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Jeffrey Fordjour, sophomore safety, races to help his team stop the ballcarrier in Saturday’s game against Washburn. Jeffrey racked up 11 total tackles for the season. Daniel Tustin The Pittsburg State Gorilla football team had a back-and-forth battle with the Ichabods of Washburn University which resulted in a devastating 26-28 …
Read More »PSU divides HEERF III funds among students
Since the COVID-19 pandemic first struck the United States, the United States Federal Government has provided millions upon millions of dollars to higher education in the form of the CARES Act and its subsequent sections. Recently, Pittsburg State University received the third set of these payments and divided the money …
Read More »KTC gets new technology
Matthew Long, junior in manufacturing engineering, uses the Kansas Technology Center’s newest machinery to cut the Pitt State logo out of steel on Nov. 11. The plasma cutter is a $30,000 piece of equipment that the KTC was granted. Libby Davis The College of Technology’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology Lab is …
Read More »Native American Student Association hosts events for Native American History Month
Blake Johnson, junior in creative writing and NASA president, explains the basics of what ‘two-spirit’ is at the Two-Spirit education event on Nov. 4 at the KTC. The Native American Student Association (NASA) is an organization offered at Pittsburg State University dedicated to cultural diversity and education on campus. “We …
Read More »Travis Scott should be held responsible for AstroWorld deaths
For those who don’t know, last weekend rapper Travis Scott had a big music festival planned in Houston Texas, called AstroWorld. When the concert began, fans rushed towards the stage to get closer to the artist, when horror came about and fans started being trampled and injected with mysterious things. …
Read More »Hernandez wins state-wide piano competition
Isaac Hernandez, graduate student in music performance, practices the piano inside McCray Hall on Nov. 9. Hernandez recently won a piano competition while representing Pittsburg State University. Dominic Santiago Isaac Hernandez, graduate student in piano performance, has won a first-place award in a piano competition on November 3, held by …
Read More »University Choirs perform live for the first time in 2 years
Members of the Pitt State University Choir perform during their fall concert on Nov. 4. The event was the first performance of the choir in two years. Dominic Santiago The University Choir and the Chorale, under the direction of Susan Marchant, performed inside the Bicknell Center for the first time …
Read More »Dave Chappelle is loud, wrong, and hurtful about trans people
Seasoned comedian Dave Chappelle took to the stage once again in his Netflix special “The Closer” and, in this foray, he made comments about transgender people that are just tried and false to be honest. It’s not that Chappelle isn’t funny, it’s that the old jokes about transgender people that …
Read More »Library hosts University Authors Reception
Many professors from Kelce College of Business attended the Author Reception to support their collegue, Donald Baack, professor of business. Baack’s textbooks are used as tools of education in over 60 countries. Libby Davis Each year several university faculty and staff have various works published in a variety of books, …
Read More »Men’s cross country wins MIAA championship and prepare for regionals
The men’s cross country team poses with the MIAA trophy after winning the MIAA championship confrence on Oct. 23 at Nebraska-Kearney. Image Courtesy of Claire Bruening The men’s cross country team won the MIAA championship conference. The men’s team won against eleven other teams and the women’s team placed 3rd …
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