Campus Leaders Have Message of Support Following Demonstration
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Working through pandemic, B1 SU hosts children’s fair C1 SHAPE Gallery reopens, D1 Players remember late coach, E1 @ShipUSlate Tuesday Wednesday The Slate 64/46 61/46 @ShipUSlate Please recycle Volume 64 No. 18 Reporting truth. Serving our community. Tuesday, April 13, 2021 PASSHE to appoint interim president Hannah Pollock President Laurie Carter. Editor-in-Chief Carter announced on March 4 that she will depart The Pennsylvania State the university this summer System of Higher Education to take the same position at (PASSHE) Board of Gover- Lawrence University in Ap- nors is scheduled to appoint pleton, Wisconsin. Shippensburg University’s Carter began her tenure interim president at its meet- at SU in August 2017 follow- ing Thursday. ing the retirement of former In the public meeting president George “Jody” agenda, which is available Harpster. online at passhe.edu, PASS- SU community members HE officials list the business expressed concerns of poten- under No. 13, “Board Consid- tial integration or consolida- eration.” tion during PASSHE Chan- The board will appoint the cellor Daniel Greenstein’s university’s interim presi- virtual visit to campus on dent and will also issue a res- March 8. olution honoring current SU See “INTERIM,” A2 Carmine Scicchitano/ The Slate Pastor Aden Rusfeldt, right, and James Ross hold signs while preaching to students outside of the Ceddia Union Building (CUB). They repeatedly spoke about the immoral behavior of women and what the role of Officials work for women should be. The group eventually moved to the lawn next to Reisner Dining Hall. R3 solution Noel Miller testing began, according to Campus leaders have message of News Editor Barton. SU stopped the R3 test- Shippensburg Univer- ing after notification of sity is continuing to get its the issue, according to Sue support following demonstration on-campus rapid testing Mukherjee, SU chief strate- program back up and run- gy officer and senior associ- Ross is identified as having been at an- Representatives from different cam- Noel Miller ning. ate provost. News Editor other protest at Princeton University pus organizations like the Spiritual Cen- Officials stopped testing The university is work- and the College of New Jersey with Aden ter, the Pride Center and the Women’s at the Raider Rapid Results ing to get approval from the Editor’s note: This story includes and the Key of David Christian Center in Center also came out to the demonstra- (R3) Center in early March state health officials to begin language used by the demonstrators an article from The Daily Princetonian tion. and modified testing proto- testing in ShieldT3’s Wash- that some readers may find offensive. and The Signal. United Campus Ministry leader the cols for SU campus commu- ington, D.C., lab, which Shippensburg University campus Ross said the group demonstrates on Rev. Jan Bye observed the demonstra- nity members. meets the health depart- leaders are responding and offering college campuses and that their goal is tor’s actions at a nearby table outside of The lab that processed ment’s out-of-state require- support after a group of self-described “to warn students about sin.” the CUB. SU’s samples is located in ments, Mukherjee said. “Bible believers” drew a crowd on cam- “We go to every campus, this one isn’t “I think they misrepresent a lot of Sunnyvale, California. State “Yes, we acknowledge pus last week. just getting picked on today. It’s just the Christian people. When folks wander health department officials challenges with our testing SU Police Department Chief Michael one that came up,” he said. by they think that Christian folks are suspended the lab from an- initiative but Shippensburg Lee identified the lead demonstrator as A Slate staff member first attempt- like these judgmental, hateful, horri- alyzing samples because it University and ShieldT3 Pastor Aden Rusfeldt. Rusfeldt notified ed to speak with Ross when he was ble name-calling kinds of people. And I did not have the correct out- have (and continue to) work the university of the group’s plans to preaching outside of the Ceddia Union think most Christians are not that way,” of-state permit. on getting the R3 Testing visit campus. Building (CUB). When the reporter in- Bye said. Pennsylvania Department Lab operational so we can After visiting websites listed on the troduced themself and asked to speak Bye said it was ironic that the group of Health Deputy Press Sec- serve the Shippensburg Uni- bottom of the demonstrators signs and with them, Ross promptly asked about demonstrated during Holy week, in retary Maggi Barton said the versity community soon,” comparing photos and accounts to a their