Dr. David Mazel Adams State College Some people sure do get off on guns. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah lawmakers opened this year’s legislative session by “praising Utah weapons pioneer John M. Browning, celebrating a day honoring the state’s founding father of firearms and then moving to designate Browning’s M1911 as Utah’s official […]
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Parking Quickly Becoming Valuable Commodity at ASC
Paul Pizza The Paw Print When I first came to Adams State, I had no problems parking at all with the addition of the two new parking lots, the first one being near the soccer field and the second by the stadium apartments. However, it is nearly impossible to find a parking space this semester. […]
Unlikely Friends: La Puente Reaches Out to Break Sterotypes
Craig DenUyl The Heart of La Puente On August 28 of 1963, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. boldly declared: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” […]
Food Bank Forced to Cut Back in 2011
Alissa Tombaugh The Heart of La Puente After serving a record-setting number of people in 2010, the Alamosa Food Bank, a program of La Puente, will reduce the amount of food each patron can receive in 2011. This comes as the community food resource feels the impact of increased need throughout the San Luis Valley. […]
“An Extremist for Love”: The True Value of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex Brewington The Heart of La Puente If you have never read Martin Luther King Jr’s essay “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” then I recommend that you set this newspaper down and run (don’t walk!) to the library, where you’ll surely find a copy that you can sit down and read in about thirty minutes. […]
Campus Construction a Necessary Inconvenience
Toni Ortivez The Paw Print As we start the new semester, we are faced with the task of locating our classes, which due to the remodeling of the ES building, are spread across campus. Buildings that were once dedicated to a specific area of study have now been combined with other degree programs, but does […]
How to be a Superhero
Craig DenUyl The Paw Print Heart of La Puente Did you ever wish that you had special powers – the ability to save the world and inspire others? In the eyes of a child in need, you do have these incredible gifts. To any of the kids in our community who have faced serious challenges […]
The Holidays Aren’t What They Used to Be
Jesse Medina The Paw Print I seem to remember the holidays before they really became the Holidays. That is when these holidays actually had their own individual special, separate names such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, and good ol’ Christmas. These special holidays had their own peculiar customs which made it an absolute joy to celebrate them […]
Hands That Have Worked, Hearts That Have Swollen
Will Bareford The Paw Print The Heart of La Puente “Before that I guess she was just a little kid.” “Then that’s something, a little kid’s somethin’ that ain’t a bum or a whore.” – William Kennedy
Ask Not What Your College Education Can Do for You
Dr. David Mazel Adams State College Hey, students, what are you doing here? Maybe you’re in college to get a higher-paying job so you can better care for yourself and your family. Maybe you want a liberal arts education — you want the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to live the fullest life you can […]