Posts tagged Vol 107 No 23
Survey analyzes student progress
Determining the future of your university isn’t an activity most students picture themselves being a part of, but with the National Survey of Student Engagement, students get the opportunity to voice their opinions on how the university is working toward their needs.
NSSE is a national survey that is used to track improvement in students from [...]
Student Government discusses fee incr...
Tonight, Student Government Association will be voting to determine if student fees will increase by 98 cents per credit hour to fund the Center for Student Involvement.
The money generated from the students will be used to support programming, events and resources that are open to students, including graphic designers, diversity affairs prog [...]
Changes coming: Hays unveils comprehe...
From 5:30-7:30 p.m. on March 14 in the Robbins Center, the City of Hays will be hosting an open forum to discuss the Hays comprehensive plan with the public.
The forum will discuss three segments, including a presentation from RGD, the firm chosen to handle the planning. The forum will also give the public the chance to exercise their rights [...]
Tigers finish season with two wins
The Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team finished the regular season on a two-game win streak. The Tigers beat Pittsburg State University on Wednesday and finished the season on Saturday with a win over Emporia State University.
Senior Karron McKenzie completes a pass to a teammate against Emporia State University. The Tigers fini [...]
Wrestlers qualify six for National Ch...
The Fort Hays State University wrestling team hosted the NCAA Division II Super Regional 4/RMAC Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
The championships were a prelude to the NCAA Division II National Championships, where six of the Tigers wrestlers were sent.
The Tigers were led by senior Justin Glenn, who lost in the championship bout of the [...]
Tigers finish fifth in MIAA regular s...
The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team finished the regular season on a low note. The Tigers hosted Emporia State University on senior night on Saturday. The Tigers lost to 22nd-ranked Emporia 73-64.
Before the game the Tigers honored seniors Christa Bechard, Kimber Weiser and Janelle Durler. Bechard joined the Tigers last sea [...]
Track competes in MIAA Indoor Champio...
The Fort Hays State University track teams participated in the MIAA Indoor Championships this past weekend. The women placed four athletes at the championships, while the men placed five individuals.
The women were led by sophomore Anna Eigruber, who won the long jump. The sophomore jumped a distance of 19-1 ½. Junior Whitney Taylor third in [...]
Softball wins three games in Texas
The Fort Hays State University softball team traveled to Denton, Texas this past weekend to participate in the 2012 Best Western Premier Spring Fling softball tournament.
The Tigers went 3-2 on the weekend, with a loss to the eight ranked team in the nation Angelo State.
In the first game of the weekend, the Tigers defeated Midwestern State 2 [...]
A whiny driver’s call for change
I hate to complain, but – wait, who am I kidding? I love to complain – people just have no common sense when they’re driving.
I’ve lived in three cities in my lifetime, and I’ve driven in a fair few more, and I must say that Hays is the home of the absolute worst car etiquette I have ever encountered.
The most egregious example I can procure [...]
Philosophy a bunch of bull crap
I bet if I sat in a room long enough, secluded from any outside influences, with just me and a pad of paper, I could come up with theories to all sorts of different conundrums.
Why do we exist? Is there such thing as free will? What does it mean to be conscious?
Luckily, I don’t have to do that. There’s already a profession for people who ded [...]
Burrito sent into space, returns
Project Space Burrito – now those are three words you don’t hear together everyday, but you’re reading them now, and this is a legitimate project.
After watching videos of weather balloons going into space, two 18-year olds from Great Bend, Kan., Jeff Keenan and Aaron Mull, decided to do a little experiment of their own. Yes, yes, they decide [...]
The skills of procrastination
Every Sunday evening, I find myself in the same predicament. The weekend has passed and with it, every opportunity to tackle the looming mounds of homework that beckon.
Five or six essays and research papers, hungry for my attention, glare from a stack of barely legible handwritten notes and dog-eared reference books in the corner of my clutt [...]
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