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Shippo just got real: President Patterson announces Shippo the Hippo as second Mascot
Shippensburg University President Charles Patterson announced Big Red’s first mate Shippo the Hippo on Thursday, May 4. Students received an email Thursday morning with a letter and accompanying video from Patterson.
Guest speaker discusses tacit racism in Old Main Chapel
Waverly Duck of the University of California Santa Barbara (USCB) presented his talk “A Nation Divided: The High Cost of Tacit Racism in Everyday Life” on Thursday, March 16, in Old Main Chapel.
MSA and RHA host “Live at Apollo”
The heart of Harlem made its appearance in Shippensburg on Thursday, Feb. 9, in Stewart Hall for the annual “Live at Apollo” event hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) and Residence Hall Association (RHA). A celebration of black history and talent, this event featured various student performances in true Apollo fashion.
What an engineer looks like: Sexism in the School of Engineering
On Dec. 5, 2022, the official Instagram account of Shippensburg University shared a photo featuring two male-presenting students in the newly named Milton and Doreen Morgan Engineering School with the caption “This is what an #engineer looks like.” The caption was then changed roughly 22 hours later to say, “Hands-on learning at the Milton and Doreen Engineering Lab!” with no comment or apology publicly made.
Shippensburg Jazz Ensemble performs in Luhrs
The Shippensburg University Jazz Ensemble performed for an enthusiastic audience on Monday, April 11, in the Luhrs Performing Arts Center.
New advocates on campus: Disability Advocacy Club
Fighting ableism on the Shippensburg University campus and beyond, SU’s Disability Advocacy Club (DAC) held their second meeting of the semester on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in CUB 103.
Guest speaker addresses mass incarceration of women and girls
Every seat in Old Main Chapel was occupied on Wednesday, March 30, as Jill McCorkel, sociology and criminology professor at Villanova University, presented her lecture titled “It’s not Prison Reform if We Leave Women and Girls Behind.” The event began with introductions by Allison Carey, SU sociology department chair, and Theresa Ward, sociology senior and department tutor.
Student fashion show kicks off SU career week
Students traded in their normal clothes for professional suits, blazers and dresses on Thursday March 24, at the First Annual Sailing into Success Fashion Show presented by Shippensburg University’s Career, Mentoring and Professional Development Center (CMPDC). The show was to promote the center’s very own Raider Ready Professional Dress Closet where students can get one free professional outfit per semester.
Student Artist Spotlight: Jessica Silverman
Student artist Jessica Silverman aims to make viewers of her art feel unsettled and question their morals and being.
Quinn Erney premieres multidimensional, horror fan film
Fans of DC Comics, murder mysteries, and “your mom” jokes can all find something to enjoy in Quinn Erney’s “The Quinn Legacy: The Batman Who Laughs Fan Film.”