NEWS

Students hold an open conversation and share their thoughts at the Ask, Communicate, Teach Tolerance (A.C.T) call to action that was held on Thursday afternoon. The event was held to address social issues on campus, including a Facebook post made by a student that threatened others. 

11/13/2018, 2:16pm

A.C.T. calls students together

By Drew Lovett

Echoes of chatter bounced off the walls of Shippensburg University’s Gilbert Hall as people gathered for a discussion about social issues and inequities faced on campus.

10/9/2018, 3:26pm

Greeks tell SGA about alleged mistreatment

By Hannah Pollock / Managing Editor

Thursday’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting started out like any other meeting would. SGA President Logan Wein called the meeting to order, followed by the roll call of the senators and opening remarks. What came next was unexpected. 

9/25/2018, 2:32pm

SU survey to address, create new initiatives

By Shannon Long

Shippensburg University’s Climate Survey Working Group (CSWG) will be launching a survey at the end of October to assess the social climate of SU and identify successful initiatives, uncover challenges facing the community and develop strategic initiatives to build on successes and address challenges, according to Carlesha Halkias, executive director of the office of social equity. 

Stephanie Jirard moderates the criminal justice symposium where a panel of professors debated the topic of crime and the media. Panelists from various departments provided different views on the subject.

9/18/2018, 12:58pm

Symposium discusses crime, media

By Shannon Long

Crime and the media was the topic of discussion between professors at the 12th annual criminal justice symposium Thursday in Shippensburg University’s Old Main Chapel.

Luke Smith is one of nine state system students participating in THIS program in Harrisburg.

9/11/2018, 1:06pm

SU senior participates in THIS

By Shannon Long

Senior political science major and English minor Luke Smith is working with Pennsylvania’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) during a 15-week internship sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

Brad Foreman is a senior physics major and the 2018 winner of the Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence and a $1,000 prize from PASSHE. 

4/16/2018, 9:50pm

SU senior wins PASSHE award

By Hannah Pollock / Managing Editor

Shippensburg University senior Brad Foreman was announced as the 2018 winner of the Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence and received a $1,000 prize from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. 

Students are encouraged to use the Ship CARES referral system at ship.edu/shipcares, but emergency situations should be reported to campus police.

3/19/2018, 8:28pm

Change in gun culture could be cause of mass shootings

By Shannon Long

The increased amount of gun violence and mass shootings in the United States over the past decades could have been caused by a change in violent gun culture and the normalization of guns, according to Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, an SU sociology professor.