NEWS

3/7/2025, 9:15am

Shippensburg officials share updates at community town hall

By Connor Niszczak / Editor-in-Chief

Approximately 100 residents showed up at the Firefighters Activity Center Tuesday night to participate in a community town hall and hear updates about Shippensburg’s future. Moderated by Chamber of Commerce Chair Wendy Kipe, the night featured updates from a dozen individuals, including Shippensburg Mayor Kathy Coy, Shippensburg University President Charles Patterson and Shippensburg Police Department Chief of Police Thomas Young, among others.

2/26/2025, 1:00pm

SGA swears in new RHA Senator

By Jordan Neperud / Ship Life Editor

SU’s Student Government Association began its first meeting of the academic year by swearing in Residence Hall Association Senator Ayden Kurtek. He was met with many warm welcomes from numerous SGA members.  “I’m glad to see a senator in an RHA position who is so passionate about the needs of students living in residence halls on campus,” Transfer Senator Daniel McCleary said. 

Middle Spring Creek, which flows past Shippensburg University to the west, pictured off of Fish Hatchery Road.

2/25/2025, 3:56pm

Shippensburg residents discuss water contamination concerns

By Connor Niszczak / Editor-in-Chief

Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection briefed Shippensburg residents Thursday about trace amounts of contaminated water detected in Middle Spring Creek. Limited amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, were detected in the creek in August of 2023, according to environmental protection specialist Crystal Wolf.

Shippensburg University Council of Trustees approved a proposed increase to meal plan costs for the 2025-2026 year.

2/25/2025, 3:56pm

Council of Trustees Discusses Housing and Meal Plans

By Connor Niszczak / Editor-in-Chief

Shippensburg University’s Council of Trustees approved upcoming rates for on-campus housing and dining during its first meeting of 2025. Proposed for a vote by Dean of Students Lorie Sheetz, the council approved housing and dining costs for the 2025-26 academic year and housing costs for the 2026-2027 year.

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

Candidates outline their visions for Student Government

By Taja Colbert / Staff Contributor

Speeches for the 2025-2026 Student Government Association leadership election took place this past Thursday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. Four SGA candidates delivered speeches at McFeely’s in hopes of securing an elected position.

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

Student Trustee Report - February 2025

By Colin Arnold / SU Student Trustee

Shippensburg University Student Trustee Colin Arnold: "I hope that everyone has had a good start to the Spring 2025 semester so far. Spring break is almost here, something to look forward to." "A lot of amazing things have been happening on campus as well as off, representing Shippensburg University well. Before I address the recent Council of Trustees meeting, I’d like to highlight some of those things."

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

Your World Today Commentary: All for one, and one for all

By Reagan Gardenhour

Lately, I’ve been a traveler. By traveler, I mean that I have been taking a trip or two a month to see things that I do not see every day. Expanding horizons is humbling, and personally, I know I have thought plenty about how vast our humanity is from these recent experiences.

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

University Forum approves removing untaught courses

By Gabe Rader / Staff Contributor

Shippensburg University’s Forum met on Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library. The forum reviews and discusses matters related to curriculum, student life and university policies.  The University Curriculum Committee, in charge of regulating undergraduate and graduate classes, briefed forum members on the courses that have not been taught for five years that are set to be dropped.

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

SGA releases draft student group budgets for 2025-26

By Ian Thompson / News Editor

The Student Government Association (SGA) Budget and Finance Committee released on Friday their draft of the 2025-2026 operating budget. Student groups can see the draft budget awards in an email sent by SGA President Lillian Sellers on Friday morning. A physical copy of the document has also been posted publicly in the display window outside the SGA office (CUB 201). 

Students and alumni discuss working while Black.

2/25/2025, 1:00pm

SU alumni discuss working while Black

By Ian Thompson / News Editor

A dozen Shippensburg University alumni were welcomed back to their alma mater last Tuesday to discuss their diverse professional experiences with current students. The event, titled “Working while Black,” was sponsored by the Career Center and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA). WITF on-air host and producer Marquis Lupton served as a facilitator for the evening’s discussion. 

This is a gallery of photos from the inaugural Shippensburg Winterfest. 

2/14/2025, 10:00am

Downtown Shippensburg freezes time with first-ever Winterfest

By Madison Sharp / Asst. Multimedia Director

D.O.I.T. (Downtown Organizations Investing Together) and artist Danny Kissel hosted the inaugural Shippensburg Winterfest event along King Street on Feb. 8.  Shippensburg residents flooded the streets to take part in everything Winterfest had to offer including live ice carving, interactive ice games, food trucks and live entertainment. The most notable offerings were the 17 different ice sculptures scattered downtown and live ice carving by Kissel. 

2/4/2025, 12:00pm

Your World Today Commentary: Picking your battles

By Connor Niszczak / Editor-in-Chief

The Slate EIC Connor Niszczak: We have all heard the phrase “pick your battles” hundreds of times. It is one of those cliches that we eventually learn to tune out. Last semester, however, I learned what it really feels like to pick a battle.

2/4/2025, 12:00pm

Trump tackles immigration and DEI in first two weeks

By Evan Dillow / News Editor

Since he took office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders aimed at fulfilling the promises he made during his 2024 presidential campaign. Going after federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs has been one of Trump’s main initiatives during the first two weeks of his second administration.

2/4/2025, 12:00pm

SGA Corner: Election Season

By Nathan Garber / SGA President

SGA VP of Finance, Nathan Garber: Welcome back to campus from Shippensburg University’s Student Government Association! We hope that everyone had a meaningful winter break and was able to spend time relaxing and enjoying the holidays.