Category: Opinion

There is something special about people who rodeo. The students and their coach are always respectful and kind. They say, “yes, Ma’am” and “no, Ma’am”…

View More Heart of a Tiger: Boots, ropes, big dreams the heart of FHSU Rodeo

This summer, three Fort Hays State University digital media and journalism students stepped behind the scenes of a brand-new professional softball team and set out…

View More Heart of a Tiger: ‘Not Done Yet’

Corbyn Marquess loves three things with her whole heart: helping people, her hometown of Plainville, and golf. Over the past two summers, she’s found a…

View More Heart of a Tiger: How Corbyn Marquess turned golf into hope for sick kids

Home isn’t always the place where you were born. Sometimes, it’s the place where you decide to stay, put down roots, and spend your life…

View More Heart of a Tiger: Seeing a need, creating a solution

Some people know exactly what they want in life. Elias Ovelar Semeniuk did too, until he realized his dream needed to change. Elias grew up…

View More Heart of a Tiger: A Tiger’s journey home

On a cold Saturday night in February, the lights dimmed at the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. The crowd grew quiet. Three college students were prepared…

View More Heart of a Tiger: Bright lights, big dreams

Just three hours west of Hays, across the state line in the small town of Kit Carson, Colorado, everyone knows the name Mitchek. For more…

View More Heart of a Tiger: How Alex Mitchek is building a legacy of resilience, innovation

Imagine trying to win a professional car race while riding a bicycle. For many college students studying computers, that is exactly what it feels like.…

View More Heart of a Tiger: FHSU’s new AI Lab levels the playing field

The plains of Western Kansas are known for being wide and flat. But in the small community of Liebenthal, something big breaks up the horizon.…

View More Heart of a Tiger: How Trevor Yocum is preserving Kansas history