Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu Candidates for Student Government Association debated issues including the process of the campus going green, mental health issues and strengthening relationships on a divided campus. On Monday, March 2, SGA candidates answered questions from two moderators and the crowd. Some answers have been slightly edited for clarity. Warren Norman and Read More
Grant Dillard Staff Writer gdillard@murraystate.edu As of now, Murray State’s Speech and Debate team is undefeated in online debates. The team’s perfect winning streak is due to the team having only done one debate for the sake of experimentation, Joshua Sanders, junior and head coach, said. Sanders has been on the debate team for three Read More
Story by Miranda Carpenter, Staff Writer Candidates for the Student Government Association’s Executive Board debated issues important to the University. On March 4, The News and SGA co-hosted a debate where candidates answered questions from moderators and the crowd. Some answers have been lightly edited for clarity. Candidates who spoke at the debate include Trey Read More
Story by Matt Parks, Staff writer On Oct. 4 the Murray State Department of Economics hosted a debate focused on the minimum wage issue. The debate featured Bruce Kaufman, professor of economics at Georgia State University, and John Garen, director of the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise at the University of Kentucky. It Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer The first presidential debate took place Monday night as Murray State students watched in a showing hosted by the Political Science and Sociology Department. Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump squared off against each other in their first face-to-face encounter this election cycle, and the Barkley Read More
Story by Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Professors Brian Clardy, a self-described liberal, and Brent Taylor, a self-described conservative, rarely agree on political issues, but they agree on one thing: the importance of the Constitution. Clardy and Taylor’s debate, titled “Political Parties and the Constitution,” will be at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in the Curris Center Theater. Constitution Read More
Adhered to a door to the City County Building is a small sticker, one that declares Murray as the Friendliest Small Town in America. This exact phrasing was repeated in the Murray City Council chambers Monday night as community members gathered to discuss LGBT revisions to the Human Rights Ordinance. Approximately three weeks after being Read More