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Scoring The Addams Undergraduate barrage sparks Family at and graduate Owls win Lyman Center open houses Page 9 Page 8 Page 2 WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG OCTOBER 10, 2018 VOL. 56— ISSUE 6 Women’s studies department targeted By Tamonda Griffiths Lin and university Police no place on our campus,” News Writer Chief Joseph Dooley. Both wrote Bertolino, in the requests were denied. statement. A flyer was posted Parker said they were On Monday, Oct. 1, on the women’s studies in their department office the department hosted department door depicting when two female students a lecture called Socially then Supreme Court Justice waved at Parker. Engaged Art & Women’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh She said she thought Movement, where students surrounded by allegedly they were interested in were encouraged to create white supremacist, learning about the women’s their own artwork. neo-Nazi and pro-rape studies program, and went On the department’s symbols, according to Jen to open the door. door, a hand-drawn picture Wilson, a women’s studies According to Parker, the of a chess board and a lone graduate assistant. two students said, “‘I think pawn is posted, along with “It’s harassment,” you should see this,’” and a quote from Christine said Vanessa Parker, a they showed her the poster. Blasey Ford stating, “I am department graduate. “It’s In a written statement nobody’s pawn.” intimidation.” sentto the university on Lin and Parker said The flyer was discovered Thursday, Oct. 4 from they think someone may around 12:30 p.m. on President Joe Bertolino, he have become angry at that, Wednesday, Oct. 3, by wrote the flyer is “shameful sparking the incident. Parker, Wilson, and and disturbing.” In the afternoon, Lin Director of Women’s “While we are took a photo of the flyer Studies Yi-Chun Tricia Lin. investigating the matter, and proceeded to consult a A copy of the original it is clear that such group of colleagues. PHOTO COURTESY | MCKENZIE KATZ flyer was requested from expressions of bigotry have According to Lin, she An edited copy of the flyer that was posted on the women’s studies department door. Altered by Mckenzie Katz, an alumna, to have the red “X” on it and it was SEE FLYER, PAGE 2 originally posted on Facebook. Faculty freeze Cars broke through Lot 10 fencing halts potential hires By Tamonda Griffiths to take furlough days News Writer or a mandatory leave of absence without pay. The furlough day was The university is about imposed as a compromise to see some new faces on between the CSCU system campus. In the coming and state Governor Dannel year, 18 to 20 new faculty Malloy, who has proposed members are slated to be to cut 4.4 percent in hired. This number has funding to the 2018 dropped from last year’s 31 budget which will more new hires. than likely lead to layoffs In 2017, President of of faculty members, Connecticut State Colleges according to a 2017 CSCU and Universities (CSCU) statement on Malloy’s Mark E. Ojakian, continued proposed 2018 budget. his state-wide hiring “We need to rethink freeze that continues and be more strategic to affect the 17 public about how we’re spending institutions in the CSCU our dollars,” said President system. Joe Bertolino. During the spring Bertolino said the semester, faculty university has the same members were forced amount of full-time SEE FREEZE, PAGE 3 Changes coming to PHOTO COURTESY | PALMER PIANA gluten-free station The fence surrounding Lot 10 that a student’s car and a non-student’s car break through on Friday, Sept. 21. By Victoria Bresnahan somehow communicated Student involved in alleged shooting incident News Editor between them and Chartwells staff that maybe By Tamonda Griffiths Department responded to. Paige Tetro, Student some measures could be Dooley said they had come Government Association taken so that only people News Writer down Whalley Avenue and (SGA) representative-at- who are gluten-free have headed northbound on large and member of the access to it.” On Friday, Sept. Fitch Street towards the Food Service Association Tetro said the committee 21 the campus police university. Committee (FSAC), said is working on possible department responded “I’m happy it was not the gluten-free section solutions to prevent to two individuals that more serious,” said Dooley, in Connecticut Hall is students who do not have had lost control of their “it’s just.. it would be wrong running out of food too a gluten or lactose allergy vehicle, went across the for me to comment on New quickly. from taking the food. road and crashed into a Haven’s investigation.” Aidan Coleman, SGA “We are trying to find parked car in Lot 10 next to The New Haven representative-at-large a resolution where we Schwartz Hall, according Police Department was and member of FSAC, can kind of decrease to university Police Chief unavailable for immediate said residence life staff the amount of people Joesph