OPINION


2/25/2012, 4:22pm

Reformed immigration policies

In 2009, the United States’ illegal immigrant population was estimated to be 10.8 million people. That was about 3.5 percent of our country’s overall population.


2/25/2012, 4:09pm

‘One Million Moms’ trash Ellen DeGeneres

Gay marriage has been legalized in seven U.S. states, with Washington being the most recent. In the world we live in today, people of different race, ethnic backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations walk among us on a day-to -day basis.


2/17/2012, 8:51pm

SU Does Little for its Minority Students

Published 04/26/2011 When I went to the Anthony F. Ceddia Union Building for a smoothie one day, I noticed a pamphlet titled “Commitment to Diversity.” The pamphlet looked like one of those propaganda manuals in which everything is mentioned but nothing is really said.


2/16/2012, 9:18pm

Why Students Drink-up on Thursdays

Published 04/26/2011 The term “Thirsty Thursday” has been around long before any Shippensburg Univeristy students were born, and students at SU do a good job of keeping that term alive. The question many people ask is, “Why do so many students drink on Thursday?”


2/16/2012, 9:16pm

Studying Abroad Benefits

Published 04/26/2011 Living in a foreign country, having a unique learning experience and college stories you will not find here at Shippensburg University. However, studying abroad can help you achieve those things. Not everyone has the opportunity to go abroad, whether it is on vacation with your family or with your friends. But what could be better then using your education as an excuse to venture outside the borders of the U.S.? College students today have such great opportunities, but many do not know enough about those opportunities to be able to take advantage of them. Many may say, “Well in my major I do not have time to study abroad and graduate in four years.” But what students do not know is that most majors allow and can easily fit studying abroad into a four-year graduation plan. Some students worry that the cost is too much.


2/16/2012, 9:13pm

Being Married with Children in College

Published 04/26/2011 “Sally and John sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes Sally with the baby carriage.” But what about a college education to provide for a family? The American dream can consist of being happily married, having a family and a job that pays a decent salary.


2/16/2012, 5:44pm

Latrobe Leasing sues SU Greek organizations

Latrobe Leasing is one agency that many of us hate to love. Sorority and fraternity houses are iconic to their respective organizations. No matter how many years the Greeks have fought the landlords over moldy basements or leaking pipes, the organizations have signed and re-signed their leases.