Author: yvonne.baird

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Often considered Earth’s twin, Venus is one of our closest planetary neighbors picking up renewed interest because of the information it can provide about our planet and even the future of others. On the surface, Venus looks to be a twin or close relative of Earth due to a similarity…

By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty  What makes anime characters cute? What makes mice cute? What makes that one itty bitty teacup you pass in Goodwill cute? It all comes down to the way we see babies. We have this sort of biological urge to care for babies. It makes sense right? In order to keep…

By Staff Writer: Mackenzie Volker  As the Spring 2024 graduation quickly approaches many students prepare to graduate and this is an exciting but also stressful time in their life. Students are balancing completing the final half of their last semester, taking graduation photos, getting their announcements ready, and searching for jobs if they do not…

By Staff Writer: Natalie Deleon Spring break has come to an end for all and it was probably a great week. Out at the farm breaks aren’t allowed. My brother’s daily routine stayed the same, other than Thursday he took a trip to Lubbock to enjoy the day. We had a big breakfast at the Pancake…

By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty  Since the dawn of cinema animals have been the star of the silver screen. However, no animal can compare to the height of fame that horses have achieved in Hollywood. From shows such as Mr. Ed to movies like War Horse, horses have been silently (and not so silently in…

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis When it comes to gigantic animals that once dominated the planet, mammoths are some of the most iconic to have ever existed. Their massive tusks and wooly bodies have made them famous in our media, even though they’ve been extinct for a few thousand years. But that might change soon….

By Staff Writer: Natalie Deleon The last few days have definitely been stressful out at the farm. With the weather warming up and work getting busier everyone is lucky to be home early. A lot of maintenance has been going on lately. Maintaining the farm and vehicles along with cleaning after everyone.  Cleaning up the…

By Staff Writer: Cyrena Nielsen Growing up, money was rarely talked about. It was something you stressed out over and we lived paycheck to paycheck. I spent my early 20s like this and constantly felt sick about money. With my 30th birthday being in 2 months, I wanted to learn more about finances so that…

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Starting in 2026 and predicted to land in 2034, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will set out to explore Titan and learn more about the chemistry and habitability of multiple surface sites, according to NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Dragonfly is intended to discover much of the functioning of Titan and…

By Staff Writer: Morganne Guhl In professional sports, there has always been a line between the sports and gambling companies; unfortunately, recently, this has become blurred, raising questions. Sports and betting have always gone hand in hand. There’s evidence that the public would gamble on who would win as far back as the ancient Olympic…