A possible tuition increase looms over the heads of Shippensburg University students who take more than 12 credits, but SU students are not alone — four other Pennsylvania universities are facing a similar future: Bloomsburg University (BU), Clarion University (CU), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and Millersville University (MU).
The honors criminal justice fraternity, Alpha Phi Sigma (APS), will be hosting a human trafficking awareness event on March 31 to fundraise for charity.
Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Board of Governors voted in favor of adding two new degree programs to three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities during a special meeting on Feb. 27.
Pyongyang — The U.S. and South Korea began a joint military exercise today that angered North Korea, according to Fox News.
Washington, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress — a move the White House denounces, reported CNN.
Chambersburg — One of the largest boroughs in Pennsylvania, with a population of more than 20,000 people, may soon get improvements to its traffic signals, according to Herald-Mail Media.
A fire destroyed a barn filled with livestock and hay late Wednesday night on a farm at 3353 Letterkenny Road in Greene Township, Franklin County.
Recent cold snaps hit campus hard this past week, specifically in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB). CUB occupants were evacuated early Tuesday, Feb.
“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation,” former President Ronald Reagan said. America is a nation made up of immigrants from every corner of the world.
A night of food, dancing and charity kicked off on Feb. 17 to celebrate Mardi Gras and raise money for a project to help the Haitian people. The newly formed Klub Kreyol and the French Club hosted the fourth annual Mardi Gras Ball in the Cora I.
Coming from the sunshine state of Florida, Cecil Howard hoped to be the social equity director at Shippensburg University — not for the enjoyment of Pennsylvania winter, but for the numerous possibilities that SU could present. “When I saw what was before me, I said, ‘Wow,’” Howard said.
Local: Franklin County cold shelters fill to brim Chambersburg — The cold weather is driving homeless people to any shelter they can find.
Q: I filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) last year; do I have to file again this year?
An award-winning journalist shared her experience covering a controversial trial surrounding the debate of promoting religion in public schools. Lauri Lebo spoke in Old Main last Thursday for Shippensburg University’s 7th annual Science and Religion Forum.
Carlisle — Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, whatever you call it, today is a day for sugary pastries.
The Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) hosted the second annual Leadership Conference in the Tuscarora Room at Shippensburg University on Feb.
Only five miles from Ayn al-Asad military base, a U.S. training site for Iraqi soldiers, militants of the Islamic State group (IS, ISIL or ISIS) captured a town that has been subject to numerous skirmishes, according to The New York Times (NYT). IS soldiers, numbering in the hundreds, attacked the town al-Baghdadi in two directions, according to Reuters and Fox News.
The second Major/Minor Fair was held at Shippensburg University on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 3 – 5 p.m.
Shippensburg University professors received a $1 million grant to study the Delaware River Basin. Shippensburg University professors Claire Jantz and Scott Drzyzga will use the money to fund a project that will map and analyze land use in the Delaware River Basin.
