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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Council of Trustees announce the SU presidential search has begun Noel Miller

Editor-in-Chief

The search for the next president of Shippensburg University has begun. Three trustees were appointed to the council’s presidential search committee at their second meeting of the semester last Friday, Nov. 12.

Douglas Harbach, Antoinette Marchowsky and Michael Ross will serve as the Council of Trustees representatives in the presidential search. Harbach was appointed as the chair of the council’s search committee.

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties is in the process of finding representatives for the presidential search. APSCUF is holding elections to select their representatives, Kara Laskowski, SU APSCUF president, said during her report.

Following the search committee appointments, Charles Patterson, the SU interim president gave his report. The council was updated on the appropriations request to PASSHE for one-time funding to support re-

cruitment, admissions, retention and graduation efforts, Patterson said.

During the enrollment management report, Patterson spoke in place of the representative not present.

“SU is seeing a seven and a half percent enrollment decline in comparison to fall 2021 with 5,668 students enrolled this semester.

Initiatives to reverse this decline are in progress,” Patterson said.

The Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Leadership Development Program gave an educational presentation on its work with SU this past year. Andrew Helmer the programs vice president of human resources spoke about the involvement of SU students in their summer program. At the end of the presentation, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts presented the Career, Mentoring and Professional Development center with a $30,000 check.

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Three trustees were appointed to the presidential search committee last Friday.

Graduate student leads COVID-19 support group Henry Mooney Asst. News Editor

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Students wrote letters encouraging Shippensburg Township to push a nondiscrimination ordinance to protect residents from being discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. Housing discrimination is one of the protections the ordinance would provide. Last year an SU student wrote a Letter to the Editor sharing how a potential landlord refused to show them an apartment after he found out their sexual orientation.

Students write to township, push for nondiscrimination ordinance Piper Kull A&E Editor

The LGBTQ+ Advisory Council held a Letter Writing Party in McFeely’s Cafe from 6-8 p.m. Friday to push Shippensburg Township to pass a Nondiscrimination Ordinance.

The event involved educating students on the importance of the ordinance and adding signatures to a petition, but primarily urged campus members to write letters to township supervisors expressing their support for explicit protections against discrimination in Shippensburg Township.

The nondiscrimination ordinance (NDO) in question would provide protection against employment, housing and public discrimination as a result of one’s gender expression or identity and sexual orientation.

“What we want to try to do is build capacity to really push this forward,” Jayleen Galarza, a social work professor and the co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council, said. “Students have a pow-

erful voice… You’re contributing to the surrounding town.”

Pennsylvania has not passed legislation that grants this safety in particular, so municipalities must enact such policies themselves. The current Pennsylvania Human Relations Act does not provide specific protections for gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. Shippensburg Borough has adopted an NDO, but the township has not yet made a move to do so. “I think folks take it for granted and think that these things just happen. The reality is that it doesn’t. No protection, no legislation, no policy just happens,” Galarza said.

The Letter Writing Party set out to bring light to the absence of such policies, which often go unnoticed. Students make up a major portion of Shippensburg’s community, and though some may not permanently reside there, those on campus and in the surrounding town can be affected by this distinct lack of protection.

Mike Fox, a master of Social Work

(MSW) student and Pride Center intern, considers not only the incoming student body’s comfort level, but the effect on surrounding areas as well. “[An NDO] sends a clear message to the community about what we value. Anybody who’s running a business, or hiring people, renting space or lending loans, they get that sense from their community that this is the way things are here,” they said. “The progress towards rights for everybody is a journey, and it’s like adding patches or layers to a quilt.”

When asked what students unable to attend the event could do to support this cause, many chimed in with suggestions. “I would invite people to investigate what they are upset about happening in their community and focusing on that, and figuring out how we change that,” Christina Zeigler, a MSW student and Pride Center intern, said. “Go to a Shippensburg town meeting, talk about why it matters and humanize the aspect of why we need an NDO,” she said.

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The Pride Center, located in the Ceddia Union Building, held a Covid-19 support group this past Thursday.

The support group was designed to help students process and cope with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The goal was to open a dialogue between students and work through what students are going through right now.

Mike Fox, a graduate student, organized and held the event at the Pride Center.

Fox started the event after working toward their master’s in social work. Fox said they had many opportunities to process Covid-19 while in the social work program, which is what inspired them to start this event.

“It was created for a class project, and my master’s in the social work program.

Also, you know, in the social work program we’ve gotten quite a good number of opportunities to process Covid,” Fox said.

Fox realized not everybody may have had the experience that they did while being en-

rolled in the social work program.

“I wasn’t sure if the rest of the student body had the chance to process covid and what was happening. The concept that we had was to help people start processing living in a global pandemic,” Fox said.

After everyone introduced themselves, discussion began. What followed was discourse involving how each student feels about the struggles of Covid, how students feel about going back to campus and what it is like meeting classmates in person once again.

Fox engaged with each student at the event, making sure that everyone’s voice was heard and recognized. Fox asked questions to make sure everyone got their thoughts across and made sure each student felt comfortable during the discussion.

Fox discussed their own experiences with covid and what it was like for them. Fox related the student’s experiences with their own.

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The Pride Center is located in the Ceddia Union Building on campus and is open Monday - Friday, 9-5.

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Galarza encourages students to always take action and reach out to the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council if they are interested in doing so.

