Nearly 100 Pittsburg community members camped outside the Robert W. Plaster Center on Thursday as they waited for free dental care provided by Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM).  The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation (KDCF) hosted the eighteenth Kansas Mission of Mercy dental clinic Friday and Saturday, which began at 5:30 a.m. both days. The …

PSU’s chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is doing their part to give back to a Kansas high school band that has recently had their instruments and room vandalized.  Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has set up tables at concerts in the past week to accept donations for the Pretty Prairie High School Band. The …

Pittsburg State University Students Audry Elmore and Louise Duchange have worked to create a series of photographs and quotes to portray the ‘Diversity of Happiness’.  Viewing of the series took place April 15 through April 19 at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts in the gallery.   “I wanted to portray women of any race, class, and sexual orientation …

The U-Club stage was home to dances, vocal performances, glitter, and several high kicks into splits this Wednesday night as nearly 50 Pitt State students got the opportunity to watch their local drag queens entertain alongside PSU student performers.  The Drag Show took place on Wednesday, April 17th at 7 p.m. in …

Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity spent 48 consecutive hours living in cardboard boxes to raise awareness and fundraise to fight local homelessness.   The event was held April 15th through 17th in the Oval of. The event is known as “Project: Homeless.” Members hosted activities throughout the day to get passerby’s attention.  “We continue to do Project: Homeless because …

Pittsburg State University’s Center for READing will join with the Dyslexia Awareness Foundation to bring a new initiative to the area, hoping to raise awareness and fight dyslexia.   The Center for READing was created in January of 1996. The Center for READing has provided service to thousands of students who are at risk …

Pittsburg State Nursing students are able to receive Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training thanks to an $800,288 federal grant announced by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran at the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing.  The grant serves three counties and has trained three students in March, with three more students expected to begin …

The Overman Student Center was home to PSU students who are members of campus organizations on Sunday afternoon. Those in attendance were able to learn leadership and organizational skills.  Sign-in began at 12:30 p.m. and the summit lasted until 5 p.m. The event was held for student organizations’ office holders and was free of charge. …

If Pittsburg State students are feeling hungry April 1 and 2, they will be able to stop by the Oval on campus to purchase a burrito and support PSU’s Public Relations and Advertising Club (PRAD).  The fundraiser is being held by the PRAD club, a student group based out of the communications department which aims …

On Saturday, March 30th, the PSU Student Recreation Center will be the starting point for runners and walkers dressed up as animals. The inaugural “Run Like an Animal” 5k Fun Run and 1 Mile Kids Run is hosted by PSU Nature Reach.   The race will begin at 8 a.m., following packet pick-up starting at …