Caitie Ryan-Norton The Paw Print The 17th annual CROP Hunger Walk in Alamosa, sponsored by La Puente, is happening on Sunday April 6th. The purpose of the walk is to raise awareness about hunger locally and worldwide. Participants should meet at the Senior Center at 2pm. The walk will commence at 3pm and will follow […]
Posts from ‘March, 2014’
Wellness Wednesday
Carlos Santos The Paw Print The semester is just about halfway done, we are two weeks away from Spring break, and isn’t it a great feeling! There have been numerous events every week on campus, whether it has been watching the success of Grizzlies sports or the awesome visiting speakers presenting for students and teachers. […]
ASU Organization Receive Cultural Heritage Grant
Adams State University’s student lead organization, C.A.S.A. (Cultural Awareness Student Achievement) was recently awarded a cultural heritage grant from The Sangre De Cristo National Heritage Area that will focus on connecting students, faculty and community members to the rich and often ignored cultural history of the San Luis Valley. From humble beginnings, C.A.S.A. has grown […]
NATO Stays Behind Ukraine in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Steven Petrov The Paw Print The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) insists on Russia to fulfill its international duties and obligations and to move its troops off the Russian-Ukrainian border. The current Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, officially stated that after meeting the Ukrainian premier, Arsenij Jaceniuk, this past Thursday he is completely […]
Let it Be (As You Would Have it Be)
Stacy Davis The Paw Print When we’re little we are told if we love something to set it free, and if it loves us it will come back. So what happens when it doesn’t come back? We’re left sitting on a lonely couch staring out an empty window at a lifeless world wondering why we […]
Male Enrollment Down in U.S. Colleges
Richard Flamm The Paw Print There is a certain complexity at work between the genders in our country. It has been a melting, rearranging canvas, and since the 1950s nothing has been the same. Massive societal gains have been made that enfranchise women, bolster racial integration, and bring us closer to that ever-important vision of […]
Comparing the dynamics of the development of civilization in China and India
Jake Hughes The Paw Print The developments of the Chinese and Indian civilizations lead to a number of different and complex dynamics. These two civilizations have some strong similarities in many aspects, yet also having a lot of contrasts. Both civilizations are from prehistory and have a great deal of identity and culture. Some borrowed […]
March 13th Through History
1519- Cortez lands in Mexico with his five hundred and eight soldiers in search of riches. 1639- Cambridge College is changed to Harvard in honor of Clergyman John Harvard. 1677- Massachusetts pays $6,000 for the title to Maine. 1759- Halley’s Comet’s 27th perihelion passage. 1781- Uranus is discovered and is mistaken for a comet by […]
Words Mean Something By Reuben Chavira
Alfred bloom, in 1981, came to several of the following conclusions regarding language: “Learning new disciplines largely consists in coming to understand and use appropriately the individual labeled schemas that constitute its fundamental vocabulary.” – Words mean something. The world that we live in is a construct of the words we define it by. The […]
Midterm Stress Hits Adams State Campus
Jessica Shawncroft The Paw Print We all know stress isn’t good for us; the ramifications on our physical and emotional state can last a lifetime! So what can you do to limit stress? I’m sure we all have thoughts of Spring Break. With it only being two weeks away, who wouldn’t? But before Spring Break […]