• Podcasts
  • Founder Added to Hall of Fame

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Sports

    For Shepherd University, athletics have always been a point of pride. There is no better way to honor the past than…

  • Cubs Take Shepherd Standout

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Baseball, Sports, Spring

    Sports, unlike other forms of entertainment, are such an interesting examination into chaos and unpredictability. In the wide world that is…

  • Could Howard Jones Play on Sundays?

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Fall, Football, Sports

    All young football players dream of playing in the National Football League. Every kid fantasizes about being paid boat-loads of money to do something…

  • Golf: A Forgotten Fall Sport

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Fall, Golf, Sports

    No one disputes the fact that on the vast majority of college campuses, football is king. Should football not be…

  • Smart on Crime

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Commentary

    On Aug. 12, 2013, the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, announced that those convicted of drug-related offenses that are not tied to drug gang or…

  • The Human Cost of Coal

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Arts & Culture, Features

    How does it feel to have a mountain scooped up and dropped on your family and your home? That is the…

  • Director Of Greek Life Indicted, Awaiting Trial

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in News

    In late April, as classes were ending for the semester, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Libby Shanton, the director of Greek life, on 54…

  • New Admissions Director Looks Ahead

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in News

    Shepherd welcomed Matthew Huber as the university’s new admission director over the summer. Huber grew up in the Midwest, born in St.…

  • Why “Yeezus” is Best Taken with a Grain of Salt

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Commentary

    Earlier this year, award winning hip-hop artist and infamous media icon Kanye West released his most critic dividing and controversial, full-length studio effort yet, entitled “Yeezus.” When asked about the meaning behind…

  • No Money, Just Love

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Arts & Culture, Features

    Shepherd University’s dating scene is weak, but Dave and Ethan have come fix it. Well, sort of. Program Board kicks off its “Comedy Unleashed” series on…

  • PASS Features Blues Master Corey Harris

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Style

    The Performing Arts Series at Shepherd will kick off its 2013-2014 season with a concert by blues fusion from the Corey…

  • The Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with Roommates

    Aug 18, 2013

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    by

    Picket Staff
    in Arts & Culture, Current, Features, Style

      Do’s Compromise – You are now living with someone who may have different lifestyle habits than you are used…

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