Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By: Cameron Moore After years of legal battles, house arrest, and federal incarceration, rapper NBA YoungBoy has officially started his first headlining tour. The “Make America Slime Again” (MASA) Tour kicked off on September 1 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. This raises the question: How did it take nearly half a decade…
By Tayton Ornelas Hurricane Milton was named the second most intense storm to ever hit the gulf coast, behind Hurricane Rita in 2005. Hurricane Milton hit Florida directly, only a short time after Hurricane Helene made its way through the United States. Before becoming a Hurricane on Oct 7, Milton was a tropical disturbance in…
By Mariah Fede Imane Khelif is the 2024 Women’s welterweight boxing Olympic champion. Her journey to gold was nothing short of a rocky road with worldwide criticism and false claims about her gender rolling into her path. Khelif won with a final tally of 5-0 and received her respective praises from her opponent as stated in an…
By Lucy Bowman On July 27, 2024, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran announced that he had secured $2.1 million for McPherson College’s Rural Health Initiative. These funds will be delivered to the college later this fall, and will be used to enhance areas of the health science and natural science programs. Since the announcement, faculty in…
By Daryn J. Stack Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was recently involved in a traffic stop after being pulled over by law enforcement for allegedly speeding. The encounter occurred on September 13, 2024, and took place in Broward County, Florida right outside Hard Rock Stadium just a few hours before the week one kickoff….
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 Kamden Tackett On October 25th of last year, I wrote a piece on the current Southern border crisis. In that piece I said, “we can only hope the situation is solved sooner rather than later.” Now it’s 7 months later, and the Southern border situation hasn’t gotten any better. From October of 2023 to…
By Kamden Tackett On March 23rd, 2024, a terror attack was carried out at a Concert Hall in Moscow that killed 133 people and left another 145 injured. The perpetrators were caught and taken into Russian prison, showing up to court the next day severely bruised and barely conscious. The attack was carried out by…
By Mia Birkes Cole Brings Plenty, a 27-year-old Native American actor known for his role in the Yellowstone spinoff series, 1923, was found dead on April 5. The location of his body came just days after Lawrence police issued an affidavit for his arrest, related to an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred the night…
By Mia Birkes In February of this year, the birthplace of democracy saw the Greek parliament legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. This vote secured a major win for the LGBTQ+ community in Greece and has the potential to set the standard for other Orthodox Christian nations,…