Evan Dillow
Articles
Funding resumes for AmeriCorps after a series of heated legal battles
Following months of legal challenges, funding and grants are beginning to resume for the AmeriCorps program across the US.
SU honors the memory of those who passed during and after Sept. 11, 2001
Students, faculty, service members and members of the community gathered outside of the Lehman Memorial Library at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday to attend a memorial ceremony for the lost lives during the Sept. 11 attacks and the conflicts that followed.
Shippensburg University honors the life of Ms. Di
Heading into the Fall 2025 semester, MSA has drawn up its plans to honor Jefferson’s memory.
Trump sends National Guard to D.C. in crime crackdown operation
800 National Guard troops and 500 federal law enforcement agents were deployed in Washington D.C. starting Monday, Aug. 11 under the orders of President Trump in what he calls an effort to crack down on the rise of violent crime in the city.
Setlists of our Summer
Summer of 2025, some of our staff were busy attending concerts. Check out the different shows we went to!
SU MSA director Diane Jefferson passes away at 72
The Rev. Diane Jefferson, director of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) at Shippensburg University, died Saturday, June 21, at age 72 .
Shippensburg University student faces charges following assault in SU dorm
Shippensburg University student Tavian Gill, 24, was charged with aggravated assault following an incident in which he allegedly attacked a woman in a residence hall.
DOGE spending cuts target AmeriCorps, impacting student volunteers and communities across the U.S.
Continuing a campaign of spending cuts in the federal government, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) placed around 85 percent of the AmeriCorps programs federal staff on paid administrative leave in April. In addition to the staff cuts, DOGE terminated around $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, according to an America’s Service Commissions (ASC) report. This represents around 30 percent of AmeriCorps’ $1.3 billion 2025 budget.
Final spring 2025 SGA meeting announces four new student groups
Shippensburg University’s Student Government Association (SGA) hosted its final meeting for the 2024-2025 academic year in the CUB MPR on May 1. On the agenda for Thursday’s meeting was the swearing-in of officers and senators for the 2025-2026 academic year and the approval of four new student groups. Noted for this meeting is the unprecedented situation regarding the new SGA President Nathan Garber, who will only be serving as president for the fall 2025 semester. For Garber to be able to run for president, previously set rules in the SGA Constitution had to be reevaluated.
German security in a post-Ukrainian war world
U.S. Army War College research professor John R. Deni gave a lecture on the future of German national security policy in the Grove Hall Forum from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. Deni previously worked as a political advisor to U.S. military commanders stationed in Europe. Also in attendance representing the International Studies Program was professor Jonathan Skaff, joined by Global Languages and Cultures professor David Wildermuth.