Students, others volunteer during day off to benefit community groups
By / Editor-in-ChiefThere are dozens of opportunities for students to volunteer for their community throughout the semester.
NEWS
Downtown road work could impact motorists for a month
By / Asst. News EditorMotorists traveling through downtown Shippensburg are experiencing a new traffic pattern on King Street.
APB to announce spring concert headliner this week
By / Editor-in-ChiefWho’s next to take the stage? Shippensburg University’s Activity Programming Board (APB) will announce the headliner of their “Concert Xperience 2020” Thursday at 9 a.m.
PASSHE Chancellor gives annual update on system
By / Managing Editor“We are at a turning point. This year, with our partners, the general assembly, we will decide the course of public higher education in this commonwealth,” Pennsylvania State System of Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said during his State of the System address on Jan. 15. “This year we will decide whether all Pennsylvanians — regardless of race, zip code or wealth — will have an affordable pathway into and beyond the middle class.”
Your World Today: Journalists, public have right to access public hearings
By / Editor-in-ChiefNew policies limiting journalists’ access to the impeachment hearings underway in our nation’s capital this week are forcing voters to witness history unfold through the lenses of government-operated cameras.
Loud and clear: What students can learn from campus demonstrations
By / Editor-in-ChiefThree religious demonstrators seeking to save the students of Shippensburg University assembled in the academic quad and preached what they considered the Word of God. And while many in the community believe the men did not further civil discourse at SU, some believe their presence can be used as a jumping point to discuss how society can approach handling personal differences.
'Molly Pitcher': Fact over fiction
ByLocated on High Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is the brewery, Molly Pitcher Brewing Co. It’s not too difficult to see Molly’s name on a stroll around town, whether it’s a brewery, apartment building, plaque or even her large statue found in the Molly Pitcher Cemetery. But who is Molly Pitcher?
Central Pennsylvania craft breweries form Beer Trail across Cumberland Valley
ByThe number of craft breweries in Pennsylvania has more than tripled within the last decade, and the state ranks first in the country for the most craft beer produced annually, according to the Brewers Association.
SU community celebrates life, death despite gun violence
ByAliyah Mensah’s voice shook as she spoke about her cousin in front of the Old Main fountain at Shippensburg University illuminated by candles held by the audience.
SU says farewell to final graduating class of the decade
By / Managing EditorFriends, family, administrators and faculty packed the Heiges Field House at Shippensburg University on a rainy Saturday morning to celebrate SU’s last graduating class of the decade.
Trump rallies supporters in Hershey
By / Managing EditorHERSHEY, PA. — A sea of red hats filled the Giant Center when around 11,000 supporters packed the arena — and even more watched on a monitor outside — in Hershey on Dec. 10 during President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign rally visit.
SU retention rate increases 3%
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University officials have reported an increase in student retention for 2019.
Your World Today: Journalists must remain objective, detached from bias
By / Editor-in-ChiefJournalism is under an existential threat. But journalists, combined with a media-literate public, can combat it.
University moves centers downtown
ByShippensburg University has decided to lease a space in downtown Shippensburg to strengthen its ties with the local community.
‘It is better to tear down walls’
By / Asst. News EditorThe Open Society Initiative of Berlin has gifted the United States a piece of the Berlin Wall to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its fall with a letter to Donald Trump on it.
New coordinator hopes to create safe space for vets
ByShippensburg University has tapped Charles Payne, a veteran who has served in the military for 29 years, to coordinate a program overseeing veteran and nontraditional student affairs in the Veterans’ Resource Center.
Commentary: Etter supervisor talks holiday health tips
ByWith the holidays right around the corner, be sure to keep your health and safety a priority while decking the halls. Take these 11 steps to ensure that your holidays are merry and your New Year is bright:
Fashion Archives to release new collection
By / Asst. News EditorShippensburg University’s Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M) will release a new catalogue that will bring fictional literary characters to life.