Reagan Gardenhour
Articles
Fashionably Slate: Save your tears for the… cap and gown?
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.”
The ‘Reflections’ of a lifetime
Bard is a junior art education major at Shippensburg University, and she currently has her artwork featured in the Brindle Gallery of Huber Art Center at SU. Her collection, which is open until May 1, is titled “Reflections.”
See you Slater: Feeling hopeful for the future
2024-2025 Slate Managing Editor Reagan Gardenhour: "Before I was born, The Slate was producing quality work for Shippensburg University’s community. For over 60 years, there have been hundreds of people who have created content for The Slate. It is now 2025, and all I have been able to tell myself lately is how lucky I am to be one of those hundreds."
Romanticization isn’t so pink after all
Social media has inflated the idea over time that our lives only matter if we can enjoy the “next big thing"... it is a place that undermines the “normal” life.
Mental health advocacy with poet Luther Kissam V
“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?”
Erica Galioto: ‘It is alive and well’
“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.
Your World Today Commentary: Been here all along
Slate Managing Editor Reagan Gardenhour: I have always found countdowns intimidating. Ten… Whether it is because of anticipation anxiety, which has existed quite prevalently in my life, or because of the need to be in control, I do not know. What I do know is that I do not do well with a countdown. Or a drumroll. Or a graduation?
The annual Gero Awards highlights prominent women across campus
Shippensburg University celebrated the contributions of female leaders across campus on March 5 with its annual International Women’s Day Event and Gero Awards ceremony.
Your World Today Commentary: All for one, and one for all
Lately, I’ve been a traveler. By traveler, I mean that I have been taking a trip or two a month to see things that I do not see every day. Expanding horizons is humbling, and personally, I know I have thought plenty about how vast our humanity is from these recent experiences.
Fashionably Slate: Blooming fashion
Spring is returning soon, and I’m sure that we’re all very excited about the upcoming warmth. The cold seasons bring several exciting moments, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and many others, but after those moments are over, the cold becomes brutal.