When it comes to classroom subjects, physics can get a bad rap. For one reason or another, students often assume they need to channel their inner Einsteins to earn a passing grade. True, there’s usually…

As the season enters the final stages, the Allen Community College men’s soccer team is searching for wins to reach the Jayhawk Conference tournament. Sunday was another step in the right direction. The Red Devils…

This season has been the toughest yet for Allen Community College head women’s soccer coach Jeremy McGinnis. Only three games left in the season, and the Lady Devils remain winless at 0-13 after a 7-2…

 Life as a young biracial black woman in today’s political climate is no walk in the park. Shocker, I know. I have been screamed at on the streets, called an “unholy mix” of races, and…

Funny thing about economists. “They’re really bad at forecasting the future,” says Dr. Michael Marsh, economics instructor at Allen Community College. When Marsh sees economists on TV predicting the next recession is just around the…

A year ago, Vince DeGrado sat in the hotel while his Allen Community College cross country team searched for success at the NJCAA Region 6/Jayhawk East Conference Championships.  All season long, DeGrado had been unable…

Iola Recreation Director Jason Bauer sits behind stacks of paper, typing away in his makeshift office across the street from city hall. In one week this will have been his office for a year. Two…

Most insects get a bad rap, Rachel Stone notes wistfully. Especially ones that eat poop. In actuality, those feces-feasting critters — dung beetles — play a vital role in agriculture, plant and forest growth and…

Here is the Allen Community College recap from over the weekend:   Women’s Soccer The Lady Devils faced Kansas City Kansas Community College on Saturday. KCKCC is ranked 19th in the nation, and posed a…

In his quest for a new activity center, Allen Community College President John Masterson has been thinking about different tactics that could build support. Masterson said that the school needs support from every community in…