Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
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 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 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 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 Lex Grattan McPherson College has myriad resources available to students, all aiming to help students in completing their degrees and doing well. Focusing on individual student achievement is something that McPherson College is proud to advertise. One of these resources accessible to students is the Writing Center, located on the main level of Miller…
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 Taylor Starr Miller Library is a neutral space that anyone can use, and the staff is holding new events this year to get more students involved around campus. They have “Knit & Crochet Hour” on Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. in the Maker Space, a monthly, “Bring Your Own Book” club whose next meeting is…
By Phebe Lyne Along with new students, there are also some new faculty at McPherson College, one of them is Mary Gere Bridger. She teaches college composition, one section in the fall and two more in the spring. “This year I’ll be teaching an interterm course on sci-fi literature,” said Gere Bridger. Gere Bridger has…
By Mia Birkes With winter break in full swing, we can finally take a step back and breathe after 14 weeks of hard work. Some people may be traveling home while others remain on campus, but no matter your holiday situation, it can be easy to fall into bad habits and lose focus over these…