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Senior guard Quentin Hardict Jr. takes the ball down the court against Central Oklahoma on Jan. 26. The mens team lost 70-80. Alyssa Tyler  Curtis Meyer reporter  Pitt State’s Men’s basketball team had an up and down week, winning a tight game against Emporia State University Thursday but losing to …

Junior left-handed pitcher Ben Des Rosiers pitches during a game against Missouri Southern on Feb. 26. Alyssa Tyler  Megan Brownell photojournalist   This past weekend, Gorilla Baseball started MIAA conference play with a home series against the Missouri Southern State University Lions Feb 24-26. They won the first game, but lost …

Curtis Meyer reporter  Renowned poet Joan Kwon Glass visited Pitt State University on Feb. 21, hosting a couple of poetry classes before reading from her works that same evening in the Governors Room of the Overman Student Center. The event was sponsored by the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series and the …

Lucas Corbin reporter  On Feb. 27, the University Faculty Senate held its second meeting of the year.  Senate Provost Howard Smith began the meeting by discussing the Kansas Board of Regents’ new program review process, which will change the process of the implementation of new classes and encourages the State’s …

Himika Akram reporter   Matthew J. Saville’s directorial debut in feature film category was “Juniper,” a New Zealand family drama which was set in the backdrop of 1992. According to Saville, the story was inspired by his own grandmother and his childhood experiences.  On the one side, we see a self-destructive, …

Alyssa Tyler editor in chief  In honor of the long-awaited release for Samantha Shannon’s latest work, ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ I will be reviewing her arguably most popular book, ‘Priory of the Orange Tree.’ At a whopping 848 pages, this book is intimidating. I would almost argue that this …

Nash Trumbly reporter  Pittsburg State University track teams won the 2023 MIAA Championship at home, rounding out the champion season. Even as the expected favorites of the event, the team exceeded expectations, and shattered their biggest record yet.   The Men’s team posted the highest point total in MIAA indoor championship …

Esperanza Deterding, senior in communications portrays Emilia ‘one’ on Feb. 22. Deterding portrayed Emilia’s younger years for the play.  Alyssa Tyler editor in chief  Pittsburg State University students, faculty, and those in the community were invited to sit back and watch the story of Emilia. A trailblazing poet from centuries …

Curtis Meyer, Reporter  The Pitt State women’s basketball team split the weekend at home for the last two home games of the season. Hitting the twenty win mark against Fort Hayes State and losing a close contest to Nebraska Kearney. Pitt State is now 20-6, as they look to wrap …

Curtis Meyer reporter  The Gorillas men’s Track and Field program continued to impress, once again proving its position as number one in in the weekly rankings for the USTFCCCA. The women hold a spot at No. six overall, down one from their ranking a week ago.   Both teams had a …