Your World Today: Journalists should hold each other accountable
By / Editor-in-ChiefIn yet another egregious act of the executive branch, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made headlines when he allegedly shouted down NPRs Mary Louise Kelly.
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Life Lion lands at SU, transports minor involved in accident to hospital
By / Editor-in-ChiefA Penn State Health Life Lion Critical Care Transport helicopter touched down outside Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University Sunday afternoon for an emergency.
State grant to improve sexual assault resources at SU
By / Asst. News EditorShippensburg University received its third “It’s On Us PA” grant to improve sexual assault resources at the university.
Campus to come together to march for unity, diversity
By / Managing EditorStudents and other campus community members will march Thursday to stand up for unity and diversity during the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. “March for Humanity.”
‘Who do you love?’
By / Editor-in-ChiefLove is in the air, and it will also be in The Slate in two weeks.
APB announces Blackbear, Marc E. Bassy to star in spring concert
By / Editor-in-ChiefGet “Do Re Me Fa So” excited for “The Concert Xperience 2020.” Blackbear and Marc E. Bassy are on their way to Shippensburg University’s Heiges Field House to headline SU Activity Programming Board’s (APB) annual spring concert.
Former SU student charged in 2018 sexual assault
By / Managing EditorCharges were filed in April 2019 against two men who were accused of two separate sexual assault cases — one on campus in a Shippensburg University residence hall and another off-campus relating to incidents occurring in 2018.
Students, others volunteer during day off to benefit community groups
By / Editor-in-ChiefThere are dozens of opportunities for students to volunteer for their community throughout the semester.
Downtown road work could impact motorists for a month
By / Asst. News EditorMotorists traveling through downtown Shippensburg are experiencing a new traffic pattern on King Street.
APB to announce spring concert headliner this week
By / Editor-in-ChiefWho’s next to take the stage? Shippensburg University’s Activity Programming Board (APB) will announce the headliner of their “Concert Xperience 2020” Thursday at 9 a.m.
PASSHE Chancellor gives annual update on system
By / Managing Editor“We are at a turning point. This year, with our partners, the general assembly, we will decide the course of public higher education in this commonwealth,” Pennsylvania State System of Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said during his State of the System address on Jan. 15. “This year we will decide whether all Pennsylvanians — regardless of race, zip code or wealth — will have an affordable pathway into and beyond the middle class.”
Your World Today: Journalists, public have right to access public hearings
By / Editor-in-ChiefNew policies limiting journalists’ access to the impeachment hearings underway in our nation’s capital this week are forcing voters to witness history unfold through the lenses of government-operated cameras.
Loud and clear: What students can learn from campus demonstrations
By / Editor-in-ChiefThree religious demonstrators seeking to save the students of Shippensburg University assembled in the academic quad and preached what they considered the Word of God. And while many in the community believe the men did not further civil discourse at SU, some believe their presence can be used as a jumping point to discuss how society can approach handling personal differences.
'Molly Pitcher': Fact over fiction
ByLocated on High Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is the brewery, Molly Pitcher Brewing Co. It’s not too difficult to see Molly’s name on a stroll around town, whether it’s a brewery, apartment building, plaque or even her large statue found in the Molly Pitcher Cemetery. But who is Molly Pitcher?
Central Pennsylvania craft breweries form Beer Trail across Cumberland Valley
ByThe number of craft breweries in Pennsylvania has more than tripled within the last decade, and the state ranks first in the country for the most craft beer produced annually, according to the Brewers Association.
SU community celebrates life, death despite gun violence
ByAliyah Mensah’s voice shook as she spoke about her cousin in front of the Old Main fountain at Shippensburg University illuminated by candles held by the audience.
SU says farewell to final graduating class of the decade
By / Managing EditorFriends, family, administrators and faculty packed the Heiges Field House at Shippensburg University on a rainy Saturday morning to celebrate SU’s last graduating class of the decade.
Trump rallies supporters in Hershey
By / Managing EditorHERSHEY, PA. — A sea of red hats filled the Giant Center when around 11,000 supporters packed the arena — and even more watched on a monitor outside — in Hershey on Dec. 10 during President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign rally visit.