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Letters to the Editor 9-12-14

First, I want to commend The Murray State News for covering the demonstrators who protested the shooting of Michael Brown outside of Waterfield Library. I’m sure it wasn’t a decision made lightly, considering the area in which Murray State is located. Secondly, thank you for bringing to light the site Yik Yak and sharing the Read More

‘HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT!’

  Chants of activism echoed in front of Waterfield Library yesterday as demonstrators gathered to protest the shooting of Michael Brown. Brown, 18 years old, was fatally shot Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Since then, protests have sparked across the country. With their hands in the air shouting, “Hands up, don’t shoot!”, “no justice, no Read More

Letters to the Editor: 8-29-14

The recent tragic events in Ferguson, Mo., have caused us to once again think about how we engage each other in our communities. Could this tragedy have been avoided if Michael Brown had simply complied with the police officer’s request for him and his friend to get out of the street and walk on the Read More

VIDEO: Students comment on Ferguson protests, violence

  The Murray State News Opinion Editor Carly Besser asked students across campus to share their opinions regarding protests in Ferguson, Mo. On Aug. 9, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot to death by a Ferguson officer, sparking community protests, violence and arrests. The students speaking in order are Chaveon Harper, junior from Paducah, Ky.; Olivia Chamberlain, sophomore Read More

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