my view of graduation
This past friday, I graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with my bachelors degree in Journalism. I took my camera on stage with me to receive my diploma, in order to get the picture you see here.
The man in the picture is Selase Williams the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Southern. He was slightly unsettled by the camera, but he laughed and shook my hand.
brian cashman visits southern
Brian Cashman visited Southern Connecticut State tonight along with Peter Gammons of ESPN. They came to take part in the Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series, which happens at Southern each year.
N.E.R.D concert
Pharrell performed at Southern this past Friday as part of the Spring Week events. His show was absolutely awesome, and he was really fun to photograph. At one point he pulled me onto the stage, which I totally didn’t expect. I will upload a photo gallery with all the images this week. Thanks again to Pharrell and N.E.R.D for being so awesome and putting on such a great show at Southern Connecticut State.
connecticut hall workers protest
This past Friday, I covered a protest on the Southern Connecticut State University campus. About 30 workers of the Local 217 Union surprised the president of the university by showing up in her office unannounced. They were protesting Chartwells, the food service company that Southern has hired to manage the food served on campus. This photograph is of Oscar Smith (one of the protestors) taken while he was being interviewed by a reporter…
“Workers are coming in with doctors’ notes, a signed doctor’s note, and Chartwells is not giving them paid leave. There ain’t no weak link here,” said Oscar Smith Jr., gesturing toward the other workers as
they left Engleman Hall. “Only weak link is in Chartwells lying and in their deceit.” - Oscar Smith
hope for the future
Our new president was inaugurated today, and Southern celebrated with a “watch the inauguration party” and the chance to have your picture with the president in cardboard form. As the crowd of people watched Obama take the oath of office I stood with my back to the screen photographing their faces—and saw just how much of an impact he’s had on the country with his promise of change. I wish him the best, and I hope that he and his administration can follow through on all those promises.