Give it a thought: Americans don’t know black history
Black History month takes place in February in the United States, which is an annual celebration of achievements and accomplishments by African Americans, both past and present.
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Black History month takes place in February in the United States, which is an annual celebration of achievements and accomplishments by African Americans, both past and present.
The current Democratic front-runners in the 2020 presidential race, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Pete Buttigieg, each hold common ground on one particular policy: Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The State of the Union Address certainly was a newsworthy event, but for all the wrong reasons.
Shippensburg University has dozens of online portals and online service access points that first-year students have to learn.
Every February, the United States celebrates Black History Month to remember those who fought tooth and nail for the rights of everyone living today.
Social sorting on the basis of political identity is widening the gap between partisan ideology and deepening our collective divide. And while the pendulum of public opinion always swings from one end of the spectrum to the other, we have never experienced this level of dysfunction before.
The 2020 presidential election is approaching at rapid speed and calls to mind the position of voters and a dilemma that has plagued our country for decades: The absence of young voters.
Last week, students and campus officials at Dickinson College ended a days-long sit-in to see Title IX reform on campus.
Around 250,000 people attended the annual March for Life on Jan. 24. The event is a rally and march dedicated to spreading the word about why abortion should be illegal, as well as to address the infamous Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, which permitted legal abortions across the country in 1973.
Kriner Hall is the daily go-to dining option for some students, and for others it is their pick for food when Reisner Dining Hall’s menu does not look too appealing. Others never set foot in Kriner.
The United States’ Senate is on a dramatic, media-sensationalized final countdown to its deciding vote on whether or not President Donald Trump will be removed from office. And the American people could not be more disappointed.
While international press flocks to cover the exodus of scandal-ridden ex-His Royal Highness (HRH) Harry and Meghan Markle, America, especially Shippensburg, can discuss the issues behind royal exile within the context of its own community.
Of the 12 remaining Democratic candidates vying for the presidency in 2020, only a select few have an actual chance.
While Shippensburg University students vacationed away from classes during the winter season, the United States government was embroiled in political disagreements.
Americans care about a plethora of topics on literally anything you can imagine under the sun. However, we all know some political topics are more near and dear to our hearts than others.
Editor's note: This letter is a response to an article written by Managing Editor Hannah Pollock titled "Religious demonstrators tell students to 'confess their sins,'" which was published online at theslateonline.com Oct. 24 and in print Oct. 29.
Whenever students apply to Shippensburg University, many are offered the Raider Success Scholarship as a means of decreasing the cost of their tuition and to encourage them to choose SU over all other schools. Its purpose is additionally to reward students who are high academic performers. That Raider Success Scholarship funded through the university was previously provided to students with a 1150 SAT and 3.5 GPA or higher to the amount of $2,000 for up to four years.
As the fall semester starts to wind down, Shippensburg University student email inboxes are filling with information for not just the spring semester. Information is pouring in about housing selection for fall 2020.
YouTube is undeniably the most-popular video streaming website, and has dominated the internet since its launch in 2005. YouTube’s recently announced Terms of Service changes that will undoubtedly harm the rights of its users.
Many democratic presidential candidates have discussed a hardly known concept called court-packing. The term refers to adding of Supreme Court justices with the intent of changing the political ideology of the Supreme Court.