Posts tagged Vol 107 No 18
Early IQ program guides students into...
One of the newest programs to hit the Fort Hays State University campus involves getting students linked into the best programs for their needs.
Early IQ, a program in conjunction with a three-step program known as Thriving Tigers, gives student leaders such as resident advisers, teachers and organization sponsors the chance to raise concern [...]
Allocations deadline advances
The final submission date for allocations requests is Friday, and with that, student organizations around the campus will soon learn their budgeting fate at the hands of the Student Government Association.
Allocations, which is money distributed by SGA from student activities fees, is offered to most student organizations looking for money fo [...]
City plunges for charity
On Saturday, Jan. 28, a group of approximately 50 brave individuals and teams will gather to take a plunge into freezing water. Hays will be hosting its annual Polar Plunge again this year, with the proceeds benefiting the athletes of Special Olympics Kansas.
It takes a donation of at least 75 dollars to make “The Plunge” and receive your fr [...]
Retreat teaches students new ways of ...
Making the transition from leader to leader can be a trying time for an organization. Fortunately, Fort Hays State University’s Center for Student Involvement is helping make that transition a smoother one with its first student organization transition retreat.
From 12-5 p.m. on Saturday in the Memorial Union, more than 60 students and facult [...]
Women lose overtime game
The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team played an exciting game Saturday afternoon in Gross Memorial Coliseum, though they didn’t quite get the result they were looking for. With a final score of 75-76, the Tigers ended up losing to the Blue Tigers of Lincoln University in overtime.
Junior Kelsie Sorenson got things started wit [...]
Track teams place six individual cham...
Sophomore Sam Szczublewski was one of six Tigers to capture an individual championship at the Wildcat Invitational in Manhattan. The Tigers will next compete next in the Kansas Jayhawk Classic in Lawrence on Friday.
The Fort Hays State track teams continued its indoor track season this weekend at the Wildcat Invitational in Manhattan. The wom [...]
Tom Brady stumbles to fifth Super Bow...
At the beginning of the NFL season, I predicted that the New England Patriots would take on the Dallas Cowboys in this year’s Super Bowl. I’m going to consider that I was 3/4 correct.
I’ll say that because I picked the correct team coming out of the AFC and I had picked a team from the NFC East, who ultimately had a team representing the NFC [...]
Pro Bowl lacks stars and needs change...
Only two teams remain in contention in the National Football League, so that must mean it is Super Bowl week. Wait, we have to sit through the Pro Bowl first, even though not all the players can play, because many of the best players in the league are in the Super Bowl. Who would have guessed that would happen?
Seriously, when did the Pro Bow [...]
Men continue winning streak
Junior Tyrone Phillips makes a shot against Lincoln University. The Tigers won 78-63. The Tigers are on a 3-game winning streak and are 13-4, 7-4 in the MIAA.
The Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team defeated the Lincoln University Blue Tigers Saturday afternoon. Unlike the women’s game that took place a couple hours earlier in Gr [...]
Hawk and squirrel friends fur life
The campus is under attack. Squirrels everywhere, take cover immediately. It’s true; our beloved furry friends, you know, the ones that grace us with their delightful back flips and walnut dives as we walk from class to class, are in danger. These friendly critters’ lives are in jeopardy all because a creature higher up in the food chain made [...]
Vegetarianism humane choice
Vegetarianism can seem odd to many people. This is especially true for areas like Western Kansas. I see license plates, bumper stickers and window decals all encouraging people to eat meat. This makes it difficult to have any real discussion about being a vegetarian. However, here are two of the strongest reasons for vegetarianism.
The major [...]
Groundhog Day pointless holiday
The duration of winter lies in the hands, or I should say eyes, of one underground animal – a groundhog. And on Feb. 2, his actions will decide the fate of the winter season.
Yes, if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, he’ll retreat back into his groundhog cave and stay there, and the winter weather will continue for six more long weeks. [...]
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