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A National Splash
Thomas Named Division II Swimmer of the Year
With
a national title and
two runner-up finishes last year,
Amanda Thomas knew she
could compete with the best
swimmers in this year’s NCAA
Division II Swimming and Diving Championships. In 2011, she
had won the 200-yard individual
medley and finished second in
both the 400-yard individual
medley and the 200-yard butterfly.
But as impressive as those
results had been, Thomas was
determined to perform even better at this year’s championships
in Mansfield, Tex. And she did –
so much so, in fact, that she was
selected for the coveted Division
II Swimmer of the Year title by
the College Swimming Coaches
Association of America.
Thomas won two national
titles this time around – repeatAmanda Thomas has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials this summer.
ing in the 200-yard individual
that people actually voted for me,” she says.
Quill says her development since coming
medley while establishing a new Division II
And in her continued quest for excelto Southern has been extraordinary. “In the
record, and capturing the 400-yard individual
lence, Thomas has started thinking about
past two to three years, she has gone from
medley. She also finished second in the 200next season. “I already have goals set and
a really good high school state swimmer to
yard butterfly, and actually broke the Division
I’m ready to get them done and do well
right now where she is swimming at the
II record along with the winner. In addition,
again next year.”
national level against some with international
she placed third in the 200-yard backstroke.
And she is off to an excellent start. On
experience,” he says. “She has a better under“It was an emotional roller coaster
March 23, just six days after the national
standing of the sport and is learning how to
throughout the whole week,” says coach
championships had concluded, she qualified
handle (the pressure and expectations) better
Tim Quill. “But obviously, the results were
for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 400-yard
and better.”
excellent.”
individual medley during a meet in Buffalo.
An exercise science major with a 3.13
Thomas, a junior, says she was surprised
The Trials will be held from June 25 to July
grade point average, Thomas is a 14-time
and humbled by the Swimmer of the Year
2 in Omaha.
All-American.
award. “The coaches vote for it, so I’m happy
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Honored for 'Careful and
Innovative' Scholarship
Christine Petto, a professor of history,
was honored this month as the recipient
of Southern Connecticut State University’s
2011 Faculty Scholar Award. To be eligible
for the award, a faculty member must submit
a single exceptional scholarly work that has
appeared in a public forum during the previous five years. Criteria for selection include
Christine Petto
Nick Lebron was thrilled just to be one
of eight Owls who qualified for the NCAA
Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Mankato, Minn. Seeded 11th in
the heptathlon, it was not Lebron whom
most track observers focused upon when
the two-day competition began. But after
the seven events were completed, it was
Lebron who towered above the rest on the
victory platform.
Lebron, a sophomore, compiled 5,225
points to take the hepathalon national title.
In so doing, he elevated the Owls to a
third-place finish in the team competition
– Southern’s best performance in school
history.
“It’s amazing, really,” says Lebron of his
accomplishment. “It really shows what hard
work can do. I was really excited to go, and
I wanted to get there and give it my best
foot forward.”
Lebron was third after day one, but
vaulted to the top of the field with three
strong marks on the second day of competition. The penultimate event, the pole vault,
proved to be the difference maker. Lebron
was able to outperform the competition
handily in that event to open a clear lead in
the heptathlon with only the 1,000-meter
run left.
“The exciting thing for us as a program
was that it (his performance) inspired a lot
of kids on the team,” says coach John Wallin.
Vaulting
continued on page
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope
the work’s peer recognition, its social merit,
the extent of its advancement of knowledge
and/or its creative contribution, all of which
are established by outside evaluators. Petto
received the award at a ceremony on April
9 in the lobby of the Lyman Center for the
Performing Arts.
The university’s Faculty Scholar Award
Committee selected Petto for her book,
“When France was King of Cartography: The
Patronage and Production of Maps in Early
Modern France.” The book examines the
history of French cartography largely during
period of 1650 to 1750 with three major
themes: the importance of the social institution
of patronage to mapmaking; the development
of the field of cartography and the science of
geography in France; and the development of
the map printing trade in France.
“We were impressed by the careful and
innovative scholarship in your book,” says
Rex Gilliland, chairman of the Faculty Scholar
Award Committee, in a letter to Petto.
Petto says she is honored to have been
selected for the award, but adds that the
level of scholarship among her colleagues
– especially in the History Department -- is
impressive. “I am a strong believer that teaching and scholarship go hand in hand,” she says.
“As teacher-scholars, it is important for us to
challenge ourselves in our creative processes
so that we can relate to the academic struggles
Petto
Vaulting
to the Top
continued on page
6.
The inspiring recovery of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) from
a gunshot wound to the head – told from the perspective of her husband, Mark Kelly
— will be the subject of this year’s Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture.
Kelly will deliver Southern’s 14th annual Distinguished Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on
May 4 in the Lyman Center for the Performing Arts. His presentation, “Gabby: A
Story of Courage and Hope,” is also the title of a book co-authored by the couple.
He will discuss Giffords’ battle to recover from a traumatic brain injury incurred as
a result of being shot in January 2011. He also plans to outline how they coped
with the tragedy by drawing on mutual love, respect and “true grit.”
The program will also include a message from Giffords, who served in Congress
for five years (2007 to 2012).
Tickets for the lecture are $20 ($10 for children and students) and can be reserved at (203) 392-6154 or Tickets.SouthernCT.edu. Premium seating is available
for $30 per ticket and a reception ticket, which includes an autographed copy of the
couple’s book, is $125. A portion of the proceeds support the university’s Endowed
Awards of Excellence, a merit-based scholarship program.
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A Message from the President
Dear Colleagues,
It is hard to believe that I have been here
for almost two months already, and I want to
thank the campus leadership – the vice presidents, the deans and other key administrative
personnel – for their excellent stewardship of
the institution during the last couple of years.
For the most part, everything is in good shape,
and we are now poised to outline our goals for
the future as our current Strategic Plan expires
and a new version awaits development.
The University Strategic Plan Review Committee (USPaRC) soon will be assessing how
fully we have achieved the goals outlined in
our current plan, and a university-wide dialogue
will be held later in the year to help identify
priorities for the new plan. As we look forward,
however, several immediate issues demand
our attention. The softening of our enrollment
is one example. We are a tuition-driven insti-
President Mary A. Papazian talks with faculty and staff during the first “Dialogue” of the
spring semester.
tution – 40 percent of our operating budget
derives from this source – and our recent
enrollment shortfall has resulted in a nearly $5
million shortfall in our budget. We are looking
at various solutions to help reverse this trend.
