Britton road to be under construction
ByShippensburg Township supervisors announced Sept. 24, that construction on Britton Road will begin on Oct.
Shippensburg Township supervisors announced Sept. 24, that construction on Britton Road will begin on Oct.
After servicing thousands of Shippensburg University students since the ’60s, the old Naugle Hall is now nothing more than a pile of pulverized stone. Over the past few years, SU has been transforming its living accommodations by demolishing many old and outdated residence halls and replacing them with new suites.
GOP leaders tripped over one another at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library last week, each one trying to stand out as the best choice for the next president of the U.S. The candidates fired shots, shook hands and used every chance they received to steal the limelight.
On the second floor of the Luhrs Performing Arts Center, students and university staff mingled between tables at the “Spirit of Generosity” New Scholarship Recipient Reception on Sept.
The Shippensburg University community celebrated Constitution Day to recognize the efforts and bravery of the framers of the document Beautiful weather graced the campus for this year’s annual Constitution Day celebration, which was held last Thursday. The morning kicked off with a celebration held in front of the Ezra Lehman Library.
Steve Oldt, a Shippensburg Township supervisor, hosted a forum on Friday at the Shippensburg Township office to discuss the effectiveness of the weekend security guards deployed on Richard Avenue. Vigilante Security was hired by Shippensburg Township and has worked with the Pennsylvania State Police since April in an attempt to curb the mayhem of Shippensburg’s most ubiquitous party spot.
With today’s technology, most have steered away from using an atlas or map to plan the quickest and most efficient way to get to a location.
Shippensburg University professor Steven Lichtman discussed various court cases that addressed the constitutional rights of those in the LGBT community at a lecture in Grove Hall at SU. Lichtman mingled with students while he patiently waited to present his lecture on LGBT rights on Sept.
Hazing allegations forced the Shippensburg University Student Senate to freeze the school’s male rugby team’s budget for the 2015–2016 academic year.
Kim van Alkemade, a professor of English at Shippensburg University, recently published her new book, “Orphan #8.” The book proved to be an immediate success, with more than 100,000 copies already in print.
Two alumni, Corey Hunt and Amanda DiGirolomo, died in unrelated incidents on, Sept. 7, Labor Day morning A third alumnus, Brian Filon, died before the start of the current academic year, on Aug.
While Gov. Tom Wolf and members of the state legislature stare each other down across the aisle in Harrisburg, state universities and their students sit waiting on the sidelines — waiting for a final decision to propel them forward. When June 30 arrived, college students were in the midst of summer’s glory.
Elections for two Student Senate positions opened Monday morning, giving Shippensburg University students the opportunity to vote for the class of 2019 representatives until Thursday. Raven Francis and Zach Gates are the only two candidates running for the positions.
The management of student groups at Shippensburg University is headed in a digital direction this year with the help of Student Senate. The new software, Community@SHIP, is a site that now assists clubs in running day-to-day operations, said Student Senate Treasurer Justin Schneider.
The Shippensburg University Annual Security Report was released to students and staff this week to show statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes and procedures. The report includes crimes related to alcohol, drugs, sexual assault and weapons that occurred on campus, which includes property owned by SU and on public property.
Mustard gas, mass migration and the Middle East are dominating headlines as Europe is faced with an unanswered question — where are hundreds of thousands of refugees going to live? In the past four years, a civil war broke out in Syria when pro-democratic citizens challenged their authoritarian government, according to the BBC. Since then, more than 200,000 people have died from fighting.
While many Shippensburg University students were enjoying the Labor Day weekend with their families, two former students, Amanda DiGirolomo and Corey Hunt, passed away in separate incidents on the morning of Sept.
Shippensburg University students had the chance to take political and religious action on Aug. 30, when members of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) arrived on campus to gather signatures for a petition to Pope Francis. TFP is a Catholic American organization that attempts to solve crises affecting American society and the Catholic Church.
How long can you stay in a private room at the library working with classmates on a group project before you feel the overwhelming urge to get some fresh air and clear your thoughts?
Shippensburg University selected Steve Smith, an experienced school administrator, as the new director of Grace B.