The Kayak Project
Calista Self, Staff Writer
March 9, 2020
A Kentucky Wesleyan College student, Ethan Dossett, has created a project in attempt to clean up Kentucky waterways and reduce everyday litter. He created this project, known as The Kayak Project in 2018. Ethan launched his project on Twitter and currently has roughly 40 followers. The Twitter account...
Sierra Club Campus Recycling Initiative
Kenzie Tomes, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
With the rising threat of climate change and the desperate need for environmentally-friendly initiatives on a national as well as a global scale, the Sierra Club is taking action on our campus to ensure that Kentucky Wesleyan is doing its part in creating a cleaner and healthier environment. In order...
Effects of Social Media
Bailey Woodall, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
Social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and even Pinterest affect the way we picture important events that happen in life: marriage, birth, relationships, and the way people live their lives. Social media is essentially a highlight reel. People aren’t going to post the bad that is going on in...
End of Semester Woes
LaDarius Dunn, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
It’s coming around the time where the end of the semester is coming up. Even though it’s what every college student wants it is also one of the hardest parts of the school year. Simply because everything is coming down to its last so there will be a lot of make up work due, a long with the work that’s...
Rising Suicide Rates in Vetrans
Bailey Woodall, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Veterans battle with their own demons inside their heads while they’re serving and long after they’re done serving. Being in the military is glorified in the United States because Americans have so much respect for the men and women who decide to fight for our country. They see the tear-jerking homecomings...
Growing Up – One Student’s Perspective
Andy Santana, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
Growing up isn’t about age, background, or the situation someone is in. It is about knowing yourself, understanding your past and how it has positively and negatively affected your present-self, and also the things that drive your future self. Many things make you an “adult", like turning 18, having...
Fall Semester Balancing Act
La'Darius Dunn, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
Here is the time that most people have been waiting for, well most freshman. Simply because they feel like this will be a better experience than they had in high school because of the little things that they hear about a college atmosphere. The most important thing about the first fall season for all...
Wellness – Body, Mind, Spirit
Kenzie Tomes, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
Adjusting to class and work schedules, forming new relationships, and getting involved in various organizations around campus all in the first few weeks of school takes a toll on our bodies. Many times, we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and drained during these first few weeks of classes. Even...
What in the World are We Doing to Our World?
Kenzie Tomes, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Travel. The act of making a journey. We all want to see the world, right? Imagine it, sipping an expresso at Café de la Paix, taking in the view from the top of the London Eye, or sailing along the clear blue waters in Naxos. The problem is, we have an estimated twelve years to do so before gradually...
Dance Purple for Childhood Cancer
Brooke Griffin, Staff Writer
December 7, 2018
Kentucky Wesleyan College is bringing a new fundraiser to life on campus next Spring. Inspired by DanceBlue at the University of Kentucky, KWC is introducing DancePurple. DancePurple is going to be a 6-hour dance marathon. Teams who sign up will fundraise before the event. All money raised from the dance...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repeat
Brooke Griffin, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
By 2050, the oceans will contain more plastic than fish. Every day, countless single use products are being thrown away, causing landfills to overflow. According to National Geographic, “Because plastic wasn’t invented until the late 19th century, and production really only took off around 1950,...
Float Therapy Offered at Free Your Mind Spa
Brooke Griffin, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
The Free Your Mind spa, located at 2864 W. Parrish Ave., Suite G, opened this April in Owensboro. They also have a location residing in Evansville, Indiana. Free Your Mind spa has introduced this town to a different kind of therapy option. This new way to relax and reduce stress is called float therapy....