Mindfulness and the Stressed-Out College Student
Not too long ago I was signing up for classes. I, like many of the other transfer students, soon realized I didn’t have much to Read More
Category: Commentary
Handicap Accessibility Remains Concern For Campus
Providing adequate handicap accessibility, especially on a college campus, can often be a very difficult problem to solve because of the need to accommodate a Read More
Snyder Creates Redskins Original Americans Foundation
It was reported on Monday, March 24 by the Washington Post that Washington Redskins Coach Dan Snyder announced his Original Americans Foundation, a foundation that Read More
University Searches for Solutions to Snow Days
With only about five weeks remaining in the spring 2014 semester, many people, including myself, are wondering how Shepherd University will make up the multiple Read More
Graduating on Time Remains Balancing Act
Something that seems to be an issue for many college students, including those who attend Shepherd University, is graduating in four years. I could not Read More
Bike Path to be Constructed Near Route 480
On Monday, March 17, the Region 9 Planning and Development Council announced that $662,500 has been allocated to Shepherdstown in order to create a new Read More
The Commercial Media’s Credibility Crisis
Many of the nation’s largest and most influential newspapers are in trouble. The corporate media has lost its credibility and rightly so. This conclusion is Read More
Class Consciousness Will Aid Registration Woes
I have been attending Shepherd University for nearly two years now and while here, I have never had any problems acquiring help from instructors, advisors Read More
Sunday Brunch Act Pending in State Senate
HB 4454, commonly known as the Sunday Brunch Act, is a piece of pending legislation in the West Virginia Legislature that would allow restaurants, bars, Read More
American Dystopia: Wealth Inequality and Its Implications
The disparity between rich and poor in the U.S. has never been greater than it is now. We are witnessing the most extreme transfer of Read More
Ukrainian Crisis Continues to Escalate While U.S. Fails to Respond
On the plains of Eastern Europe sits the former soviet state of Ukraine and since its independence in the early 1990’s with the fall of Read More
Uganda Signs Troubling Anti-Gay Law
More than a few words have been spoken by different countries to describe the Ugandan president’s recent signing of an incredibly controversial anti-homosexuality bill. U.K. Read More