Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Israel Acosta This time on Cars Corner, we’ll have the pleasure of hearing Tom Frick’s story about his first car, a 2006 Honda S2000. Frick is a senior in the Auto Restoration program who continues to daily drive this trusty Honda as he has for the past six years. This Honda “was love…
By Phebe Lyne In 2023, Avalanche Studios released a game that added onto the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The game, “Hogwarts Legacy,” your character explores the world and interacts with quests, spells, and other characters. While the game has had its share of hype and popularity, the new game also has its share of…
By Greg Rivera The trial of three of the four men accused of murdering controversial rapper XXXTentacion has begun, drawing attention to the rapper’s strained relationship with fellow musician Drake whose birth name is Aubrey Graham. The trial comes more than four years after XXXTentacion’s murder in Deerfield Beach, Florida, at the age of 20….
By Greg Rivera Russian President Vladimir Putin commemorated the first anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine by ending his participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States. The New START treaty is a landmark agreement between the United States and Russia that limits the number of nuclear weapons that both…
By Eli Jordan On Feb. 2, 38 cars derailed near East Palestine, Ohio at 8:55 EST. Of those 38 cars, 11 of them held hazardous material. The Norfolk Southern freight train was traveling to Conway, Pennsylvania on the Fort Wayne line. On the 1.76 mile train, 20 of the cars contained hazardous materials. The materials…
By Fabian Camacho On Feb. 6, 2023, southeast Turkey and northwest Syria were left in ruin following a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake. On top of the initial earthquake, there was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, and several aftershocks in the coming days. Though Turkey is prone to earthquakes, none have been as powerful and deadly since…
By Sara Asher Frank Gersich has been teaching since 1979 and this fall, he started his position at McPherson College. He grew up in north Minnesota and went to University of North Dakota for his undergrad. He then went to graduate school where he focused on Business Education, which focused on Accounting and Economics. Gersich…
By Lucy Bowman Anyoung: a friendly greeting commonly used in Korea. This is the word a certain Sports Studies professor used to describe the warm and welcoming environment at McPherson College. She explains this is her favorite thing about the college: “It says ‘Anyoung’ with my students.” Dr. Min Jung Kim, a new faculty member…
By Taylor Starr Our very own Dr. Dustin Wilgers of the science department has authored three children’s books about Savannah Spider, Super Scientist. He wrote the first book, “Savannah Spider, Super Scientist Goes to School” in 2018, followed by “Savannah Spider, Super Scientist and the Science-Fair Mystery” in 2020, and finally “Savannah Spider, Super Scientist…
By Phebe Lyne Over this school year, we have had staff members come and go, along with seeing some new faces. One of our newest members of our faculty is Dr. Anna Michelson, who is a sociology professor in Melhorn Hall. While Michelson teaches Criminal Justice, Sociology Theory, Family, and Introduction to Sociology. This is…