For example, Graduate School Dean Holly
Crawford is examining best practices at other
institutions and also exploring ways in which
we can tailor our program offerings to better
meet the needs of our prospective students.
As we move forward, our budget deliberations will be determined by two overarching
guiding principles: 1) Does the funding request
advance our core mission of teaching and learning? and 2) What investments do we need to
make to ensure financial stability and growth?
For example, how might we lay the groundwork
for a capital campaign and what might we do
in support of faculty research that may lead to
significant grants and other sources of external
funding?
On a positive note, the School of Business
recently received $90,000 over three years
from Northeast Utilities to support its Business
Student Resource Center, which will offer
internship development and management;
supportive academic advisement; technology
assistance and other services. Congratulations
to Dean Ellen Durnin for securing this gift,
which provides a perfect model for establishing
community partnerships.
Another potentially exciting community
outreach opportunity is emerging with New
Haven Public Schools after highly positive
conversations with Mayor John DeStefano Jr.
At its most recent meeting, the New Haven
Board of Education gave the green light for a
proposal to build an elementary school on our
campus. The proposed $36 million project
still needs legislative approval, which would
be sought next spring after the completion of
a feasibility study for the likely site of such a
school. The proposed magnet school will focus
on literacy and will present a wonderful training
opportunity for our student-teachers.
In other education news, the Board of
Regents has approved a new transfer articulation agreement between the community
colleges and our university system. Thanks to
faculty input — and in particular, thoughtful
commentary from this campus — the agreement is substantially modified from its earlier
incarnation. It is anticipated that by the end
of September the 17 institutions making up
ConnSCU will have agreed upon the general
competencies that all of our students will be
expected to master.
Two provosts, six deans – including interim
Provost Marianne Kennedy – and faculty
representatives from the Faculty Advisory
Council – including Southern English P rofessor
Ilene Crawford — will finalize the 30 credits
of general education requirements that will
be transferrable between institutions. The end
product will not be a simple course-to-course
transfer: rather, it will be competency based,
thereby ensuring that there will still be room for
multiple pathways, recognizing the distinction
between programs and majors at individual
institutions.
And finally, a piece of personal good news:
my husband and I have made an offer on a
home in Woodbridge and we hope to be settled
in this area by early summer. I am looking forward to the move – the commute back and forth
to New Jersey has been long, and once we live
here we will be able to participate fully in the
wonderful array of activities and cultural offerings both on campus and in Greater New Haven!
Sincerely,
Mary Papazian, Ph.D.
President
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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Southern will host the annual Learning,
Teaching and Assessment Conference, which
will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20 in
the Michael J. Adanti Student Center Grand
Ballroom.
The conference was previously a Connecticut State University-sponsored event, but
is now open to faculty and staff throughout the
17 schools that comprise the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU). This
year, the program will focus on the assessment
of general education learning, particularly in the
areas of: written and oral communication; scientific and quantitative reasoning; critical analysis
and logical thinking; and continuing learning,
such as the skills of information literacy.
Wende Garrison, an assessment and
e portfolio trainer and consultant, will be the
keynote speaker.
Individuals wishing to attend can register
at: http://surveys.southernct.edu/TakeSurvey.
aspx?SurveyID=92K34p7
For further information about the conference, contact Jen Ruggiero at (203) 392-8887.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
The University Police Department’s dispatch center is scheduled to be renovated this
summer in an effort to bolster public safety
operations on campus, Executive Vice President
James E. Blake has announced.
Blake said the current dispatch area is antiquated and that the renovations will improve
the safety of the department’s operations. He
noted that concerns about the dispatch area
were expressed in a 2010 report by Security
Risk Management Consultants, Inc., which was
hired to assess the physical security and public
safety operations of the campus.
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Most of the University Police Department’s
operations will be relocated to Temporary Building 7 (TE-7) for the duration of the renovation
work, which will start later this month. But the
dispatch center will be relocated temporarily to
the Facilities Operations Building.
“It’s a short-term inconvenience for everybody, but we are hopeful that the project will
be completed in time for the start of the fall
semester,” Blake said.
online, go to www.SouthernCT.edu/supportsouthern or call Carrie Pettit at (203) 392-6515.
In other news, the SCSU Foundation
Charitable Giving Report for 2011 is available
online at www.SouthernCT/publications. The
report, entitled, “Your Gifts: Creating a Pathway
to Success,” includes an overview of fundraising and financial highlights, articles on several
leadership-level contributions and an honor
roll of donors.
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
STUDENT AND UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
With commencement fast approaching,
members of the senior class are invited to “give
back” to Southern and support future students
by making a gift of $20.12 to the 2012 Senior
Giving Campaign. The campaign kicked off
with an on-campus visit from a pizza truck
and Charli’s Cupcake Factory on March 29
— which marked 50 days until graduation day.
Each senior who made a gift of $20.12 received
a commemorative cup, a specially created
Owl cupcake, a Class of 2012 t-shirt, and his/
her name on an acknowledgement banner
at commencement. Additional information,
including locations where seniors may make
their gifts, is available at www.SouthernCT.edu/
supportsouthern.
Looking forward, a “thank you” gathering
will be held on May 3, for members of the
campus community who contribute to the 2012
Faculty and Staff Campaign for Student Success.
The Big Green Pizza Truck will provide lunch
at the event, which will be held outside Moore
Field House from noon. to 2 p.m.
Thanks to those who have already made a
gift in support of Southern and its students. For
those who have not yet made a donation, there
is still time to do so at the acknowledgment
lunch. For more information or to make a gift
The university is working with NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
and Campus Labs (formerly Student Voice) to
develop a long-range assessment plan that will
involve surveying students about aspects of
student affairs, said Peter Troiano, interim vice
president for student and university affairs.
The focus of this assessment program will be
on improving services for students. Troiano said
that three areas under the umbrella of student
affairs have been identified for the launch of
one phase of the assessment plan, which will
begin this month.
“We are gathering information before students leave for the summer,” Troiano said. He
explained that the trend in higher education is
now toward assessment of student learning outcomes as a way to ensure students are receiving
the right services.
The student affairs assessment program
began in early 2010 when a speaker from the
Council for the Advancement of Standards in
Higher Education (CAS) came to campus to do
a daylong workshop with student affairs staff.
