Abbie Stillman The Paw Print Jane Elliot is a former elementary school teacher who introduced the ‘brown eye, blue eye experiment’ to her third grade classroom. The results were shocking. Children were made to look racism, hate, judgment, and discrimination in the eye. The first day of the experiment, they were told that kids with […]
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People of Colorado: Live the Good Life
Dunes Overlook Trailhead / Pinyon Flats Campground / Zapata Falls Alana Dylan The Paw Print If you have lived in Alamosa for even a short period of time, you have likely visited the Great Sand Dunes. Operated by the National Park Service, this area represents Colorado in the America the Beautiful quarter series. The rift […]
The Age of Technology: Positive or Negative?
Edith Arias The Paw Print In modern times, there seems to be three life necessities. Food, water, and technology. For some reason, we find a sense of security in having our cell phone in our hand at all times. With the recent release and hype of the iPhone 6, it got me thinking about how […]
President Svaldi’s Last Lecture at Adams State
Abbie Stillman The Paw Print President Svaldi delivered an absolutely phenomenal “Last Lecture” Wednesday evening. President Svaldi’s speech was about change; all the changes that occur in everyday life as well as in everyday life. While addressing the issues of today’s technology such as consistent use of cell phones, video games, television hours and so […]
Colorado: Come and Live the Good Life
Mountain Home Reservoir/ Costilla County Veterans Park Alana Dylan The Paw Print Mountain Home Reservoir is owned and maintained by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and is only 25 miles east of Alamosa on Highway 160, just outside the town of Ft. Garland. You will see the signs to the reservoir off Carson Road. The turnoff […]
Colorado: Come and Live the Good Life
Alana Dylan The Paw Print Penitente Recreation Area: There are many quick road trips from the Alamosa area that can expand your mind and help you refocus on the (schoolwork) at hand. Overwhelmed after the first week of classes, I found myself wanting to push the reset button and decided to visit the Penitente Recreation […]
The Cry for Help That No One Hears
Stephanie Gutierrez The Paw Print As a young child my parents surprised my sister and me with the greatest vacation ever. They told us to pack our bags for some sunny, warm weather, but they would not tell us where we were going. They were taking us to SeaWorld. As a child I had always […]
Sexual Abuse in the United States
Nicole Cyr The Paw Print Shark attacks are on the news, in movies, in newspapers, in stories, and in everyday life. The publicity behind shark attacks makes the attacks seem common. Worldwide in 2013, 125 shark attacks occurred. This number is surprisingly small when one takes into account the number of people that visit the […]
Sex Trafficking Awareness: Stop the Atrocity
Tessa Reigle The Paw Print At first there is nothing but darkness. Then it starts to lighten steadily. The first sight that meets her eye is a dirty concrete ceiling; there are chips falling off all over the place. The longer she looks at it, the more it resembles a gruesome murder scene with body […]
Winterreise: Franz Schubert’s Song Cycle
Leon Memorial Hall / Performed by Adam Klein, tenor William Lipke, piano Alana Dylan The Paw Print I attended the Winterreise concert at Leon Memorial Hall on Saturday September, 21 2014 at 7pm. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect since it has been quite some time since I attended a music event. In actuality, […]