Society views mental health with a hypocritical eye, pretending that “it’s okay to not be okay” when, in reality, it’s still something people won’t admit they fear. As much as Murray State would like to be an outlier in that fact, it simply isn’t. While many opportunities are offered on campus for those suffering from Read More
This letter was submitted by Blakely Broder, junior Presidential Fellow, and read to the President of the CPE. Dr. Aaron Thompson, To the President of Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education, I want to say thank you. Thank you for coming here to hear our voices and concerns. Thank you for coming directly to Read More
Aaron Thompson, the new president of the Council of Postsecondary Education, spoke to the Murray State community Tuesday evening on his Listening Tour. Thompson’s Listening Tour is a statewide tour of Kentucky universities in which he asks the community, faculty, and students what they would like to see change in their school. Focusing on topics Read More
Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration have brought a new storm down upon themselves as they suggest controversial new changes to Title IX. Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of rape and sexual harassment. Those of our readers who have suffered these encounters should know that they have our support and are encouraged only to Read More
On Christmas Day 2018, Sony released “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” a Spider-Man movie with revolutionary style and unheard-of success in the Spider-Man world. With the Marvel wave that’s been crashing over theaters since the release of Iron Man in 2008, superheroes have been a very hot topic. Spider-Man, however, has been a motion picture since Read More
Ohio women can start saying their goodbyes to the “pink tax” on feminine hygiene products. The House passed House Bill 545 on Dec. 5 of 2018 and introduced it to the Senate the following day. The bill works with independent businesses and how owners can impose their sales tax. That’s not all, though. Rep. Brigid Read More
Murray State students are buzzing about the Sodexo takeover. For what seemed like semesters on end, students and staff have been complaining about Winslow Dining Hall’s habitual shortcomings; from cross-contamination to dirty dishes and tables, Winslow seemed to have it all. Finally, last semester, the winds of change began blowing over campus and students heard Read More
When Congress set out to approve the budget for 2019, no one expected it to cause a national crisis. President Donald Trump and the Republicans threw a curveball when he had $5.7 billion added to the budget for the border wall and refused to back down. Trump met with Democratic leaders, Speaker of the House Read More