This workshop was the kickoff to the assessment
process, Troiano said. The online student surveys
beginning this month represent the next phase
of the process.
Putting Some SNAP into Education
In
an effort to improve student
learning in urban school districts,
Southern and the New Haven Public Schools
are working on a collaborative project that
will focus on distinctive training for student
teachers wishing to teach in Connecticut’s
inner cities.
For the last two years, the two education
entities have been working on a long-term
plan called the Southern/New Haven Academy for Professional Development (SNAP).
The program dovetails with Gov. Dannel P.
Malloy’s recent proposals to reform education in Connecticut, which include a push
to address the achievement gap.
As a first step, five schools in New
Haven have been designated as SNAP
schools – places where most of Southern
student-teachers stationed in New Haven
will be assigned. They are Barnard, Edgewood, Conte-West Hills, Bishop Woods and
Martinez schools.
“We have about 40 students in these
five schools this semester, which is a substantial increase over the number generally
assigned to these schools,” Sampson says.
“Typically, we have only about 40 to 50
assigned to the entire New Haven school
district.”
Sampson says the clustering of students
in these five schools has several distinct
advantages, such as enabling the students
to discuss their observations and suggestions with a group of their peers. It also will
enable Southern to provide more workshops
and professional development programs for
the student teachers since so many of them
will be in five schools, rather than scattered
throughout the elementary schools in the
district.
Each student teacher will be paired with
a mentor teacher who has been specifically trained for that purpose, according to
Imma Canelli, assistant superintendent of
schools/instruction in
New Haven.
“The idea is that
Southern’s student
teachers will be better trained to develop
engaging and exciting
lessons for our elementary school students,”
Canelli says. “And we
believe that with those
more engaging lessons
At the SNAP kickoff, Michael Sampson (far left), dean of the
will come improved
School of Education, and Helen Marx (far right), elementary
learning.”
education, meet with (from left): James Comer, professor of child
Sampson says that psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center, and New Haven Public
students are currently School officials Imma Canelli and Donna Aiello.
required to take two,
eight-week student teaching sessions – one
Canelli says the time that students spend
in an urban district and one in a suburban
in the New Haven schools will sensitize
or rural district. But he says the university
them to the needs of urban schools, which
may soon give students the option of two
in some respects, differ from the suburban
urban placements.
and rural districts.
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Enhancing Cultural Diversity in Art Education
Jessie L. Whitehead, associate professor of art , recently received the
2012 J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Award from
the National Art Education Association
(NAEA), the professional association for art
educators. This national award recognizes
an outstanding NAEA member
who has brought distinction to
the field of art education through
an exceptional and continuous
record of achievement that has
significantly affected the multiethnic community. The award
was presented to Whitehead at
the NAEA National Convention
in New York in early March.
Also at the convention, Whitehead’s scholarship was represented
in a chapter she has just had
published in the book “Transforming City Schools Through Art:
Approaches to Meaningful K-12
Learning,” which came out in
February and was available at the
convention. Whitehead’s chapter,
“Counternarratives: Considering
Urban Students’ Voices in Art Education,” contributed to her having
been recognized by the Grigsby
award. Counternarrative, or counterstorytelling, Whitehead says, is a way to allow
voices of students in urban settings to be
heard. “The voices of those in power in the
country are the ones that are heard,” she says.
“Professional artists of color have used coun-
terstorytelling, and we are looking at how
students use it.” By bringing this technique
into the classroom, Whitehead says, “We are
helping kids to realize that their stories are
just as important as anyone else’s.”
She says that urban education does not
get enough attention. Using counternarrative
as a teaching technique in the urban school
setting helps both students and teachers see
the assets of the urban area and focus on
making this environment better.
Whitehead is the graduate coordinator
for the master’s program in art education
and thus works with current and future art
teachers. “A lot of these students have very
limited information about artists of color and
cultural diversity. I am an advocate for weaving this into the curriculum.”
Grigsby, after whom Whitehead’s award
was named, worked at bringing diversity into
the field of art education. “I am continuing
this,” Whitehead says. “The majority of my
writing deals with cultural diversity.” NAEA
President F. Robert Sabol says of Whitehead
that she “exemplifies the highly qualified
individuals active in the field of art education
today: leaders, teachers, students, scholars,
and advocates who give their best to the
profession.”
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Jessie Whitehead works to bring
cultural diversity into the classroom.
SouthernBrief ly
The Southern community is invited to the fourth annual
Bring Your Child to Work Day on April 27 from 9 a.m.-2
p.m. This day presents an opportunity to acknowledge
and support employees as parents and mentors by having girls and boys, from first through eighth grades, get a
glimpse of the working world. The program strengthens
the connection between education and work, as well as
relationships between parents and their children. Several activities are being planned for children who attend,
including sessions to learn about specific careers and
departments, involvement from student organizations,
breakfast and lunch, games and other activities. Those
interested in volunteering for the day may contact Dian
Brown-Albert at (203) 392-5879 or Bridget StepeckHolt at (203) 392-7095.
On April 24, Beta Mu Sigma Fraternity and the University Police Department will hold the sixth annual Jail N’
Bail to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut. Thanks
to members of the Southern community, since 2007
more than $56,000 has been raised through Jail N’ Bail.
Jail N’ Bail is a one-day event when students, faculty
and staff fill out “warrants for the arrest” of any willing
volunteer on campus. People willing to participate are
then escorted back to a mock jail in the academic quad,
where a “judge” sets their “bail.” The volunteer is asked
to “raise bail” by calling family, friends, and co-workers
and asking for donations. Warrants can be purchased
for $5 from university police, the Office of Student Life
or from any brother of Beta Mu Sigma Fraternity. This
event is designed to promote good-natured fun while
raising money for a good cause. Those who prefer not
to submit a warrant for $5, but would like to donate
to Special Olympics Connecticut, contact Beta Mu at
[email protected].
Seniors should check their Southern email, as they may
have been selected to participate in a groundbreaking
study -- the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes
(AHELO). AHELO is an innovative study, and only 10
universities in the United States are participating. Southern was the only university that was selected to represent Connecticut. The AHELO assessment is a Webbased test that measures what students know and can
do upon graduation. Anyone who has an invitationmay
contact the Office of Assessment and Planning as soon
as possible to schedule an appointment. Email [email protected], call (203) 392-8865 or stop
by Engleman A 220A. As a thank you for participating,
people will receive a voucher for a free graduation cap
and gown redeemable at the Southern bookstore. In addition, the first 38 students who register will receive pri-
In Memoriam
The university community was
deeply saddened to learn of the
passing of three members of its
community during spring break
week:
Joan Finn, 63, professor of
exercise science who had taught
at Southern since August 1976,
died while riding her bicycle
along a bike path on Hilton Head
Island, S.C. She was the coordinator of Southern’s undergraduate
program in the Exercise Science
Department, and was the director
of the Human Performance Laboratory. Family members said she
died doing what she loved most
– exercising and being with nature.
