Loading ...Advertisements
`
Michael Blackson
Police Briefs – April 14
April 5, 2011 at 10:07 P.M. Daniel Sansom of Hatboro, PA was cited for a one way violation and had no license upon demand. He was issued a non-traffic citation and a verbal warning. April 5, 2011 at 5:00 P.M. MUPD assisted Susquehanna Township Police Department with reports of an unknown warrant on a male. [...]
Increase in class size hits MU classroom early
The proposed 53.8% budget cut by Governor Corbett for Millersville University has made the majority of the students, faculty, and professors livid over expected increase in the cost of education. Not only will tuition increase and the lack of enrollment decrease, but there will also be an inevitable increase in class sizes. On an early [...]
WIXQ crew helps keep area highway clean
It is a heartwarming sight when students cleanup their community from the litter gathering in messy hordes. It is even more warming when those students are met with hot dogs after a hard day’s work. On Sunday, March 27, WIXQ, Ralph and Judy Anttonen cleaned the 1.2 mile stretch of Long Lane near Cherry Hill [...]
“Its perfectly fine to be whoever you are”
BY: Timothy Attenberger Sometimes in a world where it seems that body image is everything, seeing and knowing that someone out there looks like you can have a positive impact on your self-esteem. Last week was ‘Body Image Awareness Week’ which was put together by the Empower Pure Educators and a number of other groups. [...]
Snyder v. Phelps case shapes First Amendment
Westboro Baptist Church was decided the victor in a sweeping 8-1 victory in Supreme Court over Snyder v. Phelps case regarding Westboro’s presence at the funeral of Albert Snyder’s son, Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who had been killed in Iraq in the month of March 2006. The decision not only protected Westboro’s speech and picketing [...]
Meet Nurse Gabby: Mascot for college health
Meet Nurse Gabby. She is not your typical health professional. In fact, she is not a physical health professional anyone has met while at Millersville, but Health Services would like you to get to know her a little better. “Nurse Gabby is a fictional character,” said Alyssa Dodson, a junior communications major and student worker [...]
Town hall meeting informs campus
By: Michael Blackson Immediately following the anti-budget cuts rally, people quickly filled up the SMC’s multipurpose room for student senate’s town hall meeting. Student Senate President Sarah Darling addressed the assembled crowd first, announcing “the purpose of today’s meeting is to provide an open forum for Millersville students to learn about the proposed budget and [...]
United We Stand; Underfunded we fail
By: Michael Blackson “Marcellus Shale can pay for my education!” “Keep Millersville affordable for ALL students.” “Equal ‘pain’ shared by ALL!” These and other messages were floating around the lobby of the SMC as the campus rallied together against Governor Corbett’s proposed budget cuts. There were no pitchforks, blazing torches, or an angry mob that [...]
University makes history By hosting 30th annual Holocaust Conference
“Millersville University is committed to a creative campus. Not only in the terms of the arts, but also in terms of creating new knowledge. At Millersville University, we have programs such as the Holocaust Conference that integrate and demonstrate our commitment to interdisciplinary studies to the liberal arts, the creation of knowledge,” the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said.
“Into the Streets”
More than 125 Millersville students volunteered, April 10 to clean up Lancaster County and visit elderly residents and disabled children for the 9th annual “Into the Streets.” Organized in 12 student-led groups and individuals, volunteers made their way to 12 Lancaster county agencies to lend a helping hand.