Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By: Tate Ornelas Hurricane Milton was named the second most intense storm to ever hit the gulf coast, behind Hurricane Rita in 2005. Hurricane Milton hit Florida directly, only a short time after Hurricane Helene made its way through the United States. Before becoming a Hurricane on Oct 7, Milton was a tropical disturbance in…
By: Maxwell Brucks McPherson College is home to students from around the country, but that can make voting on election day difficult if students are not registered in the county of McPherson. Additionally, campus athletes share that voting on election day is a difficult task due to practice and class schedules. However, those who cannot…
By Lucy Bowman It’s a well-known fact that candy can cure any ailment. Sugar has this magical power that makes every problem, no matter the size, suddenly disappear. So, in anticipation of finals week, enjoy discovering the top ten offices on the McPherson College campus to find candy! Honorable Mention – Tricia Hartshorn, Dean’s Suite …
By: Amanda Nagy The 2024 Presidential Election has become one of the most influential political events of the twenty-first century. For quite some time, politics has been a divisive topic, however, this division has increased with the most recent election season. Generation Z in particular has been incredibly active, discussing politics on social media and…
By: Tara Feeney The 2024-2025 school year at McPherson College marked a record year for female enrollment in the Automotive Restoration program, with a total of 17 women enrolled. This marks a significant increase compared to past years. This increase follows a national trend, as more and more trade schools and colleges across the country…
By: Tate Ornelas Over the weekend, Hurricane Oscar made landfall. It had a very slim chance of going from a tropical disturbance to a hurricane, but it beat the odds and reached hurricane strength. CBS News reported that Hurricane Oscar hit Great Iguana Island and continued to move along to hit parts of Cuba later that night. Unfortunately, the…
By: Daryn J. Stack November 5 was an election day to remember. Donald Trump won the presidential election by receiving 312 electoral votes to Kamala Harris’s 226. This comes as a surprise to many as a lot of recent polls showed that the race was projected to be close with many predictions in favor of…
By: Lucy Bowman Kansas is in a state of crisis. The availability of childcare is plummeting and, at the same time, costs are skyrocketing. According to data from Child Start, the average cost of childcare in the United States has increased over 200% in the last three decades. Even with the exponential growth in costs, it…
By: Joseph Gonzales McPherson College Students Share Their Thoughts on Living at the Cedars Anyone on the McPherson College campus will tell you that there has been some chatter surrounding the new Maxwell Housing at McPherson College. Many students at McPherson jump at the chance to get out of a dorm and into their own…
By: Claire McCullough McPherson College Athletics is currently going through a lot of changes, big and small. From the sports Center being renamed to the Hoffman Sports Center to expanding on to other sports such as bowling. One new change for the 2025-2026 school year is that the campus’s Women’s Soccer Coach, Mark Olson, will…