Students Tiffany and Chantel Osorio were killed in an
automobile accident on the Merritt
Parkway while traveling on their
way home to Stratford from New
York City on March 17. Tiffany,
22, was a junior political science
major, and Chantel, 24, was a
sophomore studying part time.
“ The passing of each of these
women leaves a true void on our
campus and we extend our deepest sympathy to their families,”
said President Mary Papazian. “At
such times, we pull together, draw
on the bonds that unite our community and cherish the memory of
those who have gone before us.”
ority seating for two family members at the May commencement. Students can also earn other thank-you
gifts like cash cards, diploma frames and more. Those
who take the examination early receive the gifts with
the highest value. Participation will help Southern gauge
its performance in helping students develop such skills
as critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving
and written communication and help to improve teaching and learning. For information or questions, contact
the Office of Assessment and Planning.
The School of Graduate Studies will present information sessions at two different off-campus locations on the same
day — April 19 from 4 - 7 p.m. — making it convenient
for prospective graduate students who live along the
shoreline to meet faculty and staff, and find out about
the university’s graduate programs. These sessions are
the first in a series to be held throughout Connecticut.
The schools of Arts and Sciences, and Health and Human Services will be represented at the Guilford Public
Library, located on the Guilford Town Green, 67 Park
St. The schools of Education and Business will present
a session at East Lyme High School (in the cafeteria), at
30 Chesterfield Road in East Lyme. If interested, register
for a session at www.SouthernCT.edu/grad/openhouse/
or call Graduate Studies at (203) 392-5240.
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Don’t Call Them ‘Living Fossils’ ….
Crocodiles Rock!
Anyone
who has watched a nature show or read a
children’s book about crocodiles has probably heard
them referred to as
“living
fossils”
—
primitive crea-
tures that have inhabited the earth nearly unchanged
for hundreds of millions of years.
Jonathan Weinbaum, assistant professor of biology
at Southern, says there’s just one problem with this
popular depiction. It’s false.
Jonathan Weinbaum
“It’s not even close to the truth,” says
Weinbaum, who specializes in paleontology and has spent much of the last decade
studying a prehistoric creature called "Postosuchus kirkpatricki," an ancestor to modern
crocodiles. “Modern crocodiles are just that.
They’re very modern animals.”
Weinbaum studied the post-cranial
anatomy of the Postosuchus for his master’s
thesis at Texas Tech University, and later
took on the painstaking job of cleaning and
rebuilding the animal’s skull piece by piece
from rare fossils first discovered in 1985.
His research confirms what scientists
have suspected for some time: that the very
first crocodiles were actually nothing like the
swamp-dwelling, lizard-like reptiles we recognize as crocodiles today. In fact, scientists
have found they exhibited traits we typically
associate with mammals: they lived on land,
walked on two legs and were most likely
endothermic, or “warm-blooded.”
Scientists theorize that the primitive
land-roaming crocodiles faced competition
by faster dinosaurs and were forced into
an aquatic niche, where they adapted to
a “cold-blooded” metabolism and evolved
into modern crocodiles.
“These animals were really unique,”
Weinbaum says. “They walked fully upright.
Some of them walked on two legs like dinosaurs did. You would think that an animal
that sprawls might give rise to an upright
animal — not the other way around — but
that’s exactly what happened.”
Postosuchus means “Post crocodile,”
after the town in the Texas panhandle
where its fossils were first uncovered. The
animal lived during the Late Triassic Period,
between 220 and 212 million years ago,
and was part of a group of animals known
as Rauisuchians, close relatives of crocodiles.
True crocodiles didn’t appear until the
Early Jurassic Period, around 200 million
years ago, according to Weinbaum. Modern crocodiles appeared around 75 to 80
million years ago, roughly the same time
as primates.
During its time, Postosuchus was the largest land-living predator on earth. It relied on
its strong jaws to attack its prey and grew to
between 12 and 21 feet. It had large bladelike teeth and a row of armored plates going
down its back to the tail. Weinbaum likens it
to a miniature version of the Tyrannosaurus
rex, although it was not a dinosaur.
“They looked exactly like what most
people think dinosaurs looked like,” Weinbaum says. “But dinosaurs didn’t look
anything like what most people think they
looked like because many of them were
covered with feathers.”
Weinbaum first became interested in
the Postosuchus while pursuing his master’s degree. Later, he obtained funding to
reconstruct a skull that was on display in the
university’s museum. Previous researchers
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Modern crocodile
failed to properly clean the skull and had
covered it with plaster and paint, obscuring
most of its details and making it difficult for
scientists to study.
Weinbaum spent an estimated 1,400
hours over the course of a year cleaning
individual
elements
of the
skull and
creating a
mold and cast of the
20 or so pieces, plus the
braincase. He then pieced
them together to create a
replica, allowing the actual fossil to be
stored safely within the museum’s collections. Casts of the skull are on display
at the museum and at Petrified Forest
National Park.
A detailed look at the skull provided
many clues about the animal, including
confirmation that Postosuchus shared certain characteristics with ancestral crocodiles.
Weinbaum’s findings were published
in the scholarly journal PaleoBios in January 2011. He also presented some of his
research last fall at the IV Latin American
Congress of Vertebrate Paleontology,
Basal Archosaur Symposium in San Juan,
Argentina.
“It clarified the origins of modern crocodylians to a degree,” Weinbaum says of
the skull reconstruction. “There’s still work
to do, but most people agree that this is the
group of animals that actually gave rise to
true crocodiles.”
A skeletal restoration of the Postosuchus kirkpatricki, an ancestor of the modern crocodile
that roamed the earth during the Late Triassic Period between 220 and 212
million years ago. The creature – the largest land-living predator of its
day – is believed to have been 12 to 21 feet long. While they are
related, modern crocodiles bare little resemblance to their
forefathers.
