How Important is Your Morning Caffeine Fix
Megan Smith The Paw Print Many students and staff on the Adams State College Campus were looking forward to having a coffee spot in the new McDaniel building’ which will include space for some sort of concessions. The first floor will also include another study lounge, 24-hour access student computer lab, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Construction […]
ASC Takes as Stand AGainst Suicide With a New Grant
Jose Orozo The Paw Print Suicide is something that many people have to deal with even if they do not want to. It is estimated that about every 20 minutes there is at least one person to commit suicide. More men succeed at committing suicide, but more women attempt it. Depending on the source, suicide […]
Dr. Finney Exposes the Pro-War Agenda of News Coverage
Nathan Crites-Herren The Paw Print The widely established belief that professional American and international media cong-lomerates are reputable sources of un-biased, fact finding news was poignantly critiqued, during the first of a series of fall Faculty Lectures aimed at raising the consciousness of student, faculty and community members.
ASC’s Dirty Little Column with the Delicious Doctors Love
Dr. Chocolate Thunder and Professor Vanilla Lightning are not real doctors or mental health professionals. Their advice should not be taken seriously.** Dear DLC, Okay, so my friend has this girl stalking him. She always shows up wherever he is, even when no one else knows where he went. My other friends and I keep […]
Jones’ Nuclear Science Career Ignited at ASC
Linda Relyea Adams State College ALAMOSA ‑ Born in a log cabin in Hooper, Colo., Tom Jones ’52 went on to devote his career to assuring his country’s security. He retired in 1991 after 31 years with the Atomic Energy Commission, having served for a time as Director of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Production. Jones and […]
Facial Highlights, a Way to Create an Eye-catching Look
Irma Sandoval The Paw Print Highlighters are made to bring attention to the most important points in your notes or book right? Have you ever thought about highlighting your face? No, I’m not talking about with a sharpie! I’m talking about using make up to bring focus to the best features on your face. Highlighting […]
Adventure, Excitement, and Comraderie at Sci-Fi Club
Derek Chacon The Paw Print Let’s face it; people like their science fiction and fantasy. Just look at the top ten highest grossing films of all time – Avatar, Harry Potter, Transformers – just to name a few. Whether we fully embrace our nerdiness, or try to keep it subdued to a more subtle level, […]
Cause of Terror: Ron Paul Gets it Right
Dr. Mark Finney Assistant Professor of Mass Communication On Monday night the Republican presidential field faced each other in the first, ever CNN/Tea Party debate. Most of the arguments were what you’d expect to hear. We got the talking points on Social Security from Governor Perry, the anti-tax tirade from Michelle Bachmann, etc.
College Checkered
Brenda Fiueroa The Paw Print Welcome to my weekly column. My name is Brenda Figueroa-Gonzalez and I am a senior at Adams State College. College Checkered will be my way to share my experiences at ASC and to write about topics I find interesting that are relevant to all of us. My hope is that […]
Work or School?
Will Cameron The Paw Print Life is good in college. Of course, we all bitch about it. Doesn’t seem like much now, but I have a feeling the real world is going to be rough. With 14 million people in the United States unemployed, what will students have to do to get work after school? […]
Migrant Season Passes through the San Luis Valley
Melissa Grant Former Volunteer When I first started as a shelter volunteer, people were always saying to me “Just wait until migrant season.” When we served a big crowd for dinner, when we had a huge pile of laundry, when we had a full house – guests, community members, old volunteers, everyone – joined the […]
Students and Faculty Deserve University Status
David Svaldi ASC President For more than two years, Adams State has been contemplating changing its name to Adams State University. At the start of this academic year, our Board of Trustees set the debate to rest, voting 8-1 to pursue this name change. As Trustee Charles Scoggin said, “It is appropriate that Adams State’s […]
Athlete of the Week: September 8
Adams State College senior running back for the football team, Terjean Saffold, has been named as the ASCGrizzlies.com Athlete of the Week for the week ending on Sept. 4. Saffold broke an ASC available history (1997-present) record with his 33 carries in Saturday’s season-opening win over Dixie State, and his 179 yards gained on the […]
Women’s Volleyball Split Matches in Preseason Tournament in Canyon, TX
Dominique Davis The Paw Print CANYON, TEXAS — The Grizzly women’s volleyball team headed south early last Thursday for the West Texas A&M Lady Buff Classic. The opening day, they played their first match against Texas- Permian Basin.
2011 Fantasy Footbal Preview
Reggie Thompson The Paw Print That time of year has come again; the weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and professional football is just around the corner as the defending Super Bowl champ Green Bay Packers take on the previous trophy keepers, the New Orleans Saints, on Thursday for the premiere game of the […]
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