NEWS


11/10/2015, 10:21am

Expert discusses freedom in digital era

A technologist of the American Civil Liberties Union visited Shippensburg University on Wednesday to discuss the privacy and freedoms available in today’s digital age, as well as what information can be accessed by the government. Christopher Soghoian, a former employee of the U.S.


11/10/2015, 10:12am

Celebrating those who fought: Veterans Day parade

Shippensburg residents lined King Street on Sunday to watch Shippensburg’s annual Veterans Day parade, which featured Shippensburg University ROTC cadets. The Shippensburg Area Veterans Council hosts the parade annually, and as tradition, the parade began at 2 p.m.


11/10/2015, 10:00am

Ministry to travel abroad

The United Campus Ministry (UCM) at Shippensburg University plans to take its seventh mission trip to Vietnam during the upcoming winter break to build a school and to serve, learn and build relationships in the process. An estimated 13 people are committed to participating in the coming trip, in the hopes of improving educational opportunities of children in the Tuy Hoa region of Vietnam.


11/2/2015, 10:36pm

Passenger plane crashes, no survivors

Egypt -— A passenger airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula last Saturday as a result of an external influence while the plane was in flight, an executive for the airline said, according to CNN. The Russian plane was carrying 224 people and headed from Egypt to Russia when it broke apart midflight.


11/2/2015, 10:35pm

Authorities shoot down military blimp

Pennsylvania — A nearly quarter-billion dollar military blimp broke free from its tether and created power outages in Pennsylvania, according to NBC Philadelphia. The blimp left from Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland, and knocked down power lines before crashing into Pennsylvanian woods.


11/2/2015, 10:34pm

Gaping chasm opens wide in Wyoming

Wyoming — There was an emergence of a new geologic phenomenon in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains that some refer to as “the gash” or “the crack,” according to CNN. A chasm-like feature originated that is numerous stories deep and consists of different levels and huge steps.


11/2/2015, 10:33pm

SU gives university website overhaul

Shippensburg — The new version of Shippensburg University’s official website was unveiled on Friday in an effort to attract prospective students to SU, according to SU professor Lonce Sandy-Bailey who helped in the process.


11/2/2015, 10:31pm

Communicating with images: Stan Honda visits SU

A well-known photojournalist came to Shippensburg University and held multiple sessions for students to give them first-hand tips and experiences about his career. Stan Honda, a New York-based photojournalist was invited to SU after a chance meeting with Kim Garris, chair of the communication/journalism department. Honda spent three days at SU last week, sharing his portfolio, experiences and advice with SU students.


11/2/2015, 10:24pm

Police Briefs

SU student’s credit card compromised University police are currently investigating an incident of ATM/credit card fraud that was reported on Thursday.


11/2/2015, 10:21pm

China working on national rejuvenation

China is growing. Its economy is growing, its military is growing and even its landmass is growing. In a 2015 report to Congress, the Department of Defense paid particular attention to the People’s Republic of China’s reclamation of land in the South China Sea.


11/2/2015, 10:18pm

Legislature remains at standstill over state budget

Pennsylvania legislators are more than four months overdue to pass a state budget, leaving state schools and students without appropriations and grants. The deadline to approve a budget was on June 30, the end of the 2014-2015 fiscal year.


11/2/2015, 10:16pm

Students learn about Americans with disabilities

The disability studies minor program at Shippensburg University presented a film on Oct. 28 to recognize the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the law of the ADA, those considered physically or mentally disabled are granted the same employment opportunities and benefits as everyone else and are protected from being fired from a job due to a disability, according to the ADA National Network. After the law’s passing, resources were put in place that made public services welcoming toward those living with disabilities, and gave them the opportunity to attend universities and public schools where it had not been permissible previously. Before World War II, basic needs such as apartment buildings and public transportation were considered nearly inaccessible to the disabled.


10/27/2015, 12:07pm

Cemetery preservationists hold annual meeting at SU

Members of the Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds congregated at Shippensburg University on Oct. 24 to discuss their progress of preserving endangered cemeteries that are the final resting place for United States Colored Troops (USCT). The organization is a fairly loose alliance of kindred spirits who have taken up the call of stewardship, heritage activist Lenwood Sloan said at the third annual meeting, held in the Tuscarora Room at SU.


10/26/2015, 11:45pm

University hosts workplace bullying conference

There are some playground bullies who never grow up — rather, they grow up, but fail to outgrow their old habits. The National Workplace Bullying Coalition (NWBC) held its second annual workplace bullying conference at the Shippensburg University Foundation on Oct.


10/26/2015, 11:36pm

Police Briefs

Underage drinking, stolen property from Huber Art Center University police charged Devon Lee Glover Jr., 18, of Reading, Pennsylvania, on Oct.