Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Tomi Simmons The elections for the Student Government Association are April 6-21. Tyler Dunn is running for the Student Government Association President position alongside Shyanne Henkis as his Chief of Staff. This past year Dunn has been the Chief of Staff for President Diamond Marshall’s administration. “I saw the way SGA was running the…
By Tomi Simmons The elections for the Student Government Association are April 6-21. Kylecia Taylor is running for President with Cori Alexander as her Chief of Staff. Taylor is currently a representative of SGA for the community service organization Gamma Beta Phi. She is a resident assistant on campus as well. “I was thinking about…
Press released shared by Susan Taylor Homelessness in McPherson? “It’s invisible here,” says Jean Ballew, Program Director and Case Manager for the McPherson Housing Coalition. Yet in McPherson County many families live doubled up, risking eviction. Also, “couch surfing” is common. Children sleep on couches going from friend’s house to friend’s house while parents sleep…
Press Release provided by the Brethren Volunteer Service, Church of the Brethren in Elgin, Illinois Cara Hudson of McPherson, Kansas has recently undertaken a Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) assignment with Gould Farm in Monterey, Massachusetts. Founded in 1913, Gould Farm is America’s original community for psychiatric rehabilitation in an open setting, located on 700 acres…
By Tomi Simmons Today marks Student Press Freedom Day. Around the nation, student journalists are constantly pushing the envelope in their communities. However, this has not gone without consequence. College and high school programs are often under scrutiny due to the misconception that student journalism does not have merit. At the Spectator, the staff expects…
Correction: We incorrectly stated that the Volleyball game is away this weekend. It is actually a home game.
By Tomi Simmons As midterm elections creep in, citizens around the nation are beginning to register to vote. September 25th is National Voter Registration Day. The holiday was first observed in 2012 and is always on the fourth Tuesday of September. Every year Americans miss the chance to vote; National Voter Registration Day provides those…
