2008 Woodie Awards
Students celebrate tradition of sacrifice, self-improvement
Coley Scheibmeir has been a member of the Catholic Church since she was 7 and takes Lent seriously. "I've tried before in the past to give up some pretty crazy things, but it should definitely be something you can stick with and make it through," said Scheibmeir, senior in general studies.…
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Faculty asked to give their 'last' lecture
When Jason Wright, a senior in education from Columbus, saw a presentation on "The Last Lecture" at a conference for residence hall assistants, he knew it was something he wanted to bring to the Pittsburg State University campus. At 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.…
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'A sharp contrast'Two English professors to read from their poetry
The first event of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series kicks off at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Governors Room in the Overman Student Center with the Second Annual Faculty Author Reading, which will feature English faculty members Stephen E. Meats and Laura Lee Washburn reading from their poetry.…
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'Cosby' star comes to Pittsburg
After rescheduling twice, poet, actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner finally made his appearance in Pittsburg. "This is the second time we've rescheduled it," said Kimberly Reed, club entertainment chair for Student Activities Council and sophomore in automotive technology, said.…
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PSU wins national honor
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, announced that Pittsburg State University is a recipient of the 2008 Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Chuck Olcese, director of International Programs and Services at PSU, says the university is being honored for its internationalization work in the classroom, its efforts to offer international programming to the community, and its work in reaching out to school districts.…
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Picture perfect
Junior SAPS member Jeremy Brittle looks at the photographs entered in the Student Association of Photographers perspectives of photography contest. The workshop and contest were open to everyone including college students and high school students interested in photography and photojournalism.…
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Listening to numbersResearch director collects, interprets data for PSU
Bob Wilkinson has a gift - he can listen to numbers. "I study the university, I research important things for the decision makers," Wilkinson said. Wilkinson is the director of institutional research for Pittsburg State University. In other words, he's the guy who makes sense of the numbers.…
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Son to present father's poetry
It wasn't until after Kevin Gray's father died in 1997 that he discovered a talent his father had that he had never shared with his son. After Harold L. Gray died, Kevin found the yellowed, handwritten poems that his father had written while he was a student at Pittsburg State University (then Kansas State Teachers College) between 1936 and his graduation in 1941.…
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SGA debates election deadlines
The Student Government Association meeting Wednesday night was marked by discussion and disagreement. The most debate rose when Analia Saldivar, community affairs director, proposed to move SGA candidate orientation dates from 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, and 2 p.…
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