TASK DEFINITION: Generate a topic word for the given sentence. A topic word is usually the name of a person, place, animal, concept or object the sentence is focusing on.
PROBLEM: the southern connecticut state university is one of four universities in the u.s. state of connecticut.

SOLUTION: southern connecticut state university

PROBLEM: allan holdsworth (6 august 1946 – 15 april 2017) was a british guitarist and composer.

SOLUTION: allan holdsworth

PROBLEM: elson bakili muluzi (born march 17, 1943 in machinga, nyasaland) is a malawian politician.

SOLUTION:
bakili muluzi