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  • Opinion: They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Data Center

    Opinion: They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Data Center

    Apr 22, 2026

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    by

    Carter Combs, Reporter
    in News, Opinion

    We take a lot of things for granted in West Virginia. The rolling hills that surround us, the grass beneath…

  • Farmers Build New Businesses Through Tabler Farm Incubator Program

    Farmers Build New Businesses Through Tabler Farm Incubator Program

    Apr 17, 2026

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    by

    Picket Editorial Board
    in Featured, News

    In its first full season, from November to November, Tabler Farm’s agricultural small business incubator program is helping six farmers establish new businesses by providing…

  • Pickleball unites the Shepherd community

    Pickleball unites the Shepherd community

    Apr 9, 2026

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    by

    Alexis Hoke, Reporter
    in News, Sports

    Members of the Shepherd University community meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the Wellness Center to play pickleball. The sessions have become a regular part…

  • Candidly Carter: Prologue to Adulthood

    Candidly Carter: Prologue to Adulthood

    Mar 27, 2026

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    by

    Carter Combs, Reporter
    in Arts & Culture, Blogs, Candidly Carter, Columns, Opinion

    Five Things That College Actually Taught Me  College is a very weird time for most of us. We’re not children anymore, but we’re not full-fledged adults yet. Or…

  • Candidly Carter: Red Wine Rednecks

    Candidly Carter: Red Wine Rednecks

    Mar 20, 2026

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    by

    Carter Combs, Reporter
    in Arts & Culture, Blogs, Candidly Carter, Columns, Opinion

    A Story About the People Who Make Appalachia Beautiful.  As a gay man who grew up in rural West Virginia, I have a ton of stories about being…

  • Candidly Carter: Bouncing Back

    Candidly Carter: Bouncing Back

    Mar 13, 2026

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    by

    Carter Combs, Reporter
    in Arts & Culture, Blogs, Candidly Carter, Columns, News, Opinion

    The Queer Community of Shepherdstown Proves its Resilience — once again.  In November 2024, I experienced my first drive-by slur shouting in years. I was walking down German…

  • A discussion with Dr. Heidi Hanrahan: passion, patients, and prospective

    A discussion with Dr. Heidi Hanrahan: passion, patients, and prospective

    Mar 12, 2026

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    by

    Amy Miller, Reporter
    in Arts & Culture, Literature, News

    Dr. Heidi Hanrahan, professor of English at Shepherd University, has recently published her first full-length book, a comprehensive reference guide dedicated to 19th-century American…

  • Q&A: Dr. Cameron B. Wesson on leading Shepherd University

    Q&A: Dr. Cameron B. Wesson on leading Shepherd University

    Mar 8, 2026

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    by

    Elizabeth Walsh, Editor in Chief
    in News

    Shepherd University appointed Dr. Cameron B. Wesson as its 17th president on Feb. 26, following a months-long search led by the Presidential Search Committee and Board of Governors. Wesson succeeds Dr. J.C. Hendrix, who announced her retirement during the 2025 fall semester. …

  • Protest, Polarization, and Power: A Campus Discussion

    Protest, Polarization, and Power: A Campus Discussion

    Mar 6, 2026

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    by

    Alexis Hoke, Reporter
    in News

    The Stubblefield Institute hosted a campus-wide discussion at Shepherd University on Feb. 20, analyzing the historical evolution, psychological influences and political implications of contemporary protest…

  • Snow and ice test campus preparedness at Shepherd University

    Snow and ice test campus preparedness at Shepherd University

    Mar 2, 2026

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    by

    Alexis Hoke, Reporter
    in News

    On Jan. 25, 2026, Shepherd University experienced heavy snow and ice, prompting a campus wide shut down and leading to coordinated efforts to bring the…

  • Annual Day of Giving event set to rally campus community

    Annual Day of Giving event set to rally campus community

    Feb 27, 2026

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    by

    Patrick Wilson, Reporter
    in News

    Shepherd University will host its annual Day of Giving on March 4, a day-long fundraising campaign designed to support the university’s mission and its students.  Funds raised will support continued student success across…

  • Campus radio station hosts first-ever Radiothon

    Campus radio station hosts first-ever Radiothon

    Feb 27, 2026

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    by

    Patrick Wilson, Reporter
    in Arts & Culture, Featured, Media & Pop Culture, News

    WSHC 89.7 FM, Shepherd University’s student-run radio station, hosted its first Radiothon on Feb. 11, bringing music and entertainment to listeners in the…

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