Category: News

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…

By Staff Writer: Cyrena Nielsen During the pandemic, we saw the video game market look for ways to push for self-care during a time of uncertainty. With games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Stardew Valley, you were able to tune out the world and even visit your friend’s islands to get some social interaction….

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis  The increasing need for more meat has led to the creation of a new industry, one dedicated to finding new ways to create “lab-grown” products, sometimes called “cultivated” or “cultured” meat, that won’t require the raising or killing of animals. It’s an admirable pursuit to seek alternatives in an age…