Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By: Eman McNeal College tuition is a topic that is on every college student’s mind. College is an experience and learning opportunity that every person should have. However, college is expensive and will leave you swimming in dept. Since college is so expensive, it’s not good news to hear that your school of choice may…
By: Eman McNeal With the 2017 fall semester coming to an end, many student athletes like to take the time to reflect on previous sports seasons and take pride in awards and accomplishments on the season. The 2017 football season was definitely a season to look back and reflect on. The 2017-2018 football season for…
By: Eman McNeal Puerto Rico has a long history of tropical storms but none of them were like hurricane Maria. Hurricane Maria took a disastrous toll on Puerto Rico on September 20th of 2017. This was a category 4 — nearly 5 — storm with winds reaching more than 157 mph, which destroyed millions of…
By: Eman McNeal In August of 2016, Colin Kaepernick started a controversy when he remained sitting on the bench, while the national anthem played during a preseason game. He did this as a protest against the oppression of African Americans and the police brutality taking place in the US. In an interview, Kaepernick stated, “I’m…
By Shaelah White Every year, the McPherson College education program chooses two candidates that they believe are the best prospective teachers to come. On November 18th, Shaelah White and Ashley Unruh were nominated McPherson College’s Teacher of Promise candidates for the 2017-2018 school year. They attended a banquet in Wichita, Kansas with twenty-one other schools…
By Shaelah White The McPherson College Education Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi, attended Mid-America Nazarene’s annual “EdFlix” conference on Wednesday, November 1st. Advisors Vicki Schmidt and April Counts brought group members Ashley Unruh, Shaelah White, Lacy Fry, Whitney Murray, and Bailey Reinoehl. Kappa Delta Pi attended this conference to capture ideas for them to put…
By Ronnie Floyd Though the McPherson College women’s soccer season is over, it is extremely evident that next year they are coming back bigger and better. The team was filled with many transfers, and only eight returning players this year. In addition, they had a new head coach who had previously been the assistant coach,…
By Ronnie Floyd In September Chance The Rapper debuted his new song “First World Problems” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” with vocalist Daniel Caesar. He had decided to release the single on the show because it was that format that made his debut his first song on his other album. The question is…
By Ronnie Floyd Senior basketball Reno Gurley has stated, “expect the unexpected,” regarding the men’s basketball season. The men’s team started out the season with many people injured. Luckily, a couple of them have returned, including sophomore Brandon Carter. However, senior Reno Gurley has decided to redshirt this season due to his shoulder injury. As…
By Isaac Murphy Everyone always feels bittersweet about the last week of school because we know it’s only a moment until we get to go home. Also because we now have to take a final for each one of our classes. I feel like finals create stress for students because it’s another big assignment before you…