Posts tagged Vol 107 No 17
Campus honors a legend
The beginning of the week celebrated the 83rd birthday of a true advocate for peace, Martin Luther King Jr.
This week, Fort Hays State University has been hosting its own celebration with three activities focused on promoting the legacy of King and his goals for a better nation.
Yesterday, the Office of Diversity Affairs handed out cake in th [...]
Students aid in hunger relief
The Center for Civic Leadership sent 16 students and one faculty member to Austin, Texas, from Jan. 8 to Jan. 14 for Alternative Winter Break. Their purpose was to serve the hungry and homeless of the city through volunteering at various organizations.
One organization the team worked with was the biggest food bank in Texas, Capital Area Book [...]
Career Services hosts resume workshop
Career Services set its sights on several projects this semester aimed to aid students in their search for employment.
The first, a junior and senior student open house, will take place in the Career Services office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 25 in Sheridan Hall. There, students will get the chance to see all the Career Services team has to [...]
Movie depicts peaceful side of Middle...
Peace has always been a subject of debate on college campuses around the nation, and this month, students will have the chance to state their opinions at the showing of the film “Little Town of Bethlehem.”
The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the Ballroom of Memorial Union, followed by a presentation by Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, a [...]
Classes collect canned foods
The College of Business and Leadership donated more than 4,000 pounds of food in conjunction with their Thought for Food program.
The program spans from instructor of Marketing and Management Anthony Gabel’s experience at his Alma Mater, Notre Dame, where law students were allowed immunity from answering a question if they donated a can of fo [...]
Tigers ranked 25th in nation
The Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team won three of their six MIAA conference games during winter break. The Tigers are ranked 25th in the NABC Division II rankings.
The Tigers started the break with an 83-64 victory over Northwest Missouri State University. Scoring was spread out with four players scoring in double-digits. Seni [...]
Women lose two games in a row
Junior Traci Keyser goes up for a rebound against Washburn University. The Tigers are currently 14-4 and 6-4 in the MIAA.
The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team played their way successfully through winter break, winning five of their seven games.
The Tigers started off the break with a 65-45 victory over MIAA opponent Northwe [...]
NFL playoffs bring excitement to fans
This year’s NFL Playoffs have already been full of enough excitement to fill an entire NFL postseason. We’ve seen an underdog pull off one of the biggest upsets of the 2011 season. We’ve also seen a top-seeded team roll past lesser teams.
This postseason I’ve been glued to my TV for every down of football that has been played. Wild card weeke [...]
Tebow’s magical ride ends against the...
We’ve heard of Tebow Time, Mile High Messiah and the Miracle in Mile High. Well they’re all over for this season. Tim Tebow’s roller coaster season is over.
From the beginning of the season I was on the Tebow bandwagon. Even after the three-game losing streak I still stayed on the bandwagon. The Wednesday before Tebow took on the Steelers’ va [...]
End of the world speculations
The world is coming to an end, or so say many of the proponents of the 2012 doomsday predictions.
The popular date for the end of the world right now is Dec. 21, 2012. This date happens to be the winter solstice, the day with the shortest amount of daylight. It happens every year.
Perhaps the biggest of the alleged causes of the doomsday is t [...]
Observations from a cattle truck
I was fortunate to spend my break relatively free of obligations. I filled my time with visiting my grandmas, reading my new book about the history of Fleetwood Mac, downloading too many songs from iTunes, and buying LPs in dodgy Denver shops. I also spent some of my time a bit unconventionally: I rode with my boyfriend in a cattle truck for [...]
Government trying to censor internet
The “Great Firewall of China” is a term used to describe the Chinese government’s ability to control the internet access throughout the nation. If the government doesn’t want its citizens to see it, they can block it. Even comments on blogs or forums critical of the Chinese government are deleted within minutes. Sounds terrible, right? Too ba [...]
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