News

The News section features unbiased and relevant stories to the happenings at Millersville University.

Editor: Danielle Kreider
Associate Editor: Laura Maginley
Contact: news@thesnapper.com

Freshman wrestlers prove to be strong competition in Boiling Spring, N.C. matches over the weekend

By: Chris Norton Freshman Josh Ruppert and senior Brad Ladd both won all three of their matches in Saturday’s quad meet with Davidson, Campbell, and Gardner-Webb. Despite their outstanding performances, as a team, Millersville lost all three duels putting them [...]

Library construction in demolition stage

Library construction in demolition stage

By: Laura Maginley Fall 2013 is the magic date when the Helen A. Ganser library is set to be “open for business,” according to Erin Dorney, outreach librarian.  Dorney notes that “overall, things are on schedule” and currently they are [...]

SIFE promotes education overseas

By: Maria Barcoski From November 30 to December 5, 2011, nine devoted members of the Student In Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization visited Heredia, Costa Rica “to promote education in Costa Rica by delivering 500 school packets to children in three [...]

Governor Corbett cuts education by another 20 percent

By: Laura Maginley      In Governor Corbett’s proposed 2012-2013 state budget, funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools will be reduced by another 20 percent.  This translates to more than $82 million. According to a [...]

Cyber defense team gears up for competition

By: David Lu In two weeks the Millersville University cyber defense team will go head to head against a team of professional hackers in the 7th annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.  It is a three day competition in which [...]

Student Senate Recap

By: Brittany Kiernan The next meeting is sure to be full of excitement with the decision of the cost of the student activity fee, possible constitution changes, and a possible visit from the Mayor. If interested in any of the [...]

Millersville girls, got golf

By: Danielle Kreider Ladies, are you interested in trying a new sport? Have you ever contemplated playing golf?  Well, the Millersville University golf team, coached by Scott Vandegrift, is looking to recruit golfers for the upcoming season. The women’s golf [...]

Behind the scenes: Miss Millersville competition

Behind the scenes: Miss Millersville competition

By: Laura Maginley With its sixth year in the making, Miss Millersville is brought to the campus community and has been co-sponsored by MUTV-99 and MU’s National Broadcasting Society (NBS). Throughout the years, there has been an average of 9-12 [...]

Millersville advocates awareness about cyber-bullying

By: Laura Maginley Millersville University was awarded $5,000 out of an available $28,000 to address sexual harassment in middle and high schools.  The grant was provided by The American Association of University Women (AAUW), one of the nation’s leading voices [...]

Health Services joins 21st century

Health Services joins 21st century

By Frank Pryzbylkowski Millersville’s Health Services has joined the digital world this semester by transitioning from paper to electronic records; the system went live on January 23, 2012, the first day of classes for the spring semester. Electronic Health Record [...]