Jessica Richardson
Articles
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.
Chess club wins in New York
Clinching the win in the fourth round, the Shippensburg University chess club took first place in the third annual Central New York Open in Syracuse, New York.
Student breaks out of her shell, movin’ on up
Her fingers quickly move over the keyboard as she stays intent on her work. Any passersby can tell the Shippensburg University junior’s true passions by the stickers that cover her laptop.
SU students celebrate department week
Communication/journalism week provides department students with educational opportunities in the three journalism emphases offered at Shippensburg University.
SU Fashion Archives & Museum opens its new home
From a professor’s office to the basement of Horton Hall, and finally to its own property, the Fashion Archives and Museum of Shippensburg University has traveled a long way. What SU Foundation Board of Directors Chair Joel Zullinger described as the unwanted stepchild has now been adopted, as the Foundation officially opened the new location on March 29, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “For years it was the unwanted stepchild of the university because what do you do with it and where do you put it,” Zullinger said. Many came to welcome the new location and new inaugural exhibit at 501 N.
SU’s alcohol, drug services offer students helping hand
Tucked away in 210 Old Main is a resource some students may not know about. Shippensburg University offers Drug and Alcohol Services and the Connection Program as a helping hand to students. The program includes Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), which every student who comes to the program goes through.
SU celebrates women around the world
The Shippensburg University Women’s Center, International Programs and social work students hosted a celebration of women’s contributions to society on March 15. The Office of Social Equity and Commission for Human Understanding sponsored the Women’s World Festival in the Ceddia Union Building. “2016 has been a great year for women internationally,” said Emilee Danielson-Burke, assistant dean of students director of sorority and fraternity life and the event’s emcee. Throughout the evening students and staff were able to enjoy various food and music from different cultures.
Hill Harper motivates at H.O.P.E. celebration
Helping Our People Excel, H.O.P.E. was given to students as benefactors, committee members and scholarship recipients gathered in the Shippensburg University Tuscarora Room prior to Hill Harper’s lecture to celebrate the 31st annual program. The H.O.P.E.
Local police chief gives driving safety tips
Approximately 66 percent of undergraduates at Shippensburg University live off campus or commute.
Greek Life: Its benefits among the students of SU
It is time for recruitment at Shippensburg University and all the fraternities and sororities are buzzing about what event they have coming up next and encouraging students to join. However, in Greek Life you pay for your friends.