An NDO may not seem like a significant ordinance, but those in attendance spoke of the weight of enacting the policies. “I don’t think about this as a protection for me, because it’s meant to be a protection for everyone,” Ted Shylock, a Shippensburg Community Research Coalition intern, said. “If you think about these things as, ‘What are they going to do for me?’ you’re definitely going to be shutting people out. It’s good to sign something because you know that you’ll be protected by it — I think that’s helpful — but I think the reason we need to do this is because there’s been a mindset of ‘What am I going to get out

NEWS of this?’ rather than, ‘What can we benefit from?’”

The link: https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7egi_dAx_ c6O8v5C8RNYSW4ypQCk0K7vifpMkZ-92if6Z1A/viewform leads to the petition in support of the establishment of an NDO in Shippensburg Township and a fact sheet compiled by Alithia Zamantakis, director of LGBTQ+ Programs and Services, which provides more information on the topic.

If you are interested in learning more about the NDO or have any concerns, contact the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council through cochairs Galarza (jgalarza@ship.edu) or Nicole Santalucia (NMSantalucia@ship.edu), an English professor. The Pride Center can be reached using pride@ship.edu, or stopping by the Pride Center Monday-Friday 9-5 p.m.

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Hayley Anderson and Abdulomar Tucker were crowned as the 2021 Homecoming royalty in October. Anderson shared about the work that went into her journey over the month before homecoming. From fundraising to making appearances, Anderson and other homecoming court members competed for the royal titles.

Journey to homecoming royalty: Hayley Anderson Noel Miller

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The homecoming court was back in full for Homecoming 2021 at Shippensburg University. Each year, 10 students are voted onto the court and spend the next month volunteering and fundraising in hopes to be crowned as homecoming royalty.

Hayley Anderson, a senior psychology major was crowned one of this year’s homecoming royalty.

When students think of the homecoming court process, many are under the impression that it is only determined by voting, Anderson said. The actual process is more involved and requires plenty of time and dedication from the court members.

Running for homecoming court was “easily the most out-of-my-comfort-zone thing I’ve ever done,” she said.

On top of fundraising at least $1,000 each, candidates have to meet several requirements in order to be considered for a royal position.

Staying on top of an already busy schedule with the addition of fundraising and mandatory events was challenging, Anderson said.

“The time managements aspect was the most difficult just running all the times to make sure I was meeting all the requirements and expectations,” she said.

Each candidate is required to do five hours of community service, attend certain events, and be interviewed by the homecoming committee in the month leading up to the coronation ceremony.

Like most students, Anderson grew during her time in college. She became connected to the campus and joined several student groups, including the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi. As she grew, Anderson did things she never though she would. So, when it came to running for homecoming court, “I thought that I might as well, top off the whole college career with something completely out of my comfort zone,” she said.

There were around 20 candidates campaigning to get on the court, Anderson said.

In the weeks leading up to the preliminary voting, Anderson put up posters encouraging students to vote for her.

“I plastered campus with posters, I was running around campus like a crazy person,” Anderson said. The only downside — candidates had to take down all posters before the polls opened. After being voted onto the court, Anderson began her month-long jour-

ney to the coronation ceremony.

Most homecoming court members will team up to fundraise the $1,000 together.

Anderson worked with Juliana Rehberg to raise money. They had two fundraisers, the first was a “Pie a Professor” event where students would buy a pie to (gently) throw at a professors face. The second was a photo opportunity where students could take a picture with Anderson’s service dog, Oliver, for $2.

Oliver sported a crown and cape for the photos, Anderson said.

October passed by and soon it was the day of the coronation ceremony on homecoming weekend. During halftime of the game that would soon be another SU football victory, Anderson and the other nine candidates were presented on the football field.

Heralded by the Shippensburg University Marching Band and a cheering crowd, the homecoming court fanned out in a staggered V-shape facing the audience.

The candidates are awarded places numbers one through 10 by using a point system based on how they met the requirements for court over the past month. Four candidates were recognized and took pictures together. Next, the royalty runners-up were announced. When the fourth and final runner up was announced, it was set in stone — Anderson would be a homecoming royalty.

The experience was surreal, Anderson said when interviewed by The Slate just moments after the coronation ceremony. Anderson said she hadn’t been expecting to win — a sentiment which was visible on her face when she was presented to the audience as a royalty.

Even after the odd and challenging year of 2020, homecoming stood strong and was enthusiastically celebrated. The previous year, the coronation ceremony had been held outside of Gilbert Hall, and had fewer attendees than normal years. For 2021, this tradition was brought back in full force at the Seth Grove Stadium.

“To me it is the most humbling experience I have ever had and biggest honor I ever could have received because Shippensburg is a place that I could come into myself as a person,” Anderson said.

November 16, 2021

Your World Today

Commentary: SU community needs a leader willing to learn, listen and act

Noel Miller Editor-in-Chief

The search for the next Shippensburg University President has begun. At last week’s Council of Trustees meeting, members of the council were appointed to a presidential search committee. While the interim president position, filled

by Charles Patterson, was filled rather quickly last semester, presidential searches typically take longer.

So, during this time it is important that the students of SU make sure their voices are heard and considered in this decision-making process. The Student Government Association is one facet of making student voices heard and the organization will be helping in the search. Individuals still need to take some time to think about what the next president should be like or what they can do to help students on their college journey.

