Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By: Claire McCullough President Donald Trump has only been President again for three months and his presidency has already sparked many controversies and contentions. However, none have had such an international impact as Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance’s, televised meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the 28th of February. According to Zelenskyy…
By: Daryn J. Stack Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is known for saying, “There is not a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would ever become the 51st state.” However, as tensions between the United States and Canada continue to escalate, that snowball seems more likely than previously imagined. WEXIT, the Western Canadian separatist…
By: Cameron Moore Ramadan for 2025 began around February 28th and is expected to last for 29 to 30 days, ending around March 30th. So, what exactly is Ramadan, and why is it celebrated worldwide? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Its beginning is marked by the sighting of the crescent moon,…
By: Blake Storts In October 1995, in Franklin County, Kansas, Albert J. Daniels set out for a typical fall hunt of whitetail. The area he was set up in wasn’t for producing big bucks but in a county near Franklin County was where the old state record was harvested. In an interview about the hunt,…
By: Aidan Montoya In what I’d call one of the worst airplane crashes of a generation, an astounding 67 people were killed in a plane crash on Jan. 29 over the Potomac River in Washington, DC. An American Airlines flight originating out of Wichita, Kansas collided with a mid-air army helicopter, killing everyone on both…
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: Jamil Hardaway Voting in the United States has been a staple of this country since its birth. Starting in 1776, when the country gained its independence from Great Britain, only white males were allowed to vote. Even then, they had to be over the age of 21 and be of protestant religion. From then…
By: Tate Ornelas Starting on Nov 7, Starbucks will stop charging for milk alternatives. This includes soy, coconut, oat and almond milk. Milk alternatives add 70 to 80 cents to the total cost of the drink. Those who are lactose intolerant or plant-based food advocates have been fighting for this for years. Vox wrote an article on…
By: Daryn Stack This Sunday marked a milestone for SpaceX completing its first ever successful “catch” of the Starship booster. The mission’s success is an advance in the company’s quest in developing a fully reusable rocket system, paving the way for more cost-effective and efficient space travel. The catch involved the Super Heavy booster, which…