Love of music brings together student band

When senior Noah Steinfeldt and friends met at Ship, they all discovered a mutual love for music. And now, they channel their emotions through the newly formed music group, Rubber Band. “Music is endless bliss. It’s freedom from everything, and it’s peace,” said Steinfeldt. “Music has helped me as a student and it’s an escape.”…

Music Department presents concert series

For the first time in over year, the Shippensburg University’s Music Department is taking the Luhrs Center stage in a six concert series in April and May. After last year’s series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and faculty were excited to share their music together once again. The series started off on…

Abigail Koontz finds her place in applied history

In her third and final semester in the Applied History Graduate Program, Abigail Koontz is excited to put what she’s learned to work at the Fashion Archives & Museum at Shippensburg University (FA&M). From fixing garments to preparing an upcoming exhibit, Koontz loves getting to “know the history behind the pieces.” As part of her…

Field research, frog calls, and climate change

Junior Maria Drake is spending the semester working with Dr. Pablo Delis, professor of biology, to continue a long-running study at North Mountain in Franklin County. “We’re doing research on amphibian communities. What we’ve done is set recorders in the field, and what they’re doing is collecting frog calls in two areas. One is a…