Q&A: Kyrstyn Hughes
By Thais Lindo
Reporter
What influenced your decision to study at Crowder College?
Well, what influenced me was the A+ program. I was able to go through that and get two years paid free for Crowder, and then transfer to a four year college to MSSU and just graduate there when I can get my basics here as well. Continue reading “Webb City Student Talks About Crowder Experience”
By Sam Makela
Editor
Emily Carroll won the 2010 Professional Staff Association (PSA) Leadership Award. She was presented the award by PSA President Jeff Elwood and PSA Leadership Committee Chair Greg Jackson at a ceremony held Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Cassville campus, according to Jackson. Continue reading “Cassville student wins award”
By Sam Makela
Editor
Fee changes were brought up for a second time in the Jan. Board of Trustees meeting. Crowder’s fee for online classes is an additional $7 per credit hour; the closest to that is Northwest Arkansas University, which charges an additional $18 per credit hour. Crowder also currently doesn’t charge a fee for flex classes. Continue reading “Crowder fee changes coming”
Shift in Earth’s position brings change in Zodiac Signs
By Kristi Griffin
Entertainment Editor
The zodiac signs may have some drastic changes coming up. MarketCrawl.com said that the Earth has changed positions because of the moons gravitational pull meaning that the zodiac signs have changed. There is said to be a new zodiac sign called “Ophiuchus”.
Ophiucus is the symbol of a man holding a snake; the symbol was from Ancient Egypt. The man was named “Imhotep” and the snake he carried symbolized medicine. There are many debates on what this actually means such as the zodiac changes not referring to anyone born before 2009.
Continue reading “The stars have changed”
Students make their way back to class after six day off from snow days.
Lady Roughriders blaze through the snow as they make their way back to the dorms after a pit stop at the cafeteria.
By Kristi Griffin
Entertainment Editor
The history of Valentine’s Day is not all that clear. The Holiday Spot.com states that the history of Valentine’s Day started with St. Valentine. It dates back to the Roman Empire; the ruler of Rome at the time (Claudius) banned marriage because he thought it made the men weak and that they would not make good soldiers.
Continue reading “V-day has strange past”
By Kristi Griffin
Entertainment Editor
The movie Social Network has come through to the Golden Globe awards. It was the 68th annual Golden Globe awards ceremony and it was dominated by Glee and Social Network. MTV.com states that Social Network won four awards including best motion picture, drama, best director, and best screenplay.
Continue reading “Social Network earns award”
By Becky Oldham
Photo Editor
True Grit the remake of the original John Wayne’s True Grit does not stay as true to the movie as it does to the novel by Charles Portis, but still the same, the character’s names and the plot seem to stay true, with just a lot less details.
Continue reading “True Grit doesn’t stay true”
By Kristi Griffin
Entertainment Editor
There are a lot of things to do this Valentine’s Day; it is a special day for love and a time to spend with someone you care about. It could be a boyfriend, girlfriend, friend, even a family member that you share this day with. The economy is getting rough all over and here are some low cost activities that can surely brighten up your valentine’s day.
Continue reading “Low cost dates”
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