Two locals mobilized hundreds. This is how it all happened. Story by Abby Siegel, News Editor, and Ashley Traylor, Staff writer For many Americans, Saturday was a day for their voices to be heard regarding issues of equality and social justice. At least 700 people in the Murray community gathered at Faculty Hall as participants Read More
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer A local group of activists planned the March for Equality and Social Justice to take place on Saturday, Jan. 21 in light of the recent Presidential election. Tim Johns, media coordinator for the event, said the mission statement for the march is as follows: “The March for Equality and Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising You are probably reading this column at the end of what may appropriately be called, “Equality Month.” It may be so called because two of the world’s greatest advocates of human equality have their birthdays celebrated worldwide in January. They were not politicians or generals, neither was ever elected to Read More
Column by John Morris Sports have a lot of word associations to it and one of the biggest words is respect. Sports are male-driven, but we must recognize that women deserve respect. It’s obvious that media sheds little light on the accomplishment of women in athletics. Sports Center, ESPN’s flagships program, dedicated just 2 percent of Read More
Need for balance causes inadvertent results to men’s sports Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer A review of sports programs offered at universities across the country shows that nearly twice as many women’s sports are available in comparison to men’s sports – a continuing ripple effect of Title IX. That’s not quite the case at Murray Read More
If this paper is “hot off the press,” you are reading this essay at the end of what may appropriately be called, “Equality Month.” It may be so called because two of the world’s greatest advocates of human equality have their birthdays celebrated worldwide in January. They were not politicians nor generals. Neither was ever Read More
Murray State is making great advances toward LGBT equality, said Jody Cofer Randall, LBGT program event coordinator, but it is by no means finished. When Cofer Randall invited Mara Keisling, LGBT advocate, to Murray, he knew that heads would be turned. At the third annual Conversation and Dessert Tuesday night, Keisling spoke about her Read More