For me, there are specific traits the next president should have and some considerations they will need to make to best serve our university.

First and foremost is the need to have open and honest communication between the president, their office and the students and faculty of SU. Many of my peers and I have felt that in the past years, communication was largely restricted from and to the university president. Necessary information, from emergencies to new school programs, was deemed not applicable to students and kept quiet without additional detail from students, or simply not passed along at all. From the student point of view, there was no reason for this and many of us are still trying to figure out what caused this harsh disconnect.

The restriction of information from the president and the president’s

office had several negative consequences, including fostering mistrust of the administration among SU students. In the past, students were chastised for seeking information and made to run in circles to get details. At the end of the day, I know my university is filled with good hardworking people who are willing to help me succeed. I think many of my peers feel this way as well. Still, the next president needs to take the time to consider and evaluate the relationship with the students they are being handed.

If the next president seriously considers the communication culture they are taking on, I think the students will give them the chance to change it. Like all families, those at SU butt heads, get in arguments and may not always like one another. Yet, I still have seen so many of us come together to support each other time and time again.

If the next president willingly acknowledges the restructured communication culture it will speak volumes to the students. That simple acknowledgment would mean so much to us, because it also shows that the next president wants to hear from us and is not afraid of our words harming the reputation of the university.

The next vital action the future president should take is getting to know Shippensburg University.

Roles on all levels from administration to professors are stretched thin right now. Likely, someone who was not previously affiliated with SU will take on the role of president. If so, they need to commit to learning about the history of our university. They need to not just learn about our historic milestones, but about the history of our culture and community.

The culture and community of Shippensburg University has changed many times over its 150-year history. The next president needs to get a firsthand look and understanding at the state of this community as well as the events and decisions that created the current campus culture. No one can be a good leader if

they come into a community blindly. Whether you are leading a student group or leading a state university, it is impossible to serve your community positively and with integrity if you do not take the time to learn about it. When I graduate in the spring, I will have attended two schools in my lifetime.

My K-12 school and my university. Even though I will have only spent four years at this college, it has impacted my life and altered my path in such an intense and positive way. Yes, I will have some disagreements with the school but that is part of every community. I may not be able to recite the timeline of the university, but I have learned about its recent history. I did this because I wanted to know how it affected my experience and how it could affect future students. As a student, I expect the next president to do the same, after all they will likely be here longer than I will have been.

Lastly, the next Shippensburg University president needs to have a fire of passion for this school and it students, faculty and staff. I do not think anyone in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) looks at it with rose-colored glasses. We are facing issues and crises from all angles right now.

Still the students, faculty and staff work hard at SU. The pandemic, the PASSHE financial issues and other problems have left this community roughed up.

We need a president who is genuinely excited and passionate about higher education. The next president needs to be ready to face the storms of SU and build up the students, faculty and staff so that we can be the best SU we can be.

So, to those about to throw their hat in the ring, I ask you to take these statements seriously and act upon them. For myself, I know that seeing actions taken and promises kept inspires and reassures me.

I am not the only student at SU who wants to see the next president care for students, in addition to hearing them tell us that “they care.”

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I choose you; Pokemon GO unites campus

Spring scheduling hurts current and future student success From a conversation among Slate staff members, it has become apparent that scheduling for the spring 2022 semester has been an uphill battle for students and faculty.

From seniors to first-years, students at Shippensburg University have had to alter their academic plans or prolong their studies since several majors are only offering a handful of spring classes.

The issue is multifaceted and complex. We acknowledge there is no simple or easy solution. However, the alarms it has raised cannot be ignored for the betterment of students and faculty.

With majors offering a low number of classes in the spring, students are railroaded into taking electives outside of their major they do not need to stay eligible for financial aid. Typically, students need to be “fulltime” which means taking 12 credits minimum during a semester to receive financial aid.

Taking a class simply to stay able to get financial aid is typically something only seniors do. When first year through juniors are doing this, it becomes problematic as they are risking extending their study beyond four years.

On its own, taking longer than four years to get your bachelor’s degree is fine, because the traditional college timeline does not suit all people.

However, there are still many students at Shippensburg who want to be out in a four-year timespan.

When we started college, officials told us it would be a four-year journey giving us the expectation that classes would be made available if needed. While that expectation was given pre-pandemic, the situation we are in now remains unfeasible.

Taking classes over the winter and summer terms is one solution to the lack of class availability in the spring. It also comes with downsides. Students who work or take care of others over traditional winter and summer terms are under more stress if they must make up for lack of class availability.

Needing to take a few scattered classes over winter and summer terms to make up for a change in major or a withdrawal is also not uncommon. But, it poses an issue when students have to take classes over these terms just to graduate in the traditional time frame.

The second solution to the lack of classes is to leverage your academic year to pry your way into courses.

Unfortunately, unless you are a senior, students do not have any bargaining chips when it comes to negotiating their way into the classes they need. Needing a class during a certain year to stay on track for their major should be enough to get students into a class if they register on time. But that’s not how it is, unless you’re a soon-to-be graduate, you have almost no leverage.

When many of us entered college, we were told that we could graduate in four years with dedication and hard work. Yet, despite our literal sweat and tears poured into our degrees, the classes of 2021 through 2025 may not be able to do this.

