Reggie Thompson The Paw Print Percussion trio Line Upon Line made a stop at Adams State College’s Leon Memorial on October 12 as part of their fall Colorado tour. With a plethora of percussion instruments, this Austin, Texas-based group provided an evening of creative entertainment for a fairly large crowd.
Posts on ‘October 20th, 2011’
Occupy Wall Street Movement Goes International
Nathan Crites-Herren The Paw Print Over the past two months the grass roots movement known as Occupy Wall Street has been gaining popular support, not only nationally, but internationally as well. The roots of this broad based movement grew out of New York citizens deciding to continuously occupy the Manhattan finical district. The encampment, based […]
Alamosa Residents Support Occupy Wall Street
Melissa Skinner The Paw Print Activists in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement gathered Friday to demonstrate against governmental corporate bailouts and in support of the 99 Percent.MoveOn.org, a federally funded Political Action Committee (PAC), are working to inspire average Americans into politics. Movements such as Occupy Wall Street, Rebuild the American Dream, and […]
Alamosa Community Gardens: Who do I Grow For?
Meghan Ibach Gardens Volunteer When I came here in February, I could not believe that plants grew here. The day I moved to Alamosa, the temperature gage read: 10 degrees, and that was the high. I was told, “If you can grow food here, you can grow food anywhere.” I liked that challenge, and believe […]
College Checkered: RAPPIN’ 2011 Conference Reminds RA’s to Begin with the End in Mind
Brenda Figueroa The Paw Print This past weekend, I was lucky enough to attend RAPPIN’ 2011 in Provo, Utah. This is a conference that is held every year for resident assistants all across the nation. Anna Dean, Alexandria Guthrie, Kellicia Morse, Jordan McHenry, Megan Hart, and Darius Czerny accompanied me.
Religion, Politics, and a “Certain German Chancellor”
David Mazel English Department In a spirited letter to last week’s Paw Print, Joel Shults argued that it’s perfectly acceptable, nay, desirable, for people of faith to bring their religious beliefs into the public sphere of political debate. I agree with Shults 100 percent. Of course, when we do mix faith and politics, we forfeit […]
Bears in Alamosa: Just Passing Through?
Will Cameron The Paw Print In recent weeks it seems that large, hairy predators have taken up residence in our beloved town of Alamosa. While the bears usually appear reserved or skittish, cute and cuddly, this is not always the case. “2011 Colorado bear attacks” will get plenty of intriguing search results online, although some […]
Movie Reviews: Some Less than Stellar Scary Movies
Raptor and Slacker The Paw Print Raptor and Slacker love movies. They REALLY love movies! And we have decided to share some of our movie thoughts with you. Sometimes we will watch new movies in theaters or on DVD, and sometimes we will watch some of our old favorites that we want to share with […]
Make-up Your Mind: Flawless Foundation
Irma Sandoval The Paw Print Every woman wants to have a flawless face, but only the lucky few have a naturally flawless face. However it’s easy to create the flawless face illusion with make up! Small pores, even skin tones, and dewy skin is all achievable with the greatness that is make up. Many women […]
“Gasland” Examined Effects of Oil and Gas Drilling
Maddie Mansheim Communication Office “Frack no!” was the driving message that resonated throughout Carson Auditorium, during the screening of the Oscar nominated documentary Gasland by filmmaker Josh Fox, on Sept. 6. The presentation was available to the entire community and drew in students, Adams State faculty, citizens, and those who were simply concerned with the […]