The skull of a Postosuchus
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The process of rebuilding the skull of a
prehistoric animal can be painstaking, but
Jonathan Weinbaum, assistant professor of
biology, enjoys the challenge.
SouthernProfiles
Social Media Revolution Sees…
Young People Hanging Up on Phone Calls
Rosemarie Conforti remembers a sim“long, long ago” – a time before
the invention of pocket-sized cell phones; a
time before the advent of text messaging and
a time when people routinely called their
friends via a landline phone.
While many young adults may only
vaguely recall such an era – if at all – Conforti says the changes in the American
culture brought forth by the advancements
in computer technology and communication
devices have been breathtaking. People’s personal lives were not showcased on Facebook,
nor their every move broadcast on Twitter. A
clear dividing line was usually drawn between
a person’s public and private persona. And
those are just a few examples of the societal
changes occurring in the last 15 to 20 years,
according to Conforti.
“These technological breakthroughs
have altered the American culture in such
profound ways that they rival the magnitude of changes ushered in by the Industrial
Revolution,” says Conforti, associate professor of media studies. In an effort to convey
the extent and significance of these changes,
she has developed a course being taught this
semester called “Social Media: Public Life/
Private Life.” It marks only the second time
the course has been offered.
“Many teens and young adults today have
never known a time before the iPad, iPod and
the like, let alone pre-email America,” she
says. “And you can see some major changes
in how young people today interact with one
pler time
another. I wanted to give our
students an opportunity not
only to study the effect of
these changes on our culture,
but also to show students
how people interacted not
so long ago.
“There is much more
blending of a person’s private
and public lives these days,”
she says. “But fewer people
– especially young adults –
seem to mind. That is very
different from a generation
ago.”
Conforti says she can see
both benefits and drawbacks
to this social media revolution. On one hand, she says it
offers people an opportunity
to stay in touch with friends
much more easily and unobtrusively than in the past.
And it enables individuals to reach someone
instantly if needed in an emergency.
On the other hand, Conforti says she
believes many skills are being lost. “I see many
young people having a lot of trouble articulating their feelings or thoughts,” she says.
“Texting and tweeting don’t allow a person to
express themselves fully. The late comedian
George Carlin used to talk about the seven
words you couldn’t say on TV. Today, you
see students using a limited number of words
(TTYL, LOL, cool) when texting.
Students share their experiences and views as part
of a course that examines
the cultural changes generated by social media and
advancements in computer
technology.
“I’m also seeing a major change in the
method that people use when they talk with
each other,” she says. “In the past, if you
broke up with your boyfriend or girlfriend,
or something profound happened in your
life, you’d pick up the phone and talk with
people. Today, many young people are texting or using an emoticon to indicate how
they are feeling.
“And it goes even further in some cases.
Growing up, I remember looking forward
to when the phone rang. We’re finding that
many younger adults today
actually perceive phone calls
as an interruption in their
lives.”
Conforti says that she even
talked with one student who
would talk with her mother
on the phone, yet the student
seemed disheartened that her
mother did not know how to
text her. “She really wanted
that text from her mom to
feel secure and connected
in a way she understood and
valued,” Conforti says.
Another change Conforti
has noticed is that students today tend not to
make plans more than a day, or even a few
hours, in advance. In the past, they would
make plans several days, if not a week, ahead
of time. Today, things are much more fluid
and moment to moment, she says.
As part of the course, Conforti asks her
students to avoid use of the media — including use of cell phones, iPads and computers
— as much as possible for 24 hours. “You
would be amazed at how difficult some find
this task,” she says.
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From ‘Negro’ to ‘Colored’ to ‘African American':
A Historical Study of Newspaper References to Blacks
Frank Harris III was only a kid back in
the tumultuous 1960s, growing up in a northern suburb of Chicago. But he recalls the
cultural transformation happening during that
era – changes in how Americans viewed the
Vietnam War, changes in how young people
related to authority figures, and changes in
civil rights, especially for blacks and other
racial and ethnic minorities. Those civil rights
enhancements were made possible through
landmark federal legislation that prohibited
racial segregation and
de facto denial of voting rights.
In addition to
those changes, Harris
remembers how the
’60s also marked a
major shift in how
Americans referred
to blacks, both in print
and in conversation.
The terms “Negro”
and “colored” were
the terms of choice
throughout the 20th
century, and indeed,
much of the 19th
century. But during the late 1960s,
those words quickly
became obsolete in
official proceedings
and in how the media
referre d to black
people, according to
Harris.
Harris, chairman
of the Journalism
Department and a resident of Hamden,
is conducting a study on the evolution of
how blacks are referenced in the media.
His research focuses largely on the Hartford
Courant, which is the longest continuously
published newspaper in America. The paper,
originally known as The Connecticut Courant, began publishing in 1764, which Harris
believes gives it credibility as his primary
source for this project. He noted that his
research includes not only the Courant’s
locally written stories, but stories from other
newspapers across the country that appeared
in the Courant, as well.
“Newspapers of the past provide an
unflinching reflection of the thoughts, feelings and language of a particular place and
time,” Harris says.
“I was still a kid, but I remember how the
terms ‘Negro’ and ‘colored’ were perfectly
acceptable through the mid-to-late 1960s,” he
adds. “It was at that time that the term ‘black’
began to come into play. Conversely, if you called someone
of my father’s generation ‘black,’
those were fighting words.”
Harris points out that James
Brown’s 1968 song, “Say it Loud
– I’m Black and I’m Proud,”
played a significant role in the
growing popularity of the term.
The term “Afro-American”
also was starting to be used in
1968. “There was a growing
positive identification with Africa
at that time,” Harris says. “Until
then, there was almost a shame
in calling attention to the fact
that you were of African descent.
But that was changing and AfroAmerican was regarded as being
more assertive.”
His study indicates that
use of Afro-American fell into
disuse rather quickly, and by
1973-1974, “black” had clearly
become the term of choice.
Beginning in the late 1980s
and early 19 9 0s, “African
American” has become the
term of choice for many blacks, although
black is still acceptable and many consider
it to be the preferable term.
“I still refer to myself as black,” Harris says.
Harris has delved into the 18th and 19th
centuries, as well, and noted that “Negro”
was the word most often used in the media
during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
“Colored” began to be used by 1820 and
the two were used frequently until the late
1960s. Perhaps surprising to many is that
Harris found the N-word —regarded as the
most derogatory of terms when referring
to black people and often considered to be
associated with the days of slavery in the
United States — hadn’t been used much in
the press until around 1830.
