Nine days. I have nine days to pack up my college life and enter the real world. There are 58 days until graduation – that’s 1,392 hours. In these hours, I am expected to attend class for 592 hours and work as features editor at The Murray State News for 120 hours. I’ll be honest Read More
I would just like to take this time to say thank you to the entire student body and faculty and everyone else who voted for us to win the CMT College Town Sweepstakes. Do you guys realize what a huge deal this is going to be for all of us students? How can anyone not Read More
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
Since I got such positive feedback from the last time I shared a story about Taylor Swift I figured it was time to share another one. This one is from the summer of 2010, the summer before Taylor Swift dropped her third album entitled “Speak Now,” but at the time no one knew anything about Read More
If I could only give one more piece of advice in my lifetime, I would have one simple thing to say: wash your hands. I know it isn’t much, but it’s something and it’s something that works. Washing your hands is often seen as an inconvenience. It is a chore tied to messes. Messes such Read More
My summer has been everything but eventful, with the exception of the best week of my year: the CMA Music Festival. This was my eighth year attending the festival in Nashville, Tenn., and I spent most of my time chasing new talent and up and coming artists. I discovered one during that week that I Read More
Cliches make me sick, but I can’t avoid them. I sit here staring at this column I have been trying to write all summer. I have had the idea for a long time that this is “my last first day.” It is my last first day of school (credits willing). It’s my last first column Read More
Being a talent-seat filler at the CMA?Awards in 2012 was easily one of the most memorable nights of my life. The CMA?Awards are pretty much the biggest and most prestigious award shows in country music – you know, aside from the Grammys. Because of this, the rules for seat fillers are very strict compared to Read More