We are at the end of another year, and a new team is about to take over and lead The Slate. They take the place of a departing generation of veterans of which I am a member.
Finances are often a struggle for new college graduates, but with the economy in a freefall and concern about job prospects mounting, this year’s graduates may be facing even tougher financial headwinds.
The #ReOpen rallies that occurred this past week are prime examples of the corruption present within the modern conservative American movement.
Hungry for new options? Shippensburg University’s campus dining menu is changing.
Despite the turmoil the COVID-19 coronavirus has brought to the United States, many individuals and businesses are finding ways to cope and give back.
Members of the class of 2020 are graduating into the “real world” during a global pandemic and an economy in a virtual freefall, that is seeing unemployment numbers not seen since the Great Depression. Those once far away responsibilities of “adulting” — finding a job, leasing a car or even buying a house — are closer than ever. Where does a college graduate start after receiving that diploma?
Amid a national wave of protests against mandatory closures of schools and businesses, thousands of Pennsylvanians gathered on the steps of the Harrisburg Capitol building Monday at noon.
While members of the class of 2020 may have to wait for their formal commencement ceremony, the reality of getting a job cannot be pushed to a later date.
Last month, millions of American poured into grocery stores across the nation buying just about anything they could find. Shelves remained empty for weeks, leaving those who did not have the ability — physically or financially — to buy food and other necessary supplies.
Desks and chairs in classrooms across Pennsylvania will remain empty for a little while longer.
It has been a month since the first cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus cropped up in the state of Pennsylvania. When I originally wrote this column Sunday evening, I stated "Since March 7, 11,510 citizens tested positive for the virus, while 152 have died." Now, Tuesday afternoon, I have to change those numbers because 14,559 Pennsylvanians have tested positive and 240 have died.
Gov. Tom Wolf placed all 67 Pennsylvania counties under a “stay-at-home” order on Wednesday in response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus throughout the state.
Election season is coming for students at Shippensburg University, despite the lack of student presence on campus. Voting for the 2020-2021 Student Government Association (SGA) senators will begin April 6.
“Jersey Shore” star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his wife, Lauren Sorrentino, told their story of struggle and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction in Shippensburg on March 3 in the Ceccidia Union Building multi purpose room.
As universities across Pennsylvania move their classes online, the fate of graduation ceremonies for many seniors remains uncertain.
Shippensburg University officials announced Friday the university will offer partial refunds on a number of services for which students pay.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all businesses that are not “life-sustaining” to close by 8 p.m. Thursday.
Pennsylvania confirmed its first coronavirus (COVID-19)-related death Wednesday, according to state officials.
Two Shippensburg University students who traveled to Europe during spring break tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to university officials.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered Pennsylvania bars and restaurants to shut down dine-in services for two weeks to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
