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The Slate Speaks: Spring scheduling hurts current and future student success
From a conversation among Slate staff members, it has become apparent that scheduling for the spring 2022 semester has been an uphill battle for students and faculty.
The Slate Speaks: University sends mixed-message to LGBT community by welcoming Chick-Fil-A on campus
Shippensburg University promotes diversity and unity in its campus community. For the most part, the school’s actions are consistent with this value.
The Slate Speaks: What makes a good costume?
It’s finally costume season as Halloween festivities start.
The Slate Speaks: Facebook’s outages show larger issues with those who rely on its services
Social media, which allows us to keep in touch with distant friends and family, has now grown into an essential media and entertainment tool on a global scale. Which makes Facebook’s outages last Monday a big issue. Facebook‘s other apps Instagram and What’s App were also unavailable for several hours. Outages like this could lead to irreparable damage to small businesses that rely on these apps.
The Slate Speaks: Diverse Diets: Diverse Options
Everyone has different dietary needs to fit their own lifestyle. These diets each have their own restrictions and require their own accommodations. Many people’s diets are by choice, others for health or religious purposes. Options served by the university limit these restrictions even more. Students with dietary and allergenic needs end up consuming the same few dishes for every meal.
The Slate Speaks: COVID-19: We each have a part to play to end COVID
It has been a year and a half since the world went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until late spring, no one had the comfort of being protected from COVID-19 or the assurance that they had a reduced chance of infecting others until the vaccines were rolled out in 2021.
The Slate Speaks: Biden calls for American unity after divisive election
Americans set records in turnout for the 2020 Presidential Election. The Washington Post is reporting the highest voter turnout in a generation, with 62.3% of the voting-eligible population participating in the election. And officials are expecting the number to continue to grow. This is a step in the right direction — to see our fellow Americans playing an active role in democracy. It is important for citizens to be involved in selecting our national, state and community leaders.
We must practice political discourse after election
For many college students, this is the first presidential election in which we will get to vote.
The Slate Speaks: IUP’s new directives potentially challenge journalism education
Across the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), schools are making decisions to help fight the financial challenges higher education institutions face.
The Slate Speaks: Fulfill calls for education, understanding with ‘Diversity Week’
Our campus community will have the opportunity to explore different cultures, beliefs and lifestyles during “Diversity Week.” Diversity Week offers campus community members the opportunity to learn about cultures, beliefs and lifestyles different than their own.