By Rebecca Carney Co-Sports Editor For three straight games, Tyler Brown has been a starting guard for the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team. For Brown, this has come as a bit of a surprise, since his playing time has not been where he would like it to be since the start of the season. […]
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Athlete of the week: Tia Bradshaw, women’s basketball
The week: Bradshaw opened up the week with a great performance in HutchCC’s 102-35 win against Lamar, Colorado. Bradshaw had 15 points, three assists and two rebounds in that game. Saturday, Bradshaw had eight points, four rebounds, three steals, three assists and zero turnovers in an 92-48 win against Hesston. The season: Bradshaw, a Dodge […]
Roebuck’s Reward
By Rebecca Carney Co-Sports Editor The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team is off to a strong start this season, going 7-0 for the first part of the season. The Blue Dragons are off to a hot start, but this would not be possible without the help of standout sophomore Dejanae Roebuck. Roebuck, a sophomore […]
The Women’s Corner: The ‘fat tax’ shames plus-size women, and it needs to stop
For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term “ghosting”, it is when one person blocks another on social media, and completely shuts them out of their life without giving a reason why, or what they did wrong to deserve to get blocked in the first place. Family and friends who end up getting blocked by […]
Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi: Battle of the brands
By Brenna Eller Editor-In-Chief For over a century, two sodas, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have been rivals in the soft drink industry. Each brand owns several other companies and has held competitions against the other. For instance, in 1975, there was a Pepsi Challenge which led to the New Coke, a drink that failed so bad […]
Cheating on the minds of students as finals near
By Tabitha Barr Opinion Page Editor With final examinations just a couple days away, the clock is ticking for students to crack down on studying while sleep becomes obsolete. Students are either freaking out and trying to study a semester’s worth in the nights before, or they have given up hope and accepting whatever comes […]
Sports roundup: HutchCC women start strong
By Rebecca Carney Co-Sports Editor The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team earned its first win over a nationally-ranked team this season on Saturday at the Best Western/Cougar Booster Club Classic at Barton Community College. Three players scored in double figures and HutchCC shot better than 50 percent for a third straight game. The Blue […]
Guess that’s why they call it the blues: Mid-semester blues, instructor edition
By Brenna Eller Editor In Chief From planning classes to grading homework and tests multiple times a week, many of the instructors at Hutchinson Community College experience the same mid-semester burnout similar to that of their students. Teachers are responsible for the education of particular subjects and normally put on a “performance” to help the […]
Roundup: Busters steal late win vs. Blue Dragons
By Amanda Carney Co-Sports Editor With 18 seconds left Saturday in the biggest game in the season for Hutchinson Community College football team, jaws were dropped. The Blue Dragons had a chance to win a Jayhawk Conference championship on its home field, Gowans Stadium, against No. 2 Garden City. But Garden City’s Charles West’s 6-yard […]
Law enforcement impersonators at large
By Kat Collins Staff writer On Monday, the Hutchinson Police Department sent a press release about some people pretending to be security and police in parks around the city. The Hutch PD said that the suspects have approached parked vehicles in city parks, identifying themselves as the security or police and asking one of the […]