Give it a thought: Americans don’t know black history
Black History month takes place in February in the United States, which is an annual celebration of achievements and accomplishments by African Americans, both past and present.
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Black History month takes place in February in the United States, which is an annual celebration of achievements and accomplishments by African Americans, both past and present.
The current Democratic front-runners in the 2020 presidential race, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Pete Buttigieg, each hold common ground on one particular policy: Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The State of the Union Address certainly was a newsworthy event, but for all the wrong reasons.
Shippensburg University has dozens of online portals and online service access points that first-year students have to learn.
Social sorting on the basis of political identity is widening the gap between partisan ideology and deepening our collective divide. And while the pendulum of public opinion always swings from one end of the spectrum to the other, we have never experienced this level of dysfunction before.
The 2020 presidential election is approaching at rapid speed and calls to mind the position of voters and a dilemma that has plagued our country for decades: The absence of young voters.
According to the Center for Disease Control, half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STI) each year occur in young people aged 15-24 years — the age group of most college students. STIs (sometimes referred to as STDs) do not discriminate. They can affect any gender, sexual orientation or race. The rates of these infections have been on the rise. College students are more likely to be infected because they tend to have more sexual partners and engage in sexual activity while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. While some forms of sexual activity are less risky, it can be spread during any type. This should be a concern of anyone on campus who is sexually active.
Your heart works hard for you nonstop for your whole life. So show it some tender love and care this month during national hearth month.
Around 250,000 people attended the annual March for Life on Jan. 24. The event is a rally and march dedicated to spreading the word about why abortion should be illegal, as well as to address the infamous Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, which permitted legal abortions across the country in 1973.
Kriner Hall is the daily go-to dining option for some students, and for others it is their pick for food when Reisner Dining Hall’s menu does not look too appealing. Others never set foot in Kriner.
Digital technology has experienced nothing short of a miraculous renaissance that has defined my generation and will continue to define all generations henceforth.
Of the 12 remaining Democratic candidates vying for the presidency in 2020, only a select few have an actual chance.
Americans care about a plethora of topics on literally anything you can imagine under the sun. However, we all know some political topics are more near and dear to our hearts than others.
With the holidays right around the corner, be sure to keep your health and safety a priority while decking the halls. Take these 11 steps to ensure that your holidays are merry and your New Year is bright:
Whenever students apply to Shippensburg University, many are offered the Raider Success Scholarship as a means of decreasing the cost of their tuition and to encourage them to choose SU over all other schools. Its purpose is additionally to reward students who are high academic performers. That Raider Success Scholarship funded through the university was previously provided to students with a 1150 SAT and 3.5 GPA or higher to the amount of $2,000 for up to four years.
As the fall semester starts to wind down, Shippensburg University student email inboxes are filling with information for not just the spring semester. Information is pouring in about housing selection for fall 2020.
Many democratic presidential candidates have discussed a hardly known concept called court-packing. The term refers to adding of Supreme Court justices with the intent of changing the political ideology of the Supreme Court.
The Shippensburg University community and campus life is often fragmented into smaller groups. Our university is defined more so by our individual groups and lacks a central school spirit. The truly disappointing part of our campus climate is the large percentage of our population that is not involved on campus.
Americans are very strong-willed in their opinions and convictions. We are very proud of our beliefs, values, religious identities and core moral principles.
Halloween is approaching at lightening speed, and for all of you who dress up for Halloween, sometimes there may be a temptation to dress up as Native Americans.