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Fantastic Beats and Where Remembering Why College is Cross Country Takes a Trip to to Find Them Review Worth the Finals Struggle Illinois for Nationals Page 2 Page 3 Page 8 the SpectatorStudent Run Newspaper for McPherson College Issue 6, Volume 101 December 2, 2016 Holiday Blues Ackowleging the Underlying Issues that College Students May Be Facing Alone By Channing Wall a suicide plan and 49.5% s winter settles in and the reported feeling helpless this days get shorter many are last year. Many programs are facedA with another season of in place to help students but not- so-jolly feelings. in an article by Best Colleges A silent epidemic is how the percentage of students not National Public Radio seeking help is 40%, leaving recognized the current status issues to become amplified over of mental health awareness in time. an education series on mental Best Colleges also found that health in schools. The term 50% of students became so mental health entails a wide anxious they struggled with spectrum of connotations. academics. A survey done by National Many colleges and universities Alliance on Mental Illness have recognized the need for found that one in four students some sort of mental health have a diagnosable illness. Best service and are working to Colleges published a guide make resources available. for navigating some of the McPherson College is issues facing college students. partnered with Client Centered Based on surveys the top Counseling, a licensed firm five problems facing college located downtown McPherson. students include depression, Services for students are anxiety, suicide, eating provided by the college for disorders and addiction. up to four visits per student, According to USA Today 1 per academic year. For more in 12 college students makes information Student Services can be contacted. Dorm Stuff? Graber ’s Check. 2 News New Future Home for Bulldogs City Approves Plan for Baseball and Softball Field By Channing Wall lot and retention pond. an opportunity to have The surrounding land is input regarding 10-foot cPherson College undeveloped and depending sidewalks along Avenue A was approved on on funds may be used for and Centennial Drive that MondayM by the McPherson future expansion. are part of the current City Commission for a lease plan. agreement that will provide The agreement, set for a new baseball and softball 25 years with an option field for students. The for renewal, includes a new space will allow for $100 rent collected by the games as well as camps and City of McPherson. On practices, some activities Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 may be cleared individually. p.m. a public trial will be Features of the new held at McPherson City location, named Bulldog Hall to provide the public Park, include a parking Entrance Plans Revealed By Jordyn Lipe the newly-finished brick- from McPherson College as well as the mission irst impressions leave enclosed garden and bench 1966. statement, “Scholarship. a big impact in the feature, the first portion of The second phase of the Participation. Service.” mindsF of those who visit the project’s first phase. plans includes new student There will also be a low McPherson College and Concept art was included in activity center, more than wall in front of the garden in years to come, that the unveiling and showed twice the size of the current with the words “McPherson impression is bound to the first portion of the first Hoffman Student Union College” on it. Along with change. MC released plans phase as being the center that includes the cafeteria, the garden area and new for a new, welcoming and very beginning of the northwest of the new student life center, a new entrance and student larger project. planned entrance arches. parking lot will be finalized life center along Kansas Don S. Peters, vice The new brick plaza will where there is currently a Avenue, on Sat. Oct. 15. president-investment include not only the brick grass lot between Gordon President Michael strategy for Freestate and bench setting, but also Street and North Baer Schneider presented the Advisors in Wichita the McPherson College Street. plans during an unveiling allowed the new plans to official emblem and arches ceremony to a crowd start in motion with his seed sized to be about eight of several hundred who donation. Peters, the son times larger than the current showing for the event. of the seventh president of entrance. The arches will The ceremony was held at McPherson College, Dr. display the year McPherson W.W. Peters, graduated College was founded Keeping Up With Technology Spectator Changes Underway By Ashton Bruner Other updates include The paper is currently changes to the lab