Should Shepherd Get With the Times?
(THE PICKET) – Shepherd University is a nationally relevant power in Division II football. The Rams made it all the way to the Division II Read More
Category: Commentary
Fans Consider Team Relocation
(THE PICKET) – It’s every fan’s worst nightmare: their favorite team packing up and leaving town with the owner storming off in a huff when Read More
Wi-Fi trouble persistent at Kenamond dormitory
(THE PICKET) – Shepherd University students are all too familiar with the Wi-Fi problems in the dormitories, dating back to fall semester of 2015-2016, when Read More
Incoming president enthusiastic about addressing campus challenges
Shepherd University incoming President Mary J.C. Hendrix addressed faculty in an open letter to faculty and staff after The Picket published an anonymous letter from Read More
An open letter to the new Shepherd University president on faculty salaries from an untenured faculty member
Dear President Hendrix, I would like to congratulate you on your new position and welcome you to this great campus and university. You have made Read More
Cancer in the family
(THE PICKET) – I was driving to visit my parents in Arlington when they called me. They said I’d need to take a detour to Read More
Football team called for resignation; President resigns after protest
(THE PICKET) – The University of Missouri’s football team used its influence to draw change at the University with the resignation earlier this week of Read More
A recipe for disaster: Decreasing retention, inadequate state funding and low faculty pay
Retention is a problem at Shepherd, which was recently highlighted by Katie Gayman in The Picket. The fact is a sizable chunk of students start Read More
Million man march: an insider perspective
(THE PICKET)—Oct. 16, 1995, Minister Louis Farrakhan called upon a million black men to take part in a march on Washington where they would gather Read More
Students speak up about safety on and off campus
(THE PICKET)—Despite the mass shootings on college campuses, Shepherd University students said they feel quite safe on campus and in Shepherdstown. “I have been here Read More
Suicide awareness: an open letter
The day that I got the news that my friend died is frozen in my memory. I’ll never forget a second of it. The gut-wrenching Read More
You win some, you lose a lot more
(THE PICKET) – Losing $275 before 11:30 a.m. is no way to start the day, especially on a Friday morning when you still have an Read More