they most jobs typically start. however, then by the allows a person to have the in, they can take their time I can have with morning work better around a work At least with a night class, time they crash they will day to go home and read, when getting ready for courses. schedule and are better for a student can easily work already be in bed. do homework, sleep or do class and they can sit down Overall, morning classes Eventually, every those who are not morning all day and then come to whatever college students and eat an actual breakfast, gives me more time in my student procrastinates people. school after. like to do after class. While rather than a rushed day to get things done.

PHOTO | IZZY MANZO Hilton C. Buley Library, a popular study area for students throughout the school year. Swapping a pool floatie for a backpack for summer classes By Jessica Guerrucci mindset and saw them as then moving on, especially discussion boards for that One question many peo- each other and be stressed an opportunity to get ahead in my on-campus class. purpose but I did not feel ple have asked me is why I out, just trying to get all the Managing Editor and graduate early. Since we only met twice like it was the same as phys- did not take my classes at work done. Instead, I was The sun is shining, every- I took two summer a week for two hours, we ically being in a classroom. community college and pay able to focus on what I was one is happy they get three classes: Writing for the Web would sometimes cover Cost was another factor. less money. Being a jour- learning and complete my months of doing nothing and Race in the News. One three different topics in Each three-credit summer nalism major, I did not have assignments. I found I was at all, while I’m sitting in was online and one was an one class and did not get to class was $1,735 each, so for that opportunity because able to appreciate what I front of my computer doing on-campus hybrid class, learn as much as I would me to take two of them, it the class, Race in the News, was learning more. homework. so both offered different have liked. cost me $3,470. However, I was so specific to Southern, Summer classes will nev- Summer at Southern was experiences, but they were As for my online class, it chose to look at it this way: I could not have taken it er be ideal, but in the end, if not ideal, but if it meant I similar in some ways; one felt less rushed, but we got it would cost me less to take elsewhere. If I had consid- taking one is going to get a could graduate a semester being that they felt rushed. assignments nearly every the two classes now and ered summer classes earlier, student where they need to early, that is where I was It is hard to imagine day, including weekends. graduate early, than pay to it would have been smart be quicker, I would recom- going to be. I would say the squeezing a whole semester I felt like I had the oppor- stay another semester and to take one of my general mend it. There will always general mindset of students of learning into one month. tunity to learn more, but it only be taking two classes. education requirements at be pros and cons to weigh, is to look at summer classes There were so many topics became stressful at times. For some though, I can see community college, but as a and some people might negatively. It is summer; covered in these classes, I Another issue was with the this being an issue. If some- junior, it was too late. want to just relax and shut it is supposed to be about felt there was not time to go class focusing on race. I felt one is behind or wants to However, taking one class off their brain the whole vacation and relaxing, but in depth about the material. like it would have been a get ahead, summer classes at a time was something I summer, but if not, it is a to make the best of my It seemed like we were just great opportunity for in- are costly and it makes them liked. Usually, I would have chance to learn something situation, I changed that going over the basics and class discussion. There are less accessible. five classes piled on top of great.

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President Joe Bertolino poses with members of Steppin’ Up Drill Team during the Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Sep. 4.

Sociology major Rosangely Santiago, a freshman, Students walk past club tables outside of Ralph Earl Pre-healthcare studies major Jeje Riodin, a freshman, poses at the cheerleader’s table. Hall during the Involvement Fair. dances during the Involvement Fair.

Business major Sean Wilder and communications major Parris Woods, seniors, Gifty Asante, Letitia Adumoah, Perpetual Taylor, and Mariam Osman of the African dance at the Involvement Fair. Student Association pose at their table. PHOTOS | IZZY MANZO