Hate is here—Will we let it stay?
Hate is here, it is at our front door. Communities that our students call home are being devastated by domestic terrorism, and we must...
Midterms Matter
We at The Rocket believe that voting is not only your right as an American citizen but your responsibility. We do not want this to...
Opinion: Raise Your Voice
The day that Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice was particularly hard and frustrating. It is difficult to see the way...
Time-honored tradition for today
In 1973 The Rocket ran a story on voting for a “homecoming person” to fit in with the recent cultural movement to be more...
Opinion: Congressional election presents stark choice for students
In early 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the congressional map to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered and drew a new map to replace it. Slippery...
Our View: A first step towards diversity
During his inaugural State of the University address on Sept. 13, Slippery Rock University President William Behre said that the University’s administration was currently...
What is the ‘right size’ for Slippery Rock?
Before President Behre's first State of the University address, Dr. Ben Shaevitz was granted an opportunity to speak on behalf of the faculty and...
Our View: Get ready for the storm
The beginning of this semester has a been a particularly wet one here in Slippery Rock, even for a campus affectionately known as Snow...
Dallas Kline’s top 10 tips for a “Rockin” year
Get your notebooks out and get ready to take some notes. My name is Dallas Kline and I am the Student Government Association President...
Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter
The term "fake news" is tossed around with startling regularity, mostly by political leaders and members of an increasingly polarized media.
Last week, reports of...
