Author name: John Walker

It’s time to be moderate

Jon Rowland senior from Jonesboro, Ill. This past week I strolled down the University walkway enjoying the beautiful weather that has recently bestowed itself upon Murray. It was early afternoon and the walkway was choked with students walking to class while others rushed to various dining venues for a quick lunch. As I navigated my Read More

Our View: Keep safety a priority

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Murray State News. The recent rise in the number of Racer escorts across campus brings our security into question. Although the actual cause of the increase is unknown, the rise in insecure students needing someone to help them across campus is enough Read More

Jaywalking: My kind of green

John Walker Opinion Editor This past weekend I was working in the gardens out at Pullen Farm digging paths and leveling off rows in the newfound heat when I met a young man with an interesting story. He was in the garden to achieve his volunteer hours for the Bio 103 Saving Planet Earth class. Read More

Religion is not the answer to our problems

Bill Zingrone assistant professor f psychology Rev. Dennis Terry of Louisiana’s Greenwell Springs Baptist Church recently introduced Rick Santorum to his conservative Christian congregation with a fire and brimstone speech exhorting those of us who don’t share his political and religious leanings to leave this country, his America. Google it and take a look. Well Read More

Students have a place

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Murray State News. The recent move of the Murray City Council to make students pay the city sticker tax brings into question the role of the college student in this community. For years now we students have held a special position in Read More

Letter to the Editor: 3.30.12

Brian Clardy assistant professor of history I was a graduate public administration student at Murray State University in the spring semester of 1991 when I saw the video tape of the beating of motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. To be quite honest, I was outraged, but I was willing to allow the Read More

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