September 2012

British folk group compiles unique record

In only its second studio album, British folk band Mumford & Sons released the highly anticipated “Babel” earlier this week, two years after the critically acclaimed “Sigh No More.” The album’s folk base is only the length of a banjo away from the band’s original album, leaving listeners with a familiar taste that draws on Read More

Companies use social profiles to assist hiring

Career Counselor Katie Mantooth types her name into Google and waits the .20 seconds it takes to find more than 110,000 results. Today’s employers do the exact same search when looking at potential hires, said Mantooth, who hopes students are prepared to have their names run through a search engine. “A lot of employers and Read More

Students make Facebook pages for entertainment

Racer Meme’s, 2011 student-operated Facebook page created in April, has reached 500 likes. The page, created by Moe Maghrabi, a sophomore from Saudi Arabia and Jay Odom a sophomore from Paris, Tenn., is designed to entertain students during their Murray State days. “Racer Meme’s is just to get a laugh out of Murray State,” Odom Read More

Theater department starts new season with horror

The theater department is giving students a chance to get an early glimpse of dark mystery and horror before Halloween approaches. Lissa Graham-Schneider, associate theatre professor, loves horror and ghost stories and welcomed the opportunity to direct “Woman in Black.” “(The show) is basically two men and they play multiple characters; one of the men Read More

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