Staff Editorial: Spring break is a party for some, but not for everyone

Every year when spring break rolls around, college students are prompted with a similar question: “What are you doing for your break?” In the following weeks, when the nation’s schools take a brief hiatus, the same people who ask that question are treated to headlines that read “Watch this idiotic spring break bro jump into a shark-infested pool,” or “Viral video shows spring break ‘chaos’ at Port Aransas.” But the truth is, there are college students who do not have the means or desire to party their break away at a foreign location.

Some college students elect to spend their break at sunny, crowded beaches to rest and relax.

Trump, Republicans bungle meetings with foreign allies

Last week’s break, coupled with being snowed in for a few days, was a welcome distraction from the three-ring circus that is the White House. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.

President Trump and his administration stepped on some toes during its first meeting with important European allies. 

Trump met with foreign allies this past Friday at the White House.

White House Correspondent’s Dinner

The White House Correspondent’s Dinner is a longstanding tradition in Washington that brings the Press and the President together. In recent years, this dinner has become “more Hollywood” that involves a growing presence of A-list celebrities. The Dinner has transformed into a meeting of political and journalistic insiders that represent the establishment our country’s capital. After his shocking victory last November, it is no surprise that President Trump is skipping out on the annual White House Dinner.

Trump Planning Cuts for the Arts

In my junior year of high school, I was a state finalist for the Poetry Out Loud competition. Though I didn’t win, I was able to spend a day at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg reciting and listening to poetry. It was a great experience, and I know others involved would agree.

Women’s March

Shippensburg University students kicked off Women’s History Month by taking to the streets of campus Thursday for the Women’s March. The march was organized by the SU Women’s Center with the goal of supporting “the rights of all marginalized people”, according to the Women’s Center’s page on ship.edu. Moreover, though, the march was another example of freedom of speech that we all enjoy in this country.

Bathroom Bill

In a list of things you probably do in public bathrooms, it starts with looking for the cleanest stall. Followed by making sure the latch actually locks. Once there and have completed the objective, you most likely wash your hands, fix your hair or make sure that your pants are properly tucked in and your dresses and skirts are not. Things are similar for those who identify under the umbrella term transgender (trans). Trans individuals use the bathroom just like cis gender individuals, the only difference is a trans individual are more at risk of being a victim of violence.

Water Contamination Not Only Affects Michigan

  Houston, we have a problem.

Swastikas indicative of a larger problem

How far will people go to get attention?

Opioid addiction is a disease and it should be treated as such

  According to the CDC, 91 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. The DEA reported that Cumberland and Franklin Counties had 62 cases of drug overdose deaths in 2015 — nearly half of which were caused by opioids. This made SU a logical host for Wednesday’s heroin and opioid epidemic forum.

Milo Yiannopoulos tested the limits of free speech, got burned

  The political climate of America right now is more akin to a violent soap opera than a rational forum for discussion. To think, just this past summer Brexit seemed outlandish. Now, it feels like a mild rain compared to the hailstorm that has been the last 30 days. Our president is an orange reality show star with alleged Russian connections who, with top policy advisor Steve Bannon, is pushing a racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic agenda with policies such as the immigration ban.

Tump’s immigration plan is set to restore respect of U.S. border

President Donald J. Trump has taken the first steps in re-establishing the United States as a nation that honors its borders and laws. Most recently, President Trump signed an executive order that temporarily bars entrance from seven countries located in Africa and the Middle East. This temporary restriction is codified in U.S. law and precedence. President Carter barred Iranian entrance in 1979 following the Iranian Hostage Crisis. President Obama barred Iraqis from entering the U.S. back in 2011 for six months.

One monologue encouraged women to reclaim all phrases and names associated with the vagina, regardless of their origin.

Students give an empowering monologue encouraging women to dress as they please, while condemning sexual assualt.

Performances of “The Vagina Monologues” consist of both students and faculty members. 

Brooke Ready, PR director for The Slate