Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Israel Acosta The final installment of Cars Corner for the semester concludes with the story of Zach Petrie and his 2016 Ford F-250 King Ranch. This is not his first vehicle, but he said this was the first vehicle he feels that he made his own. Petrie has done a number of modifications to…
By Meghan Morris Founded in 1872, McPherson is a city of 14,000 in Central Kansas, with a reputation for industry, agriculture, and education, thanks to it being the home of two colleges a place many moves to. It’s no secret McPherson is an ideal small town with its flourishing main street that’s straight out of…
By Eli Jordan On March 1st, Lilly Investors published a News Release that said all of its Insulin prices will be cut by 70% and out-of-pocket costs would be capped at $35 a month. The price reduction will affect the company’s most commonly prescribed insulins, and it is an expansion of its Insulin Value Program….
By Amanda Nagy On Monday, March 27th three 9-year-old children and three adults were shot and killed in a school shooting in Nashville Tennessee. The Covenant Christian School was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church and has an average enrollment of about 200 people. It was a normal morning at the…
By Eli Jordan The 45th president was arrested on Tuesday, April 4th. He was arrested on charges for falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment from Trumps lawyer, Michael Cohen, to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The money was sent prior to the 2016 election to prevent Daniels from talking about an…
By Greg Rivera According to reports from US media, four US citizens were abducted on March 3rd while traveling to Matamoros in the north-eastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas for cosmetic surgery. The kidnapping, carried out by armed men, resulted in two American nationals’ deaths, while the remaining two were transported to American hospitals for treatment….
By Lucy Bowman The Health and Sports Studies department recently introduced emphases for the Health Science degree. The overall major has been reduced in terms of course hours, but specific areas of interest have been added for students pursuing education in health science. The three new emphases allow students to focus on movement, public health…
By Lucy Bowman The Philosophy, Religion, and Law major has been changed to Philosophy and Religion: Prelaw. Kirk MacGregor, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, expressed his excitement towards the new changes, and explained the reasoning behind the shift. The main reason for the change is because philosophy is an incredible tool for students who…
By Lucy Bowman The McPherson Coalition for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (otherwise known as the MCEID) is a McPherson nonprofit that strives to serve the local community. This organization, founded in 2021 by Tricia Warring and Josh Rice, works to increase programming throughout McPherson to aid underserved communities. Amanda Yamasaki, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences,…
By Taylor Starr You may have thought to yourself “Why do we have no school on May 12th” or “What is Campus Blowout?” Campus Blowout is an event held on campus by SGA. It is an end of the year campus-wide event that takes place before finals week, on All-Schools Day. SGA chooses a theme,…