He also notes how the term “colored”
came to be. “The first African slaves in
America were generally very dark in complexion,” he says. “But over time with slave
masters taking liberties with their slaves, the
complexion of the descendents of the first
slaves became lighter.”
Eventually, he says, “colored” began to be
used on a par with “Negro,” which literally
means black in Spanish.
Harris, who began his study last spring,
eventually hopes to do a film documentary.
“I’m learning so much history from the reading that I’ve been doing with this project,”
Harris says. “I have a greater appreciation for
the people who were living during the times
I’ve been reading about.”
He also has interviewed for the project
individuals such as comedian Bill Cosby;
Ericka Huggins, a former Black Panther Party
leader; as well as current and former members of the media.
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Frank Harris is studying newspapers for historical references to black people
throughout U.S. history.
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Keeping Cancer in Stride
For the last two years,
Troy says she doesn’t
Robin Troy has tried to keep her
intend to preach to anyone
daily routine as normal as posin the book, or hold hersible. The associate professor of
self up as a model cancer
English has continued to teach
patient. “I was lucky that my
at Southern, stay in shape and
diagnosis was much, much
care for her family.
better than that of many
But life for this 37-yearcancer patients,” she says.
old was anything but routine
“But I guess the message
after discovering a lump in her
I would like to convey is
clavicle on a day early in March
that cancer doesn’t always
2010 – the same day that she
have to be all negative.
learned she was pregnant with
Sometimes, good things can
her second child. The initial
come out of difficult situaindications were good – the
tions. In fact, in my case, I
lump was soft, rather than hard
find that I have an increased
and fixed, and after an ultralevel of strength and clarity
sound test, she was diagnosed
in my life now. If we can
as having nothing more than
somehow learn to tap into
a “reactive lymph node.” But
that potential for additional
three months later, her doctor
strength and clarity without
ordered another ultrasound
having to go through some– this time finding a chain of
thing like cancer, that would
about 14 such enlarged lymph
be wonderful.”
nodes. A biopsy indicated she
Before the cancer diaghad Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
nosis, Troy’s health had
In a strange twist of fate, her
been excellent and she was
mother had been diagnosed
quite fit as a long-time runwith the same disease at the age
ner. In fact, until just before
of 25. While the cause is uncershe became pregnant, Troy
tain, heredity generally is not
had been running about 20
considered one of the primary
to 30 miles a week.
risk factors, although siblings of
Because she was three
someone who had Hodgkin’s
months pregnant at her
seem to be at higher risk.
time of diagnosis, she was
Nevertheless, Troy’s mother
surprised the doctors recRobin Troy, associate professor of English, plans to write a book about her
survived, and her own prognosis
ommended chemotherapy.
experiences in battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
was excellent. The disease was
But they told her it would
in Stage II, which means that it had spread to
not harm the baby. She began chemotherapy,
her thoughts might surprise many people.
lymph nodes in her upper body, but nowhere
suffering from the common side effects of
“I’ve always been a pretty open person, so it’s
else. Troy plans to write a book about her
nausea and fatigue. But since nausea and
not out of character for me to want to share
experiences associated with the disease, and
fatigue are also linked with pregnancy, the
what happened to me with others,” she says.
Vaulting
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symptoms may have overlapped.
And while she endured the struggles
associated with being a cancer patient, she
says having a child already was an advantage in many ways in that it prevented her
from dwelling on the disease. “Your world
is so immediate when you are caring for a
21-month-old,” she says. “You just don’t have
much time to think about it.”
Troy also says she was able to “compartmentalize” the illness. “To me, the disease
was one part of a very rich life that I had,
and I insisted on keeping things as normal as
possible. It’s not because of any special type
of bravery on my part, but just that I didn’t
want the illness to infiltrate into other aspects
of my life.”
The fall of 2010 was a busy and exhilarating time for Troy — she gave birth to her
second child — a healthy baby girl — during
the first week of October. And the day after
Thanksgiving, she was finished with chemotherapy. A PET scan found no remaining signs
of cancer. Because PET scans emit radiation,
she had to forgo those tests while pregnant,
in favor of MRIs.
“I’ve always been a happy person with
a lot of energy,” Troy says. “I would say that
those personality traits actually have been
heightened as a result of what I went through.
I have experienced an almost ‘ruthless euphoria.’ I look at work almost as a luxury now.”
Writing is already second nature to Troy.
She is the author of two novels – “Floating”
and “Liberty Lanes.” Coincidentally, she
received word that her second book would
be published the day after she was diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s disease. It was released last
October.
She also is a former newspaper reporter
at the Missoula (Mont.) Independent and was
a writer with Fitness magazine.
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Lessons in Business Etiquette
1.
The School of Business recently held its first “business
etiquette dinner” – where 100 students gathered in
the Grand Ballroom of the Michael J. Adanti Student
Center to learn and practice how to handle business
dinner/lunch types of engagements.
The program was sponsored by Marcum Accountants
and Advisors. A panel discussion was held that
includes John Mezzanotte, who is a partner at
Marcum; Anne Haynes, CEO of the New Haven
Economic Development Corp.; Sharon Gasior, VP of
Human Resources at Higher One Holdings Inc.; and
John Monico, chairman of the board for PULSE.
Also, Danny Dawkins, (left) the resident
district manager for Compass USA/Chartwells,
discussed dining etiquette, and Donald Camerato
(right), owner of a men’s clothing store owner in
Hamden) talked about dressing for success.
The versatile Nick Lebron demonstrates
his pole vaulting ability, a skill that helped
him garner a national championship in the
heptathlon.
“It opened a lot of eyes in that if you work
hard, and you really work on the things that
we talk about, you can achieve things that
no one thought you could.
“After the vault, we knew it was over.
We just couldn’t wait to get to the 1,000
(meters) to get on the podium.”
With a national title in tow, Lebron, an
exercise science major with a 3.23 grade
point average, no longer has the luxury
of flying under the radar. But Wallin says
he believes the program’s newest national
champion will stay hungry.
“Through adversity, he has become very
tough,” Wallin says. “He’s immersed himself
with the idea of being a decathlete. It sort
of infected him right away. He’s a tireless
worker. With anything that Nick Lebron’s
name is next to, he wants it to be good.”
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Petto
continued from page
1.
our assignments bring to our students.”
She thanks the committee, as well as her
colleagues, friends and others for their support.
