Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Ashanti Thompson Historically, the percentage of college students who vote has been low. This year, the seniors in the Communication Department worked to increase that number. The majors helped students register to vote, hosted two debate watches, created information flyers, and ended their efforts with an election results watch party at the Boiler House. …
By Mariah Fede Imane Khelif is the 2024 Women’s welterweight boxing Olympic champion. Her journey to gold was nothing short of a rocky road with worldwide criticism and false claims about her gender rolling into her path. Khelif won with a final tally of 5-0 and received her respective praises from her opponent as stated in an…
By: Daryn J. Stack During the events of Hurricane Milton, a vast amount of the Tampa Bay population chose to either evacuate or find safer and dryer areas to stay. That was all true, but one man, Joseph Malinowski, more famously known by his nickname “Lieutenant Dan” decided to ride out the hurt on his…
By Lucy Bowman On July 27, 2024, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran announced that he had secured $2.1 million for McPherson College’s Rural Health Initiative. These funds will be delivered to the college later this fall, and will be used to enhance areas of the health science and natural science programs. Since the announcement, faculty in…
By Daryn J. Stack Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was recently involved in a traffic stop after being pulled over by law enforcement for allegedly speeding. The encounter occurred on September 13, 2024, and took place in Broward County, Florida right outside Hard Rock Stadium just a few hours before the week one kickoff….
By Maxwell Brucks The McPherson Bulldogs will open the season at home facing a familiar foe in the Sterling College Warriors. Both teams come into the matchup on September 7th looking for their first wins of the season. The Bulldogs dropped their first game of the year on the road at Tabor. The Bulldogs fell…
By Daryn J. Stack The highly anticipated presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump occurred Tuesday the 10th. The debate was held in Cleveland, Ohio, where millions of viewers tuned in watching the candidates battle over key issues ranging from the economy and immigration to healthcare and foreign policy. Harris…
By Claire McCullough Many athletes dream of being able to one day compete in the Olympics and take home a gold medal for their country. However, for Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who competed and won Algeria’s first gold medal in women’s boxing, that dream came with a whole nightmare of controversy. According to Newsweek’s Shannon Power,…
By Joe Gonzales On September 4, a current student at Apalachee Highschool named Colt Gray brought a gun to school. In the shooting, 13 people were shot. Two students and two teachers were killed, and the other nine victims were hospitalized. According the information from CNN News, Gray was taken into custody and charged with…
By Tate Ornelas On September 13 and 14, the McPherson College Theatre Department presented their show, “Deliver Us From Mama!” It was the sequel to “Mama Won’t Fly,” which was put on last fall by the department. There were a lot of laughs and it was a strong start to the 2024-25 theater season. A few of the…