According to the CDC, 91 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. The DEA reported that Cumberland and Franklin Counties had 62 cases of drug overdose deaths in 2015 — nearly half of which were caused by opioids. This made SU a logical host for Wednesday’s heroin and opioid epidemic forum.
The political climate of America right now is more akin to a violent soap opera than a rational forum for discussion.
President Donald J. Trump has taken the first steps in re-establishing the United States as a nation that honors its borders and laws.
If you have social media, you may have noticed the vast array of transformation pictures that have recently taken over Instagram and Facebook. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a transformation picture is basically a before and after picture. People who are trying to lose weight normally take them to track their progress, and many people have taken to posting their own transformation pictures on their social media accounts.
By the beginning of January, the annual Valentine’s Day craze has begun. It starts out slowly: a commercial here and there promoting sales at retail stores, or the best place to buy a box of chocolates without breaking the bank. Women in long-term relationships stare wistfully at engagement rings in store windows and drop hints to their significant others of where they’d like to go for dinner on Feb. 14.
In today’s society, depression is a topic that is widely ignored and thought about as a “cry for help” or merely stress related.
With finals less than a week away, the panic starts to set in.
As the holiday season approaches, it is normal to create a list of gifts you would like to receive, or of things you need, to give to your loved ones.
Missy says... Do Even though it seems like a month is not a lot of time and you feel like you have to start preparing for next semester right away, it is important to use this time to relax and enjoy time at home with your friends and family.
It is that time of year – there are sales at all of your favorite stores and decorations are going up the minute the clock strikes 12 the day after Thanksgiving.
TUESDAY, DEC. 6 7 p.m. — The Polar Express 9 p.m. — The Santa Clause
Make sure you stay focused. It is easy to lose track of your responsibilities because it is so close to the end of the semester but this is the most important part of the year.
As the fall months leave and winter approaches, everything seems to be about Christmas.
Thinking of what I am grateful for can be difficult. There are so many things that I can consider. Thinking specifically about the Army ROTC program at Shippensburg University, I cannot say a single bad thing about it.
Thanksgiving has been a national holiday since the 1600s, but now it is often overshadowed by Black Friday sales.
Here, you can find interesting facts all relating back to the stories published this week in Ship Speaks. Read the corresponding stories to see how each fact relates.
Have you ever been in a classroom and had your professor call you by the wrong name? This name being the one that you have come to own as your identity — the one you have grown with. How would you feel, even after you have told your professor what your name is, if they still call you by the wrong one? Probably not so great, right?
Missy says... Do Make sure you dress the part Most, if not all, job interviews require you to look at least semi-formal or business casual.
