Rooks Welcome: The Community of Chess Club
The chess club, which consistently hosts 15-20 players, serves as a community for its members, embracing the fun and competition of the game.
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The chess club, which consistently hosts 15-20 players, serves as a community for its members, embracing the fun and competition of the game.
On Sunday, Apr. 21, Mark Hartman took his final bow on the Luhrs Performing Arts Center stage after 16 years of teaching, conducting and serving at Shippensburg University.
Sophomore Colin Arnold will be taking over as the student trustee for Shippensburg University this fall, inheriting the position currently held by Rangeline DeJesus, who will be graduating this spring.
A new student sponsorship fund provided eight students with the chance to experience the biannual book fair at Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School. Organized by Shippensburg student Noreaga Goff, the ICare initiative made it possible for families in need to provide their children with the funds needed to take part in this experience.
If Theo Campomanes sees you, he will say hi. It’s as simple as that. Where he might see you, however, is much less certain.
Shippensburg University’s Pride and Gender Equity (PAGE) Center hosted the annual Take Back the Night event on Thursday evening in McFeely’s. Take Back the Night is an international movement that has been happening for over 60 years to empower survivors of gender-based violence. The event is an opportunity for people to walk, speak, stand and chant until sexual violence is no more.
Elite modeling troupe made Memorial Auditorium their runway during their Elite’s Next Top Model performance as a part of Shippenburg’s UMOJA Conference, also known as Statewide.
Shippensburg University’s Black Student Union and Latino Student Organization kicked off the 30th UMOJA Conference on April 18 with a fish fry and a pool party.
Shippensburg University students joined in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) to discuss the importance of invisible disabilities on Wednesday. A panel of people met in McFeely’s with several others who listened, asked questions and came together in spite of their differences.
You have probably heard about the infamous annual Coachella festival that happens every April. It is a fantastic omen to a great summer, and many people take the preparation, fashion and experience seriously.
Flogging, spanking and being tied up are topics that are usually considered taboo among college students, but learning more about kink and consent may enlighten our experiences with intimacy. On Wednesday, Shippensburg students gathered in CUB 119 to discuss such topics with a conversation led by Megan Yost, Dickinson College professor of psychology and women’s gender and sexuality studies.
In 585 B.C., along the Halys River in modern-day Turkey, the armies of Medes of Lydian clashed. The forces were fighting another battle in the Six Year War when the sun suddenly disappeared, swallowed whole by the moon. The dueling empires would lower their weapons and peace talks would begin. It was one of the earliest recordings of a solar eclipse.
Music – everyone listens to it. In fact, about 90 percent of the population does; but how many listen to the lyrics and the issues that artists speak out on?
Memorial Auditorium was filled with Greeks Thursday night as the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life held its annual lip sync competition, the conclusion of Greek Week 2024.
Media influencer Stephanie Tonneson came to Shippensburg on Monday to speak with students about difficult topics like success, addiction, mental illness and self-reliance. She is known for her podcast “Sit on the Floor,” creating content for different brands and herself, and interviewing strangers about who they truly are.
Shippensburg University’s Asian American Pacific Islander Organization (AAPIO) celebrated “Everything AAPIO” at the 2024 AAPIO Extravaganza on Friday night.
Shippensburg University hosted its 18th annual Wellness Fair on April 10 in the Ceddia Union Building. There were 51 organizations from within the university and the community gathered in the multipurpose room. As attendees entered, they were given a bingo card and encouraged to visit all of the booths on their card in order to be entered to win a door prize.
Ship SAILS and HIRE ME! held their open house Wednesday to provide information about the program from its directors, job coaches and SAILS students.
Dr. Rachel Fish, a sociologist and professor of education, has dedicated herself to studying and reporting the subjectivity of psychiatry and its impact on youth. On Tuesday, April 2, she gave a presentation at Shippensburg University to discuss an ongoing study she calls “Unequal Categories.” meant to serve as an introduction to the often uncomfortable understanding of the inherent racism, sexism and general subjectivity of psychiatry.
From Friday at 6 p.m. to Saturday at 3 a.m., students walked around the clock for Shippensburg’s Relay for Life event.