Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Claire McCullough Throughout the late 2000s and 2010s, D.C. Studios had been on a downhill slide compared to their competition. The characters and story lacking depth that was once present in their original comic book forms is partially to blame, and no character demonstrates this shallowness more than Superman. D.C. and thus, the public…
By Claire McCullough The industrialization, climate change, and modernization of the world has directly caused many species to become endangered and extinct. With the growing levels of extinction, activists work to give these animals a voice. An example of this is how Laiken Jordahl, an activist for the Center of Biological Diversity, has advocated for…
By: Claire McCullough President Donald Trump has only been President again for three months and his presidency has already sparked many controversies and contentions. However, none have had such an international impact as Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance’s, televised meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the 28th of February. According to Zelenskyy…
by Claire McCullough It is typical for a president to issue a flurry of executive orders and they usually revoke policies from the previous administration, hoping to make an impact on the country when they first arrive. The newly elected President Trump is currently doing just that. Many of President Trump’s executive orders, especially those…
by Claire McCullough The highly-awaited McPherson College Campus Commons is set to open in the fall of 2025. McPherson College students are excited to use the new space, and staff members are finally seeing their vision for the college unfold. In an exclusive interview, Michael Schneider, the president of the college, reflected back on the…
By: Claire McCullough According to SciTech Daily, Brachychphalus dacnis, also known as the Flea Toad, has recently been discovered in Brazil. According to Dustin Wilgers, a McPherson College biology professor, the toad’s genus, first part of the Latin name, means “short-headed or flat-faced”. The toad’s species name, second part of the Latin name, also means…
By: Claire McCullough Kendric Lamar took the internet by storm when released his single “Not Like Us” earlier this year and has remained in the public eye ever since. According to Forbes’s Huge McIntyre, states that the song has been the Billboard’s rap song with the largest number of listens for twenty nonconsecutive weeks and is tied with…
By: Claire McCullough McPherson College Athletics is currently going through a lot of changes, big and small. From the sports Center being renamed to the Hoffman Sports Center to expanding on to other sports such as bowling. One new change for the 2025-2026 school year is that the campus’s Women’s Soccer Coach, Mark Olson, will…
By Claire McCullough New students at McPherson College, especially those in Dotzour, have had a challenging time parking close to their dorm. Returning students are also facing parking-related problems. In fact, many are receiving parking violations in spots they’ve been parking in for years. Overall, there seems to be heightened levels of parking-related frustration during…
By Claire McCullough Many athletes dream of being able to one day compete in the Olympics and take home a gold medal for their country. However, for Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who competed and won Algeria’s first gold medal in women’s boxing, that dream came with a whole nightmare of controversy. According to Newsweek’s Shannon Power,…