Dooley. comment. who were eating at going in and out,” said He said the two Dooley said he did not Connecticut Hall noticed Tetro. “Especially if individuals-- one student, release a campus-wide several students going you don’t have a gluten and one non-student-- statement because the in and out of the section, allergy. Just to make sure sustained minor injuries, investigation is still taking that proportionally were that the people that do were taken to a hospital, place. allegedly not gluten-free. need it are getting the and released that same “Had there been “Too many people were accommodations that they night, following the imminent danger to the going in to have the need,” need.” incident. campus, we would have said Coleman. “It was The station—located Dooley said there was an put something out,” said initial report of shots fired Dooley. PHOTO | TAMONDA GRIFFITHS SEE GLUTEN-FREE, PAGE 2 that the New Haven Police University Police Chief Joseph Dooley in his office. Page 2 News October 10, 2018 Open houses welcome prospective students By Jacob Waring due to their own personal Despite having virtually scheduling. no connection to the Reporter She said she expected Undergraduate Open Prospective students the turnout to meet or beat House, she said they visited Southern to explore previous years. are all in enrollment their educational options “We give them general management and have at the Undergraduate Open information about an eye on enrollment House and Graduate Open graduate admissions despite different targeted House. and the process,” said demographics. Graduate prospectives Galavin. “We provide The undergraduate visited the campus on them with refreshments open house had multiple Thursday, Oct. 4 while and takeaways. We informational sessions high schoolers visited on provide them all of the held throughout the Sunday, Oct. 7. graduate programs that campus to aid prospective At the Graduate are represented here by students and their family Open House President the graduate faculty who understand how to pay for Joe Bertolino said he are the coordinators of college, living on campus, has confidence in the those programs. We also getting an overview of university’s graduate have financial aid registrar, the nursing program and PHOTO | JACOB WARING programs, and how the student account areas more. The Adanti Student Center Ballroom was used to display graduate programming. students end up serving as well. So, prospective On campus tours were Connecticut as a whole. students can get all their conducted to showcase “We have high quality questions answered in one the campus and a Student graduate programs here place.” Activities Fair on the at the university,” said Jose Galvan, interim Academic Quad that Bertolino. “I’m hoping some dean for the School of showcased what clubs [prospective students] will Graduate and Professional and organizations are on come out to experience Studies, has been helping campus. what we have, see what we students by addressing Gabby Rousseau, a have and explore because certain aspects of various public health major, a lot of our graduates wind programs. and volunteer at the up serving the state in “There are certain Undergraduate Open multiple positive ways.” procedures that are not House said volunteers Lisa Galvin, director of very well understood by were placed wherever graduate admissions, who students going through they’re needed. organized the Graduate the programs,” said Galvan “There’s sections, Open House, said they I’ve been working with like departments for had a nice steady flow of individuals within various people who do the tours. students, and they expected offices to try to address PHOTO | JACOB WARING them to come in waves some of these issues.” SEE OPEN HOUSES, PAGE 3 People walking around the academic quad at the Undergraduate Open House. office,” said Lin. “From Lin said she was, “... conversation.’” Flyer that moment onward it feeling violated as a Wilson said, as a was a very, very busy program...disturbed, department, they believe Continued from Page 1 afternoon.” troubled, and, you know, in freedom of speech and Dooley said the also determined.” although they might find then went across investigation is still “This is the moment some people’s comments the hall to the Office of ongoing, and campus for an earnest dialogue “problematic” in regard Student Conduct and police are still piecing and also, this is a to the Kavanaugh Civic Responsibility. together what happened. teaching moment we hearings, they still think There, administrative Wilson said she thinks cannot lose,” said Lin. people are entitled to staff took a report and the campus police, Wilson said following their opinion. began an investigation to the Office of Student the president’s statement “When you add find out where else the Conduct, diversity office, a male student came to those things [neo-Nazi flyer could have been and resident’s office the office to see the flyer and pro-rape symbols] posted.