The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board College students are eerily adept at making things up as they go; the phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” comes to mind. And while it’s all fine and good for a student, we expect a bit more out of our nation’s Read More
By Emily Williams, Assistant Features Editor April has arrived and with it comes a month-long celebration of LGBT culture, otherwise known as “Gaypril.” The office of LGBT Programming at Murray State has planned a variety of fun activities during the month of April in which students all around campus can participate, whether a member of Read More
Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer A lesbian couple from Paducah was featured in a documentary about LGBT rights. The documentary, “Not throwing in the Towel”, shares the story of the couple as well as depicted LGBT history in America. The documentary had a successful premiere Feb. 22 at Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah. The Read More
By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Facing difficult discussion topics such as white privilege, gender/socioeconomic stereotypes and oppression in minority groups, a workshop sponsored by the office of LGBT Programming was held at the Curris Center last week. The lecture was entitled Dismantling Our Legacy of White Supremacy and looking at flyers and social media advertising Read More
Story by Bella Utley, Contributing writer The Murray State Office of LGBT Programming held a training event for public safety professionals on Oct. 24 to discuss topics such as misunderstanding, mistrust, discrimination and hate-motivated violence towards the LGBT community. Representatives from Murray State’s Public Safety and Emergency Management, the Murray Police Department, the Calloway County Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, News Editor LGBT ally support continues to grow at Murray State as professors highlight their Safe Zone Project participation on course syllabi. Jody Cofer Randall, LGBT Programming Coordinator, said the discussion for professors informing students of their Safe Zone participation on their syllabus began from Murray State’s membership in the Consortium Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Derrick McReynolds, associate director of Housing and Residence Life, said he was taken aback when the Murray State Alliance named him the Jane Etheridge Ally of the Year award recipient. “It’s one of those things folks recognize you for that you really don’t see because for you, it’s just what you Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, Lecturer of philosophy When Mississippi passed House Bill 1523, they legalized discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. They also legalized discrimination against unwed mothers, sexually-active senior citizens and women who wear pants. Similar laws were proposed in North Carolina, in which it was passed, and Georgia, in which it Read More