SHIP LIFE


1/31/2017, 4:18pm

Students give back to community for MLK Day

Students of the Shippensburg University community along with students from Wilson College came together Saturday to provide service in downtown Shippensburg. The Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) was in charge of the service in honor of Martin Luther King Day.


1/31/2017, 4:16pm

Gospel Celebration honors MLK

Students gathered to honor The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through gospel and worship in the multipurpose room of the Ceddia Union Building at Shippensburg University on Sunday.


1/31/2017, 3:47pm

A Raider’s View: Depression in Society

In today’s society, depression is a topic that is widely ignored, and thought about as a “cry for help” or merely stress related. Although depression affects 18 percent of the U.S. population — and is one of the most common mental illnesses, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) — it is overlooked and can be hard to recognize by psychiatrists, friends and family.


12/21/2016, 6:17pm

Chess club faces international competition in Spain

Approximately 605 million people play a game that originated in India 1,500 years ago, and about 70 percent of the adult population has played at some point in its life, according to YouGov.com. The Shippensburg University Chess team will be heading to Spain for a tournament to continue to be a part of that 605 million.


12/16/2016, 5:02pm

Alpha Omicron Pi Hosts Kindness Week

The sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) brought kindness to campus the week of Nov. 13. Each day was dedicated to different people and organizations, such as Greek life, faculty, AOII advisors, student body, AOII chapter and the Shippensburg community.


12/6/2016, 12:32am

Former athlete pursues career in sports information

From a standout athlete at Mansfield University to a stint in professional baseball, the new sports information department’s graduate assistant has traveled across the United States to finally settle down in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.


12/6/2016, 12:30am

Colleges Against Cancer help American Cancer Society

By the end of 2016, there will be an estimated 1,685,210 new cancer diagnosis and 595,690 cancer-related deaths in the United States. The American Cancer Society raises money year round to help families who have members fighting for their lives.


12/5/2016, 8:34pm

Condom bingo educates students

Using condoms as bingo markers, Shippensburg University students played their way through 20 rounds of bingo in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) between lessons from a sexologist.


11/22/2016, 11:56am

ROTC celebrates Veterans Day

Over the past week, Shippensburg University Army Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC) worked alongside the university’s Student Veterans Association (SVA) to raise over $400 to go toward assisting Pennsylvania’s Wounded Warriors.


11/22/2016, 11:52am

Just one cup in growing mountain of trash

Shippensburg University’s trash cans overflow with recyclable items — Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donut cups, water bottles, cans and food containers all nestled in a bed of used napkins, stuck together with wads of gum and smeared with wasted drink and food.