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Picket Spring 2025

March 24, 2025

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From March 9th to the 19th Alternative Spring Break happened. This annual initiative lets Shepherd students engage in a week-long service program during spring break. This year, the group partnered with the Appalachia Service Project, an organization dedicated to home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia.

Students traveled to Jonesville, Virginia, where they worked to improve the living conditions; tackling critical home repair projects, including installing new flooring, plumbing, insulation, and underpinning the home to provide a safer and more stable living environment. 

Shepherd University invites the community to participate in this year’s Relay for Life on April 12 at noon. The University and Jefferson County are again partnering to host the event through the American Cancer Society (ACS). ACS provides resources to cancer patients and their families. Come enjoy, engaging with Shepherd students and community members who will be hosting fund-raisers and fun activities around the Relay track. 

Funds raised through Relay for Life events help provide money for critical cancer research. Participants will also experience local food trucks, engage in fundraising, and experience educational activities. Members of the community will be walking laps in honor, memory, and support of our friends and family who have or have had cancer. 

Important Events: 
     

On Monday, March 24, Pizza and Politics will be happening in the Cumberland Room in the Student Center from 4 to 5 pm. 

Greek Week will take place this week, starting March 24. This is open to all campus co-curriculars and organizations as well as Greek Life.  

The Stubblefield Institute Civility Club will be hosting their annual Civility Prom on April 4th at 6pm in the Storer Ballroom.  

Don’t forget to meet with your advisors this week! Registration week is from Monday, April 7th to Friday, April 11th. 

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Picket Spring 2025

March 10, 2025

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KQMYUbVL7FZHe5yQwJUn5?si=b527de2d537d4491

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On Feb 27, the Shepherd University Student Government Association and student volunteers worked on taking out furniture in the Little House to begin the process of removing lead paint from its walls. 

“Hopefully the Little House will be open again later this Spring. We’re aiming for April,” said SGA Communications Director Joanna Schoonover. 

The team of both students and staff worked on removing the furniture, assessing it for future use, and making sure the interior of the house was clean. The furniture of the Little House is being stored in the basement of Eric’s accounting firm, CMI2, previously the old HR Building. 

A number of SGA officer positions have been open for application since Feb. 28. All the following positions are open: SGA President, SGA Vice President, Senior Class President, Junior Class President, Sophomore Class President, Transfer Senator, Resident Senator, Commuter Senator, SLC Representative. 

“Serving on the SGA is a great way to represent your fellow students and advocate for their needs and concerns, build leadership skills, and become more involved on campus,” stated the email sent by Student Affairs. 

The deadline for most applications is March 18. However, Communications Director, Campus Relations Officer, Treasurer and Parliamentarian positions will remain open until April 7. 

Shepherd’s annual Day of Giving will take place on March 19. Organizations that wish to participate should make a custodial account soon through the Shepherd Foundation. If a group is not sure if they have a custodial account, they should contact the Director of Donor Engagement and Strategic Initiatives Meg Patterson. Organizations that wish to make a video to promote their group should do so before March 19 to get it approved by the Shepherd Foundation. 

Check out our website for a new piece from Elizabeth Walsh on the coffee companies of Shepherdstown. She ranked the Shepherdstown Sweet Shop, Little Brick Coffee, Lost Dog, MJ’s, and Bistro 112.  

Our very own reporter, Luna Barr, sat down with renowned local business owner, Garth of LostDogCoffee. Check our website to see the article and listen to the full interview.  

This past weekend, at the Butcher Center, the Shepherd Men’s Basketball Team hosted the PSAC playoffs. The basketball teams played a great season and enjoyed this opportunity to open their court to the rest of the conference. 

Important Dates 

Shepherd University’s spring break is this week, March 10th through March 14th.  

The Blessings Closet will host a Prom Dress Giveaway on March 22, 2025.   

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Picket Pics for March 3, 2025

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In the latest Student Government Association (SGA) meeting given to us by our reporter Courtney Blank- The EPTA bus service for students has been a topic of debate in recent times. Shepherd administration has been considering getting rid of EPTA buses. Students have been filling out forms to speak their mind on the EPTA bus service online. The buses, Ram Express and Ram Force One, are ideal modes of transportation for many students on campus. 

Reporter Luna Barr has let us know about some big Changes that are set to happen on Shepherd’s Campus, with project completion set for June 1, 2026. Shepherd was awarded a grant of $30 million to be used for big projects. Reporter Luna Barr writes “Roughly $23 million of grant money will be used for a new joint dining/athletics facility. The building’s dimensions will be 52,000 square feet by 13,000 square feet including a 7,900 square foot weight room.  

$2 million dollars of the grant money will be put towards residence hall improvements. The remaining $3.5 million will be allocated for field improvements. The BOG meeting also stated In and Out of state tuition is proposed to be raised by 3%. Also, West Virginia House Bill 4654 passed, making Shepherd’s Scarborough Library relocate any sexually explicit material to a separate place. 

Our next story is given to us by reporter Elayna Sylvester. As you may have noticed, the bookstore location has been temporarily moved. Relocated to the Potomac Place Classroom, as Elayna highlighted,” [With] Midterms week occurring at the same time, students have expressed concerns.” Taking matters into her own hands to hear from fellow students through on the street interviews. To find out what they said and more, check out the picket’s Instagram @supicketgram where there’s a link tree to our other socials as well. The hours of operation at the bookstore temporary location are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3pm.  

Speaking of the bookstore, Attention all first year and seniors don’t forget to fill out the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE for short) to get entered into a drawing for 1 out of 20 Shepherd University bookstore gift cards. Fill out the survey by Friday, March 21, for a chance to win.  

A riveting review given by one of The Picket’s talented writers, Fiona Everline, spotlights The Safety Zone. Put on by Shepherd’s Contemporary Theater Studies program on February 20-23rd with a gameshow style and “commercial breaks,” The Safety Zone delved into as Fiona writes,” skits about fears and scenarios.”  Thank you to all the students for amazing performances, helping create a safe space of transparency, and helping put on the show.

One student in particular was under the spotlight as the gameshow host, Avery Copenhaver, also known as Cope, online. Avery is a third-year student here at Shepherd. One of two fellow students covered by Elizabeth Walsh starting their stardom and following their dreams as musicians while pursuing their diplomas. 

As well as being a theatre student, Avery also has a thriving music career. He has a single titled In Person out, which is available on all streaming platforms. You can follow him on Spotify, Apple Music, and on TikTok at AV.Cope. 

Another student artist is Matt Slavinsky who is a performer and DJ. Matt has almost 15,000 monthly listeners, and his hit “Barstruck” with nearly 400,000 hits on Spotify.  

Important Dates 

  • 1. Holi (Hol-ie) Festival of Lights- held on the Robert Byrd Science Lawn across from the Student Center at 3pm, this Monday, March 3rd. 
  • 2.A memorial event for the deeply missed and beloved Grace Ortega will be happening this Tuesday on March 4th. The memorial will be held in the Phase 2 gallery from 5-6pm. Followed by a Gathering of Remembrance held in the Marinoff Theater.   
  • The kickoff for Day of Giving started February 14th, and will end on March 19th the campaign is aiming to raise $200,000