The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Greek life at Murray State University is a far cry from what’s portrayed in movies like “American Pie.” The philanthropic culture which has thrived here often coincides with copious amounts of alcohol, but few situations become as dangerous as they do Read More
Story by Stella Childress, Contributing writer Murray State was selected as one of the four universities in the U.S. to take part in a two-year Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) program. The mission of the program is “to develop a deeper understanding of Japan by sending Japanese coordinators to conduct community outreach activities about Japan in the Read More
Column by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The number of people I hear call “pop music” trash, fluff or a waste of time is truly astonishing. Given that “pop” music is a shortening of “popular,” I will even hear some people call their favorite musician a “sell out” when they make it onto the Top 40. Some Read More
Racers look for the distinction between fact and fiction ‘A Night in Africa’ comes to campus Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor Africa has often been a victim of blind ignorance – for example, the assumption that it’s a country and not a continent. Because of misconceptions like these, the African Student Association decided to host “A Read More
Story by Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Murray State’s Women’s Center joined the #CultureofRespect campaign, an educational movement aimed at promoting behaviors and approaches to discourage sexual assault, this month. The Women’s Center also invited students, faculty and staff to get involved through the #CultureofRespect Facebook page. After joining, students could post pictures or videos saying what a Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Enough. To each and every person who reads this: enough. Regardless of who you are or what you believe, at some point in your life you have more than likely disrespected someone or something you don’t even understand. The most recent Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor I’ve been here for a year now and I’m starting to realize every detail here that makes Murray the way it is; from every friendly-borderline-creepy hello when you’re just trying to buy ramen at Wal-Mart to now nonexistent drunken meals at Mary’s Kitchen at 3 a.m. It’s true, Murray is a small, Read More
Column by Taylor Grace Suiter, Senior from Brentwood, Tennessee When I first moved to Murray one thing surprised me more than my unexpected culture shock did – the international population. They were an astonishingly active, large part of campus, but at the same time they were a bit “off” and seemed to be everywhere – riding in Wal-Mart Read More