Risky business
Editor’s note: The student in this story requested to remain anonymous. The Rocket refers to her by her first initial.
Every year millions of students...
PASSHE COVID-19 cases surpass 900 as semester nears its end
Editor's note: All data regarding Coronavirus case numbers was collected on April 8 at 10:30 a.m. For the most up-to-date case numbers, visit SRU's...
Students: Stressed and depressed
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains mentions of mental health and students' struggles since the start of the pandemic.
Editor's note: Certain student identifying information, including...
Free on-campus COVID-19 testing program starts after one-week delay
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated March 2 at 7:15 p.m. to reflect that students who have had COVID-19 in the last 90 days...
Allegheny Health Network, Giant Eagle Pharmacy provide SRU with COVID-19 vaccines
Over 48 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccination have been administered in the United States since Dec. 14, 2020, including staff from the Student...
Spring break cancellation concerns students
Students returning to their respective Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities will do so without spring break or time off.
Eight universities including...
SRU provides new COVID-19 testing to campus community
SRU will be implementing new COVID-19 testing protocols in the next few weeks as residents begin to move back to campus for the semester.
Testing...
Spring semester to be mostly remote
Slippery Rock University has announced it will keep the number of in-person courses for the spring semester at the same level they had for...
Local COVID-19 testing available to students and faculty
As SRU campus COVID-19 cases increase, the Student Health Center wants students and faculty to know about local COVID-19 testing locations as well as...
On campus housing, dining change as pandemic persists
Just like how the community has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic, SRU has undergone changes that have altered the way students live on...