Have you ever wondered how you can change the world? Students in the Partners in Peace class sought to answer that question by studying past Nobel Peace Prize winners.
You always know there will come a day. But when that day comes, it feels like within the blink of an eye, everything is about to change. Over the last two years, I have had a column called “Fashionably Slate.”
Primetime, DCF’s main weekly event, takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and includes worship and small group discussions. While it is rooted in Christian teaching, the group emphasizes that all students are welcome regardless of their religious background.
For many transgender people, fashion is a way to present themselves in a gender-affirming way.
“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?”
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.
“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.
The Pride and Gender Equity (PAGE) Center participated in the LGBTQ Day of Silence in the Ceddia Union Building’s (CUB) PAGE Center and Ampitheatre on April 11.
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.
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Organization (AAPIO) hosted its third annual Asian and Pacific Islander Extravaganza on April 10, bringing a vibrant mix of music, dance and cuisine to the Ceddia Union Building.
The American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer program at Shippensburg University hosted its annual Relay for Life event Friday night at the ShipRec Center.
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.
The Gero Awards were held at Shippensburg University on March 5, alongside the annual International Women’s Day celebration.
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.
Shippensburg University's Residence Hall Association (RHA) hosted its annual Mocktails event on Wednesday, March 25, in the CUB MPR. Student groups had to sign up in advance and use their creativity to compete against one another for the best mocktail.
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.
The Shippensburg University Women’s and Gender Studies Department’s second annual “Stitch and Bitch” took place on March 17 in the CUB Airport Lounge in honor of Women’s History Month.
Shippensburg University’s Career Center kicked off Career Week by hosting its fourth annual Sailing into Success Fashion Show on March 19 in the CUB at 4 p.m.
Shari Horner, a professor of English at Shippensburg University, held a lecture on the medieval lives of women saints and literature at the Women’s and Gender Studies Spring Faculty Colloquium on March 18.
The King & Saint Café on 512 West King St. is a new café and bakery in Shippensburg.
