The Familiar Feeling of Epiphany While Sleeping
Brenda Figueroa The Paw Print There’s that moment where its late at night, later than you usually stay up, and there is no sign that you’ll be getting sleepy any time soon. You feel like you’ve read the entire internet. Twice. In a desperate attempt to get sleepy you grab the book you’ve been trying […]
The Greatest and Most Epic Game in the World
Jake Hughes The Paw Print So, after thinking long and hard about what to write in this week’s article, I found myself pondering a number of different topics and issues flying around the world right now. I could talk about something really fun like the situation of the economy, or I could talk about something […]
La Puente Finds Extra Room for Dinner Guests
Hannah Llika La Puente Volunteer As I returned from the Thursday morning City Market pickup, I could see the fence already filled up with migrant workers waiting to hear about the day’s work. My day had just begun, and like every other Thursday, I was wondering how I would manage getting all these donations inside- […]
Football Wins Eleventh Straight Colorado Classic
Rachel Heaton The Paw Print The Adams State University football team took down Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) rival Western State on Saturday by a score of 43-14 to bring home their eleventh straight Colorado Classic victory. The win puts the Grizzlies at 3-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. The Mountaineers fall […]
Volleyball Takes Down Two Conference Opponents
Dominique Davis The Paw Print The ASU women’s volleyball team was at it again this week with two tough matches and the start of their conference play. This week, the Grizzlies played the Western State Colorado University Mountaineers on Tuesday and the Western New Mexico University Mustangs on Saturday. With a 7-1 record going into […]
Cross Country Opens Season
Tanner Elliott The Paw Print Pride, respect and honor come to mind when you think of the men and women of Adam’s cross-country program, as well as thirty-eight national championships. The grizzly harriers will be attempting to capture the thirty-ninth and fortieth cross-country championship this fall, and Saturday, Sept. 8 was a great kick-start for […]
College Checkered: What Exactly Do You Gain?
Brenda Figueroa The Paw Print From gossiping, belittling, and making fun of another person? Is there some kind of game count? Do you get passed Go and collect 200 dollars? Or does it somehow make you feel like a better person? In middle school/high school I’ve had my moment in a gossip circle where I’d […]
La Puente Sponsors H.O.P.E. Week to Educate
Katie Stiel La Puente Volunteer What is H.O.P.E. week, you might ask? The abbreviations of four letters formulating the loving word hope, stands for Homeless Organization for Promoting Education. The history for H.O.P.E. week formerly began by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in the early 1990s, HOPE week continues to live on in the […]
Social Media Turning Our Generation into Addicts
Jake Hughes The Paw Print Social networking has a choke hold on today’s society. So many people are obsessed with what other people are doing and saying that they spend outrageous amounts of time trawling around on social networks. Social networking is turning into an addiction that is plaguing our nation. People have a need […]
Adams State Adds Triathlon Team to List of Sports
Tanner Elliot The Paw Print The Triathlete is a unique athlete, unlike any other. He does not just have to push through the grueling pain of one endurance event, but three. In a single competition, the triathlete has to cover distances of 500 meters on the swim, forty kilometers on the bike, and ten kilometers […]
Football Defeats WBU 55-7
Rachel Heaton The Paw Print With multiple offensive scores and an interception for a touchdown from junior Brent Lush (Tucson, Ariz.), the Adams State University football team took down non-conference opponent Wayland Baptist University (Texas) on Saturday with a final score of 55-7. Adams State advances to 2-0 overall, while Wayland Baptist falls to 0-2. […]
La Puente’s HOPE Week and Donations Needed
Community Education La Puente’s HOPE (Homeless Organization Promoting Education) Week Join La Puente for a week of events to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in the San Luis Valley. HOPE Week will begin on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2 p.m. with “The Mayan Journey to Alamosa” at Milagros Coffeehouse. Hear local stories of their journey […]
College Checkered: The Only Issue I have With Flirting
Brenda Figueroa The Paw Print Flirting is fun, we all do it. We love to be wanted and we adore being somebodies center of attention, nothing is wrong with that. My issue doesn’t deal with the act of flirting, my issue is with the amount of people its given to from one person and what […]
Shining Light on Migrant Season at La Puente
Katie Stiel The Paw Print One day while silently observing the guests at La Puente’s Shelter, I noticed guests with scrapped fingers, callused hands and sun burnt skin. Throughout our conversation during our lunch, I learned that several of the guests were migrant workers. The injuries I saw were from their intense labor from gleaning, […]
Money Rush in Cash Strapped Mine-Golia?
Nicholas Hedge The Paw Print Take a guess at what country had the most rapidly growing economy last year. Was it the ever economic giant China? No. An oil rich country like Saudi Arabia? No, another Asian tiger like Japan or Hong Kong? Well, that’s not too far off the mark, but it’s not any […]
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