Samantha Saville The Paw Print This year Adams State College received the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant. This is a five-year grant that will include several different improvements to the science programs here on campus. This grant, headed by Dr. Matt Nerhing and Dr. Benita Brink, brought in over one million dollars to […]
Posts on ‘October 13th, 2011’
Bear Sightings Around Campus and Community
Nathan Crites-Herren The Paw Print During the morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 8 a lone black bear strolled through the campus grounds and climbed up a tree on Edgemont Street. Campus police, along with the state department of wildlife, responded to the situation providing protection for the bear and humans as the bear relaxed in […]
It Doesn’t Matter What They’re Saying
Dr. Mark Finney Journalism Dept. Let’s forget a moment about what the Tea Party stands for. I’m not saying that we should forget about their ideology. It’s certainly important to them and I’m sure there is something we can all learn from it, but for the moment, just let it go. The same can be […]
Capital Punishment and the U.S. Legal System
Nathan Crites-Herren The Paw Print Although widely ignored by the corporate main stream media, the recent execution of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis is yet another example of the inherently flawed, racist and broken US prison and justice system. Outcry against the execution was diverse and widespread, organizations like the NAACP and Amnesty International […]
Ladies and Social Media Jealousy
Brenda Figueroa The Paw Print Ladies, I know that with this headline you’re probably thinking; “there she goes, bitching about how the media utilizes Photoshop and advertisements to make us all feel insecure.” Well, you are correct about how unfairly media portrays women in our society, but today I am talking about another type of […]
Trustees Endorse Proposition 10 to Support Education
Julie M. Waechter PR Department The Board of Trustees for Adams State College voted to support Ballot Proposition 103, following a presentation at its Sept. 30 meeting on campus by the proposition’s sponsor, State Senator Rollie Heath (D-Boulder). Heath explained the proposition would restore state tax rates to 1990s levels for five years, in effect […]
Cameron Responds to Dr. Shults Letter
Will Cameron The Paw Print Dr. Shults— If anything I would encourage you to continue your religious endeavors in the hopes that continued readings will lead you to forgive me for blaspheming your faith. Faith is between yourself and God, and the First Amendment is merely a mortal law set forth to guide our government. […]
Religion and Politics: A Volatile Mix
Dr. Joel Shults ASCPD Please convey my thanks to writer Will Cameron for putting me in my place. As a person of faith who, regardless of my failings, looks to sacred writings, prayer and meditation, and the wisdom of spiritual advisers as an essential part of shaping my world view and, indeed, my life I […]
ASC’s Dirty Little Column with the Delicious Doctors Love
Dr. Chocolate Thunder and Professor Vanilla Lightning are not real doctors or mental health professionals. Their advice should not be taken seriously.** Dear DLC, Okay so here’s the deal I’m NOT the kind of girl to hook up with a guy without getting to know him first. I have a 2-month rule. Anyways, last weekend […]
A Brief History of Homelessness
Craig Denuyl La Puente Volunteer While homelessness has always existed, its dynamics have changed drastically in recent decades. Prior to the 1980’s the sight of people living in cars, on the streets, or out in the woods was a distant memory of the Great Depression. With the advent of the Second World War, virtually all […]