Story by Destinee Marking, Staff writer Calloway County residents came together on April 29 to take part in the fight against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Groups and businesses throughout the county organized teams and raised $37,750 by fundraising and donating. This money goes toward funding cancer research, Read More
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer The Murray State chapters of Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD) and Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) have teamed up to raise money for their sisters with cancer by selling bracelets. Grace Ritchie, junior form Bardstown, Kentucky and member of AOII, was diagnosed with stage one Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on April 29. Alex Read More
Staff report At 29 years old, Jim Munroe, magician and speaker, heard the words, “Mr. Munroe, you have leukemia” after taking a trip to the emergency room for intense leg pain. After a series of tests Munroe describes as a “complete whirlwind,” he was told he had two months to live if nothing was done about Read More
By Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor Every three minutes, a child in the U.S. is diagnosed with cancer, and an organization at Murray State is attempting to alleviate this statistic. Elizabeth Kozeny, senior from St. Louis and vice president of Murray State’s Love Your Melon crew, was one of those children 11 years ago when she Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Kit Wesler, Jesse D. Jones endowed professor of geosciences, died at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 4 at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer. Wesler completed his B.A. summa cum laude in anthropology at Washington University St. Louis and completed his M.A. and Read More
Column by Allison Borthwick, Opinion Editor There are very few things in this world that don’t discriminate. Everyone and everything seems to have their own opinions, judgments and preferences on skin color, age, lifestyles, etc. There is one thing, however, that absolutely does not discriminate. It doesn’t care if you’re black, white or both. It doesn’t Read More
The cross-country team ran against 37 other schools last weekend in the Bradley “Pink” Classic in Peoria, Ill., to honor all those affected by breast cancer. While most runners had their number posted on a pink bib, the Racers stood out by wearing all-pink uniforms. Head Coach Jenny Severns said it was easy to support Read More