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Alyssa Tyler editor in chief  On Feb. 18 Pittsburg Police Department responded to a call made by a female requesting medical attention and aide from Crawford County EMS. The call was made in relation to injuries made during a domestic incident. Police Officers were called to 1504 S Joplin St. …

Lucas Corbin reporter  In December, the Keystone Pipeline ruptured in Washington County KS., leaking over half a million gallons of oil into a creek in what was the past decade’s largest onshore pipeline spill. The spill flooded Kansas farmland and drained into Mill Creek. While the creek was dammed and …

Himika Akram reporter   After coming to the USA, I have noticed most of the students complain about the cost of tuition they have to pay to earn a degree and almost all of them wants free education. But wait, do you think students who complain about college education not being …

Alyssa Tyler editor-in-chief   Peyton Simpson, a senior in graphic communications and Labette County Community College alumni won the ‘Once in a Century’ award for a logo he created. The logo was designed and created for the hundred year celebration of Labette Community College.   “I thought that it would be a …

Curtis Meyer, Reporter  With this season of the NFL wrapped up, and the Chiefs crowned as the Super Bowl kings, you would think that the controversy would be over. Recently, however, the NFL world has been embroiled in claims that all of the games have been scripted, with the outcomes …

Alyssa Tyler editor in chief   Before starting this book review, I would like to begin with some very basic facts about myself. I am a self-declared book worm, I read 100 books last year (outside of classwork). And I’m currently on book 25 of this year (including coursework). This being …

Connor Allen, sophomore catcher, goes to throw the ball back to the pitcher during mid-inning warm ups. Allen finished the game with no errors. Megan Brownell Megan Brownell photojournalist   Gorilla baseball played a triangular match up against the University of Sioux Falls and Metro State University Feb. 17-19. The Gorilla’s …

Emily Ford photojournalist   On Feb. 15, Porter Hall opened a new exhibit created by Nick Gadbois, an artist from Kansas City. Gadbois states that their approach to abstract involves transforming industrial byproducts that have been discarded and turns them into artwork. Porter Hall has a call for entries that goes …

Curtis Meyer, Reporter  Both men’s and women’s track continuted to break records throughout the weekend, fueled by impressive individual performances, including two NCAA Division II records broke on Saturday. Around 1400 athletes attended the event, including several from MIAA divisional rivals.   Pitt State entered the events ranked as the No. …

Himika Akram reporter  One of my favorite movie genre is ‘period drama.’ It is not a recent preference, I have loved that genre since a very young age. Movies like Pride & Prejudice, Becoming Jane, Little Woman, The Favourite, Vanity Fair, Emma. I love imagining that era when there was …