Within the last decade, there has been a skyrocket of talk of inclusive language. When I was growing up, it was taboo to talk about being in the LGBTQ+ community, especially in the small town I was raised in. When I slowly began to realize I was transgender during middle school and high school, I Read More
What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For AIDS, it was the LGBTQ+ community. For ebola, it was black people and people from Africa. And now, for the coronavirus, it’s Chinese people. The novel coronavirus is Read More
Dylan Doyle Contributing Writer ddoyle2@murraystate.edu George Orwell’s magnum opus “1984” concerns itself with an authoritarian political party wielding the full power of a surveillance and misinformation state to dominate the general populace with a constant bombardment of intentionally falsified and contradictory versions of reality. A mere two years ago, Donald Trump’s nightmare quotation at the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Every month, Daniel Wann, a professor of psychology at Murray State, sits down with The News to address the increased juxtaposition of sport and reality. Wann is a nationally-acclaimed sports psychologist. Having published two books, he primarily specializes in the psychology of sports fans, and has been featured Read More
Story by Sara Howell, Features editor I always knew I wanted to go to college, and as I got older, I realized I wanted to go to Murray State. After receiving my acceptance letter, I spent my summer trying to prepare myself to be away from home. August came around a lot quicker than I was expecting, Read More
Column by Bryan Edwards, Sports Editor A lot of people enjoy sports–whether you play them, watch them or grab a controller and play against your friend on a console–almost everyone is involved with sports in some way. However, I know there are people out there (myself included) that are very passionate about a certain sports Read More
Column by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor With the Rio Olympic games wrapping up on Aug. 21, everyone was talking about USA’s overall domination with a record breaking 121 total medals, 46 of those being gold. Applaud the work but give ‘em the ole 1-2. There’s no doubt those athletes worked day in and day Read More
They always say goodbye is the hardest part. Frankly, I’m surprised that in my college career no teacher has endeavored to explain to me who “they” are and how they know such things. While this may be the case, I have learned a thing or two at Murray State. I’ve learned to be Read More