Graduate student leads COVID-19 support group
By / Asst. News EditorThe Pride Center, located in the Ceddia Union Building, held a Covid-19 support group this past Thursday.
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Council of Trustees announce the SU presidential search has begun
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe search for the next president of Shippensburg University has begun. Three trustees were appointed to the council’s presidential search committee at their second meeting of the semester last Friday, Nov. 12.
SU's vaccination week seeks to raise awareness
By / Editor-in-ChiefIt’s Vaccination Week at Shippensburg University. Students are encouraged to submit proof of having received the COVID-19 vaccine, learn about the vaccine and get the vaccine, according to Chris Clarke the director of the SU COVID Office.
Alpha Sigma Tau’s #MeToo event educates campus about violence against women
By / Asst. News EditorAlpha Sigma Tau (AST) held its third annual #MeToo event to raise awareness to sexual harassment on Nov. 3.
International Talk series shifts focus to Uganda
By / Asst. News EditorShippensburg University Professor Joseph Zume presented his travels to Uganda on Nov. 4 in SU’s Grove Hall.
There’s no better time to get vaccinated than vaccination week
By / Editor-in-ChiefMore than 59% of Pennsylvanians are fully vaccinated according to the PA Department of Health website. How is it that only half of Pennsylvanians are vaccinated seven months after the vaccine was made available to all adults on May first 2021.
APSCUF members receive letters of intent to retrench
By / Editor-in-ChiefOver two dozen Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties members received letters of intent to retrench, an APSCUF press release said.
State police investigate assaults near campus
By / Editor-in-ChiefThe Shippensburg University Police Department sent out a safety bulletin to students on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. informing them that there have been two separate off-campus assaults recently. The bulletin stated the assaults were late at night and “on each occurrence the motive was robbery.” No details or information about the exact locations, victims or alleged attackers were included in the email.
International Education Week represents global cultures of campus
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University’s 2021 International Education Week was celebrated this past week with various events highlighting different cultures.
SUPD introduces Run, Hide, Fight policy
By / Asst. News EditorThe Shippensburg University Police Department, SUPD, has adopted the Run. Hide, Fight program to improve and increase student safety on campus.
Students help community during “All Hands on Deck Workday”
By / Asst. News EditorThe “All Hands on Deck: Student Workday” at The Harbor this past Saturday gave Shippensburg University students and adult volunteers a chance to serve their community and improve the environment of the people around them.
Your World Today Commentary: Homecoming gave students a “taste of ‘normal’”
By / Editor-in-ChiefWe remain amidst a pandemic, yet this weekend I was able to get a taste of “normal” and just be a college student for a few days. Homecoming is the annual pilgrimage back to a college family for alumni and for current students a big family gathering.
Homecoming coronation 2021 returns to tradition
By / Editor-in-Chief2021 welcomed the return of crowning royalty at the homecoming football game. Hayley Anderson and Abdulomar Tucker were crowned as this year’s Homecoming Royalty. For the first time in SU history, a dog was part of the entourage.
Your World Today Commentary: Yes, your vote matters from presidential to municipal elections
By / Editor-in-ChiefAs municipal elections draw closer and closer, time grows shorter for voters to register and mail in their absentee ballots.
Manuel Ruiz seeks to empower students and promote diversity
By / Asst. News EditorShippensburg University recently hired a new Director for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. Manuel Ruiz has worked in higher education for 20 years, and before coming to SU, worked at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
ANNUAL ACT RALLY: A quilt to cover us all is a ‘mosaic of diversity’
By / Asst. News EditorThere was an air of appreciation during this year’s ACT Rally.
SGA holds meeting in Shippensburg University’s Gilbert Hall
By / Asst. News EditorKeeping with their initiative to “reach out to students where they are,” the Student Government Association (SGA) held their Oct. 7 meeting in Gilbert Hall, the home of Multicultural Student Affairs.
Your World Today Commentary: Students need university support when hate groups come to campus
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University is home to a diverse population of people among its students, staff, faculty and administrators. While the local community may not be the most diverse place on earth, the university has worked to carve out welcoming spaces for those in our campus community.
Professors discuss Germany’s political landscape
By / Asst. News EditorAngela Merkel leaving as Germany’s chancellor is like “losing the most powerful woman in the world as of the elections on Sunday,” according to Sara Grove, a political science professor at Shippensburg University. This was just one of the points of the “Post-Merkel Germany: Thoughts on German Politics, History, and Culture During the German Election” discussion that took place on Sept. 29, at Orndoff Theatre in the Ceddia Union Building.
Faculty discuss COVID-19 impact on mental health, education
By / Asst. Copy EditorLast Monday, Shippensburg University professors held a forum in Ezra Lehman Memorial Library to reflect on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on education and mental health.