Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Tara Feeney For students interested in traveling the world and expanding their automotive knowledge while they do it, there is an exciting opportunity next spring! In May of 2025, McPherson College will bring back their annual Cars and Castles trip, with this year’s destination being Italy. The 11-day trip will give participating students the…
By Edwin Buiter McPherson College has a parking problem. Especially at the beginning of the school year, with the influx of new students, finding a space to park and get to class was nearly impossible, leading to car lined streets and frustrated students. Adding to the problem, many Automotive Restoration students have more than one…
By Tara Feeney There is a misconception that securing a degree from a four-year institution and working in an office is the only way to succeed. It is your “golden ticket” to a job that pays well and offers benefits. However, other educational and career options exist. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that,…
By Tara Feeney I’ve always prided myself on being a fast learner, but the rate at which I learn new skills here at McPherson College is unparalleled. In my brief two and a half weeks here, I have already learned how to oxy-acetylene weld (not perfectly, I’ll admit, but it’s a work in progress), as…
By: Tara Feeney Have you ever seen an online ad for a car and it seems too good to be true? Then when you go checkout said item, you get there, and it was not as advertised. That happened to me when I checked out my first prospective project car earlier this week. It was…
By Brittany Merkel It is clear to see that our school cares about their Automotive Restoration students; the only people more serious are the students themselves. For those who do not know, Templeton Hall is currently home to a project 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet. It was bought by the college after being in a bad…
By Mason Duffey On March 17, 2020, McPherson College announced that it will “complete the second semester remotely using online technology beginning on March 30.” This new plan for education stirred up even more stress, questions and some discontent from some students, especially the restoration majors. As a restoration major myself I wondered how this…