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Superheroes may be cause for concern

For generations, children have looked up to superheroes of every kind. Marvel, DC Entertainment, Image Comics, they’ve all produced characters that we wanted to be someday. Today we beg the question, were we misled in our idolization? Those characters in comics and movies, T.V. shows and video games, do they deserve to be as adored Read More

Seniors talk effects of online

Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor mreynolds12@murraystate.edu Murray State’s shift to online instruction has affected all students, regardless of class, but perhaps those most affected on campus are the seniors. Spending four years (give or take) on a campus teaches a student a lot about their learning style. After taking a mix of online and in-person classes, Read More

Minimum wage value is plummeting

One of the main reasons the minimum wage is failing to be a successful, living wage is that it has not been adjusted for inflation. In other words, the minimum wage is eroding. Erosion, a word we normally attribute to rocks and science classes, is now being brought to the economic table.  Now, in part Read More

Minimum wage is the new living wage

As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and essential to an acceptable standard of living.” This begs the question, “what is an acceptable standard of living?” So let’s Read More

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