Letter from Jerry Spriggs in West Linn, OR: The 2016 presidential election is behind us and many are surprised – some disappointed and others jubilant. Criticism of the Electoral College by both sides has become the bold new national sentiment. Surely it’s antiquated. Surely it must go. Surely we can do better. And we can! The Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor Here at The Murray State News, we put any new editors through a pretty intimidating interview process. Since I’ve been on both sides of the table here and have been through several other interviews and auditions in the last few years, I’ve picked up quite a few tips and Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, lecturer of philosophy Elections reduce a complex situation into a simplistic choice. We instinctively know that this reduction is a false narrative, and we react with frustration. While movies have obvious bad guys, real life rarely does. Yet elections require you to make a choice between just a few possibilities. Campaigns Read More
Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Last weekend, my roommate and I met one of our friends at a concert in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a Sunday night, meaning we’d have to make the two-hour drive back in the early hours of the morning, but we agreed it would be worth it. These were artists Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board After the results of Tuesday, Nov. 8 were revealed, half of America rejoiced while the other half grieved. We’re, of course, talking about the news that seven states passed new marijuana laws. While President-elect Donald Trump and candidate Hillary Clinton were Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor Recently, “Preacher” Ross Jackson visited our campus again to spew what he calls the Gospel in the free speech zone. You either already know this or will hear it, but let’s just get this out of the way: what Jackson yells is not the Gospel. Elements of it may Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, senior lecturer of advertising If you write for magazines, edit books, and prepare the copy for advertising, write sermons, political speeches, comedy or if you are a student, words become the tools of your trade. You would no more abuse a word than a good carpenter would leave a well-made handsaw Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer I am writing this before the results of the election, but by press time you will all know the identity of America’s next president. Since I am fresh out of crystal balls with which to tell the future, I would like to talk about someone this country will be Read More