Welcome back to another exciting academic year at Shippensburg University! As the newly elected Student Government President, I am more than thrilled to extend my warmest greetings to each and every one of you. Whether you are a returning student or an incoming freshman who is beginning their journey, it is my honor to serve you all and advocate for your needs.
When I walked into The Slate office for the first time this semester, I sat down at our conference table. No big deal, right? Except for the fact that I had a desk. It is an ordinary desk – other than the chalkboard that says “The Slayte” – that I have seen many times with different people having control of the corner it occupies. It is the desk of The Slate’s Managing Editor: For the first time, that title belongs to me.
Mohmmad Khaled Hanafi, Taliban’s acting minister of virtue and vice, a ministry in charge of policing public morality and behavior, called on security forces and clerics to forbid women from visiting the Band-e-Amir, one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks last week.
Harun Pacavar, a senior political science major, is the president of the Student Government Association (SGA) at Shippensburg University for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The Republican Party held its first presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis. on Aug. 23 without the frontrunner for the nomination, but the event was still rowdy and contentious despite former President Donald Trump’s absence.
The glory of college is not in finding out what you are good at but what you are truly interested in. I am a self-diagnosed overachiever, and I fully embrace the fact that I have done a lot of things to be praised. For the past three years I had the mindset that I can and will do anything anyone asks of me. I wish I knew as a freshman that just because I can do something does not mean I have to.
Each fall semester marks the return of the incredible energy and enthusiasm that our Raider students infuse into every corner of Shippensburg University.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday, July 29. The ruling has made it illegal for colleges and universities across the nation to use race-conscious considerations when reviewing applicants.
Shippensburg will soon be home to a variety of new businesses investing in the Cumberland Valley.
Shippensburg University President Charles Patterson announced Big Red’s first mate Shippo the Hippo on Thursday, May 4. Students received an email Thursday morning with a letter and accompanying video from Patterson.
Cumberland and Perry counties’ crisis of mental health funding was the topic of a series of town halls hosted by Cumberland County in recent weeks. The third and final town hall was hosted Monday, May 1, in Shippensburg.
At its final public meeting of the academic year, the Shippensburg University Student Government Association (SGA) passed the 2023-2024 SUSSI budget and held the transition ceremony from the current SGA to next year’s slate of members.
In your lifetime, there will be people who help shape you into the person you become. For me, it was my Aunt Jill. It is impossible to describe the love and connection I and everyone in my family had for Jill. She was kind, caring, stubborn and tenacious. Most of my childhood memories revolve around her spending valuable time with me and taking my siblings and I on new experiences.
Shippensburg University has brought the “Traveling While Black” exhibit to campus. The exhibit started April 10 and will run until May 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is hosted in the CUB and is nostalgic of ’60s-era diners. The exhibit is guided by virtual reality headsets along with a guide who talks about the experience and leads a discussion after the experience.
Her office is cluttered with three decades’ worth of personal history. A shrine to Bon Jovi sits on top of a shelf, photos from her many travels fill the room and plaques from numerous awards collected over the years tie the room together.
Results have been announced for the 2023-2024 Student Government Association (SGA) Senator Elections. Each year, SGA holds three separate elections: two in the Spring to elect officers and senators, and one in the Fall for incoming first-year students to run for the two First-Year Senator positions.
Shippensburg University’s annual Wellness Fair was held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the CUB MPR. The fair was made up of various organizations that came to advertise the services they provide to the campus community. Some exhibitors were on-campus organizations that students can join like the Health and Wellness Center. Other exhibitors included UPMC, WellSpan, Highmark and Planet Fitness, as well as many others.
The Center for Land Use and Sustainability (CLUS) held a “Climate Series” panel discussion Wednesday titled “Planning for Solar in South-Central PA.”
The Shippensburg University Student Government Association (SGA) held its sixth public meeting of the semester on April 13.
As technology continues to change daily, a new development in artificial intelligence (AI) could change how students learn and teachers teach in the near future, especially at Shippensburg University.
