ASP Hosts Trunk or Treat event to cheer up students
By / Asst. Ship Life EditorAcademic Success Program (ASP) handed out candy and other treats to ring in Halloween at its Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 30
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Your November Horoscopes
By / Asst. Ship Life EditorLooking for guidance in your life? Here are your horoscopes for November. Let us know if we got it right on social media @shipUSlate.
Asexual awareness in the SU community
ByAt Shippensburg University, there is a lack of understanding and a stigma surrounding asexuality. While some do not know what it means, others may identify within this community. There are students who identify on the spectrum of asexuality at SU.
SU strives to celebrate virtual Homecoming
ByDespite not having a homecoming football game this fall, Shippensburg University is moving forward with a virtual homecoming celebration, including the election of the fall 2020 homecoming court.
Professor loses father to coronavirus
By / Managing EditorFor some Shippensburg University community members, the COVID-19 coronavirus is nothing more than an inconvenience requiring them to wear masks. Some are lucky enough have no personal connection to the virus. But for many families, the numbers read by news anchors each evening are more than numbers: They were mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.
Your World Today Commentary: No matter how you present it, cutting classes, programs hurts students
By / Managing EditorThe situation unfolding at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has filled my social media feeds this week. Recently, IUP officials announced “restructuring” of various departments, including the cutting of programs. From the covering of art sculptures and silent choirs to demonstrate a campus without the arts, to faculty union demonstrations, there is a lot going on at IUP.
SU to hold socially distanced homecoming next weekend
By / Asst. News EditorShippensburg University alumni and students will still get to celebrate homecoming despite the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
SU, Etter ask students to practice safety
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University Students and faculty are pushing to Nov. 20 with about two weeks remaining in the fall 2020 semester. SU delivered face-to-face, hybrid and remote instruction, allowing students to choose to live on campus, while others remained off-campus or at home.
PASSHE schools may face layoffs after 2020-21 academic year
By / Asst. News EditorMore than 100 faculty members at five Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools received retrenchment letters as of Oct. 30.
International flags displayed in ‘heart of campus’
ByA display of 71 international flags lined the academic quad last week as a traditional part of International Education Week.
Commentary: Should daylight savings time be year-round?
ByAt 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, our clocks fell back an hour. Daylight savings time has ended and we all got an extra hour of sleep. Who would not want that? Well, maybe it would have been better if the clocks did not fall back at all. Daylight savings time has always been a topic of debate.
Commentary: Let’s hope people decide presidency, not the courts
ByAs the 2020 presidential race concludes, it marks the 20-year anniversary of the most controversial election in American history — the results of which are relevant today.
We must practice political discourse after election
ByFor many college students, this is the first presidential election in which we will get to vote.
Commentary: A notorious legacy
ByRuth Bader Ginsburg’s death casts a cloud of fear over the heads of women and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Eubanks announces commitment to Penn State
ByIt was only a matter of time until former Shippensburg University wide receiver Winston Eubanks found his new home.
SU baseball hosts annual Scout Day
ByEvery year, the Shippensburg University baseball team holds its annual Scout Day in which members of the team get to showcase their talents in front of MLB scouts.
Men’s Ultimate back in action after long delay
ByOn a typical weekday night, you can find the Shippensburg University Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team practicing down at the recreational fields next to the storage and commuter lots.
Music department hosts outdoor concert to public
ByOn Nov. 1, the Shippensburg University Brass Ensemble and Saxophone Choir held a concert under the tent in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Amphitheater.
CW reveals new Batwoman
ByFollowing the grandiose crossover event “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” the CW’s Arrowverse looked more promising than ever, with a whole multiverse left open to explore as well as a tease for its own Justice League.