Evansville Otters’ Exhibition Game
Brooke Griffin, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Filed under Community, Event, News, Opinion, Showcase, Sports, Uncategorized
On Friday, May 3, 2019, at 6:35 p.m. the Evansville Otters baseball team will host their annual exhibition benefit game. The Otters will be playing against the Southern Illinois Miners. This year they will be donating 100% of their ticket sales to Jacob’s Village, a community designed to assist adults...
Owensboro STANDS Against Child Abuse
Kenzie Tomes, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Filed under Community, Event, News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized
The month of April is dedicated to child abuse awareness. Here in Owensboro, people take initiative to ensure that our community is well-informed and that citizens have the chance to help make a difference. The Community Collaboration for Children Regional Network (CCC) and the Department for Community...
NCAA Tournament Recap
Jonah White, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Filed under Community, Event, News, Opinion, Showcase, Sports, Uncategorized
After an okay year of not too many upsets and sportscasters talking about Zion Williamson (I lost count after the first game that Duke didn’t even play in), this year of collegiate basketball has officially come to an end. Also, I don’t know about you all out there, but this was the first time I...
Outsider’s Perspective of Owensboro
Andy Santana, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Filed under Community, News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized
This was my first year at Kentucky Wesleyan College, living in Owensboro, and even my first time ever visiting the state of Kentucky, so I am not yet fully accustomed to it. I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life, so coming to Owensboro was a major change of pace. Daily life, scenery and architecture,...
College Admissions Scandal
Brooke Griffin, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Community, Media, News, Opinion, Showcase, Uncategorized
Uncovered by a lead received from someone involved in a completely different investigation, a college admissions scandal was brought to light. Fifty parents, coaches, and even some famous actresses in six states were charged on March 12th by federal officials for bribing elite universities, such as Yale...
What in the World are We Doing to Our World?
Kenzie Tomes, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Community, Health & Wellness, News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Uncategorized
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...
Stanley Kubrick
Andy Santana, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Media, Opinion, Uncategorized
Born to two Jewish immigrants, Stanley Kubrick took his first breath on July 26, 1928. He was born and raised in Bronx, New York. His father and mother, Sadie Gertrude and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, had their second child and Stanley got his first sibling, Barbra Kubrick. Stanley’s life was mediocre,...
The End is Near: Finish Strong
La'Darius Dunn, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized
Well, well, well, this is what everyone has been waiting for since August 27th. School is close to being over, and most students are looking at it as a blessing, as it couldn’t come fast enough, while some are looking at it as it is coming too fast and they may need more time to pull their grades up....
North Carolina School Challenged for Dress Code Requirements
Calista Self, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Community, News, Opinion, Showcase, Uncategorized
Many schools around the United States have demanded change for their dress code policies. Students, parents, and faculty members have stated that dress codes are sexist and punish young girls. These codes, like shorts length or no showing shoulders, have mainly affected the women in schools. One Judge...
Let’s Talk About Internships at KWC
Jonah White, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Community, News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized
As someone who is graduating at the end of this spring semester, I did what probably every other senior has done or was forced to do at some point in their final stretch of their collegiate career: I looked back on what brought me to this point. I thought about the plenty of great things that happened...
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Bailey Woodall, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Community, Event, News, Opinion, Owensboro, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized
On campus this past week, there were many activities that revolved around suicide awareness and mental health. This is a topic that doesn’t seem to be touched on a lot at Kentucky Wesleyan but is definitely important. People have this view that struggling mentally is wrong and embarrassing, but it’s ...
Started as a Freshman Now I’m Here
La'Darius Dunn, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Owensboro, Student Life, Uncategorized
College is looked at as the best time people go through in life and it definitely is, but it also goes by in the blink of an eye. What people don’t tell you about college is how much you’ll change throughout your years in college. From freshman year to senior year one could say that there would be a d...