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Steve Dolbin: 'You can always come home'

Long before he was a professor, Steve Dolbin was a “dynamic little All-American lad,” according to the newspaper, a boy who spent his childhood running around the halls of Shippensburg State College. After a lifetime intertwined with Shippensburg University and 25 years of teaching at SU, Dolbin is stepping away from the classroom.


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HBCU Homecoming showcases Black excellence

Shippensburg’s Elite Modeling Troupe hosted the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Homecoming, a night celebrating Black excellence. The event was held in Memorial Auditorium and featured music from BOOGZONDABEAT. 


Last Updated 11 hours ago

HBCU Homecoming showcases Black excellence

Shippensburg’s Elite Modeling Troupe hosted the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Homecoming, a night celebrating Black excellence. The event was held in Memorial Auditorium and featured music from BOOGZONDABEAT. 


4/15/2025, 7:30pm

Mental health advocacy with poet Luther Kissam V

“If I’m really serious about getting better, I need to get better,” said Luther Kissam V.  Cole Kissam, otherwise known as his pen name Luther Kissam V, is a poet and writer from Charlotte, North Carolina. On April 10, he spoke at an event in Stewart Hall inspired by his first book called “Have I Told You About My Superpowers?”


4/15/2025, 9:00am

Sink or Ship: Students pitch big in Ship Tank

SU students take home cash prizes after pitching their business ideas to a panel of judges, “Shark Tank” style.  The Charles H. Diller Jr. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation hosted Ship Tank, on April 10. This was an event meant to “provide Shippensburg students with a chance to explore their entrepreneurial interest in an environment where they can learn, grow, and earn some cash,” according to the Diller Center. 


4/15/2025, 9:00am

Erica Galioto: ‘It is alive and well’

“I try to take students from where they are to somewhere else, and to me, that is also like therapy,” said Erica Galioto.  Galioto, a Shippensburg University English professor, is a believer of allowing, and guiding, students to reach their fullest potential. To get them to that potential, she is adamant in teaching a variety of topics that range from connectivity and diversity to testimonial experience.  


4/15/2025, 9:00am

SU Greek Week ends in annual lip sync

Shippensburg University hosted its annual Greek Lip Sync at Memorial Auditorium in celebration of the end of Greek Week. Throughout the week, each Greek organization competed in various games against one another. These games included volleyball, Greek trivia, kickball, basketball and more. When a team won an event, they earned points on a leaderboard.


4/8/2025, 9:35am

The Sexy and Consenty Egg Hunt

Wands, Rabbits, Rings, Oh My!  The PAGE (Pride and Gender Equity) Center and Women’s and Gender Studies Department hosted the third annual Sexy and Consenty Egg Hunt on April 4. 


4/1/2025, 9:56am

PAGE Center’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Vagina Woolf’ Trivia Event Sees Massive Turnout

The Shippensburg University’s Women and Gender Studies Department hosted its third annual “Who’s Afraid of Vagina Woolf: A Healthy Body Trivia,” on March 24 in CUB119. The event aimed to raise awareness and rid long-standing misconceptions about the female body, emphasizing the importance of women gaining accurate knowledge about their health and anatomy, while not being afraid to speak about it. 


4/1/2025, 9:51am

Femme Fashion Representations on Campus

For many female presenting students on campus, fashion is a major part of their lives because it allows them to express who they are and what they believe in.