An anti-abortion protest group brought hate and misinformation to Murray State on Monday, Oct. 18, and Tuesday, Oct. 19. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform utilized Murray State’s Free Speech Space to display horrifyingly graphic images and spread misinformation to students outside the Curris Center. In a series of massive signs, the Center presented their “Genocide Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Murray State Football Volunteer Assistant Coach Sherman Neal II spoke at a West KY NOW Facebook event called “NOW is the Time.” The new event has been dubbed an “anti-racism” show by West KY NOW, a facet of the National Organization for Women. Neal’s appearance on Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Controversy regarding the Confederate memorial statue at the corner of the Murray-Calloway County Courthouse is on the rise as the decision to keep the statue is once again under dispute. The monument, set in the image of former Confederate General Robert E. Lee, has become the target of great controversy Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Despite efforts from many members of the Calloway County community to relocate the Robert E. Lee statue from the courthouse square, the Calloway County Fiscal Court unanimously voted to keep the statue on Wednesday, July 15. “The Fiscal Court of Calloway County, Kentucky hereby resolves that the Confederate monument dedicated Read More
Staff Report Two men were arrested during a protest in Murray on Tuesday night. John Dickerson, 55 of Paducah, Kentucky, pointed a gun at protesters around 5:45 p.m. on 12th Street during the protest, according to a press release from the Murray Police Department. He was located by officers and booked in the Read More
Megan Reynolds Editor-in-Chief mreynolds12@murraystate.edu MURRAY, KY. – Students rallied in a counter protest on Oct. 8 after a man began preaching in the Free Speech Zone. The man, who declined The News’ request for an interview, was preaching on scriptures from the Bible, along with informing students of what he believed to be sinful living. Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board On March 8, protesters gathered in Washington D.C. to celebrate International Women’s Day and observe a “Day Without a Woman.” Many of the march participants also took part in the Women’s March on Washington Jan. 21. Like the Women’s March, the Read More
