Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
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…
By Greg Roller Fortnite is the new trend among teenagers and young adults. It is a new cross-platform game that is in a battle royale mode. You start off jumping into a map from a flying bus and fight others until you are the last one standing. The game modes can be 1v100 or you…
By Greg Roller Students at McPherson College are at a loss when it comes to doing things around the town. McPherson, Kansas is a very small town with not a lot of opportunities for students to get out and do things. One activity that students can agree on is that Applebee’s half-price appetizers (commonly known…
By Greg Roller As the semester winds down the senior projects come in for each degree. On April 20, 2018 the science department put on their annual science projects. Six students put in a ton of work to make their projects sing. Nora Grosbach looked at how bacteria diversity in rats and compared the healthy…
By: Kylee Martin In October of 2010, our college President Michael Schneider, announced the entrepreneurial program here at the college. The Horizon Fund allows entrepreneurs to expand their ideas with a little financial help. Every year there are two sessions to apply for the grant, one per semester. Over 200 students have received this grant…
By: Logan Hartman Kyle Wedel is a physical education major and a member of the baseball team at McPherson College. He was born in Wasco, California and transferred to McPherson after talking with the coach. Wedel was attracted to McPherson because of its small town feeling which reminded him of home. Wedel has played baseball since…
By: Toni Snyder The Diamond Dog Spirit Squad closes its 2017-18 season with the announcement of new head coach Ashlee Annis! Annis istransferring to McPherson College from previously coaching our across town rivals, the Tigers of Central Christian College. Ashlee has an impressive background in cheerleading…
By: Logan Hartman Amanda Connell is a Music and Business major and also a member of the softball team here at McPherson College. Connell grew up in Wichita, Kansas and is a graduate of circle high school in Towanda, Kansas. Connell first fell in love with baseball and softball when she was younger and…
By: Greg Roller On Wednesday April 11th the Newton Public Library came to McPherson College to give a lecture on fake news. Fake news is something that is spread like wildfire around social media. This lecture helped students recognize fake news, and ways to find out if the article has any credibility. The lecture was…