Have you seen my gorilla?

Sara Seals | Collegio Reporter After hours of working in front of her computer, filtering through dozens of different directions for the right design, Janelle Kranker finally brought her concept to life. “The entry form asked for some cialis online thing that showed school spirit and that was PSU related,” said Kranker, senior in art. “This is where I got the idea for the gorilla face on the underside of the shirt.” In October, SAC presented students with an opportunity to design a T-shirt that will be sold in the campus bookstore. Ashley Cross, event coordinator, says the students had to create an original T-shirt design that met various guidelines. In addition to relating to…

Magically Madrigal

Joud Bayeh | Collegio Reporter A small organ on wheels, musicians and singers from PSU and food served by medieval peasants wearing feathered hats combined to create an aura of the Renaissance at the Madrigal Dinner on Friday, Nov. 30. The Madrigal Dinner is held annually by the PSU choir, and many guests, like Russ Vallier, have attended for several years. Vallier, a high school teacher in Chanute, says this was the fourth year in a row he has attended the dinner. He says one of the reasons he comes back is the food. “It’s a tasteful way to start the holidays,” said Vallier, who was accompanied by his wife, Karen. They are the parents…

Gorilla athletes showcase other talents

Gretchen Burns | Collegio Reporter Last Thursday, John Lance Arena was filled with students, athletes and community members who shared two common goals: raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and enjoy some entertainment. The Pittsbur buy cheap cialis g State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held the first ever Gorillas Got Talent to fundraise for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Athletes representing almost every sport on campus performed various skits, musical performances, dancing and improv acts in front of a panel of judges and a crowd of over 400 people. “I think that it’s great to give back to kids and children as athletes,” said Jessica Barnes, junior in early childhood development. “This is the way that we can…

Free as a bird

Val Vita | Managing Editor Some people are lucky to find their passion early in life. Meagan Duffee was 10 when she discovered she had a passion for birds. Duffee was at a birthday party in Dallas, Texas, her hometown, when she saw a man buy viagra online give a falconry demonstration. “And I thought, ‘Hey, that’s really cool,’” Duffee said. A lot of kids were impressed that day, but only one of them probably took the subject seriously. Today, Duffee is 26 and she studies, works and hunts with birds. Duffee says she spent most of her life in Texas, though the reason she came to Pittsburg was the university, because it has a…

Students bid fond farwell to Jungle

AJ Thurman | Collegio Reporter After three and a-half years at Pittsburg State University, Cassy Temaat says she is ready to walk across the stage and start her new life. “I have a teaching job already,” said Temaat, senior in family an canadian pharmacy cialis d consumer sciences education. “It’s a high school FACS position, and I’m very excited to start.” Temaat says she expected to be waiting until August to find a teaching job. “I start in January,” she said. “The FACS department is good at placing people after they’ve graduated.” Temaat is one of many soon-to-graduate students who attended the Out of the Jungle celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the basement of…

Int’l students adjust to Kansas weather

AJ Thurman | Collegio Reporter Students at PSU know how crazy the weather can be. One day temperatures are in the 6os, the next they are in the 30s. However, most international students are unaccustomed to such fluctuations. Carolinne Dan buy cialis online tas, who is from Natal, Brazil, says her hometown is in the northern part of Brazil where the weather stays balmy all year round. Dantas says she knew the winters in the Midwest get fairly cold, but she still wasn’t prepared. “I was pretty sure it wouldn’t get this bad,” said Dantas, senior in communication. “Guess I was wrong, and it’s not even snowing yet.” Yazeed Aldhwayan, international student from Saudi Arabia,…

Undead week

Marcus Clem | Collegio Reporter Some people are wary of the upcoming, Mayan-predicted, end of the world, but most students are just worrying about finals. The problem, some of them say, is that the time traditionally reserved for cheap cialis online study and review before exams, known as dead week, is being occupied by classwork. “I think that dead week should be more lax,” said Aubry Keller, junior in biology. “Instructors assigning things right before dead week, or without prior notification, can make it extremely difficult for students. I know of one student who was assigned a huge paper he did not know about until recently, right before dead week. This has caused a big…

Crossland wins arts center contract

Jay Benedict | Editor-in-Chief After cutting $371,000 in optional extras from the plans for the Fine and Performing Arts Center, PSU awarded the contract to Crossland Construction for $30.3 million. Seven companies bid on the proje cheap viagra ct, but all of the bids cost more than the university had expected. Fortunately, the Facilities Planning Office included 21 alternates, which were options that could be added or taken away from the base bid. Paul Stewart, director of facilities planning, says they utilized five alternates to bring the cost more in line with the projected budget and available funds. “The final cost is the base bid of just under $30.7 million and five accepted alternatives that…

Students debate apocalyptic end

Jared Evans | Collegio Reporter Michael Bouray says he isn’t concerned about the predicted end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012 “I’ve lived through several ‘end of the world’ prophecies by now. Y2K was a fun one. What’s one more?” sai buy viagra no prescription d Bouray, freshman in history. “If it happens, that’s great. If it doesn’t happen, then that’s even better.” Dec. 21 is reportedly the end of the Mayan calendar year. One modern interpretation of this date is that it marks the start of time in which Earth and everyone who lives here will take on a new, positive way of life, as 2012 marks the beginning of a new era….

PSU hosts most successful High School Art Day ever

Gretchen Burns | Collegio Reporter Samantha Powell helped push over 2,400 thumbtacks into a wall while hanging over 600 high school artworks that were displayed during the annual High School Art Day in the Overman Student Center on order viagra without prescription Thursday, Nov. 15. The exhibition shows works of art students from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. “I liked the schools that made their artworks easier to hang with a string on the back,” said Powell, senior in art. “My thumb is really sore from pushing all the thumbtacks into that wall.” College environment High School Art Day is an annual event put on by the Art Department where local high school students come to…