Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor At 4 years old, my mom’s grandfather was orphaned and started work in the fields. Her father never completed fourth grade because of his farming responsibilities. In her words, education for him was “too important to do badly.” Her mother married at 15, had her first child at 17 and Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor I’ve recently uncovered the holy grail of writing tips. Faced with an ungodly number of papers to write and needing motivation, I consulted a blog called “The Thesis Whisperer” for tips on how to churn out a lot of pages or words at once, and found a method that is now my Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor Last weekend, I made a quick trip to Louisville, Kentucky with my roommate. We thought checking out the nightlife downtown –where many University of Louisville students roam – would be an exciting change of pace from our usual hangouts in Murray. Upon recommendation from a friend, we decided on a sports Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. After May 31, 2016, the price of city stickers in Murray will increase by $100 for a whopping total of $150. When I first heard this, I’d hoped it was just a rumor, but a phone call to city hall confirmed the monstrosity and crushed my dreams. I had Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. I like to think of myself as a pretty active person – I danced for 15 years, try to work out, and periodically convince myself I’m into yoga in order to attempt weird balances and twists a beginner should never do. On top of my at-times foolish fitness Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. If you’re like me and didn’t watch the Super Bowl – not even for the commercials – you probably still heard about Beyoncé’s halftime performance. If not, hopefully you saw her surprise new music video, “Formation.” As per usual, the video and performance garnered two kinds of responses: the “Slay, Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. I don’t usually get too heated about politics, but I’ve got a beef with Gov. Matt Bevin. Here’s why: Bevin gave his first budget proposal last Tuesday, stirring up quite a conversation on education in the commonwealth. While he didn’t touch K-12 public schools, he proposed 9 percent cuts Read More