Competing against top schools from across the country, the Sterling College debate team ousted state and private schools to earn the title of fourth in Debate Sweepstakes at the National Forensics Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate National Tournament at Ohio University April 21. Five students contributed to the point total, earning a place in Sterling College and national debate history: Gage Brookman of Hutchinson, Kansas; Cody Campbell of Buckeye, Arizona; Bryce Harner of Hutchinson, Kansas; Brandon Hoesli of Salina, Kansas; and Darren Kootz-Eades of Great Bend, Kansas.

United States Senator Jerry Moran will hold a town hall meeting on Friday, May 1, from 2:15-3:15 p.m. in Cooper Hall on the campus of Sterling College. The meeting will be held on the third floor in Heritage Hall and discuss critical issues facing Kansas and the nation, particularly focusing on the work he does in Washington D.C.