Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
by Kaycee Carter On February 4, teachers in the McPherson USD 418 school district received an email requesting that they remove all copies of “Flight of the Puffin” by Ann Braden from their classrooms. Specifically, the email stated, “this book should remain in adult hands until further feedback.” This is the first time a book…
By DJ Stack As of today, President Donald Trump has made his pics for the key cabinet positions public that will help him in his second term and shape his administration with a mix of loyalists, controversial individuals, and conservative figures. Among the most notable and controversial picks, is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the…
by Claire McCullough It is typical for a president to issue a flurry of executive orders and they usually revoke policies from the previous administration, hoping to make an impact on the country when they first arrive. The newly elected President Trump is currently doing just that. Many of President Trump’s executive orders, especially those…
by Vanessa Hofer Keiran President, the Director of Tennis Operations at McPherson College, is known not only by his players on the tennis team but also by many student athletes from different sports. Thus, the newsflash of President leaving McPherson College, and the position as the Director of Tennis Operations, surprised more people than just…
by Aidan Montoya At McPherson College, teachers like to use a website called Turn It In, to check student’s homework for plagiarism and/or the use of AI. Turnitin is a web-based program that checks papers for plagiarism. It works by comparing the student’s work to a large database and is a tool that is used…
by Enya Fierens McPherson College requires students to take a class called Sophomore Seminar in either the fall or spring semester of their sophomore year. This class includes lessons on resumés and the job market and helps prepare students for life after graduation. Traditionally, Sophomore Seminar was taught by Dr. Tom Hurst, but he was…
by Olivia Williams Have you gotten this funky little message from a chatbot named Mac? Mac is a new part of our campus community! It was already around in 2020 as a very early prototype, then went and took a little nap, and is now back and more than ready to help. While talking to…
By Kaycee Carter The newest sport on campus, the women’s bowling team, has had an exciting start to the spring portion of their season, starting with a trip to the Kegel Midwest Collegiate Classic in Chicago. Being a prestigious Tier One tournament, our girls learned a lot from watching the other teams and seeing some…
By Octavius Toliver-Flient The name of the play is “Doubt” and it was performed in the Brown Auditorium of the McPherson College. If I was a costume designer, my reaction to the play would be very positive towards the fit of the costumes in the play. I love how the costumes were dark to metaphorically…
by Maxwell Brucks Hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things in sports; even a .300 batting average allows a player into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. There are even days when those .300 hitters can’t get a hit. But there are also days like the one McPherson College outfielder Colt Sussex-Uphold had…