


Annual Security Report Explained
(THE PICKET) – Shepherd University’s 2015 crime report released last month does not include data on all crimes because of the way they are categorized, Read More

Sharpsburg Civil War Ghost Tour is anything but scary
(THE PICKET)- Just two weeks before Halloween, Sharpsburg Civil War Ghost Tours offered a two hour Halloween-Samhain Ghost Tour special that was anything but scary. The Read More

Students remain disillusioned about the upcoming presidential election
There is no doubt that the 2016 presidential election became a topic of conversation, or perhaps a discussion to avoid, during the past year. In Read More

Shepherd experiences income drop from the state
(THE PICKET) – While Shepherd University has cut expenses, it is still experiencing a drop in income from the state and tuition payments, according to a Read More

Shepherd Men’s Soccer Falls to West Virginia Wesleyan 5-1
The Shepherd Rams men’s soccer team fell to West Virginia Wesleyan 5-1 on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20. From the start of the match, West Virginia Read More

Shepherd Rams Women’s Soccer Loses a Heartbreaker to West Virginia Wesleyan in Overtime
The Shepherd Rams women’s soccer team lost in dramatic fashion to West Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0 in overtime on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20. Amy Stewart of Read More

Searchin’ for Specters: Sharpsburg’s Ghost Tours Offer Spooks and Local History
(THE PICKET) – Although the region is still getting 80 degree days in late October, ungodly temperatures for anyone excited to break out their fall Read More

Final Presidential Debate Hosted by the Opera House
Residents of the Shepherdstown area gathered one last time to watch the third and final presidential debate at the Shepherdstown Opera House. Attendance again Read More

Ambassador Mamady Condé on Guinea
Guinean Ambassador Mamady Condé came to Shepherd University to make the case for U.S. businesses to expand to his country and to speak of the Read More

Women’s Soccer Shuts Out Wheeling Jesuit
The Women’s Soccer team defeated Wheeling Jesuit 2-0 on Senior Day – Sunday, Oct. 16. Senior, Rachel Sefton scored on a penalty kick at the Read More

Shepherd Volleyball Splits the Weekend
The Rams took West Virginia State by storm on Friday, Oct. 14, when they shut out the Yellow Jackets in three sets. In front of Read More