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Junior guard Jeremy Shaw pushes past a Lion defender to make a play on Feb. 11. Shaw finished with five points in the contest. Megan Brownell Curtis Meyer reporter  The Gorillas played one of their better games this year, but ultimately came up short at home against the Lions on …

Alyssa Tyler editor in chief   This past week Pittsburg State University has announced new plans for the Kelce College of Business to move into the downtown district of Pittsburg. Along with this building, Pittsburg State University housing has announced plans of restoring the historic Besse Hotel to give more room …

Himika Akram reporter   With the plethora of options when it comes to the dating apps in todays world, hook-up culture is getting increasingly popular day by day amongst the college students. Hook-up culture is popularizing terminologies such as friends with benefits, one-night stands, no strings attached and so on. The …

Ben Thomas reporter    Each year the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) chooses a small handful of individuals to be inducted into their Hall of Fame. And this year, Craig Fuchs, longstanding music professor, former music department chair, and former director of the Honors College, at Pittsburg State University is being …

Curtis Meyer reporter  Many people, if not all know about President John F. Kennedy and the infamous video of his assassination. Some many not know of however, is the Kennedy Family Curse.  Now, the curse can be traced back from a point much further then President Kennedy’s untimely death. The …

Curtis Meyer reporter  The Gorillas had their winning streak snapped by a loss to the number 7 ranked Central Missouri Jennies. They were unable to outscore the Jennies in the final quarter of play despite only being down four points. It wasn’t all doom and gloom, as they were able …

Nash Trumbly reporter   The Pittsburg State track and field teams traveled to compete at the Washburn Open track meet. With only two meets remaining before the team heads to the MIAA Indoor championships, the team is ramping up its efforts, and dialing in on improvement.  “Overall, I’m very pleased with …

Taylor Lambert, junior utility player, stands on first base during game one of a doubleheader versus Missouri Southern on April 9. Lambert completed four at-bats and four putouts during the first game. Dominic Santiago Megan Brownell photojournalist    Gorilla softball team opened their 2023 season with five games at the DII …

Himika Akram reporter   Canadian singer comes songwriter Shania Twain is back with the sixth album ‘Queen of Me.’ Going in with the expectation of listening of a country album,  I was disappointed, because in this album, Twain kept jumping from genre to genre.  Before releasing this album Shania declared in …

Himika Akram reporter   While she was chasing grasshoppers in the woods, little Wen (Kristen Cui) met a large man gave her a flower. His enormous hands are covered with tattoos and his demeanor was gentle yet scary. His name is Leonard (Dave Bautista). Leonard soon befriends Wen and came up …