NEWS


3/3/2015, 2:28pm

Chambersburg seeks to improve traffic signals

Chambersburg — One of the largest boroughs in Pennsylvania, with a population of more than 20,000 people, may soon get improvements to its traffic signals, according to Herald-Mail Media.


2/23/2015, 10:35pm

Weekly World News Commentary

“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation,” former President Ronald Reagan said. America is a nation made up of immigrants from every corner of the world.


2/23/2015, 10:31pm

SU celebrates Mardi Gras for fundraiser

A night of food, dancing and charity kicked off on Feb. 17 to celebrate Mardi Gras and raise money for a project to help the Haitian people. The newly formed Klub Kreyol and the French Club hosted the fourth annual Mardi Gras Ball in the Cora I.


2/23/2015, 10:14pm

Cecil Howard hired as new social equity director

Coming from the sunshine state of Florida, Cecil Howard hoped to be the social equity director at Shippensburg University — not for the enjoyment of Pennsylvania winter, but for the numerous possibilities that SU could present. “When I saw what was before me, I said, ‘Wow,’” Howard said.


2/23/2015, 10:03pm

Staying Current

Local: Franklin County cold shelters fill to brim Chambersburg — The cold weather is driving homeless people to any shelter they can find.


2/21/2015, 11:45pm

Science v. Religion: the impact of a trial

An award-winning journalist shared her experience covering a controversial trial surrounding the debate of promoting religion in public schools. Lauri Lebo spoke in Old Main last Thursday for Shippensburg University’s 7th annual Science and Religion Forum.


2/17/2015, 1:37pm

Staying Current

Carlisle — Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, whatever you call it, today is a day for sugary pastries.


2/16/2015, 9:37pm

Congress debates military action against IS

Only five miles from Ayn al-Asad military base, a U.S. training site for Iraqi soldiers, militants of the Islamic State group (IS, ISIL or ISIS) captured a town that has been subject to numerous skirmishes, according to The New York Times (NYT). IS soldiers, numbering in the hundreds, attacked the town al-Baghdadi in two directions, according to Reuters and Fox News.


2/9/2015, 9:00pm

SU geography professors receive $1 million research grant

Shippensburg University professors received a $1 million grant to study the Delaware River Basin. Shippensburg University professors Claire Jantz and Scott Drzyzga will use the money to fund a project that will map and analyze land use in the Delaware River Basin.


2/9/2015, 8:59pm

Staying Current

Local: Wil Haygood plans H.O.P.E Diversity lecture at SU Shippensburg — Author of the best-selling book “The Butler: A Witness to History,” Wil Haygood, is scheduled to give an annual lecture at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University, according to Public Opinion. His lecture, “Helping Our People Excel (H.O.P.E) Diversity Scholarship Program,” will start at 8 p.m.