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The registration portal that students use to sign up for classes each semester at Shippensburg University.

The Slate Speaks: Registration Woes

 Registration is one of those things that can never truly be perfect, but improvements are needed. Some of them have already happened, with one such example being an increase in online classes ...  Unfortunately, there are only a handful of them, and the seats in them usually go faster than Taylor Swift tickets.

The Slate Speaks: Going Home

 For our student readers, the university campus is their home away from home, and for many, their first taste of independent living. This can cause whiplash when they return home. Slate writers and editors discuss their experiences about returning home for breaks.

Adirondack chairs outside Rowland Hall on a Spring day.

The Slate Speaks: Spring in Bloom

 Spring is a time associated with rebirth. It is a time when the lingering snow mounds fade and university students begin to look toward the future. 

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The Slate Speaks: Debating Film Adaptations

 Film adaptations of books are nothing new ... but over the years, criticism has grown, and filmmakers’ decisions on what to cut or leave in has increasingly been brought to the forefront of the conversation. 

Slaters’ snow day

Over the snowed-in weekend, our staff enjoyed a variety of activities, with everything from playing in the snow, to catching up on school work, to getting cozy under piles of blankets.