But she says the person to whom she is most
grateful is her mother, the late Mary Petto.
“She passed very recently, but she is the
one person ever present in my mind,” Petto
says. “Unfortunately, I was not able to see her
smiling eyes at the ceremony when I talked
about how important she was in my life and
how much I love her.”
Petto plans to contribute the $2,500 monetary prize attached to the award to a scholarship
that she and her mother had established to
honor her sister, Therese. The award will help
to endow a scholarship for a deserving student
in the Department of World Languages and
Literature.
Petto’s book has received excellent
reviews.
Jean-Marc Besse, cartographer and director
at the National Center for Scientific Research,
Paris, says in his review of Petto’s book that
it reconstructs the political, professional and
commercial contexts within which cartography was established as a form of royal power.
“C.-M. Petto’s clear and well-written book
joins the current research which, following the
pioneering works of J.B. Hartley, demonstrates
the numerous cultural, political and social
implications (that) determined the production,
diffusion and consumption of maps.
“Without being a synthesis and exhaustive
presentation of the history of French cartography of the 17th and 18th centuries, the book of
C.-M. Petto can be read as a solid contribution
to the understanding of certain aspects of this
history,” Besse says.
Josee S. J. Lauersdorf, a reviewer from the
University of Kentucky, also praises Petto’s
work.
“Petto’s analysis of more than 1,000 maps
and a dozen cartographers goes beyond the
simple context of history of geography and
carries us away in a fascinating world where
art, power, scientific ethic and commerce
intermingle and collide,” Lauersdorf says.
Petto has taught at Southern since 1998,
starting as an assistant professor, being promoted to associate professor in 2002 and to
full professor in 2007. Her expertise is in the
area of early modern European history. After
entering graduate school to study the history
of science, and more specifically the history
of astronomy, she earned a Ph.D. in history
from Indiana University in 1996. It was there
that she developed her research interest in
cartography.
“Early on I had thought I would do the New
World and Cannibalism, but the more I thought
about it, I just didn’t want to be known as the
'woman who does cannibalism,' Petto says. “I
had the opportunity to be a research assistant
for one of my professors and I was researching
some of the French astronomers who worked at
Paris Observatory and developed a project for
King Louis XIV to map France. My dissertation
topic took off from there.” :
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take place in Schwartz Hall 102. For information
about any of these events, call (203) 392-6536
or visit careers.southernct.edu.
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healing power to be found in shared love and
courage, as Gabrielle began her long battle to
recover from traumatic brain injury. Lyman
Center. 7:30 p.m. (203) 392-6154.
These sessions are the first in a series to
be held throughout Connecticut. One
session to be held at Guilford Public
Library, and the other at East Lyme High
School, both from 4-7 p.m. For more
details, visit www.southernct.edu/events/
Music & Dance
APR 12 • “HALLELUJAH BROADWAY”
Internationally known singers Alfreda Burke
and Rodrick Dixon will be the featured
performers at the SCSU Choir concert.
Spring Glen Church, Whitney Ave., Hamden.
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 general public or $25
for family of three or more; $5 for students/
seniors. (203) 392-6154.
Potpourri
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APR 14 • F.A.C.E. MODELS PRESENTS “ZODIACS”
SPRING 2012 FASHION SHOW Lyman Center. 7
p.m. Tickets: $12 general public; $10 SCSU
students, faculty/staff, active SCSU alumni.
(203) 392-6154.
APR 15 • COMEDIAN BRIAN REGAN Brian has
Conferences & Colloquia
APR 16 • HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
A panel discussion on Primo Levi’s book
“Survival in Auschwitz,” in commemoration of
Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Engleman A120. 1 p.m. (203) 392-6642.
APR 20 • LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
CONFERENCE Adanti Student Center Ballroom.
8 a.m. (203) 392-8887.
APR 20-21 • 20TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S STUDIES
CONFERENCE “Women and Labor: At Home,
At Work, Around the Globe.” Featuring
Dolores Huerta and Lilly Ledbetter as
keynote speakers. (203) 392-6133 or www.
southernct.edu/womensstudies
Dolores Huerta
Lilly Ledbetter
Dates to Remember
MAY 5 • Reading day
MAY 6 • Honors Convocation Lyman Center.
2 p.m. (203) 392-5350.
MAY 7-12 • Final exams
Lectures
APR 13 • “40 YEARS OF TITLE IX: IS THERE EQUITY
YET?” Donna Lopiano – a pioneer of gender
equity in sports – will speak on campus about
the successes of women’s athletics as a result
of the landmark Title IX legislation. Adanti
Student Center Theater. 10:30 a.m. (203)
392-7053.
APR 18 • “HURRICANE IRENE’S IMPACTS ON THE
CONNECTICUT RIVER” Jonathan D. Woodruff,
assistant professor, Department of Geosciences,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Jennings
127. 1 p.m. (203) 392-6602.
APR 25 • “SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FROM LONG
ISLAND SOUND” Bun Lai, sushi chef and owner
of the unconventional Miya’s Sushi. Jennings
Hall 127. 1 p.m. (203) 392-6216.
MAY 2 • “THE URBAN ESTUARY: WHAT DOESN’T
KILL YA, ONLY MAKES YA STRONGER” William G.
Wallace, professor of biology at Staten Island
College. Jennings Hall 127. 1 p.m.
(203) 392-6602.
MAY 4 • “GABBY: A STORY OF COURAGE
AND HOPE” The Mary and Louis Fusco
Distinguished Lecture features Commander
Mark Kelly with a special message from his
wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The
couple has become a national example of the
APR 13 • CHUCK LOEB & FRIENDS Enjoy a night
of soulful, swinging and funky jazz with
Chuck Loeb, Harvey Mason, Michael Franks,
Everett Harp, Andy Snitzer and Lionel
Cordew, with special guest vocalists Carmen
Cuesta and Lizzy Loeb. Lyman Center. 8 p.m.
(203) 392-6154
APR 18 • STUDENT CONCERT: SAMSON RUTKIN
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
7:30 p.m. (203) 392-6625.
APR 22 • THE 6TH ANNUAL SHOW OUT STEP SHOW
Lyman Center. 6 p.m. Tickets: $12 general
public; $10 SCSU students; $10 guest, Greeks
with paraphernalia, children 12 years of age
and under. (203) 392-6154.
APR 25 • STUDENT CONCERT: MANI MIRZAEE
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
1 p.m. (203) 392-6625.
