Losing streak continues for Gorilla Basketball 

Curtis Meyer reporter  Pitt State basketball woes continued this week, the team started with a tough matchup with Washburn.   Facing the Ichabods at home on Jan. 14, Washburn raced out to a 46 to 25 lead. The Gorillas got to within ten after the half, trailing 53-43 with 11 minutes …

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Faculty Senate Has First Session 

Lucas Corbin, Reporter  On Jan 23, the university’s faculty senate met to discuss its agenda for the year.  University President Dan Shipp was featured as the guest speaker, where he spoke of the university’s plan to include an associate degree for students, making it the first university in Kansas to …

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Root Coffee House and PSU open ‘Co-Work Café’ 

Jeremy Johnson, the first tenant of the Co-Work Cafe, works on Jan. 24. Alyssa Tyler editor-in-chief  Root Coffeehouse is separated from the newly opened ‘Co-Work Café’ through just one door. In the past month Root and PSU have officially opened the new workspace with it being designed for tenants to …

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BSA helps warm up students with hot drinks 

Col reams, git major, sophomore. getting hot chocolate from Coleen ndedi ntep Black students Association member. on January 19 during the Black Students Association fundraiser. Coleen ndedi ntepe stated they where bringing awareness to and raising money for their Martin Luther King ball they are having in February. Clarissa Worley …

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New year, new shootings, what now? 

Bella Mezzacapo photojournalist  We are only weeks into the new year, yet, there have been 44 mass shootings within this time span. With 73 deaths and 100+ injured, what is going to be done? On New Year’s Day alone, there were six shootings, resulting in four deaths and 29 people …

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Womens basketball goes 5-2 over winter break  

Grace Pyle, sophomore guard and nursing major, attempts a 2-pointer against Emporia State University. The Gorillas ultimately won 82-61 on December 12. Courtesy of Pittsburg State Athletics Megan Brownell photojournalist   While most students went home over winter break, the women’s basketball team stayed in Pitt and had a stretch of …

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Pitt State track breaks records in season opener  

Curtis Meyer, Reporter  As finals week approached last semester, Pitt State Track and Field students had more than just their studying to prepare for. The track season kicked off on Dec. 9 and 10 of 2022 with the Boo Rogers Invitational and Crimson and Gold Classics, both held at the …

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