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 […]
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 […]
ASU Crushes HU in First Round
Rachel Heaton The Paw Print Rachel Heaton The Paw Print The Adams State men’s basketball team hosted New Mexico Highlands University on Tuesday, March 5 in the quarterfinal round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) shootout. The contest tipped off at 7pm in front of a packed crowd. The game, which turned out […]
Is Higher Education Worth the Bill at the Summit?
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Springtime is here, and it’s time to consider our financial woes for the next school year. The mad rush to fill out and finalize scholarship applications for next fall has come and gone, and the worry is over. The stress of writing cover letters and finding a willing professor to […]
Track & Field Brings Home RMAC Championship
Kaymarie Jones The Paw Print Many records were shattered by the Grizzlies at the two-day championship hosted by the RMAC newcomers, Black Hills State University, in Spearfish, SD. It took sixteen individual wins and eight field house records from the Adams State Grizzly track and field team to gain another Rocky Mountain Athletic Championship (RMAC) […]
ASU Hosts Regis and Metro in Last Home Game
Rachel Heaton The Paw Print Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won one game and lost one game this weekend in Plachy Hall. This weekend marked the final home regular season action for the Grizzlies. On Friday, Feb. 22, the Grizzlies hosted the Regis Rangers. The women ended the night with a tough […]
The History of ASU Rodeo
Helen Smith The Paw Print Last week’s issue of the Paw Print featured the new ASU rodeo team. There is, in fact, a history of rodeo at the University. In the 1960’s, there was also an established rodeo team at Adams State. For a bit of background, the NIRA (National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association) was founded […]
Employee Dress Code a Necessity or Just a Joke
Diane Wheeler The Paw Print Why can’t all employees at ASU wear jeans and t-shirts to work? There is a different set of dress code rules for faculty members and for administrative employees, and I think this is vastly inappropriate. A friend of mine, an Administrative Assistant, would like to wear jeans and an ASU […]
Barriers in the Nightmares of One’s Addiction
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Addiction. Some may be more prone to this than others, yet anyone can get addicted to just about anything. What is an addiction, we may ask? It’s the repeated use of a mood-altering substance whether it’s gambling, sex, drugs, or alcohol. People who are addicts do almost anything to get […]
How Yoga Can Help Improve Your Health
Clint Myers The Paw Print Yoga has been around for over 5,000 years. A central reason for its longevity is in its health benefits. Yoga is a mind-body practice that involves stretching exercises, relaxation and controlled breathing, and often includes forms of meditation. It helps develop strength, flexibility, and balance, and leads to reduced stress. […]
Women Compete at RMAC Championship Meet
Jessica Palacio The Paw Print The Grizzly swim squad competed in their final regulation meet of the season last week, traveling to Grand Junction, Colo. for the RMAC Championships. The meet spans over four days with a preliminary session being run in the morning. The top 16 swimmers in each event swam in the morning, […]
ASU Begins Baseball Season after 35-Year Drought
Daniel Allsup The Paw Print Adams State’s return to baseball has been difficult thus far. The Grizzlies have dropped their first seven games after a 35-year drought of collegiate baseball. They lost the first four games to Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Then they traveled to Regis University in Denver, and failed […]
ASU Rodeo Team Gets Season Underway
Helen Smith The Paw Print helen Smith The Paw Print Here’s a fun fact: did you know that Adams State has a real rodeo team? So what is rodeo? Webster’s Dictionary defines rodeo as “a public exhibition of the skills of cowboys, with contests in bull riding, lassoing, etc.” The assistant coach, Jill Francis, of […]
Track and Field Winds Down
Kaymarie Jones The Paw Print As they wind down to the final weeks of the indoor season, the Adams State men’s and women’s track and field team qualified both distance medley relay (DMR) teams at the Joe Davies Open, hosted by Colorado Mines in Golden, Colo. The Grizzlies are well prepared to compete with athletes […]
A Raging Brain or Simple Hardwiring from the Start
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Race has been an issue highlighted, fought over and debated about since humans first met each other. From whites to the blacks, Asians to Africans, eastern Europeans to central Europeans, race has always been a catalyst for conflict over the course of history. Why do we look at color before […]
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