Talkin’ T-Birds stand out
Joey Tholl Chinook Writer The 2025-26 Casper College Forensics Team is practicing, competing, and gearing up for nationals. The team practices on campus for an average of five to six hours a week. The forensics team, also known as the speech and debate team, formed on Casper College’s Campus in 1978. Early founders and leaders, […]
From first semester doubt to career readiness: Nursing program shapes future professionals
Kaecen Paden Chinook Writer Three semesters ago, Casper College Nursing Student Pyper Wall endured doubts about whether she was built for the program. Today, as a fourth semester student, Wall said that being in the homestretch keeps her going and motivated. Like many students, Wall said her first semester proved a major adjustment from […]
CC Art Club helps students explore the world of art
James Miller Chinook Writer The Casper College Art Club has run for many years and continues to this day, giving students the opportunity to practice art outside of classes. The club meets every first and third Monday of each month and on certain Fridays for activities at 5:30 p.m. in the printmaking studio of the […]
The student-athlete grind: Navigating classrooms, cleats, and chronic pain
By Lawren Miller Casper College Women’s Soccer Team is full of determination, or in other words ‘Grit.’ To be a college athlete, mindset and determination is everything, and for the Lady Thunderbirds it’s no different. Hard work earns rewards when there’s homework, practice, class, and extracurricular activities involved. The women’s soccer team engrains this idea […]
Diana Newman comes to Casper College
By Taylor Crook The first thing students notice about Diana Newman isn’t her title, but her curiosity and connection. Before talking about school, policy, or even Casper College, Newman takes time to get to know CC’s students. Newman will ask about goals, hobbies, struggles, careers, and more, because she believes that knowing her students is […]
Dealing with procrastination takes time
By Raymond Jackson The topic of procrastination barely needs an introduction. The pain of holding off on something until the last minute is something that most people have felt. Despite this, people end up repeating that same scene over and over. Procrastination hurts, but people need to find the reason why. Once we get to […]
Campbell’s odyssey
By Raymond Jackson Joseph Campbell, a Casper College English professor, said he wears two different hats while teaching English: composition and interpretation. Composition means teaching standard English grammar while focusing on the meaning of a particular novel with interpretation. Each day, he said he takes segments one at a time while going through classes. He […]
Larry Burger and the art of sound
By: Makiah Osborne Floating through the air, almost tangible, the sound of music surrounded Larry Burger all his life. Beginning in Dallas at the age of 11, the audio design instructor at Casper College said his parents gifted him his first guitar. With small garage sessions, a tour reaching over thirty states, and a […]
Amanda Nelson never stopped moving
By Kaydence Parke In the chaos of teaching, court cases, law school, and parenting four kids, Amanda Nelson often laughs. Her husband, Eric Nelson, said when she’s extremely stressed, she starts laughing her way through it–a small habit that helps her push through a workload most people couldn’t handle. Nelson’s story is one of full-circle […]
Home front: a veterans new post at Casper College
By Kaleb Lundine For Casper College’s Daniel Gallegos, the journey from the front of a whiteboard had been anything but direct. It was a long voyage that took him from the halls of Natrona Country High school to the frontlines in Iraq. Following medical complications that ultimately forced him out of the military, Gallegos found […]