SGA election turnout remains low
(04/29/25 12:00pm)
Despite a six-fold increase in turnout for the spring 2025 SGA officer elections, turnout for last week’s senator elections did not recover from last-year’s record low.
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Despite a six-fold increase in turnout for the spring 2025 SGA officer elections, turnout for last week’s senator elections did not recover from last-year’s record low.
Shippensburg University’s Department of Art & Design is preparing for a major transition — all four of its tenured faculty members are retiring at the end of the semester.
Shippensburg University faculty are navigating a period of administrative and academic uncertainty as the university faces budgetary challenges, potential department mergers and the departure of Provost Darrell Newton earlier this month.
UPDATE: As of 8:47 a.m. on May 2, the Thompson Hollow Fire is 80% contained and the Hammonds Rocks Fire 100% contained, according to the Commonwealth.
This month marks semester three of Noreaga Goff’s ICare fund for the Grace B. Luhrs Elementary School Book Fair. The book fair is a time for kids to enjoy new books, posters and scented erasers in silly shapes. This fundraiser-based grant provides an opportunity for disadvantaged students to enjoy the fair with their peers.
Shippensburg’s Elite Modeling Troupe hosted the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Homecoming, a night celebrating Black excellence. The event was held in Memorial Auditorium and featured music from BOOGZONDABEAT.
Long before he was a professor, Steve Dolbin was a “dynamic little All-American lad,” according to the newspaper, a boy who spent his childhood running around the halls of Shippensburg State College. After a lifetime intertwined with Shippensburg University and 25 years of teaching at SU, Dolbin is stepping away from the classroom.
Have you ever wondered how you can change the world? Students in the Partners in Peace class sought to answer that question by studying past Nobel Peace Prize winners.
You always know there will come a day.
DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship, one of Shippensburg University’s most active student organizations, has more than doubled in size since 2021 and continues to attract students from all backgrounds interested in exploring faith.
*Spoiler Alert*
“The Sims” franchise has new competition.
Shippensburg University Acting Group (SUAG) brought “Murder on the Orient Express!” to campus last week with four showings. Memorial Auditorium was buzzing on Saturday, April 19, for the play adapted from Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel.
“I like working from nature … it’s [kind of] a big part of the content that I’m working with — and how the impressionists used that has been a really big inspiration for me,” Naomi Bard said.
Josh Turner returned to the Luhrs Performing Arts Center to tour his latest album “This Country Music Thing” on Thursday night. Turner’s opening act, Grace Asbury, got the crowd ready for what was to come.
Update (April 26 at 4:30 p.m.):
For many transgender people, fashion is a way to present themselves in a gender-affirming way.
Shippensburg University men’s baseball finished 2-2 over four games this weekend against Mansfield. The series began on Friday, April 18. The Raiders are now 22-18 on the season and 9-11 in conference play.
Shippensburg University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams had a strong showcase with their second home meet of the season at Seth Grove Stadium.