Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By: Alex Polakow This past Saturday at CPAC, President Trump announced what can be seen by everyone as an unequivocal good. He announced a proposed executive order to promote freedom of speech on college campuses. This comes in the wake of the incident at UC Berkeley in which a recruiter for a conservative group was punched…
By: Karlie Sneed There has been debate for years whether or not student athletes should be allowed to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) before high school. I am here to say I don’t think any athlete that is in 8thgrade or lower should be able to sign a LOI for an NAIA college. Personally,…
By Tori Voyles Cheer competition season has come toan end. The team started out strong at the Friends University and Sterling College competitions,had a bit of a hiccup atBethel College, but came back and finished strong at both KCAC in York College and Regionals at OCU. The team has donea tremendous job thisseason battling throughunexpected…
By Tyler Norris There has been a ton of speculation during the MLB offseason of where superstar free agents Manny Machado and Bryce Harper would play next season. It was said very early in the offseason that both Machado and Harper could potentially have a future in the white and navy pinstripes of the New…
By: Matthew Melchor On January 19, 2019, surveillance equipment at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida places 77 year-old New England Patriots owner and billionaire Robert Kraft inside the spa. At approximately 4:45pm, Kraft paid a worker at the front desk and is taken to a back room where two women begin…
By Tyler Norris The debate about lowering the age restriction for players to enter the NBA Draft has been a topic in the sports world for years,bull—-. So my advice to him is do what’s best for you and your family.” Cousins later added, “Obviously college has done nothing for Williamson at this point, you’ve…
By Karlie Sneed Media is quickly playing more of a role in campus life,and due to this fact, McPherson College will introduce its very own podcast studio this fall. The studio will be part of the new “Mac Media,” the college’s effort to combine all forms of student media. It will consist of boththe Spectator…
By: Cali Godwin McPherson College Theatre began to wrap up the 2018-19 season with the school production of “Oliver” the musical. “Oliver”, takes place in the 1800s, and is based off of the popular Charles Dickens book “Oliver Twist”. McPherson College partnered with Washington Elementary for the production. Fourth and fifth grader played orphans and pick pocketers…
Cody Baumgartner True or false: the benefits of preventing disease with a vaccine far outweigh the risks. The answer: true. Now, we all have heard the controversy whether vaccines are reliable or untrustworthy, but have you scavenged through information to find hard facts to support either claim? Perhaps not. Bottom line is vaccines save lives….
By Chloe Jones On Jan 29, 2019, over 30 students headed outside instead of heading to class. The students held signs that read “summit suckz,” chanted “no summit, no summit, no summit,” and stayed outside making these signs for hours. This event caught the attention of the school district, which is currently re-evaluating Summit Learning. …