EDITORIAL: Happy Holidays
The Picket Editorial Board wishes the Shepherd University students, faculty and staff a wonderful Holiday Season and Winter Break. Give yourself a pat on the Read More
Category: Opinion
EDITORIAL: A round of applause for Shepherdstown’s Palestinian-Israeli Community Forum for humanizing Palestinian suffering
While Gaza is being subjected to collateral damage by Israeli airstrikes and the West Bank by raids since the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7, Read More
College Students and Mental Health: A Time of Crisis
Today, nearly 1 billion people live with a mental health disorder, and in low-income countries, more than 75% of people with the disorder do not Read More
16-Year-Old British Trans Girl Murdered, Draws Outrage
On Feb. 11, Brianna Ghey, 16, was fatally stabbed in Linear Park in Culcheth, Cheshire, England. It is suspected that Brianna was targeted because she Read More
Lost In the Middle
Lost. A textbook definition that merely means the inability to find one’s way. The fear of not knowing where one belongs. At the end of Read More
Afghanistan, Simplified
As the U.S. marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the end of the Afghan war, Picket reporter Hunter Hayward looks Read More
The Problematic America First Caucus Platform
Shepherdstown W.Va., – On Friday, Punchbowl news released a bombshell story. They reported that Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosasr (R-Ar.) were founding Read More
Inside Shepherd University Dining
Shepherdstown, W.Va., – Last week, The Picket released an article that spread through the campus like wildfire. Cynthia Kline’s article, “Shepherd University Overcharges Yet Under-Serves” Read More
Shepherd University Overcharges Yet Under-Serves
Shepherdstown, W.Va., – Students at Shepherd University feel they are underserved meals compared to the cost that they pay for meals. I went around and Read More
The Picket schedules weekly livestream series for Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
The Picket will continue to livestream on Facebook each week on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Airing for the previous planned episode was cancelled due to Read More
Top 5 Songs to play when the function dies down – with Mocha Desires
Shepherdstown, W.Va., – Songs come and go over the years but some are here to stay. No Hands by Waka Flocka Flame was released in 2010 Read More
Shepherd students share their voices about upcoming election
By Amanda Barber Shepherdstown, W.Va. – Election Day is quickly approaching, and many Shepherd University students either have already voted or are ready to. Earlier Read More