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Brock Willard managing editor  Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ newest single “Unholy” has gained them a monumental, history-making honor: Smith and Petras are the first openly nonbinary and transgender artists, respectively, to make a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 rankings.  The song, produced by a team of …

Brock Willard managing editor  The next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is here, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” It’s been a mysterious film for much of its production cycle, with Marvel Studios only ramping up marketing for the film in the last few months of its release cycle. What …

Quentin Hardrict Jr., senior guard and sport & hospitality management major, brings the ball up the court against the University of Kansas. The exhibition game was played at Allen Field house in Lawrence Kansas Megan Brownell photojournalist  After finishing last year’s season 8-20, the men’s basketball team is coming into …

Bella Mezzacapo photojournalist   What started as a project for art students turned into a coloring book with a purpose. The purpose is to teach guests as well as local children about Southeast Kansas. However, the students also learned about the area in the process.  “One of our courses coming out …

Megan Brownell photojournalist   Many students have gone through and suceeded during thier time in the graphic communication program, but senior Kaylea Robertson has excelled during her time here which has resulted in a job being ready for her in Kansas City when she graduates.   The graphic communication program has six …

Tim Chik sports reporter  The Gorillas are entering their 11th and final week of the 2022 regular season with their current undefeated record of 10-0. Last week the Gorillas traveled to Washburn University in Topeka, KS, and defeated the Ichabods 37-23. The Gorillas look to finish their season strong and …

Alyssa Tyler editor in chief  A group of graduate students, graduate assistants, and Alicia Mason, professor in communication, are conducting an ongoing research project around the discussion between the drug, fentanyl, and parents’ discussions with their children.   “From the communications perspective, communication is everything to us. It’s the way in …

Brock Willard managing editor  All of us have hobbies we enjoy, whether it’s professional sports, quilting, celebrity gossip, or in my case, competitive Pokémon.  For those of who’ve been living underneath a rock for the past 20 years, Pokémon is a video game franchise produced by Japanese video game company …

Bella Mezzacapo reporter  At this point in the semester before our two upcoming breaks, a lot of us can likely say that we are feeling a little tired, lazy, down in the dumps, and just over it all. These feelings can be described as one word and phenomenon: burnout.  Burnout …

Faculty members look at journals on Nov. 3, the journals were written for the 39th University Authors Reception Bibliography. The event was hosted by the PSU Library Services. Alyssa Tyler Alyssa Tyler editor in chief   Pittsburg State University faculty members were invited to the Axe Library for the 39th annual …