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2/23/2016, 12:46pm

Gas leak unites neighbors

First responders closed Richard Avenue for nearly an hour Saturday and at least two apartments were evacuated after the Vigilant Hose Co. received reports of a gas leak in the area.


2/23/2016, 12:35pm

America turns attention to vacant justice seat

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, members of the federal government could strike a new balance on the high court that could affect everyone from billionaire bankers to Shippensburg University students. The court is made up of nine justices, and up until Scalia’s death, it was Republican controlled, but now there are four Democrats and four Republicans.


2/16/2016, 10:43am

Suicide awareness is key for SU

On the east side of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a room filled with telecommunications equipment hums into the evening, while its staff waits for the next call.


2/15/2016, 10:21pm

Did God create the big bang?

On Thursday, the eve of International Darwin Day and second day of Lent, three faculty members from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg gathered at Shippensburg University’s Orndorff Theatre to discuss how science and religion can intersect. One of the speakers, the Rev.


2/8/2016, 10:28pm

Hundreds rally for fair education

A crowd of university students and faculty crammed onto the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg as the chants of disenfranchised college students echoed from the Capitol building’s rotunda. Approximately 500 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) students, faculty and alumni crammed into the rotunda to voice their disapproval of the state’s funding of PASSHE schools.


2/1/2016, 9:53pm

U.S. voter turnout rate comparatively low

Despite all of the media attention and millions of Americans getting ready to vote, the U.S. will probably lag far behind in voter turnout rates, compared to a majority of developed democratic nations. In 2012, 53.6 percent of the eligible population voted in the general election, according to Pew Research Center.


2/1/2016, 9:45pm

SU opens stock trading room in Grove Hall

It was as if Shippensburg University’s John L. Grove College of Business was giving a glimpse into Wall Street as men and women in business attire conversed as a screen above their heads flashed the latest stocks. Faculty, students and alumni gathered on the second floor of Grove Hall for the official naming of the new stock trading room.


2/1/2016, 9:39pm

Sanders, Rubio win SU’s mock presidential caucus

More than 60 Shippensburg University students conducted a mock caucus at the Spiritual Center on Thursday, electing Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee and Marco Rubio as the Republican nominee. SU students participate in the mock caucus every presidential election cycle and have accurately predicted every party nominee since its inception in 2008. “Where goes SU, goes the nation,” said Alison Dagnes, an SU professor of political science.


1/25/2016, 8:43pm

Snowstorm slams SU, class cancellation ensues

The weekend snowstorm, nicknamed Jonas, was the largest blizzard to blanket Shippensburg University since 1996, and the second biggest one since records began in 1938. The storm lasted for more than 24 hours, totaling 32.4 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service and Timothy Hawkins, SU professor of geography and earth science.