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Always Hunting

By Ronnie Floyd Coming off an indoor season that concluded at Nationals at Pitt State University, Hunter Sury, currently a junior, only gets better not only every year but every practice. Sury’s work ethic is unmatched; that’s why you see the accolades that come along with his performances. Last year after winning the indoor and outdoor KCAC Championships, he won...
By Greg Roller Fortnite is the new trend among teenagers and young adults. It is a new cross-platform game that is in a battle royale mode. You start off jumping into a map from a flying bus and fight others until you are the last one standing. The game modes can be 1v100 or you can go teams of two...
By Greg Roller Students at McPherson College are at a loss when it comes to doing things around the town. McPherson, Kansas is a very small town with not a lot of opportunities for students to get out and do things. One activity that students can agree on is that Applebee’s half-price appetizers (commonly known as half-apps) are a steal....
By Greg Roller Just recently Beats by Dre have released their new generation of beats headphones. They are the third generation and go by the name of powerbeats 3s. There are many good things about the product but also some negatives. The new headphone is great for working out, with an over the ear fit they are sure not to...
By Greg Roller As the semester winds down the senior projects come in for each degree. On April 20, 2018 the science department put on their annual science projects. Six students put in a ton of work to make their projects sing. Nora Grosbach looked at how bacteria diversity in rats and compared the healthy versus the sick. It was...
By: Kylee Martin In October of 2010, our college President Michael Schneider, announced the entrepreneurial program here at the college. The Horizon Fund allows entrepreneurs to expand their ideas with a little financial help. Every year there are two sessions to apply for the grant, one per semester. Over 200 students have received this grant in continuing their idea in...
By Tyler Dunn The McPherson Baseball and Softball teams will be saying goodbye to the 2018 seniors. These Dogs have graced the Diamond, making friends, memories, and a lasting impact on so many. They will be missed but they will not be forgotten, many moving on to bigger and better things, like Amanda Connells acceptance into Law School. Now that the...

Air Strike on Syria

By: Tomi Simmons In April, 2017, the United States military led an airstrike in Syria in response to the country’s use of chemical weapons. Friday April 13th, 2018, President Trump approved an air strike once more, along with allies Great Britain and France. All three countries also received Germany’s consent to go through with this mission. The decision for the air...
By: Logan Hartman Kyle Wedel is a physical education major and a member of the baseball team at McPherson College. He was born in Wasco, California and transferred to McPherson after talking with the coach. Wedel was attracted to McPherson because of its small town feeling which reminded him of home. Wedel has played baseball since he was around 3 years old...

Me Too

By Tomi Simmons Creating an outcry for those who had been affected by sexual assault, Tarana Burke molded the phrase Me Too in 2006. She did so to unify women of color together who had been victims of sexual assault and in hopes to make sure no one felt alone. On October fifth, 2017 there had been a statement released,...