Post Spring Break Concert Featuring YG Flops
Kaymarie Jones The Paw Print What was supposed to be the concert of the century turned out to be a disaster. The After Spring Break YG Concert scheduled to begin at 6pm in Plachy Hall started approximately four hours later. According to the producers of the show, they did not have enough opening acts to […]
Social Media Outlet Changes to a New Sleek Look
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Don’t you just hate it when social media entities and other forms of communications change the style of your interface or merge with a totally unwanted party? Microsoft’s Hotmail.com is now officially merging and being replaced with Outlook.com, whether you like it or not. Outlook’s popularity skyrocketed over the time […]
ASU’s Dirty Little Column with Dr. Doitright
Dr. Doitright is not a real doctor or mental health professional. The doctor’s advice should not be taken seriously. Dear Dr. Doitright: I’d like to share a new discovery; it’s time for the shy and intimidated to speak out. I recently discovered that when I see a guy walk by me the first thing […]
La Puente Presents Hunger Education
Katie Stiel The Paw Print The publicized image of hunger is often an urbanized, homeless member of society pleading for money, or malnourished children on a television commercial as a famous celebrity requests you pledge $10 a month to end hunger. Hunger within the San Luis Valley does not fit the criteria of urban culture […]
Heads Up on Tanning and Skin Cancer
Tri-Beta Club The sun is shining (sometimes) and spring is in the air! Classes are well underway, shorts are in style again and students are finally allowing themselves to daydream just a little bit about summer vacation. One of many people’s favorite spring downtime activities is tanning: gotta look good for bathing suit season right? […]
Student Scholar: March 28
Rachel Decker The Paw Print Adams State junior Kellicia Morse is well on her way to graduation, thanks to her positive attitude and unwavering commitment to school and her dreams. With an impressive GPA of 3.7 and a desire to continuously challenge herself with new and exciting things, it is no wonder Morse is so […]
Grizzlies Win Home Opener with Walk-Off Homerun
Daniel Allsup The Paw Print Friday, March 15 was a historic day for Adams State University Baseball. The Grizzlies played their first home game of their season against CSU-Pueblo after a 36-year baseball drought at ASU. Drew Wells sealed the day with a climatic pinch-hit, walk-off, three-run blast, giving ASU a 6-5 victory. Wells explains his […]
ASU Competes at Championship
Kaymarie Jones The Paw Print The Adams State track and field team closed the 2013 indoor season at the NCAA Division II Championship on March 9. The championship was hosted by the Gulf South Conference at the Crossplex Complex in Birmingham, Ala., and was a festival of four NCAA sports: track and field, swimming, wrestling, […]
ASU VITA Tops Half-Million Dollars in Tax Refund
Linda Relyea ASU PR The Adams State University volunteer income tax return program (VITA) has topped the half-million dollar mark. Now in its fourth year of partnership with the Piton Foundation, the VITA program utilizes university students from the accounting and other departments of the Adams State School of Business to prepare and file tax […]
Adams State Psych Club Remains Active Campus
Linda Relyea ASU PR Adams State University Psi Chi/Psychology Club will induct seven new members at the end of February. Club members include students with an interest in psychology. Students in the top 35 percent of their class are eligible for Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. One student, Tucker Jones, previously recognized […]
Autistic Patient Suffers Abuse at Service Organization
Rachel Decker The Paw Print It’s a mother’s worst nightmare to discover her son being threatened and abused, and for Kathy Coleman, that nightmare came true. When her 31-year-old autistic son Cameron started developing mysterious bruises, she began to grow worried. Cameron was unable to tell her how he was gaining the bruises; he has […]
A Once Great Nation that Led the World in Education
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Yet, the education system, along with other crucial systems in the United States, is in danger of falling into the abyss. To be educated is the ability to make your own decisions […]
SLV Promise Award to Help Local Students
PR Department The SLV Promise Award is a new award offered at Adams State University that will cover full tuition and fees for qualified students. “The top priority of Adams State University is to make education accessible, which means keeping it affordable,” President David Svaldi says. The award applies to current Adams State students as […]
ASU Explores a Potential Tuition Increase
Helen Smith The Paw Print With the cost of everything steadily climbing, it is no surprise that Adams State is finding it necessary to explore a tuition increase. The board has approved and submitted a financial accountability plan to the state. However, David Valdez, chairman of the Adams State Board of Trustees, points out that […]
Student Scholar: March 21
Rachel Decker The Paw Print With graduation just around the corner, Adams State senior Brittany Olsen is working harder than ever to finish her college career. She is majoring in both Business Advertising and English Liberal Arts, and though double majoring can be a lot to handle, is ready to receive her degrees. Eventually, she […]
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