sexuality. Ross refused to talk after which Good Friday and Easter Sunday ShieldT3 labs did not have a Mukherjee said. Philadelphia Inquirer article, the Slate the staff member declined to answer his are a celebration of grace and salvation. Pennsylvania clinical labo- Mukherjee added that staff found the group is from the Key of questions regarding their sexuality. She encouraged those who have a dif- ratory permit and could not R3 testing should re-open David Christian Center, a small non-de- When a second member of the staff ferent perspective of faith than the dem- continue testing the state’s by the end of April, howev- nominational church based in Philadel- asked if he would speak to them instead onstrators to use this as an opportunity samples until they had one. er, it depends on how long phia that is led by Rusfeldt. Ross told them, “If you’re a faggot I to “share how their Christian faith is Neither ShieldT3 or uni- it takes the department of Rusfeldt was joined by two women don’t answer you.” different than this kind of hateful rhet- versity officials were aware health to process the Wash- and another man, James Ross, who Ross eventually agreed to speak to oric.” of this requirement when R3 ington, D.C., lab’s permit. spoke with members of the Slate staff. the staff members. See “SUPPORT,” A2 WSYC delivers listeners entertainment in pandemic Hannah Pollock ing concert tickets, restaurant gift cards and Editor-in-Chief more to callers during shows. “Last semester [spring 2020] was the hard- Editor’s note: Interviews for this story est when we shut down,” Fuoco said. WSYC were conducted in fall 2020. members expected to return after spring When Shippensburg University moved break to continue broadcasting. “Everything classes online due to the COVID-19 coronavi- stopped.” rus last spring, many on-campus groups lost A year later, WSYC is back in action and access to offices and had to cancel events. held the student-favorite “Up All Night” from Members of WSYC (We Serve Your Com- 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on April 10. DJs gave away munity) 88.7 FM, the student-run radio sta- gift cards, Airpods, Squishmallows and more. Hannah Pollock/The Slate tion, lost access to their station in the Ceddia But the road back into the studio was WSYC was able to host its annual “Up All Night” program last weekend. Union Building (CUB). The station’s general bumpy at times. manager, adviser and other officials could not As students returned to SU in the fall, they challenges as general manager is making sure during the fall semester and gathered a lot gain access to the studio. had to adapt to meet new rules and guidelines everyone is keeping up with the new cleaning of inquiries about becoming members of “It was just the same thing for hours and to keep everyone safe and healthy. For WSYC, and distancing guidelines. the station. The station ran about 30 shows hours,” WSYC general manager Leah Fuoco, this meant wearing masks off-air, social dis- However, there have been some unexpect- during the fall semester, according to Fuoco. a senior communication/journalism major, tancing, plexiglass dividers and lots of clean- ed benefits to the new routines. Fuoco said According to WSYC’s website, students are said of the loop of music that played at the ing and sanitation. There were also limits to she thinks the extra cleaning is an added volunteers and any major is free to join the end of the spring 2020 semester. “That was a how many people could be in each room in benefit and hopes that they will continue the organization. struggle because as a radio station you’re do- the studio. The studio continues to follow practice long after the masks and social dis- Listeners can hear music, talk shows, news ing the same thing over and over.” these guidelines during the spring 2021 se- tancing are no longer needed. and more over the airwaves between Carlisle WSYC also had to cancel its annual, “Up mester. “It was hard, but we learned to overcome and Chambersburg, and also listen anytime All Night” event, which is held every spring. The equipment in the studio is labeled with and adapt,” Fuoco said. “We’re just glad that online at wsyc-fm.squarespace.com. During “Up All Night” WSYC members are cleaning instructions along with bottles of we can do shows again and be on air.” on air for 24 hours giving away prizes includ- disinfectants. For Fuoco, one of her biggest WSYC held its general interest meeting A2 NEWS April 13, 2021 From “SUPPORT,” A1 Kennedy said, “The rem- edy for speech that is false, The demonstrators fo- is speech that is true. This is cused on calling out students the ordinary course in a free for having pre-marital sex, society. The response to the wearing immodest cloth- unreasoned is the rational; to ing and being homosexual.