With homecoming just around the corner, campus is gearing up for another year of food, fun and festivities galore, vamped up by the Tigers Are for Reel theme.
This year’s homecoming features a slew of new, old and revamped traditions, including Oktoberfest, the Tiger Bonfire and, of course, the homecoming football game.
Last night, the homeco [...]
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Hays prepares for homecoming
With homecoming just around the corner, campus is gearing up for another year of food, fun and festivities galore, vamped up by the Tigers Are for Reel theme.
This year’s homecoming features a slew of new, old and revamped traditions, including Oktoberfest, the Tiger Bonfire and, of course, the homecoming football game.
Last night, the homeco [...]
Up ’til Dawn fights childhood cancer
Marcella Marez helps vend cotton candy with senior Kayla Hollern at the Up ’Til Dawn kick-off event on campus last Wednesday. Up ’Til Dawn, which raises money to send to St. Jude Children Research Hospital, is having their annual letter-writing event Oct. 25.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital takes 1.7 million dollars to run a day, and [...]
Rodeo assists with Siemens retreat
Members of the Fort Hays State University rodeo club recently met people from all across the world and introduced them to the western way of life when they assisted with a cowboy-style working retreat for an international delegation of managers from Siemens Energy, Inc., at The Oasis Ranch and Retreat in Plevna.
Fort Hays rodeo greeted Siemen [...]
Red Flag campaign begins on campus
Fort Hays State University is covered in red flags as the Women’s Leadership Project of the Center for Civic Engagement takes a stand this month against Domestic Violence. With October being Domestic Violence awareness month, Fort Hays is at work educating students.
The Red Flag Campaign is a public awareness campaign designed to address dati [...]
Tigers snap losing streak
Sophomore Edward Smith eludes a defender in the game against Emporia State. The Tigers beat Lincoln University on Saturday by a score of 24-21. The Tigers will take on Pittsburg State University on Saturday at the homecoming game.
The Fort Hays State University Tigers put an end to their three-game losing streak and six-game road skid as they [...]
Soccer loses to conference foes
Junior Cindy Benitez fights for a ball against a Truman State defender on Saturday. The Tigers lost to the Bulldogs 0-1. The Tigers also played Southwest Baptist University on Tuesday and lost 1-3.
The Fort Hays State University women’s soccer team started October with another loss. Saturday afternoon, the Tigers played the Truman State Unive [...]
NE Patriots bounce back after first l...
Week four was another week full of headlines in the National Football League. Injuries, upsets, controversy and everything else that can be thought of occurred this week.
People are beginning to grumble about the quality of the teams in the NFC East. Both the Cowboys and the Eagles collapsed in the second half of their games.
The Cowboys fell [...]
Runners place in top three
Both Fort Hays State University cross country teams had high placings at the Planet Sub Invitational on Friday at Emporia State University. The men’s team placed second, and the women’s team placed third.
The women were led by sophomore Kylie Gaughan, who placed eighth in the 5K race with a time of 18:50.
The next three runners for the Tigers [...]
Volleyball wins three in final tourna...
The Fort Hays State Univeristy volleyball team had a slow start to its weekend in Odessa, Tex., at the University of Texas-Permian Basin Volleyball Classic.
The team lost its first match to Cameron University by a score of 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 20-25.
Hitting was a trouble spot for the Tigers against the Aggies. They hit only 20.6% and had 27 [...]
[Alt] provides different Oktoberfest ...
Want an [Alt]ernative to Oktoberfest but don’t know what options are out there? [Alt]ernative Fest is a great way to spend Oktoberfest without the normal “happenings” that go on.
Schuyler Coates, a college-aged and young adult ministry leader in Hays, said “[Alt] means options to me. Sometimes it seems as though we are only given one choice a [...]
Artist’s Corner: Q and A With L...
Photo illustration by Sarah Werling.
Q: What is your major?
A: Art.
Q: Why did you decide on this major?
A: I like art. Art helped me overcome a lot of problems with my childhood and my family, and it helped me to gain confidence in myself. I figure by going into art, I can help and show other people how to use art to their benefit.
Q: Who’s [...]
‘50/50’ less funny, more sentimental
While it is difficult to see any good coming out of the “Twilight” films, there is one positive aspect to the series’ existence. “Twilight” has made enough money to allow Summit Entertainment to make films like “The Hurt Locker” and this week’s “50/50.”
“50/50” is based on the true story of Will Reiser, who wrote the screenplay for the film. [...]
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