Raleigh Hightower Lifestyle Editor rhightower@murraystate.edu The Murray State Mock Trial team has once again overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and brought home several awards in the virtual American Mock Trial Association Regional tournament. The competition was hosted on Zoom by Colorado College and the United States Air Force Academy on Feb. 26 and 27. Some other Read More
Raleigh Hightower Staff Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu Murray State’s UNICEF hosted a Halloween carnival to raise funds and connect with other student organizations. UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children’s Fund, is an organization dedicated to providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children and women in over 190 countries. Since its inception in 1946, UNICEF has Read More
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu With the ongoing pandemic, many in-person activities have been moved to a virtual format. One of those activities is court. The Murray State mock trial team got a taste of virtual court in their most recent tournament. The mock trial team participated in a tournament of around eight schools and Read More
Cady Stribling Features Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu The Murray State mock trial members object COVID-19’s attempt to ruin the 30th annual tournament. Despite not being able to travel like in previous years, the mock trial tournament took place Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, in Faculty Hall 208. Senior political science major Joshua Sanders has been Read More
Story by Nick Erickson, Assistant Features Editor Photo courtesy of Kelsey Yates Held by the American Mock Trial Association, the 27th Annual Mid-South Invitation mock trial tournament was held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee November 10-11. For Murray State undergrad law student, Kelsey Yates, it was a taste of her future. Participating in mock trial tournaments since Read More
Two attorneys are cross and direct examining two witnesses about a crime in a room full of jury people and in front of a judge. The location, though, isn’t a typical courtroom setting – it’s a classroom on the fifth floor of Faculty Hall. This is a meeting of Murray State’s Mock Trial organization and Read More
Story by Breanna Sill, Staff writer Two attorneys are cross and direct examining two witnesses about a crime in a room full of jury people and in front of a judge. The location, though, isn’t a typical courtroom setting – it’s a classroom on the fifth floor of Faculty Hall. This is a meeting of Murray State’s Read More