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By Taylor Perez Dorian Page is a 26-year-old digital media major from Tucson, Ariz. Before attending Junior College and McPherson College for basketball, Page took a few years off in between school. “I’m a non-traditional student,” said Page. “I was living on my own with a full-time job for a few years before I…
By Joe Robben McPherson College women’s soccer team is hosting a diabetes awareness game at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, against Bethel College. This is the first time that the Women’s Soccer team is hosting a game focused on raising awareness. They are bringing this awareness to help raise money for Type 1…
By Garrett Connor The 2019 Major League Baseball season has come to a close. The Washington Nationals “finished the fight” and beat the Houston Astros in game seven of the World Series. This year’s World Series was the first time that the opposing team won every game of the series. This came as a…
By Taylor Perez The recruiting process for international athletes can be vastly different from that of what some experience in the U.S. For senior football player Rinaldo Gagiano (pictured above left) the recruiting process was similar to what some American athletes may experience. “I created a highlight reel from my time playing football in…
Billy Holdeman-Bass, Academic Records Coordinator By Meghan Smith This year at McPherson College, one of the new faces on campus is Billy Holdeman-Bass. He is the new Academic Records Coordinator, located in the Registrar Office. Holdeman-Bass learned about this position from an alumnus of McPherson College. After talking about his interview with Tricia Hartshorn,…
Press released shared by Susan Taylor Homelessness in McPherson? “It’s invisible here,” says Jean Ballew, Program Director and Case Manager for the McPherson Housing Coalition. Yet in McPherson County many families live doubled up, risking eviction. Also, “couch surfing” is common. Children sleep on couches going from friend’s house to friend’s house while parents sleep…
By Levi Elkins At the beginning of the 2019 school year, the McPherson College Dining Hall changed their hours. In previous years, the Cafeteria was open for two hours three times a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. If students had a busy schedule, they could borrow a to-go container to take food with them….
By Garrett Connor As fall practices are underway for the McPherson College Softball team, they have high expectations for the spring season. “I have high expectations and believe we have what it takes to make it to nationals,” says 2019 KCAC Newcomer of the Year, Brittany Baroni. Last season, the ladies had a 33-16…
By Meghan Smith Have you ever wanted a business card to help with your professionalism? Perhaps you need help designing a new logo for your company? McPherson College has a student run marketing and design business, located on McPherson College’s campus, Etch. Etch was started seven years ago and is still in business today…
By Tomi Simmons At McPherson College, students are pushed to be leaders both in and out of the classroom. Clubs on campus all have executive boards, presidents, leaders and those who organize. As of this school year, SGA has put in new policies. I know that they are put in place to help clubs…