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The Gene DeGruson Memorial Lecture brings a renowned speaker to campus every year to discuss topics such as local history and culture. This year, the series presented a unique collaboration opportunity and was expanded to a two-day event.   Steve Cox, curator of special collections and university archives at PSU, inherited his position from Gene DeGruson, who founded …

The food fight is back in town, and this time, it’s personal. This week, Munchy Mary headed to the beloved breakfast triumvirate of Pittsburg to see which one is best – Bob, Harry, or Otto. Which restaurant continues to make their namesake proud? First up, we headed to Harry’s to see what …

Twenty-three electrical engineering students volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of the Four States in Joplin Tuesday, Nov. 6. Their task was a to change out 300 worn plug-ins and almost 200 light switches. They also checked on the electrical system to see if everything was in good condition and working …

As part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers series, Nickolas Butler visited Pitt State to share his professional works of fiction. Butler has three published books, two novels, and one collection of short stories, and he is currently working on a fourth.   Butler’s fiction reading was the third amongst this semester’s Distinguished Visiting Writers series …

The Pittsburg State University College of Education hosted Dagmar Snodgrass to speak in elementary social studies classes from 8 to 9:15 a.m. and from 11 a.m. t0 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. Snodgrass spoke of her childhood growing up in Berlin, Germany during the Berlin Airlift in World War II and reflected …

Earlier this year, the Academic Computer Lab Study Group (ACLSG)  was created to review the existing computer laboratories’ scope and use and make recommendations for the future of computer labs on campus.  Angela Neria, chief information officer of Information Technology Services, serves as chair of the study group.   “Due to growing funding pressures, increasing numbers of students …

This week’s SGA meeting welcomed a guest speaker, discussed upcoming changes for future school years, final allocation amounts, various academic reminders,  passed 2 resolutions and adopted a new resolution, as well as announced they will be live-streaming all of their future meetings Elijah Brown, guest speaker, spoke about Midwest Affiliate …

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with those you love, whether family, friends, significant others, or whomever else, and spend quality time. When celebrating this holiday filled with thanks and full bellies, do not forget the roots of the day and how the celebrating all began.  The first Thanksgiving took …

With fall weather comes not only fall clothing but also accessories, including hats and beanies, gloves, boot socks, vests, and especially scarves. Scarves can be a controversial topic when discussing the different varieties and styles—specifically infinity scarves. By reader suggestion, today’s focus is on infinity scarves.  One of the newer editions …

When it comes to getting sew-ins or buying wigs, we want to always have the most natural-looking hair and the most reasonably priced. These days it is so easy to meet this checklist with the internet at our fingertips. However, ensuring that the closures and frontals you purchase match the texture of the bundles can …