Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Meghan Smith Throughout my college career, one professor has stood out to me, and that was Dr. Becki Bowman. Bowman has an autoimmune disease which has led her to teach solely from home. She received the annual teaching award for tenured faculty this year at McPherson College. Even though Bowman has been off-campus, students…
By Meghan Smith On school campuses around the nation and world, history is being made. I think the historic nature of what is happening on these school campuses is their response to the pandemic and how students are still determined to get their education and play sports. While I think it is difficult to get…
By Meghan Smith At McPherson College, our cafeteria and dorm life are a little different from how they were before COVID-19 regulations were implemented. In my opinion, both of these staple college functions have remained similar, but have made some much-needed improvements due to the pandemic. The cafeteria has made steps to reduce the risk…
By Meghan Smith What seemed like an innocent app wasn’t as harmless or as easy to use as everyone thought it was. In April 2015, an app named Robinhood hit the market. This app marketed simple and free stock trading, something that was completely new to the investing industry. Most other stock trading apps on…
By Meghan Smith There are many difficult things that have come with going to college in the middle of a pandemic. The biggest challenge for me is keeping track of my confusing class schedule. Out of all my classes, only one has a regularly scheduled class time. Although it is hard to keep all of…
By Meghan Smith Student life isn’t what it used to be on the McPherson College campus. Our main rule for COVID-19 compliance is wearing masks at all times around campus. Whether in class, walking to class, working in the library, or attending activities, masks are always required. For me, the big controversy is how they…
By Meghan Smith After being sent home from McPherson College, life has not been the same. I was devastated when I received the news that classes would be moving online. I never really noticed how much I loved interacting with my professors, faculty and other students daily. I was so sad, because I knew that…