yik yak
Yik Yak provides opportunity for inclusion
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. “One Herd. One Love.” This is not the catchphrase for a quirky organic milk company or a new Animal Planet show about romance in the wilderness, though it should be in the running for both. It’s the tagline of Yik Yak, Read More
Yik Yak: Bullying site or social ladder?
Story by Taylor Inman, Staff writer Yik Yak is a social media app that has been causing drama on campuses all across the country, according to The New York Times, which says it has been a source of abuse; but it’s also been known to bring campuses together. Murray State has been no exception to either. Yik Read More
Yakkity Yak
I’m sure Yik Yak has been in the news enough that I don’t have to tell you about this application. The app has caused uproars on our own campus, and if you’re reading this far into the depths of the paper, odds are you are familiar with previous front page stories. The app is available Read More
Yik Yak targets women, too
Being a student at Murray State puts me in a position to be curious about the dark underworld that is “Yik Yak.” Since its popularity spike at the beginning of the semester, Yik Yak became notorious for being a platform to express violent racism. While the racist posts are disgusting and deserve to be addressed, Read More
Letters to the Editor 9-12-14
First, I want to commend The Murray State News for covering the demonstrators who protested the shooting of Michael Brown outside of Waterfield Library. I’m sure it wasn’t a decision made lightly, considering the area in which Murray State is located. Secondly, thank you for bringing to light the site Yik Yak and sharing the Read More
Protesters confront racist social media comments
In response to recent comments posted on the social messaging app Yik Yak, students and faculty gathered again Tuesday outside of Waterfield Library in one of several scheduled events targeted at creating a campus-wide discussion on racism. Following Sept. 4’s peaceful protest against the shooting of Michael Brown, anonymous posters from around Murray took to Read More
VIDEO: Protesters speak out against racism on campus
Students, faculty and staff gathered in front of Waterfield Library Tuesday to protest racist comments made on social media platform Yik Yak. The comments were anonymously made after protesters spoke out against violence in Ferguson, Mo., two weeks ago.