NEWS

Hate Crime Symposium

4/21/2015, 12:18am

Hate crime symposium brings new perspectives to students

By Sydney Dore

“An act of violence against one is an act of violence against many,”  professor Jayleen Galarza said, setting a tone for the ninth annual Criminal Justice Symposium. Previous years have focused on topics such as rap music and racial profiling, but this year Stephanie Jirard, the event’s moderator, was motivated by a story she heard about a Nevada rancher’s retaliation against the government.    In March 2014, the government seized Cliven Bundy’s livestock for grazing on government land, which caused armed protestors to face off with authorities.

4/21/2015, 12:11am

Connecting the dots: Disability and prison

By Laura Binczak

As the sun was beaming through the stained glass windows of Old Main Chapel at Shippensburg University, a group of passionate professors gathered to discuss their new book, which is about imprisonment and disabilities in the U.S.

Fair Trade Coffee

4/21/2015, 12:00am

Student uncovers truth about Fair Trade coffee

By Analiz Suarez

An undergraduate student presented a lecture about the little known facts of the Fair Trade coffee movement on April 15, in the Dauphin Humanities Center at Shippensburg University. Julia Saintz, who is double majoring in geo-environmental studies and history at SU, received the Rich-Peirce Grant to conduct her honors capstone project, which she presented on for the coffee lecture. Saintz visited Colombia and learned first-hand about fair trade coffee bean farms.  She saw about 11 to 15 farms in South America and learned a lot of information about how fair trade is not entirely as fair as many Americans think. There were several professors and approximately three-dozen students in attendance to listen to what she had learned in Colombia.

4/14/2015, 1:41pm

Students discuss drug policy with expert

By Joseph Ketchem

A former employee of the Office of National Drug Control Policy within the White House told Shippensburg University students about the dangers of legalizing marijuana in terms of it being an international issue, as well as a personal one. Stephen R.

4/14/2015, 1:18pm

Heroin takes life of SU graduate

By Mary Grace Keller

The orange T-shirts read, “Two hearts...one soul,” but dozens of hearts felt the loss of Shippensburg University graduate, Brooke Chantel Fiorentino. At age 26, Fiorentino lost her life to a heroin overdose on Feb.

4/7/2015, 11:11pm

Take Back the Night Rally remembers survivors

By Natalie Eastwood

The unlit candles glinted white in the night, clutched in students’ hands as they marched in support against sexual violence. Their culminating voices chanted so that one blended into the next and rose into the night as a unifying force. Laughter mixed with the sadness as they walked the walk, not of victims, but of victors taking back what was stolen.

4/6/2015, 10:10pm

SU’s IMP club takes home the gold from NYC competition

By Jenna Geesey

Shippensburg University’s Investment Management Program (IMP) won first place for its hybrid investing portfolio at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum in New York City. SU students presented a hybrid portfolio, which consists of bonds and primarily stocks.

Trafficking MGK Speaker

4/6/2015, 10:09pm

Looking for a way out: Human trafficking crime

By Mary Grace Keller

Everybody wants to lead a life of significance. Some people do this through their careers, volunteer work or daily acts of kindness. Professor Jay Albanese from Virginia Commonwealth University challenged Shippensburg University students to live a life of significance by putting an end to human trafficking. Albanese came to SU as the keynote speaker for “The Effort Against Human Trafficking” event that the Criminal Justice Honors Society, Alpha Phi Sigma Pi, put on for criminal justice month. The Tuscarora Room of Reisner Hall was packed with students, faculty and other supporters on March 31.

4/6/2015, 10:06pm

Renowned poet visits SU

By Nicole James

A poetic experience overtook Old Main Chapel on March 31 for students, faculty and the public. As a part of the 2015 Taggart Reading series, poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan visited Shippensburg University to share her work.

Vikram Gandhi

4/6/2015, 10:02pm

Becoming an accidental journalist

By Joseph Ketchem

Vikram Gandhi, a filmmaker and correspondent for VICE News, made a stop by Old Main Chapel on Wednesday, April 1, to tell his story and discuss the quickly evolving world of the millennial generation. Gandhi discussed the concept of do-it-yourself (DIY) journalism, his story of once being an aspiring filmmaker, right out of college, with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and what he decided to do after college, which led him to this moment. After college, Gandhi filmed a documentary where he pretended to be a spiritual healing guru.

4/6/2015, 9:58pm

Take Back the Night event to be held today

By Matthew Kline

Tonight, Shippensburg University’s Women’s Center will be hosting its annual “Take Back the Night” (TBTN) event in the Ceddia Union Building multipurpose room. TBTN was started over half a century ago in Europe.