Kriner dining hall to close until fall semester
ByShippensburg University is upgrading its steam distribution system in the final phase of a 10-year plan, causing closure of the building that houses Kriner Dining Hall starting March 15.
Shippensburg University is upgrading its steam distribution system in the final phase of a 10-year plan, causing closure of the building that houses Kriner Dining Hall starting March 15.
Father David Hillier, 63, died from a heart attack on March 5. Hillier was the priest at Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church and an active member of Shippensburg University Campus Ministries.
Shippensburg University energy costs are predicted to plummet, while savings will rise, as construction has begun and is scheduled to take place over the coming months on a new campus-wide $30.2 million water chilling plant facility and revamped natural gas-powered heating system. The project could save SU upward of $330,000 per year, and reduce its carbon footprint by 31 percent, according to the facilities management and planning department, which is working directly with the independent department of general services to oversee the project. The pipes from the current steam system will remain in place, saving SU nearly $10 million in its installation of the natural gas system, which will replace the current coal-powered steam plant. “They’ve been heating with steam for a long time,” said project manager Bruce Herring.
In the past, Shippensburg University has hosted numerous notable performers to entertain and educate students on campus. This past Monday night, The Ceddia Union building multi-purpose room was filled with music during a gospel concert performed by best-selling author James McBride, accompanied by The Good Lord Bird Band.
Instead of tracking down news and collecting quotes, The Slate staff decided to give back to the community Feb.
On Friday, Feb. 28, the final awards for the undergraduate club case competition were announced and distributed, with the female duo representing Reach Out winning first place.
Without a place to call their own, Muslim women at Shippensburg University used to pray between rows of books in the library, empty lounges in the CUB or wherever they could find a quiet space. The diversity committee of Student Senate and some of the CUB staff joined together this past week to address the needs of Muslim students looking for a place to pray during the day.
So far SU has been closed four times this semester due to snow, ice and slippery weather conditions.
Uncharacteristically heavy snowfall and ice storms this winter have bogged down campus and congested walkways and parking lots with snow, testing Shippensburg University’s weather response systems.
The applications for Student Senate executive board have been released and all the positions are up for the taking.
Former Shippensburg University professor Margaret Evans lost her battle with cancer peacefully in her home on New Year’s Day.
Well, we are already a month into the spring semester, and despite the large amount of snow still on the ground, students are surely looking ahead to warmer weather, the end of classes and the beginning of summer vacation.
Flip the lighter open, release a flame and inhale the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States. According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking causes 393,000 deaths per year and nearly 50,000 deaths from secondhand smoke. At Shippensburg University, smokers are not an unusual sight.
Snow on top of ice on top of ice on top of snow. A string of winter weather left Shippensburg University fighting to keep roads and walkways clear, and caused the school to cancel classes on two days last week. SU was closed Monday, Feb.
Nicholas Johnson, the latest addition to Student Senate, has an impressive weight to carry as the new representative for Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA).
Shippensburg University hosted its 26th annual MLK March for Humanity on Jan. 30 in the Ceddia Union Building.The theme was D.R.E.A.M.: Develop, Realize, Aspire and Motivate. The event was followed by a reenactment of the march that took place in Washington, D.C.
Shippensburg University is among one of the seven Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools to adopt a weapons policy that would allow students to carry firearms outside of school facilities as long as they can obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Escaping from the frigid Pennsylvania weather, 12 Shippensburg University students traveled to the Dominican Republic where they spent a week working with children at the Pathways of Learning School in Santo Domingo.