Cutting costs by offering fewer classes is not an effective way to benefit Shippensburg University. Not only are students under more stress, at risk for increased debt and having their education affected by

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taking classes they do not need, our professors and advisers are negatively impacted.

Many of us watched our advisers work hard to fit as many of their advisees in for scheduling. Academic advisers must schedule students on top of the classes they teach and any other positions or obligations they have. Our professors are being asked to teach several classes or sections of classes on top of the insane workload the pandemic has forced upon them.

This is not fair to the hard-working mentors and teachers at Shippensburg University. How can they be expected to teach more classes than normal and schedule students with limited classes all while no additional professors or adjunct professors are being hired?

With faculty at their limits and with the small offering of classes for the spring, advisers are struggling to get students into classes that apply to their major or the student will enjoy. Some advisers have had to put students in classes about topics the student is not passionate about.

Yes, we all have had to take one if not more classes that were not about fun or entertaining things, but that is not the issue here. The problem is that when students are put into courses that do not apply to their studies or interests, they are more likely to do poorly in them. Students who may focus in English are left with the choice of electives far beyond their major like chemistry or business. No, it is not impossible for a student to enjoy a class that is vastly different from their degree. However, when a student is forced into it by a lack of university promised services, it makes their journey to graduation harder than necessary by lowering GPA or causing a potential withdrawal or increasing debt.

Classes are not just credits on a transcript for today’s college students. They are vast amounts of money. None of us choose classes lightly, because the harsh reality is college students are facing the highest amount of student loan debt in U.S. history. When the university decides to cut classes, they put our finances and budgets at risk. Students get told all the time about scholarship opportunities and how to budget approximately, but that won’t fix the fact that many of us are at risk for playing for classes we don’t need because so few courses are being offered this spring.

This is the recipe for an unsolved issue. Our advisers and professors are human, too. They have been placed with the responsibility of their students’ academic success and mental health since the COVID-19 pandemic began. From the student’s point of view, it seems the faculty are reaching their limits.

To decrease the pressure and solve this impossible situation for students and faculty there are two obvious potential solutions — offer more classes and/or hire adjunct professors. Having a single person do the work of two, three or four people can only be productive for so long.

Students and faculty alike are under pressure — professionally, academically and financially. Cutting classes has only exacerbated this issue and it does not seem to be providing an outcome worth sacrificing so much for.

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Jack Myers & Brighid Cantwell The Pokémon Go community on campus brings people together, whether anonymously or through existing friendships. When I came to campus, I saw that there were a lot of pokéstops and gyms around, so I began playing even more. Since you can have friends in the game that can help you win rewards, I made a point to have all my in-person friends be my friends in the game. I was able to convince most of my friends quite easily. Even though some of my friends had never played the game before, they still enjoyed it.

The game has something for almost everyone. If you enjoy Pokémon and cute animals you’ll be drawn in. If you like to win competitions, or complete quests or you are looking to collect something, then those are reasons for you to join the community.

I know there are more people on campus that play the game other than just my little group, and even though I don’t know them personally, you start to feel like you know them when you see them around so often. For example, in gyms you can battle with and against other players. You get to see the names of those you battle against, and this slight interaction, over time, begins to feel like you actually know them. There are also raid battles, which are group battles against one strong Pokémon in attempts to catch it after you win the battle, and these gather players from around campus. I have some friends in Pokémon Go that I don’t actually know too well, but I met them once and became friends over Pokémon. Even some in-person friendships can start by talking about Pokémon Go. - Jack Myers I originally played Pokémon Go when it had first started back in 2016, but stopped after the initial hype died down. It wasn’t until last fall that my friend Jack convinced me and my other friends to download it that I started playing again. Ever since then, it’s been something fun to do with my friends.

When we started playing, COVID was still really affecting life on campus.

There were very limited options of things to do because of the restrictions, so Pokémon Go was great because it got us out of the dorms and walking around campus. We played pretty much all throughout last year and are still continuing to play this year.

Though it is just a mobile game, it has really helped me to connect to my current friends and to the Shippensburg campus. In addition to the friends I originally started with, I’ve been able to make other friends while playing.

Even random people I met while doing a raid are people I still play along with today. While it is just a mobile game, it certainly has had a positive effect on the Shippensburg community.

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Ship Life

A mental health day that you can afford to take Katie Huston

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Seasonal affective disorder is hitting hard as final deadlines and the end of the semester quickly approaches.

Through general and Covid-19-related absences this semester, many students cannot afford to miss more classes before finals week. Rather than becoming consumed by essays and exams, students should find simple ways to relieve stress without having to take the whole day off.

The temperature is dropping, and student’s flex dollars are depleting fast.

Whether living on campus or commuting, most SU students have little to no expendable income. Here are ways to take a short mental health break without missing any important classes.

Spend time outside between classes Spending time outside is a good way to take a short break from the stressors of university life. The campus offers many spaces to enjoy the outdoors, or for students to go between classes other than their dorms. While the current fall weather is still not very harsh, it is good for students to sit outside in an Adirondack chair while they do schoolwork or take a few passing moments to be still.

If nothing else, students can get some extra vitamin D before the darker winter months while taking time between classes and clubs.

Eat Something It is very easy to forget to eat lunch when students are cramming for an

exam at 1 p.m. Eating meals is one of the most important parts of staying on top of one’s mental health. As the stress of final exams and projects approaches, do not let the basic necessities fall to the wayside.

