The Snapper
Sevan Sinton News Editor On Jan. 28, a conservative advocacy organization filed a lawsuit against multiple Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, including Millersville University, alleging discrimination against white and Asian students in a program that aimed to support minority participation in STEM. The Equal Protection Project EPP alleges that the program is underinclusive, […]
Michael Keehan Staff Writer The Dr. Rita Smith Wade-El Intercultural Center for Student Engagement, or the ICSE for short, is a diversity-related office located in room 111 of the Student Memorial Center (SMC). It opened on Jan. 30, 2018, and was given its current name on Sept. 19 of that year to honor Dr. Smith […]
Kaya Wagner Staff Writer Friday evening, a Medevac jet crashed in a busy Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood, killing at least seven and injuring nineteen others. It has been confirmed by the Federal Aviation Commission that the plane, a forty-three-year-old Learjet 55, took off at 6:30 p.m. from Northeast Philadelphia airport en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport […]
Sevan Sinton News Editor Wednesday, Jan. 29 saw 64 passengers and crew aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 lose their lives after a midair collision with an Army helicopter, which was carrying three soldiers on a training flight above the Potomac River. One day later, President Donald J. Trump issued a memo titled “Immediate Assessment of […]
Sevan Sinton News Editor Former presidential candidate and Trump appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a two-day bombardment of questioning from senate leaders in pursuit of his confirmation to become Head of the Department of Health and Human Services; a nomination he received from President Donald Trump in November. Kennedy fended off questions from the […]
Sevan Sinton Associate News Editor President-elect Donald Trump has begun appointing his cabinet at a record pace, but not without backlash and controversy. The President-elect appointments include notables such as former rival Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, independent turned Trump-backer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health & Human Services, as well as […]
Syan Swanger Staff Writer On Nov.12, the Millersville Borough Council held its first meeting of November. The meeting began with a presentation from Blue Rock Regional Fire District’s representative, Phil Lastowski, regarding the fire district budget for 2025. Lastowski promptly stated that in the 13 years the Blue Rock Fire Company has been in business, […]
Michael Keehan Staff Writer After an election season tumultuous even for the tumultuous standards of election seasons, many are wondering how any of this could’ve been predicted, and what to do moving forward. Last Sunday, I spoke with Trexler “Trex” Proffitt, who was the Democratic nominee for the 13th District in Pennsylvania’s State Senate. An […]
Sevan Sinton Associate News Editor On Sunday, Oct. 20, former President Donald J. Trump visited Lancaster Convention Center, nearly two weeks from election day. Prior to the Sunday rally, Trump sparked a viral moment on social media, showcasing his skills as a fry cook and drive-thru employee at a Bucks County McDonald’s. The photo op […]
Michael Keehan Staff Writer The Independence Law Center (ILC), a conservative law firm that has been advising over a dozen school boards in Pennsylvania over the past few months, has seen two major delays in their attempts to push anti-LGBTQ policies. The first was in the South Western School District in Hanover, where windows were […]