Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
Story By Ashanti Thompson Photos By Rowdy Here at McPherson College, we have a wide variety of wildlife on campus, but one that sticks out to many is our silly little squirrels. These little guys prance around the grass and run up the trees as students mosey on to class, but who are they really?…
By Nathan Cartmell Several Republican presidential candidates are competing in the GOP primaries and caucuses, which start in January, to secure the party’s nomination and challenge President Joe Biden in November 2024. Here are some of the notable candidates. Former President Donald Trump is seeking to reclaim the White House in November 2024, hoping to…
By Mia Birkes Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, played his first regular-season game since his on-field collapse in January. On Oct. 1, 2023, Hamlin joined the Bills’ kickoff return team to open the game against the Miami Dolphins, which the Bills would go on to win 48-20. The Bills had the home advantage, but it…
By Max Brucks During the game between Colorado and Colorado State, Colorado State’s safety, Henry Blackburn, laid a hit on Colorado’s wide receiver, Travis Hunter, that would take Hunter out of the game. The aftermath of this hit has gotten quite ugly online in regard to the messages sent toward the Colorado State safety. After…
By Max Brucks Dennis Schroder, Moritz Wagner, and Germany won their first-ever FIBA World Cup gold medal on Sept.10 by beating Serbia 83-77. Shockingly, the USA didn’t medal for the second straight World Cup by losing to Canada in the third-place game. Schroder led all scorers in the final against Serbia with 28 points while…
By Max Brucks Missouri (Mizzou) and Kansas State squared off for the 99th time on Sept. 16, and the game was one for the record books. Mizzou won with a walk-off, SEC record 61-yard field goal thanks to Senior Harrison Mevis. Mizzou was able to knock off the 15th-ranked Wildcats only one year after Mizzou…
By Maxwell Brucks The MLB postseason starts on Oct. 3 with the opening game being the Texas Rangers versus the Tampa Bay Rays. In this article, I will break down each Wildcard series and give my predictions to a World Series winner. In this postseason, we have multiple teams ending long-standing playoff droughts and a…
By Mia Birkes The subject of this article was inspired by the love and community shown to the Richey family following the passing of Felecia Richey and her sons, Tysin and Bentley, at Inman Motocross in September. I extend my deepest condolences to Jason Richey and family. I hope this article can promote awareness and…
By Edwin Buiter Topeka’s Heartland Motorsports Park will be closing at the end of October. Shelby Development, the company that owns the track, cites “an enormous and ever-increasing tax burden,” and will be putting the property on the market at the end of October. According to KSNT, Shelby Development bought the property for $2.4 million….