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By Tomi Simmons Today marks Student Press Freedom Day. Around the nation, student journalists are constantly pushing the envelope in their communities. However, this has not gone without consequence. College and high school programs are often under scrutiny due to the misconception that student journalism does not have merit. At the Spectator, the staff expects and demands all writers to have...
By: Cali Godwin A Star is Born, directed and starring Bradley Cooper, came out into theatres October 15th2018. Since coming out, the movie has gotten waves of positive feedback. This movie is the debut of Coopers directing career. Alongside Cooper stars Lady Gaga, a popular pop artist who made her acting debut in this movie, as well. From the first...
By: Cali Godwin Like many other organizations on campus, the Spectator decided to try some new things this past semester. The newest venture includes the Mac Updates. Every Monday and Friday, a new video is recorded, updating the students, staff and faculty on upcoming events. These updates highlight not only campus events, but McPherson-wide events as well. The Monday updates,...
By: Colin Parks The transition for most McPherson College Freshmen seems to be going very well about ¾of the way through their first semester of college. However, a small group of students may have had a bit harder of a transition, these students are the International students, especially those from overseas. Freshman Dennis Schorb is one of those students. Dennis...
By Mason Duffey Homecoming weekend happens every October, it’s the weekend when past students and faculty come back to see the campus they once walked every day. The weekend is full of events but there is one that the Auto Restoration students look forward to the most, the Friday night cruise-in. The cruise-in is run by the C.A.R.S. Club each...
By Joseph Robben It’s that time of year again when the flu bug is out and about trying to make your life miserable. The flu can be very dangerous if you don’t take good care of yourself. The flu is something that you should take seriously because it can be deadly. Last year the flu was as bad as it...
By Hannah McKay On August 27 of this year, a son and father were arrested in the latest sex-trafficking sting in Wichita. According to an article on KWCH 12, a 15-year-old girl was found at the residence and was identified as a run-away from a small Kansas town. Four more men and two more women from Salina, Kansas were also...

American Chaos

By: Matthew Melchor Around 11:00 pm on November 7, a small country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California became the location for yet another mass shooting. According to the Gun Violence Archive, this is the 307th mass shooting in the United States in 2018. The Gun Violence Archive classifies mass shootings as, “a single incident in which four or more...