Rachel Decker The Paw Print Sophomore Jerrica Cherry, Student Scholar of the week, is not only a dedicated student, but also an active member of the Alamosa community, working hard both in school and in helping better those around her. Cherry is a Child Psychology major with plans to graduate and go on to achieve […]
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Archaeology in the San Luis Valley: The Lost Fort
Nicholas Spencer The Paw Print Fort Massachusetts is in Mississippi, right?! There is a Fort Massachusetts in Mississippi, although, before that fort there was another here in the San Luis Valley. In 1852, Commander of Fort Union appointed Lt. Col. George Blake to build a fort in our San Luis Valley. The fort’s primary mission […]
Student Scholar: November 8
Rachel Decker The Paw Print Deacon Aspinwall, a 23-year-old sophomore at Adams State works hard to achieve his goals and knows how valuable a good education can be. After putting off college for three years to save up money and figure out what he wanted to study, he finally joined the ASU family and is […]
ASU’s Dirty Little Column with Doitright and the Don
Dr. Doitright and Don Juan are not real doctors or mental health professionals. The doctors’ advice should not be taken seriously. Dear DLC, I’m in a serious ditch and I don’t know how to dig myself out of it!. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for the past 4 1/2 years and things have been great, […]
Samhain and the Origins of Our Modern Halloween
Tanner Eliot The Paw Print The Halloween festivities have come and gone, but the holiday had a very unique origin. Halloween’s history comes out of the Gaelic culture. Halloween was known as Samhain, which is a Celtic jubilee that praises the end of the harvest season. The Celtic Pagans was a time period that they […]
A Trip to the Denver Art Museum’s Van Gogh Show
Amita Manandhar The Paw Print Art lovers and art students of Adams State University had a pleasant treat on Thursday, Oct. 25 as the ASU Art department took a trip down to Denver Art Museum to see the Van Gogh exhibition. Initially, we were supposed to leave Alamosa at 6:30 a.m. but the buses did […]
ASU’s Dirty Little Column with Doitright and the Don
Dr. Doitright and Don Juan are not a real doctors or mental health professionals. The doctors’ advice should not be taken seriously. Dear DLC: I am an abused husband. My wife and I have been together for fourteen years and she has been verbally abusing me for the past ten years. We have three children, one […]
The Meaning of Life: Naturalism vs Supernaturalism
Nick Spencer The Paw Print The meaning of life from anyone’s perspective differs in a number of ways; Professor George Backen presents four general answers for the meaning of life. Beginning with Supernaturalism, believing in a higher power. Naturalism has two categories, subjective and objective. Subjective is generally when individuals pick and choose their beliefs […]
Scholar of the Week: November 1
Rachel Decker The Paw Print Adams State Student Scholar of the week Becca Paez is a hardworking sophomore on her way to becoming a child counselor, and she is on the fast track to success in her third semester of college. Nineteen year old Paez is a psychology major with an emphasis on child psychology. […]
The Haunted House: Spooky Art At Its Best
Cristen Strank-Garrett The Paw Print Who loves spooky, haunted art? The darkness creeping around every corner with the moonlight shining behind an old creaking house with bats flying inside or blood red eyes staring at you through a broken window. Wolves howling and lightning striking, making fear paralyze you from head to toe. Art with […]
