Sydney Harper Opinion Editor sharper16@murraystate.edu For the past two years, COVID-19 has spread through our world, killing over 6 million people. Although many people believe the spread of the virus is slowing down, another virus emerged earlier this summer: monkeypox. The virus began its 2022 outbreak in the U.S. after a traveler returned from Canada Read More
Sydney Harper Opinion editor sharper16@murraystate.edu President Joe Biden introduced a new student loan forgiveness plan on Aug. 24 to relieve some people from crushing student debt. The plan is restricted to single people making $125,000 or less and married households making $250,000 or less. Most borrowers will gain up to $20,000 in relief for recipients Read More
As the spring semester comes to an end, we at The News want to reflect on the challenges students have had to overcome. For the past two years, one major obstacle in the way of student success has been the COVID-19 pandemic. Most seniors graduating this May had only one-and-a-half normal years of college, then Read More
Without campus workers Murray State would be a shell of an institution. Therefore, workers’ needs should be taken into account and their voices should be heard. Yet at Murray State, workers’ needs are not being met. With worker retention at jeopardy, the future of Murray State as a credible institution is not certain. The Murray Read More
Earth Day is the one day each year where people come together to celebrate the Earth and all that it has to offer. “Invest in our planet. What will you do?” is the theme for Earth Day 2022. The theme was decided by earthday.org, the global organizer for Earth Day events. This theme was created Read More
Democracy is at the root of the United States’ government and culture, but its presence seems to be waning. COVID-19, election season and the impending threat of war are all major events that definitely contradict the idea of the U.S. being a nation full of democracy and dreams. One common threat in our country is Read More
As Americans, we expect leaders to be put in positions of power that will benefit us to the fullest extent. Supreme Court Justices are no exception. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was introduced in late February 2022 and sat through a series of confirmation hearings to determine her competency as a potential Justice. Read More
Once again, the livelihoods of those in the LGBTQ+ community are in the hands of lawmakers who want to police queer existence and societal prevalence, as if their queerness needs to be kept secret. Freedom For All Americans, a bipartisan organization working toward queer equality, noted nearly 30 states have some form of proposed anti-LGBTQ+ Read More