Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Philip Schieffelin The midterm elections were held in the U.S. on Nov. 8, 2022. In Kansas, three U.S. House seats went to republicans, Tracy Mann, Jake LaTurner, and Ron Estes, and one seat went to democrat Sharice Davids. Jerry Moran (R) won the only Senate seat up for election. Laura Kelly (D) won the…
By Lex Grattan Following a plan approved by the Kansas Board of Regents the week of Sept. 18, 33 staff and faculty members at Emporia State University were let go. Of those 33 people, 23 worked in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the ESU Bulletin reported. In his first year as president of…
By Tate Ornelas On Feb. 14, 2018, 17 lives were lost due to 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a suburb of Miami. On Nov. 2, 2022, Cruz received life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cruz did not receive the death penalty due to the…
By Meghan Morris DNA has been the groundbreaking evidence that has solves millions of murders and felonies. It has brought justice and peace to families for years. But has it given us everything it has to offer? According to Paul Couenhoven with history and science of forensic DNA, the genesis of DNA testing started…
By Julia Kuttler In 2016, Jerod Corbus, Executive Assistant to the Provost, started playing acoustic guitar with his friend Will Simmer. After finding a drummer, Gary Clifton, and a vocalist, Jennifer Byers, a band was born: Sister Sarah Tree. On Friday, Sept. 9, Sister Sarah Tree won Battle of the Bands at the Kansas State…
By Christian Maxey Hurricane Ian, a powerful Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, wreaked havoc on western Cuba and the southeast of the United States, particularly the states of Florida and South Carolina. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the late afternoon, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida. The island of Cayo Costa, which is close to Fort…
By Brianna Powers President Biden has announced a three-part plan to give America’s working families and students more breathing room as they recover from the strains associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan provides targeted debt relief as part of a broader effort to alleviate the burden of rising college costs and make the student…
By Philip Schieffelin On Sept. 8, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was the longest reigning monarch of Great Britain, surpassing Queen Victoria for number of years on the throne by seven years. She leaves four children, King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince…
By Philip Schieffelin On Sept. 1, sports betting was soft launched in the state of Kansas. Just a week later, on Sept. 8 it was fully launched with Kansas’s four state casinos partnering with online sportsbooks and six sportsbook mobile device applications available to those who wanted to place a wager. Kansas law does require…
By Phebe Lyne During the D23 Event hosted by Disney, a lot of new projects were teased, from new Pixar films to a live remake of The Little Mermaid. But fans of the Star Wars franchise were focused on one thing; the second season of The Bad Batch. Bad Batch is an animated series on…