Additionally, Reisner Dining Hall and the different locations in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) are great places to study during and after meals.

Taking care of oneself physically is the first step to taking care of oneself mentally.

Options instead of Reisner Reisner is one of the few places on campus for students to eat during the week. Between the CUB food court and the food at Reisner, meals can start to become repetitive for students. At the Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, students are able to use their meal swipes.

In order to switch it up, students should consider using their lunchtime meal swipe for a drink and food item from either shop. This is an easy way for students to improve their day without spending extra flex dollars or cash from their personal funds.

Eat candy in class (or grapes) University students are very brave and deserve treats too. Sweets are great for those of all ages. Indulging in sweets — candy or a healthier option such as fruit — every once in a while, is another creative and cheap way to treat oneself.

Eating something small like a piece of candy in class is also a discreet way to make sitting through a lecture more entertaining.

Call your mom

A call home or to a friend does not have to last long. Even a brief conversation can help lift the spirits of any stressed-out college student. Talking to a parent or friend can help relieve the high stress caused by the impending due dates.

Casual conversation is a great way to take care of mental health; calling home can help students ground themselves as stress mounts.

C’s get degrees, and B is not Bad While this cliché saying is overused by college students, it is accurate. A few low — but passing — grades in general education courses, or other classes, will not be too harmful to student’s obtaining their degree. Students should keep this in mind as finals approach.

Students should not beat themselves up over a grade. There are far more important aspects to life than one failed exam score.

Pretend it is a game Romanticize the day. By treating classes like they are a game or level to beat, students may find the strength to get to class for another lecture or exam.

Pretending to be Hermione Ganger is a great way to feel better about spending half the day studying in the library.

It is good for students to find little things in their days to boost their spirits and feel motivated.

Therapy is also a healthy option for any student going through any type of issue. Please contact the University Counseling Center by calling 717-4771481 to make an appointment or visit their website, ship.edu/life/wellness/ counseling-center.

Recipe of the Week: Crescent Rolls

Ingredients: - 1/2 oz. yeast - 3/4 cup warm water (110-155°F) - 1/2 cup sugar - 1/4 cup and 2 tbsp butter (softened and divided) - 2 tbsp shortening - 2 eggs - 4 1/2 cups flour - 1 tsp salt (optional) Recipe courtesy of Olivia Wilson/The Kitchen of Estella Wilson

Directions: 1. In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water.

2. Add sugar, 1/4 cup butter, shortening, eggs, salt and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth.

3. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until

smooth and elastic.

4. Place dough in a greased bowl, turn one time to grease the top of the dough. Cover and let rise in a

warm place until doubled (about 1 hour).

5. Punch dough down and divide. Roll dough out (onto a floured surface) into a circle.

6. Melt the remaining butter and brush over the rolled-out dough.

7. Cut dough into wedges and roll up the wedges into the shape of crescents.

8. Place the crescents on greased cookie sheets and let them rise again until doubled (about one hour).

9. Bake at 375° until golden brown (about 8-10 minutes).

Photo courtesy of @shipraiderpup_tse on Instagram

Raider, current seeing eye dog trainee of Allison Watts, by the fountain outside of Old Main.

Cutest Raider on campus Carmine Scicchitano Multimedia Director

There are many famous animals spotted around the Shippensburg University campus. We have the famous Ship Squirrels Instagram account, @ship_squirrels, as well as and Oliver, Homecoming Royalty Hayley Anderson’s service dog. However, among all of the celebrities to meet on campus, one named Raider stands out.

Raider is a black labrador in training as a seeing eye dog with Allison Watts, a SU business college professor. The Seeing Eye is a New Jersey-based nonprofit that trains service animals for those in need. It is the oldest and largest guide school in the United States.

In order to raise funds, The Seeing Eye allows people to name the puppies for a donation of $5,000. Andrea Malmont, an SU professor in the teacher education department, started a fundraising campaign in 2019 to raise part of the money. Watts continued the effort and with the help of her students raised the rest of the amount needed over two semesters. The name Raider was decided on for the pup in honor of the university.

With The Seeing Eye, the dogs are given to puppy raisers at 7 weeks old and are kept until they are 16 months old. They then return to The Seeing Eye for formal training for approximately four months before being matched with a person to serve as their service animal.

Watts started training service animals for The Seeing

Eye in 2018. After her own dog passed away, she got in touch with Malmont to learn more about puppy raising.

Raider is the third puppy that Watts has helped raise to become a service animal.

Malmont started training service animals in 2008 after she finished working with an animal rescue. Over the years, she has helped train 12 seeing eye dogs and is currently in the process of raising another puppy. Having been a special education teacher before working at Shippensburg, she knew how important seeing eye dogs are for someone who is visually impaired.

Both Watts and Malmont, along with other puppy raisers, oversee getting the dog acclimated to social situations. For Raider specifically, this involves going to campus events, such as football games.

However, when encountering a celebrity such as Raider, or any other service animal that may be spotted around campus, it is important to remember that service animals have an important job to do.

“When you see someone with a service dog, talk to the person not the dog,” Watts said. They are different from regular animals, and some service animals are not able to be pet like normal dogs are.

Their owner will likely make it clear if the animal is able to receive attention. Be sure to practice proper etiquette around service animals.

