PASSHE to appoint interim president
By / Managing EditorThe Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors is scheduled to appoint Shippensburg University’s interim president at its meeting Thursday.
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Officials work for R3 solution
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University is continuing to get its on-campus rapid testing program back up and running.
WSYC delivers listeners entertainment in pandemic
By / Managing EditorEditor’s note: Interviews for this story were conducted in fall 2020. When Shippensburg University moved classes online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus last spring, many on-campus groups lost access to offices and had to cancel events.
Campus leaders have message of support following demonstration
By / Editor-in-ChiefEditor’s note: This story includes language used by the demonstrators that some readers may find offensive. Shippensburg University campus leaders are responding and offering support after a group of self-described “Bible believers” drew a crowd on campus last week.
SGA announces senator election results
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe Shippensburg University Student Government Association (SGA) announced the senator election results in an email Friday sent out to students. Voting was held earlier in the week.
Self-described ‘Bible believers’ attract student crowd during demonstration Tuesday
By / Editor-in-ChiefReligious demonstrators stood outside Ceddia Union Building (CUB) and Reisner Dining Hall for most of the day Tuesday, speaking to students about immodesty, homosexuality and premarital sex.
Your World Today Commentary: Cleary instilled a love of reading for generations of readers
By / Managing EditorI was always an avid reader as a child. I loved to read — it did not matter what genre. I read at home, school, the library, on the bus, in the car and just about anywhere else.
Senator candidates address student body
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe 13 candidates running for student senator positions gave speeches last Thursday over Zoom.
ACT vigil remembers Atlanta shooting victims
ByAsk. Communicate. Teach Tolerance. (A.C.T.) assembled a vigil last Monday in remembrance of the victims of the shootings that killed six Asian women in Atlanta, Georgia.
Pride Center celebrates annual ‘Trans Week of Visibility’
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe Pride Center is hosting virtual events all week for the Trans Week of Visibility celebration. The celebration is held the week of March 31, which is International Transgender Day of Visibility, according to the center’s website. Transgender activist Rachel Crandall started the day in 2009.
Student, faculty discuss racism, transphobia
ByThe Shippensburg University Institute for Social Inclusion held a conversation tackling transphobia and racism in higher education on Zoom last Friday.
Your World Today Commentary: Chancellor’s words hurt students, faculty
By / Managing EditorIt is no secret that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is financially struggling.
Students, SU archives work to document pandemic
By / Editor-in-ChiefHistory students are working with the Shippensburg University Archives and Special Collections to document the campus community’s experience during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
APSCUF president calls out PASSHE chancellor’s remarks
By / Editor-in-ChiefPennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Daniel Greenstein is facing criticism from state system faculty union leadership and members.
Spring starts SGA senator elections
ByThe Student Government Association (SGA) is gearing up for spring senator elections.
R3 testing program suspended, officials implement modified protocol
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University officials temporarily suspended COVID-19 coronavirus testing at the Raider Rapid Results Testing Center (R3 Center).
Your World Today Commentary: Presidential search needs to be accessible for student participation
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University President Laurie Carter announced last week that she will depart the university this summer to take the president position at Lawrence University in Wisconsin.
SGA holds special public meeting, votes on unfinished business
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe Student Government Association (SGA) held a special public meeting Thursday to start the impeachment process for one of its senators and to host emergency votes on unresolved business from the March 2 meeting.
Campus community celebrates Women’s History Month
ByThe month of March ushers in Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day across the world and at Shippensburg University, where the Women’s Center has several activities lined up to celebrate.
Faculty press chancellor on response to Hanna allegations
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University faculty members pressed Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Monday afternoon on his responses and statements regarding allegations against a president of Bloomsburg University who now serves as interim president at Lock Haven University.