APR 26 • SCSU WIND ENSEMBLE Featuring several
works by British composer Ralph Vaughan
Williams. Charles Garner Recital Hall
(Engleman C112). 8 p.m. Tickets: $5 at door.
(203) 392-6625.
APR 28 • CHIELI MINUCCI AND SPECIAL EFX WITH
BERNIE WILLIAMS Former Yankee Bernie
Williams joins jazz great Chieli Minucci.
Lyman Center. 8 p.m. Seating: reserved.
(203) 392-6145.
APR 30 • STUDENT CONCERT: MANI MIRAZAEE
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
1 p.m. (203) 392-6625.
APR 30 • (S)ECRETS Mainstream pop with
original songs by the members of (S)ecrets.
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
7:30 p.m. (203) 392-6625.
MAY 1 • CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA With
David Chevan. Charles Garner Recital Hall
(Engleman C112). 7:30 p.m. $5 at door. (203)
392-6625.
MAY 2 • STUDENT CONCERT: EDWARD STOLTZ
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
1 p.m. (203) 392-6625.
MAY 2 • SMALL ENSEMBLES CONCERT Jazz
standards, Latin jazz and blues ensemble.
Charles Garner Recital Hall (Engleman C112).
Open House
1 p.m. $5 at door. (203) 392-6625.
APR 19 • SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES INFO
SESSIONS Southern will present graduate
school information sessions at two different
off-campus locations on the same evening.
appeared on “The Late Show with David
Letterman” more than 20 times. Lyman
Center. 7:30 p.m. Seating: reserved.
(203) 392-6154.
APR 23 • WHITE RIBBON DAY Join the Men’s
Initiative in wearing a white ribbon to end
violence against women. Engleman Rotunda.
10 a.m. (203) 392-6802.
APR 23 • EARTH DAY YOGA CELEBRATION Unplug
and do some yoga in the grass to celebrate
Earth Day. Academic Quad. Noon. (203)
392-5475.
MAY 3 • LGBTQI FACULTY AND STAFF ALLIANCE An
informal gathering to promote the inclusion
and well-being of LBTQI faculty, staff, and
allies. Adanti Student Center 309. 4:30 p.m.
Theater
(203) 392-5357.
APR 25-28 • “RED NOSES” Directed by Kaia
and Monroe Rarick, the Crescent Players and
Theatre Department present “Red Noses” by
Peter Barnes, a comedy about the Black
Death. Kendell Drama Lab. 8 p.m. Tickets:
$10 general public; $5 senior citizens, alumni/
Workshops
students/SCSU faculty/staff. (203) 392-6154.
APR 11-12 • HOW TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT
MANUSCRIPTS FOR PUBLICATION A workshop
with nationally recognized poet Jack Bedell
and individual consultations on how to
prepare and submit manuscripts for journal
and book publication. Engleman 245D. 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. [email protected].
APR 17 • YOGA NIGHT Farnham Hall
Programming Room. 7 p.m. (203) 392-8859.
APR 24 • UNITY WORKSHOP Farnham Hall
Programming Hall. 7 p.m. (203) 392-8859.
Sports
MEN’S BASEBALL
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Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wintergreen 144,
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BOOKSTORE
Adanti Student Center, street level. Call (203)
392-5270 for hours.
BULEY LIBRARY
Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-9 p.m.
COMPUTER LABS
Adanti Student Center 202: Mon.-Fri. 7
a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 2-10 p.m.
Buley Library 409 & 410: open with building
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Recreation times and open swims may be preempted by athletic events.
Moore Fieldhouse:
Mon.-Fri. 6:30-9:15 p.m.
Pelz Pool: Mon.-Thurs. 6:30-9:15 p.m.
FOOD SERVICE
Conn Hall: Mon.-Sun. 7 a.m.-midnight.
Bagel Wagon: Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Fri. 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. & Sun. closed.
North Campus: Sun.-Thurs. 3-10 p.m.; Fri. &
Sat. closed.
Davis Hall Kiosk: Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Fri. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. closed.
STUDENT CENTER
Building: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.5:30 p.m., Sun. 2-10 p.m.
Dunkin’ Donuts: Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun.
closed.
Food Court: Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.
10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. closed.
Fitness Center: Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.,
Fri. 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun.
2-7 p.m.
GRANOFF HEALTH CENTER
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:301:30 p.m. daily).
LYMAN CENTER BOX OFFICE
Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (when the university is
open). Box office: (203) 392-6154.
APR 21 • Le Moyne College. Noon. APR 22 • Le Moyne College. Noon. APR 25 • Adelphi University. 3:30 p.m.
APR 26 • Post University. 3:30 p.m. APR 28 • At American International College.
Springfield, Mass. Noon. APR 29 • At American International College.
Springfield, Mass. 1 p.m. MAY 2 • Adelphi University. 3:30 p.m. MAY 5 • At Pace University. New York, N.Y.
Noon. MAY 6 • At Pace University. New York, N.Y.
Noon.
MEN’S & WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
APR 11 • At UConn Decathlon Invitational.
Storrs, Conn. 9 a.m. APR 13-14 • At Metropolitan Championships.
New Brunswick, N.J. 9 a.m. APR 20-21 • At Larry Ellis Invitational.
Princeton, N.J.
APR 22 • At Roadrunner Express. Mahwah,
N.J. 9 a.m. APR 26-28 • At Penn Relays. Philadelphia,
Penn.
APR 29 • At Yale Springtime Invitational. 9 a.m.
MAY 4-5 • Northeast-10 Championships
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
APR 12 • At Queens College. Flushing, N.Y.
4 p.m. APR 14 • Merrimack College. 1 p.m.
APR 18 • At Adelphi University. Garden City,
N.Y. 7:30 p.m. APR 21 • At Saint Anselm College.
Manchester, N.H. 1 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
APR 11 • At Assumption College. Worcester,
Mass. 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. APR 14 • University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Noon, 2:30 p.m. APR 15 • Merrimack College. Noon, 2:30 p.m.
APR 17 • University of New Haven. 2 p.m.,
4:30 p.m. APR 21 • At Bentley University. Waltham,
Mass. Noon, 2:30 p.m. CALENDAR ON THE WEB! Visit our Web site for updates on Events@Southern: www.SouthernCT.edu
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a photo essay by isabel chenoweth
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SouthernFocus
Southern Students
o in the Community
o Making a Difference
o 19 Sites...
more than 1,200 hours
of Community Service
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