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Lucas Corbin reporter  Monday November 27, five major media companies, including the New York Times and The Guardian, published an open letter calling for the expungement of Julian Assange’s charges, stating: “Obtaining and disclosing sensitive information, when necessary, in the public interest is a core part of the daily work …

Curtis Meyer reporter  It all came down to the wire last Saturday, as the Pittsburg State Gorillas traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan to face the Ferris State Bulldogs in the playoffs. Despite a monumental effort by the defense, Pitt State was ultimately unable to tie it on a field goal …

Brock Willard managing editor  It seems like every time we turn around, we are exposed to new and terrible acts of violence. Not even a week after the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, there was another shooting in Virginia. However, the shooting at Club Q was different than …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   While students went home over Thanksgiving break, both the mens and womens basketball teams stayed in Pittsburg and took two non-conference wins. The men’s team first took on the Harris-Stowe State University Hornets on Tuesday Nov 22. They took the win 80-75. The women’s team then took …

Curtis Meyer, Reporter  John Lance Arena in the Garfield Weede building was home to basketball on the evenings of November 18 and 19, with the Pitt State Classic. Four teams played, Quincy State University, University of Illionois-Springfield (UIS), and MIAA rival Missouri Southern.   MSSU tipped off first, playing UIS at …

Alyssa Tyler editor in chief  Children have always been a part of my life. From being the oldest sister to five siblings to the babysitter. There being countless children that have come through my life, family or not, that I love dearly. However, I could never be a mother to …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   This past weekend, the women’s basketball team opened up the 2022-2023 regular season with two wins at the MIAA/GAC Conference challenge in Topeka KS Nov. 11-12. They won against Oklahoma Baptist University 70-66, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University 69-66.   “It was our goal to go 2-0 this …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   This past weekend, PSU volleyball traveled to St. Joseph Missouri to play in the MIAA conference tournament. They were placed as the sixth seed, and played no. 3 University of Central Missouri for the first round. UCM had beaten them both times in the regular season, and …

Bella Mezzacapo reporter   A job posting was made on Jan. 19, 2022, to fill the position of Title IX Coordinator here at Pittsburg State University. Finally, in November of 2022, the position has been filled.  Jamie Thayer, former Title IX Investigator at the University of Arkansas and seven-year probation and …

Brock Willard managing editor  It’s clear to see that between the two major comic book movie franchises, Marvel has always made greater strides than DC’s properties have. This wasn’t always the case.  Outside of the modern film era, DC properties enjoyed vibrant success on the silver screen. The effects of …