To see more of Raider and his adventures around Shippensburg University, you can follow his Instagram, @shipraiderpup_tse.

Question of the Week: What do you do when you are stressed out?

Annashae Mason

“Kyle” Patton

Mavis Anderson

Summer Lebo

“When I’m stressed I sit outside, dance, write and listen to music to help me feel more grounded.”

“I spend time relieving myself from stress by gaming, by hanging out with friends and women and fighting crime.”

“When I feel stressed I like to listen to my favorite songs, look at nature and be with my dogs.”

“When I am stressed, I do puzzles, I read or I do a craft.”

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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A&E

Review: Silk Sonic’s breakout album is the smooth dose of serotonin we needed Piper Kull A&E Editor

R&B duo Silk Sonic released their first album, “An Evening with Silk Sonic,” on Friday, Nov. 12. Silk Sonic is made up of the multitalented Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, who formed the group after Paak opened for Mars on his 24K Magic World Tour in 2017.

Though both artists were born in the 80s, the album is heavily reminiscent of smooth funk in the 1970s.

“An Evening with Silk Sonic” feels comfortable for what listeners are used to Mars’ as he frequently plays with a more “retro” sound. It’s a bit of a departure for rapper Paak, but it certainly doesn’t sound like it. The two blend flawlessly both vocally and on their respective instruments and sound as though they are having an excellent time.

Though “An Evening with Silk Sonic” doesn’t provide

any terribly unexpected musical turns, every track has an undeniably infectuous groove. The listener can’t help but bop along.

Silk Sonic hit the scene in March 2021 when they released “Leave The Door Open,” which debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The song peaked at number one, becoming Paak’s first chart-topping hit. “Leave The Door Open” received high praise for its vocals, as well as its soulful composition.

Evidently, Mars and Paak were very concerned with authenticity, even looking into old drum magazines to ensure they were using the right drumheads.

The past few years have seen quite a bit of emphasis on nostalgia and the revival of older trends, likely due in part to the pandemic and an effort to grasp onto the “good old days.”

“Leave the Door Open,”

was followed by “Skate,” released in July 2021 and “Smoking Out the Window,” released in Nov. 2021. The songs solidified that Mars and Paak are able to provide an effortless groove and have excellent musical chemistry. The full album, “An Evening with Silk Sonic,” was released shortly after “Smoking Out The Window,” and almost immediately received high praise.

“To describe the album in one word: Sunshine.

Only these two could make an album that provokes such emotion and passion.

Every song is perfectly crafted and is such an effective blast to the past,” Seth Turner, a sophomore biology student and musician at SU said of the listening experience.

The album feels very collaborative and like those who came together to create it share the same depth of passion for the

craft. The album features funk icon Bootsy Collins and R&B bassist Thundercat on the track, ‘After Last Night,’ providing another layer of credibility to the music. Collins also lends his speaking voice to the album, serving as a sort of narrator or “spiritual host” to the experience.

The tracks are incredibly polished and have a sense of luxury to them. “It’s so smooth, fresh and funky.

It’s like being in a futuristic disco,” Gemma Laverty, a first-year art student commented. The sound is golden. The work that Mars and Paak have done to remain true to their source material, yet also provide an updated and personal take on the genre pays off.

“An Evening with Silk Sonic,” offers nine tracks and stands at 31 minutes.

Hopefully this is not the extent of the duo’s work together. The album is available on all music platforms.

Photo courtesy of NME

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak released their collaborative project as Silk Sonic on Nov. 12 2021.

Photo by Carmine Scicchitano The Woodwind and String ensembles perform in Old Main Chapel.

Ensembles host end of semester performance Piper Kull A&E Editor

The Shippensburg University Woodwind and String Ensembles performed on Sunday, Nov. 14 in Old Main Chapel.

The Flute Choir, directed

by Suzanne Thierry, played both contemporary and classic selections. These included “Harmonious Blacksmith”

by George Frideric Handel as well as “The Rose Cottage” and “The Doubtful Wife” from “A Gaelic Offering” by Catherine McMichael. “Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from “Orfeo” by Christopher Willibald Gluck highlighted soloist Haley Bennett. The ensemble’s segment closed with “A Christmas Jazz Suite” arranged by Bill Holcombe and featured bassist Noah Stewart and pianist Fred Dade, an SU professor.

The String Ensemble took the stage next under the direction of Mark Hartman. The group opened with “Boisterous Bourree” and “Playful Pizzicato” from Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony and followed with the Allegro, Adagio and Allegro sections of “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach with Margaret Lucia, a SU professor, on piano.

The Clarinet Ensemble played renditions of “Bach Suite” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss” by David Holsinger, “Concertante” by Anton Krause, “But Beautiful” by Jimmy Van Huesen arranged

by Tom Meyer, ensemble director. The group ended with George Gershwin’s “Foggy Day.” The Saxophone Ensemble finished the show with “Bach Prelude and Fugue in G minor” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Shepherd’s Hey” by Percy Grainger, “Fantasy on a Theme of Jupiter” by Gustav Holst, “My Romance”

by Richard Rodgers - also arranged by ensemble director Tom Meyer - and “Birdland”

by Joe Zawinul.

The concert is the first of many performances showcasing the talents that students and staff have worked to polish all semester. The Shippensburg University Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers will perform at the First Church of God at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. The Shippensburg University Community Orchestra will perform the next day, Sunday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. in the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center.

