Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Jewel Marie McPherson College recently announced its partnership with the McPherson YMCA, providing free memberships to all full-time students beginning in the fall of 2025. This partnership will promote wellness on campus by allowing students to access all features of the YMCA facility. The McPherson YMCA is home to a wide variety of wellness…
By Jewel Marie Maxwell Hall, a new housing option that opened during the 2024-2025 school year, has been a big talking point amongst students. As the number of McPherson College students continues to grow, the need for more housing options becomes more urgent. Maxwell Hall was one of the solutions. Maxwell Hall is located on…
By Jewel Marie Imagine living in a time where video game adaptations made good movies. Imagine watching a movie that perfectly mixes action, character development and good story-writing. Now imagine Keanu Reeves as a three-foot hedgehog. That is basically Sonic 3. Sonic the Hedgehog has become an extremely successful movie franchise in just five years…
By Jewel Marie I had to work a shift the night following Donald Trump becoming the 2024 president-elect. Somewhere in that shift, I read a customer her total and she responded with “Wow, inflation is already going down, they must’ve put Trump right to work.” There were so many impulsive thoughts racing through my mind…
By Jewel Marie The lights on my face. The chairs in place. My horn in hand. Years in the making and it all leads up to this moment. It’s one thing when you’ve done band for years to get up on the stage you’re so used to playing on. To the typical band student it’s…
By Jewel Marie McPherson welcomes their first-ever bowling team on campus. With a big focus on male sports like football and baseball, the all-women team of bowlers who are new to McPherson themselves will become an important part of the college’s history. The team is led by Mitchell Whitehead, a brand new head coach hired…
By Jewel Marie When I first came to campus, I was so excited and anxious – like every other college student – to try something new. To meet new people. To have fun, do good work and more importantly, build my future. I was in a dark place a couple years ago but it’s so…
By Jewel Marie The theatre department continued a tradition that has been honored for the last 30 years. Every two years, children from elementary schools across the McPherson and Moundridge school districts visit the campus to watch a live play, have fun and ask questions of the actors afterwards. Eight student actors have practiced the…