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Pete Buttigieg candidate profile

March 30, 2020

Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, focuses on healthcare, veteran’s affairs and equal justice for all in his campaign to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Early life Buttigieg grew up in South...

Betty Dusing retires after 54 years

Naida Gonzalez, Reporter

March 30, 2020

Betty Dusing met her husband Albert at orientation for her first year at the University of Kentucky in 1948. Little did she know, they would end up getting married during their junior year of college and starting their life together shortly after. After gr...

LGBTQ+ safe space in development for Park University students

Naida Gonzalez, Reporter

March 30, 2020

At the beginning of the fall semester, Abby Hatch, a junior social work major was surprised when none of their teachers asked what their preferred pronouns were. Since then, they have been working with Jayme Uden, dean of students,...

Financial issues arise from COVID-19 pandemic

Naida Gonzalez, Reporter

March 30, 2020

Park University is still working out details on financial issues arising as a result of COVID-19. According to Park University’s website, Park has moved to a modified closed status because of COVID-19. All non-essential employees...

Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar

Savanna Wyatt, Reporter

March 26, 2020

Amy Klobuchar is a United States senator representing Minnesota. She is currently running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Early life Klobuchar was born in Minnesota. According to the Washington Post, her father...

Elizabeth Warren profile

Alison Overcash, Reporter

March 25, 2020

Elizabeth Warren profile Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has focused on ending corruption, fighting climate change, promoting equality and protecting the middle class in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. E...

New director of student engagement

Alison Overcash, Reporter

March 25, 2020

This January, Mya Lawrence became Park University’s new director of student engagement after Ben Zibers took on a new position at the Gilbert, Arizona, campus. The director of student engagement is responsible for supervising...

What do you need to know to vote in Missouri?

Matheus Teles, Editor

March 15, 2020

The 2020 Presidential election is coming in the fall, and the primary is happening right now. Here’s what to understand in order to be eligible to vote. Of the 6 million people that live in the state of Missouri right now, 4...

Chief Financial Officer resigns after 90 days

Kalie Strain, Editor-in-chief

February 25, 2020

In October 2019, Park University hired Rana Lacer as Chief Financial Officer to fill the position that was vacant after Brian Bode was appointed as the vice president of facilities. Lacer has since left the position, and as of...

Spring 2020 Enrollment numbers dropped more than expected

Kalie Strain, Editor-in-chief

February 25, 2020

Park saw a six percent drop in enrollment for the spring 2020 semester. According to Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D., Park was expecting a drop in enrollment, but was predicting the figure to be around two percent....