ARTS ENTERTAINMENT

10/4/2016, 12:37am

America

By Tyler Michael Law

America, Where you can stumble out of a frat house and buy a burrito Where sick f***s from the bar next door vomit on my car And my neighbor leaves her prescriptions lying on the porch Where the television constantly plays ads for political candidates Campaigning 365 days per year As if any of them are going to actually try and fix anything America, Where you can go to a superstore and buy a gun Without a background check or an ID But I have to spend eight hours on the phone To see a f***ing therapist America, Where racists and creationists run for political office And we sit with our thumbs up our a**es Staring blankly at their ugly faces Sipping oil from a mug made out of a penguin In the land where JFK and MLK were shot for spreading peace The men who spread hate are given a free pass America, Where we b**** and moan about education And how the kids in China have better scores But if we lift a finger to help the schools Someone screams about their taxes And their 30 god**** cents from their paycheck To help someone else Then when you ask them if gays can marry They say “god would be angry” So America, F*** you and your patriotism Your insane political parties Your excessive personality And your lack of responsibility Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen 

9/27/2016, 2:13pm

Scotty McCreery returns to SU

By Mary Grace Keller

The once 17-year-old “American Idol” winner, Scotty McCreery, returned to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center stage Thursday night at what he calls, the “ripe old age of 22.”

9/27/2016, 12:07am

SU students create memories at APB’s Paint Nite

By Molly Foster

Starting the night off with only a paintbrush, a painter’s bib, primary color paints and a blank canvas, each participant left the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) multipurpose room with a handcrafted “fall sunset” themed masterpiece. Paint Nite, an event put on by the Activities Program Board, was held this past Friday.

9/26/2016, 11:59pm

Future Possibilities

By Courtney Putman

Future Possibilities Courtney Putnam Guest Writer Outside my window I hear the thunder of a train, passing in the distance.

9/20/2016, 12:46am

Uprise Festival unites believers

By Marissa Merkt

The Shippensburg Fairgrounds were transformed into a budding village of tents and folding chairs as thousands paraded in for a life-changing experience on Sept. 16 and 17.

9/20/2016, 12:23am

The Musician

By Lydia Leach

He plays jazz And if you ask him why he'll say that it makes him feel something And you can tell by the look on his face when he plays that he's telling the truth Which seems unusual for someone with such dark eyes, that seem to swallow you whole As soon as he makes contact with the innocent look on your face He preys off of the lovely The naive, the wonderstruck And the ones looking for someone to fix He comes to them with a charming grin and a guitar slung across his back So already he is irresistible, as any starving artist is But he is more than that He is ravenous for the next girl to come along, the next musical note in the haunting lullaby that he calls his life When he strums his guitar he only sees the heartstrings of the girls he has broken When he pushes himself forward on his stool he does not feel the music pouring over him He feels himself sliding into the next groupie The next victim, the next "lover" of his music, of his tar black soul He enchants his girls with strong fingers and a silk voice and a promise to make them feel whole for a night I think of him when I stare into my morning coffee, hot and dark I think of him when the coals spark inside of a roaring fire I think of him when I wake from a nightmare, covered in sweat and breathing heavy He has carved himself into my conscious, always lingering in the back of my mind, refusing to be forgotten Sometimes I wonder where he is, who he is, who he's inside, who he's destroyed I wonder if he found what he was looking for, whatever it was, whatever I couldn't give him I hope he did

Countertenor Nathan Medley and keyboard accompanier Scott Ewig help to bring Shakespearean literature to life Wednesday with various forms and works of classical music.

9/20/2016, 12:11am

Medley gives Shakespeare a new sound

By Molly Foster

When we think of Shakespeare, many people ask themselves, why is he famous?” countertenor Nathan Medley said at the first Chapel Series of the year, Shakespeare’s Songbook, this past Wednesday.

Clint Eastwood’s new film relives Chelsey Sullenberger’s landing in the Hudson River. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

9/19/2016, 11:59pm

‘Sully’ soars with flying colors

By Justin Lee

Trailers can often be misleading. Usually when we see a trailer for a movie or television show, it is edited in a way to give off a certain expectation of how the finished product will play out.

9/13/2016, 12:08am

Memories that burn like fire

By Molly Foster

She smothered the blazing flames Left aglow by long-gone drifters, With the raindrops From her cloudy eyes The incandescence appeared much dimmer— Die down Die down she cried, Kiss the earth with your final ember, Leave me dark, forgotten and all alone Like he did to me last December.

9/9/2016, 8:13pm

Open Mic Night breaks new semester ice

By Molly Foster

The hush and laid-back vibe quickly became a far livelier one as the crowd drew in and performers took the stage at Open Mic Night’s kickoff event at McFeely’s Cafe this past Wednesday, August 28.

9/7/2016, 12:50pm

SHAPE Gallery Opening

By Laura Kreiser

Photographs, paintings, sculptures, colors and even some music filled the Shippensburg Arts Programming & Education (SHAPE) Gallery Sept. 2.

9/7/2016, 12:30pm

Feminism moving in next door

By Marissa Merkt

Most movies rip women apart through their inferior, objectified portrayal, but “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” breathed fresh hope for feminist viewers.

8/30/2016, 6:24pm

Mitch Albom inspires ‘For One More Day’

By Molly Foster

Mitch Albom leaves his readers lingering on one simple, yet emotionally and mentally stirring question throughout the entirety of No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, “For One More Day” — what if you got it back?