Shippensburg University offers many student resources to achieve academic goals. With midterms just around the corner and bad grades plaguing D2L accounts, it is time for students to pull themselves together and get the grades they want.
The student club, Ship Votes, went door-to-door during classes on Sept. 19 to encourage students to vote and help with voter registration applications. Ship Votes is a non-partisan, voter registration group with more than 50 volunteers that has registered more than 600 students to vote this year.
This summer, while many Shippensburg University students were at the beach, visiting museums or working so they could afford their textbooks for the fall semester, Cadet John Reitz, an SU junior, was overseas in Georgia participating in the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) program. CULP, a program offered by SU’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), is designed to get United States military cadets experience in foreign countries.
A hero comes in many different shapes and sizes. The reality of the world that we live in is that there are problems. Hunger is one of those problems that expands across the globe.
On Jan. 24, The Slate featured a story about an Shippensburg University sophomore named Kelsea Collins, who had just left to learn abroad at Limerick University in Limerick, Ireland. She had high hopes of a life-changing, perspective-altering experience that would help her better understand her future. Collins, now a junior, returned May 15 after a four-month trip that exceeded all of her expectations, altered her perspectives and certainly changed her life. “You just become a different kind of person because you’re completely self-reliant,” Collins said.
When Andrew Thornhill walked into Rowland 206 on Sept.12 to speak to students about his experiences as an entrepreneur, the vibe of the classroom changed from an attitude of passivity to one of inspiration. Thornhill is a successful entrepreneur based out of Seattle, Wash., who has worked in every industry from music to media. Guest speakers have graced the halls of Shippensburg University in the past, but what made Thornhill stand out from the rest is his selflessness to share his success and insight with students.
Eleven years ago the acts of a few changed the lives of thousands. On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism struck America — the World Trade Centers crumbled to the ground, the Pentagon burned and a plane went down in the middle of a field.
She walks into the room like she does everyday. Her tattered blue jeans, pink scrunchie tangled in her wavy caramel hair and the same oversized hoody hide the scars underneath.
The beginning of every semester kicks off a migration of students moving from home to campus. However, every student does not make this semi-permanent move.
Freshman year can be scary and exciting, but confusing. As freshmen, finding equal balance between independence without forgetting about schoolwork can be challenging. To help all the freshmen in this situation, here are five tips to help survive freshman year.
Many students, professors, administrators and staff at Shippensburg University have something in common besides the fact that they attend, teach or work at the university.
Sunlight poured through the glass windows in the chapel, creating a soothing atmosphere. Intense silence ricocheted off the four walls.
One day when I was in fifth grade, my mom took me out to eat. I remember it vividly, mainly because going out to eat was a rare occasion and was reserved for celebrations or to soften the blow of bad news.
After nine long weeks, 10 contestants, countless songs and endless talent, the night that everyone was waiting for finally arrived.
Richard Zumkhawala-Cook, or Dr. Rich, as he prefers, has been an associate professor of English at Shippensburg University since 2001, and he is also involved with WSYC 88.7, Shippensburg’s campus radio station.
If you have only been in the gym once a week, you have seen this student around the weight platforms either lifting or talking to other students.
Kim Van Alkemade sat at her desk with an assortment of literary publications displayed in front of her.
Many television shows, movies and entertaining hypnosis shows portray hypnosis in a comical and entertaining manner.
Huber Art Center hosted its annual Art Fashion Show on Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. The event allowed art majors at Shippensburg University to showcase their talents and model clothing they have creatively made for class.
While glancing in the group fitness room at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, a person might think it is a club with everyone dropping low and getting sweaty.
