Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Tayton 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 Joseph Gonzales Field of Screams was founded in 1993 in Mountville, Pennsylvania but the Wichita, Kansas location has been open since 2004. Field of Screams is a unique haunted house that has multiple different scare houses along with walk through corn fields. It opens up every year around September 20 and closes around November…
By Ashanti Thompson Historically, the percentage of college students who vote has been low. This year, the seniors in the Communication Department worked to increase that number. The majors helped students register to vote, hosted two debate watches, created information flyers, and ended their efforts with an election results watch party at the Boiler House. …
By Reilly Murphy With the 2024 presidential election results of the November 5th election day, students on campus have expressed how they are affected and are feeling about the official results. On November 5, former President Donald J. Trump was elected to serve as the 47th president of the United States of America after a…
By Meghan Morris As Stephen Chbosky famously said, “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” The issue of book banning is becoming increasingly relevant. According to The Guardian, more than 10,000 books have been banned in US…
By Jewel Marie I had to work a shift the night following Donald Trump becoming the 2024 president-elect. Somewhere in that shift, I read a customer her total and she responded with “Wow, inflation is already going down, they must’ve put Trump right to work.” There were so many impulsive thoughts racing through my mind…
By Avery Crawford Whether you’re a first-time voter or someone who has voted many times before, it can be hard to know which presidential candidate is the best fit without doing the proper research. By reading this article, you will gain more knowledge on the policies promised by each candidate, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump….
By Mariah Fede Imane Khelif is the 2024 Women’s welterweight boxing Olympic champion. Her journey to gold was nothing short of a rocky road with worldwide criticism and false claims about her gender rolling into her path. Khelif won with a final tally of 5-0 and received her respective praises from her opponent as stated in an…
By: Daryn J. Stack During the events of Hurricane Milton, a vast amount of the Tampa Bay population chose to either evacuate or find safer and dryer areas to stay. That was all true, but one man, Joseph Malinowski, more famously known by his nickname “Lieutenant Dan” decided to ride out the hurt on his…
By Lucy Bowman On July 27, 2024, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran announced that he had secured $2.1 million for McPherson College’s Rural Health Initiative. These funds will be delivered to the college later this fall, and will be used to enhance areas of the health science and natural science programs. Since the announcement, faculty in…