Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The Wrather Museum is opening back up after its COVID-19 closure with the traveling Smithsonian exhibit: “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” Along with the Smithsonian exhibit, Wrather Museum also hosts a WKMS exhibit, which shares the history of the radio station, and the Murray Room, which displays pieces of Read More
Ben Overby Staff Writer boverby2@murraystate.edu In compliance with COVID-19 regulations to help reduce the spread of the virus, Kentucky voters are allowed to vote early and in person this election year. According to the Calloway’s County Clerk office, early voting will take place from Oct.13 to Nov. 2. Calloway County voters can go to the Read More
Ben Overby Contrbuting Writer boverby2@murraystate.edu Kentucky voters have more options to participate in the general election on Nov. 3 than previous years because of COVID-19. Drew Seib, associate professor of political science and interim department chair, provided insight into both the importance of taking part in the electoral process and how students can participate in Read More
Paige Bold Contributing Writer pbold1@murraystate.edu Kentucky’s democratic primary is quickly approaching on June 23 and the Sunrise Movement Murray hub endorsed senate candidate Charles Booker with a banner drop on campus. On Saturday, June 13, the organization participated in the banner drop as a part of a series of drops happening for Charles Booker at 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
Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu For voters who do not reside in the Murray area, the deadline to cast absentee ballots in Kentucky is Oct. 29. Voters who can’t make it to the polls on Nov. 5 can still make their voices heard in the upcoming election by submitting an absentee ballot. Talia Smith, public Read More
Written by Dylan Doyle, Contributing writer I will be frank: in recent months, the ruling party in our nation has poisoned our body politic. You are tired of hearing about it. You are burnt out on the 24-hour news cycle which is always covering a new or evolving scandal. You want to retreat into your Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Students are preparing to vote in the upcoming 2016 presidential election Nov. 8. Savanna Jones, junior from Carterville, Illinois, said she is registered to vote, has an absentee ballot and pays attention to the presidential debates. “I really don’t want one person to win,” Jones said. “But one person Read More