All are invited to these performances and admission is free of charge. Masks are required.

The Music Corner What has Head Copy Editor Elizabeth Peters been listening to this past week?

Songs

Artists

1. Brainless

bbno$ & lentra

2. Pompeii

Bastille

3. Girls in the Hood

Megan Thee Stallion

4. Whole Foods

Yung Gravy & bbno$

5. Dogs Days Are Over 6. i remember

Florence + the Machine bbno$

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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Wrestling, E2

Gallery, F1

Football wins 17-13 on Senior Day

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SU finished the regular season 9-2 and undefeated 6-0 at Seth Grove Stadium.

Isaiah Snead Sports Editor

Shippensburg University’s football team celebrated Senior Day with a 17-13 come from behind win over Mercyhurst University on a windy Saturday afternoon at Seth Grove Stadium.

SU (9-2) honored its 21 seniors before their final home game of the regular season and ended it by becoming the first team since 2012 to go undefeated at home. The Raiders finished with a 6-0 record at this season.

Freshman Jake Deluccia scored two rushing touchdowns in the win, including the goahead score with 4:30 remaining in the final frame. Redshirt-sophomore Bill Williams finished with 98 yards rushing, two yards shy of his first career 100-yard rushing game. Shippensburg ran for a total of 184 yards on 47 rushing attempts in the win.

The SU defense smothered Mercyhurst’s ground game, allowing just 26 yards on the ground and not giving up a run longer than five yards. The Lakers passed for 263 yards

however on 31 attempts, while the Raiders could only muster 88 yards through the air.

After exchanging field goals, Shippensburg went on an 11-play drive capped off by a 5-yard DeLuccia touchdown run to give the home team a 10-3 lead.

MU responded with a field goal on their next drive and a touchdown on their final drive of the first half to give them a 13-10 lead heading into halftime.

The score would stay frozen until midway through the fourth quarter. The Raiders would go on another 11-play touchdown scoring drive capped off by another DeLuccia score, this one from nine yards out.

Down four with 38 seconds left and no timeouts, the Lakers looked to pull a rabbit out of a hat. The SU defense though would be having no tricks as sophomore Jacoby Sherard forced a sack-fumble that was recovered by redshirt-freshman Chisom Ifeanyi, effectively ending the game at 17-13.

DeLuccia finished with 8 rushes for 44 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Brycen Mussina only completed 13 passes but also chipped in 54 rushing yards.

Sherard had 2.0 sacks on the day, giving him a team-high 6.5 on the season. Senior Trey Paul had six tackles and was credited with three pass breakups. Fellow senior Laron Woody led the Raiders in tackles with seven.

Mercyhurst head coach Marty Schaetzle was recognized before the game by the Raiders as he was coaching in his final game as the Lakers head coach. Schaetzle served as an assistant coach for Shippensburg from 19901996.

The Raiders will now await the announce-

ment of the NCAA Tournament Field, which will be announced Sunday at 5 p.m.

Shippensburg is currently ranked No. 8 in the Super Region 1 Rankings.

Lineman Tyler Simon had four tackles

Raider of the Week: Ariel Jones

- Scored her 2,000th career point - Scored 35 points in season opener - Went 2-0 on opening weekend

Women’s basketball starts out 2-0; Jones scores 2,000th career point Jack Ansley

Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg women’s basketball team returned to the court this weekend for the first time in two years.

On Friday the Raiders opened their season and defeated Virginia Union 80-66.

The Raiders offense started off well as senior Ariel Jones hit a three on the Raiders opening possession. That would be the beginning of an early 4-0 run for the Raiders.

The Panthers responded with five quick point of their own which gave them the early lead 5-4. Both swapped leads multiple times.

The Raiders went on a six-point run to end the quarter and took the lead heading into the second quarter 24-18. The Raiders capitalized the Panther’s mistakes in the first quarter, scoring 12 of their 24 points in the quarter off turnovers.

In the second quarter, SU started to gain separation from the Panthers. The Raiders continued hitting shots and expanded their run up to 21 unanswered points in the second quarter. The Raiders were able to take their lead into halftime 46-29.

During the scoring run Jones scored her 2,000th career point. Jones became the fourth player in SU history to reach the 2,000-point mark.

In the third quarter, the Panthers scored quickly with two quick jump shots from Taniah Johnson and Bianca Lockamy.

The jumpers cut the lead down to 48-33.

After the run, the Raiders piled on the points and finished the third quarter with the lead 63-50.

In the fourth quarter, the Raiders finished the Panthers off with 17 points in the frame and went on to defeat the Panthers 80-66.

Jones finished with 35 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the game. Senior guard Destiny Jefferson had 18 points, six rebounds and two assists. Junior forward Lauren Mills had ten points in the game and five rebounds.

On Saturday night, Shippensburg faced off against Bowie State University. The Raiders continued their strong offensive performance and defeated the Bulldogs 79-53.

The first quarter was back and forth as both teams traded baskets. The Raiders ended the first quarter with a 16-13 lead.

The second quarter was similar to the first and the Raiders were able to take a three-point lead into the second half. In the second half, the Raiders were able to pull away and take control of the game. The Raiders defeated the Bulldogs 54-40.

Jefferson led the Raiders in points in the second game of the weekend with 21 points, three rebounds and four assists.