space distributed on campus he Spectator is where the staff has as well as a select group working to update previously worked, an of businesses on main theT student run publication update to branding, possible st. as well as through in order to attract new layout change for next subscriptions. members as well as function semester and job position The student run newspaper efficiently. A website is rearranging. Currently the for McPherson College one of the first steps the staff shares lab space in is working to update the publication is looking Hess Fine Arts Hall due to newspaper in order to at. into the technology updates needed in the lab. attract new people to keep generation with starting an “The lab space is also the program going on for online website. something we are working years to come. Channing “We are the focusing on to update and make more Wall says, “I think it is updating the organization enjoyable for everyone,” important in order to be as a whole and a website Wall said. “I also think taken seriously and get will make us even more there’s enough interest that more people involved.” accessible, which is creating some new positions Meetings for Spectator are important for a publication,” on staff will really help held every other Monday at Channing Wall, editor in draw people in.” noon. chief, said. There is an easier way to keep them updated. Spectator Subscrtiption. 6 Issues/ $15 12 Issues/ $30 Contact us at: [email protected] 3 Campus 4 Campus Happy Holiday Crossword By Adam Pracht 57. Spar on a sailboat By Channing Wall Campus 5 Seniors Featured in Art Show By ysia ryor Finals Snacks A P Senior Art Exhibitions SAB Provides Finals have been taking place in Friendship hall for the past Week Snacks two weeks. Seniors featured As finals week approach, destresser. Take a break in the show were Monica stress levels may rise. from studying, and enjoy Ewy, Jordan Hoffman, Student Activity Board the snacks and free Jared Krivin and Crystalyn will be providing snacks admission. Myers. each evening as a finals The reception in honor of the Visual Art Students’ Senior Exhibitions took Sunday place Thursday, Dec. 1st, in Friendship Hall from 7-8:30 Cookies and milk in pm. Students and faculty were welcomed to join the Miller Library at 9 pm event and recognize the students and their featured artwork. Monday Pizza in Miller Library at 9 pm Tuesday Free admission to $2 Photo by Jasmine Helms Ivanna Moyer checks out a card deck design by Jacob Krivin. Tuesday movies SAB Hosts Christmas Bingo Wednesday By Micah Gilbert stockings filled with prizes, Donuts and juice in hristmas Bingo was a Christmas tree and many held Wednesday, more prizes. As part of the Miller Library at 9 pm Nov.C 30th in the student Christmas spirit, SAB held union. SAB hosts bingo a toy drive where students every month with different could donate a new toy in themes. Their October exchange for an extra bingo theme was BFF bingo. card. For Christmas bingo they “Christmas bingo had were told to wear their ugly a great turn out as it was sweaters. The top three ugly much more successful than sweaters got a Walmart gift BFF bingo,” Aysia Pryor, card. sophomore said. Aysia is a “I just wore my Christmas board member on SAB. sweater not knowing there was a contest, and I walked away with a Walmart gift card,” Layne Patrick, freshman said. Also included in bingo night SAB included cookie decorating and a hot chocolate station in front of the student union. Prizes included a 32inch Photo by McKenzie Stalnaker TV with Christmas movies, Layne Patrick, freshman, one of the three ugly Christmas sweater winners. Choir Presents Annual Christmas Concert By Nate Buckler was held in Mingenback put together a concert with in nature, and even a song Other highlights included the Christmas Concert cPherson Choir Theater and represented the variety of songs that in french. Chanler Bell, solos by Lilian Oeding, offered a way to relax and hosted their annual students who participate in “anyone can enjoy,”offering senior, were highlighted in freshman, on the flute and sing along to some favorite ChristmasM Concert, offering the men’s, women’s, and a source of holiday cheer. the concert by directing a Dr. Jonathan Frye, professor holiday tunes, and maybe an escape from the studying McPherson singers choir Everything from the piece with the whole choir of natural science, on the even learn a few new ones. for finals week. The concert program. Jennifer Jacobitz, traditional christmas songs singing 12 Days After violin. junior Alto, said the choir to ones that are comical Christmas. With all that is going on, 6 Viewpoints The Reality Is No Laughing Matter The Relevancy Of Axienty Understood By Todays College Students By Jordyn Lipe between now and 2020.