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Noah Hess reporter   Tipping for a long time has been a way to show appreciation for good customer service. However, tipping started to get out of control once covid hit. After restaurants were allowed to reopen for carryout orders only, restaurants started giving the option to tip on carryout orders. …

Himika Akram reporter   The concept of working unpaid hours has become an unsettling norm in many businesses around the world. The distinction between work and personal life is becoming increasingly hazy in many positions, even though it is not formally required nor acknowledged. Then how did this become a practice …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   Mental Health, an always somewhat sticky subject to talk about. It’s always so interesting however, as we never know what exactly it is doing to someone’s head. I recently went through a traumatizing event that has altered my mental health and will stay altering it for some …

Photo courteous of PSU athletics Curtis Meyer reporter  It is about halfway through the season for the Pitt State Gorillas, and things have not panned out as they hoped before the season. Sitting at 6-13, Pitt State sits just one up from the bottom spot of the MIAA rankings, just …

Running back Antwon Squire rushes the ball for the first touchdown of the game against the Missouri Southern Lions on Oct. 14. Squire had a total of 127 rushing yards, a career best and two touchdowns. Alyssa Tyler Curtis Meyer reporter  Pitt State kept their undefeated record with a 31-21 …

Luke Geier reporter  On Oct. 15, the Student Government Association held a community cornhole tournament to bring the community of Pittsburg together and raise funds to help support a downtown residential cleanup.  Pitt State students and community members came to compete in the tournament which was held outside on the …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   In late 2022, Spencer Sutherland came out with his debut album ‘In His Mania’. Though he is a smaller artist, last summer he opened for Big Time Rush, where most of his newer fans discovered him. That’s exactly how I did, he opened for them and I …

Himika Akram reporter   Mike Flanagan developed and directed the Netflix horror series The Fall of the House of Usher. It is based on Edgar Ellan Poe’s short story of the same name. The cast includes Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher, Carla Gugino as Madeline Usher, Mark Hamill as the narrator, …

Alyssa Tyler editor-in-chief This past year, I have been trying to not read the same genre of books repeatedly. I wasn’t necessarily prepared to read this tear jerking of a novel. I didn’t make me cry (that honor is reserved for The Book Thief as the only book that has made …

Sophomore wide receiver Grayson Holbert rushes the ball during the Oct. 14 game against Missouri Southern. Pitt State won 31-21. Alyssa Tyler Curtis Meyer reporter  The Gorillas took care of business on Saturday, defeating the Missouri Southern Lions 31-21. Pitt State remains undefeated as they prepare to take on one …