Raleigh Hightower Contributing Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu In an effort to promote informed democratic participation, several Murray State faculty members participated in a virtual discussion panel on Sept. 14, titled “Democracy and the Informed Citizen.” The panel, which was sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council, examined the essential role journalism and the humanities play in creating informed Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Students want to let their voices be heard as the General Election nears, but two students who live in Springer-Franklin Hall on campus feel as if their First Amendment rights are being infringed upon. As many across the country do, Ashlen Grubbs and a male student who wishes to remain anonymous Read More
Gov. Andy Beshear has earned national renown and praise for his handling of COVID-19 in his state. For the past couple of months, the novel coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on whatever semblance of a society we have left. Our world is changing, seemingly at the speed of light. Gen Z and Millenials went from Read More
As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and essential to an acceptable standard of living.” This begs the question, “what is an acceptable standard of living?” So let’s Read More
Sarah Mead Staff Writer smead@murraystate.edu Former Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton visited Murray State on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to discuss bipartisanship and her background in politics. The speech, joint hosted by Turning Point USA and the College Republicans, is part of a movement by conservative organizations to bring inclusivity and awareness of different political ideals onto Read More
Dylan Doyle Contributing Writer ddoyle2@murraystate.edu George Orwell’s magnum opus “1984” concerns itself with an authoritarian political party wielding the full power of a surveillance and misinformation state to dominate the general populace with a constant bombardment of intentionally falsified and contradictory versions of reality. A mere two years ago, Donald Trump’s nightmare quotation at the Read More
Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu President Trump was acquitted on both charges of impeachment last week, verified results from the Iowa Caucus have yet to be released, and the State of the Union address sparked anger among some congress members. Surviving an Impeachment The first week of February was an interesting week for national politics. Read More
Murray State will once again be separating the theatre and global language departments. In 2017, the department of modern languages and the department of theatre arts merged due to low enrollment. As the student population of language and theatre majors rose, more opportunities were being limited and taken from the students due to the combination Read More