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The baseball team played a home series against Missouri Southern. The Gorillas took game one on Friday, April 23 (3-2) then secured victories in games two and three on Saturday, April 24 (4-3, 8-7).   “Well, I mean we played really well,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “That team was… ranked 19th in …

This week’s athlete of the week is Caleb Carr.   Carr is a master’s student in health, human performance, and recreations.   “Baseball is the only sport I play here at Pitt State and I’ve played baseball for as long as I could remember,” Carr said.   Carr enjoys the flexibility of baseball in that every day is …

Women across the globe experience monthly menstrual cycles. Each month, women have to buy items such as tampons and pads or other sanitary products. However, many women don’t have the funds to purchase such items.   Robbyn Gill, junior in ecology, hopes to change that.   As part of an activism project for a women’s studies course, Gill …

Ingredients:  3 cups warm vegetable stock or chicken stock  1/2 cup of spinach  Small bunch parsley  3 tbsp olive oil  4 slices prosciutto  2 teaspoons butter  1 thyme sprig, leaves picked  1 leek, the white part finely chopped (freeze the green part to use in stock)  1 large garlic clove, …

Each year, a Pittsburg State University student employee is awarded the Annual Student Employee of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional behavior and characteristics in specific sections, as well as for making outstanding contributions to the office or department they work in.   The 2020-2021 recipient of the award is Sarah Linville, who works in the Health, Human Performance, and …

According to research conducted in 2020 by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), nearly one in five women and one in 71 men in the United States have been raped at some point in their lives, including completed forced penetration, attempted forced penetration, or alcohol/drug facilitated completed penetration.  Gabriella Diamond, sophomore …

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), in 2020, nearly one in five women and one in 71 men in the U.S. have been raped at some point in their lives, including completed forced penetration, attempted forced penetration, or alcohol/drug facilitated completed penetration.   Saitharn Im Iam, junior in professional writing, has …

Madison Correll, freshman in nursing, has started an activism project based on discrimination against single mothers.   “I decided to focus on the discrimination against single mothers for several reasons,” Correll said. “I have seen how hard it can be for single mothers to try and support their families when they don’t have a strong …

As an event coinciding with Earth Day, April 22 this year, PSU President Steve Scott announced numerous new advances in sustainability efforts planned for the coming school year.   “From my very first moments as president, I have worked to bring greater attention and focus to campus sustainability efforts,” Scott told University News. “While we have made …

The women’s track and field team stayed home last weekend to compete in the Pittsburg State Tune-Up competition on Saturday, Apr. 24 at 11 a.m.   “…They did a great job and we had a few individual highlights,” said Head Coach Russ Jewett. “We did have team momentum and competed well as a …