Junior forward Lauren Pettis had 19 points in the game. With the wins, the Raiders begin their 2021 campaign 2-0.

The Raiders are back in action on Wednesday as they face Jefferson University at 6 p.m. at Heiges Field House.

Chris Jelkh/Guest Photographer

Guard Treasure George totaled nine points Friday.

Jones scored 35 points in the season opener Friday.

SPORTS

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Wrestling squeaks by Waynesburg

Photo courtesy of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info.

Junior 157-pounder Matt Milbrand got a pin victory in Shippensburg’s match against Waynesburg on Wednesday. His pin led to SU’s first win of the season.

Jack Ansley

Asst. Sports Editor

The Shippensburg wrestling team traveled to Waynesburg to face the Hornets on Wednesday night. The match was decided in the heavyweight 285-pound class when Danny Scheib defeated Trent Patrick 3-2.

In the 125 pounds weight class Josh Jackson pinned William Wilson to give the Raiders an early 6-0 lead.

The next match Seth Blomquist fell to Dylan Winter 19-4 to bring the match score to 6-5.

In the 141-pound weight class, SU’s DeAndre Reed won by forfeit, extending the Raider lead to 12-5.

In the next weight class, the Raiders had to forfeit and the class would be given to Damion Finnegan, tightening the match score at 12-11.

In the 157-pound weight class, Raiders junior Matt Mil-

brand pinned Alex Copolu. The pin extended the Raider lead to 18-11.

In the 165-pound weight class, John Bacher pinned Seth Evans. The Raiders pin extended the lead to 24-11.

In the 174-pound weight class, Kyle Hinerman won the class when the Raiders forfeited which cut down the match score to 24-17.

Neither team had a wrestler for the 184-pound weight class, and in the 197-pound weight class Luke LaVanway pinned Alex Fouse. This gave the lead back to the Yellow jackets 2423.

The Raiders won the final match of the night when Danny Scheib defeated Leo Fettrolf in a 6-0 decision to give the Raiders their first win of the season 27-23.

Shippensburg will return to the mat on Wednesday when they travel to Bloomsburg University to take on the Huskies at 5 p.m.

Carmine Scicchitano/The Slate

SU Junior Deandre Reed won his match by forfeit.

Men’s basketball splits road games at Tip-Off Classic 15 points in just 12 minutes of action, including a perfect 9-9 from the free-throw stripe. Redshirt-junior Dom Sleva finished with 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds and junior Carlos Carter finished with 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Virginia Union made only two of their three-point attempts in the game, but they grabbed 22 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second chance points.

The two teams were all knotted at 53-53 with 7:40 remaining in the game, but Shippensburg used a 12-2 run to pull away from the Panthers. SU shot 17-21 from the freethrow line over the final seven minutes of the game to help close it out.

Redshirt-junior Rashon Johnson contributed nine points and freshman Michael Dunn added eight points off the bench. Each player was making their Raider debut.

SU would fall in their second game of Bill Smith/SU Sports Info. the weekend to host Virginia State 85-75.

Junior Luke Nedrow led the Raiders with 21 points in their loss on Saturday.

Junior Luke Nedrow led the Raiders in SU (1-1) used a team effort to get past Isaiah Snead scoring with 21 points, helped by draining Virginia Union on Friday as seven players Sports Editor a career-high three three-pointers. Senior scored seven or more points. The Raiders Kiyon Hardy added 15 points Carter postThe Shippensburg men’s basketball team shot 76 percent at the free-throw line and ed 14 points, eight rebounds and four assplit their first two games of the season this turned the ball over just nine times in the sists. Johnson had a double-double with 10 past weekend in Virginia at the Trojan Tip- win. points and 11 rebounds.

Redshirt-freshman Andrew Recchia led Off Classic hosted by Virginia State UniverShippensburg trailed by nine heading the team in scoring in his Raider debut with sity. into halftime, but turned that deficit into a

two point lead using a 14-3 run to start the second half.

With 9:36 remaining in the game Virginia State went on a 15-2 run to take a 15 point lead over the Raiders. SU would fight back to cut the lead to five with 85 seconds left in the game, but they would not get any closer.

Francis Fitzgerald scored 23 points for the Trojans and was one rebound shy of a double-double. VSU out-rebounded the Raiders 45-31 and scored 17 second chance points.

Shippensburg will have their home opener on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Heiges Field House as they take on the Wilmington Wildcats.

Junior Carlos Carter scored 24 points.

THIS WEEK IN RAIDER SPORTS FIELD HOCKEY

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WRESTLING

SWIMMING

Friday: vs. East Stroudsburg 5:00 P.M. (NCAA Semi-Finals)

Wednesday: vs.

Wilmington 8:00 P.M.

Wednesday: vs.

Jefferson 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday: at.

Bloomsburg 5:00 P.M.

Friday: at.

F&M Invitational 10:00 A.M.

CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday: at.

NCAA National Championships 9:45 A.M.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Ensemble Galleries String Ensemble

SU Concerts

The Shippensburg University woodwind and string ensembles performed Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel in Old Main. They performed various suites of music by composers George Handel, Benjamin Britten, Catherine McMichael and many others.

This upcoming weekend, Shippensburg University Concert Choir and Madrigals are performing on Saturday and the Community Orchestra will perform on Sunday. See the Arts and Entertainment section for more details.

Flute Choir