Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor I’ve been here for a year now and I’m starting to realize every detail here that makes Murray the way it is; from every friendly-borderline-creepy hello when you’re just trying to buy ramen at Wal-Mart to now nonexistent drunken meals at Mary’s Kitchen at 3 a.m. It’s true, Murray is a small, Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor Look, “Netflix and chill” is not a date. For those of you unaware of this sly way of getting someone to hang out with you, just imagine: you look down at your phone and you notice that guy that you met at some party and hadn’t talked to in weeks just Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor College is a time to reinvent yourself. Were you a skater punk in high school but now you want to be professional? Good. That’s just part of growing up. With that being said, there’s a few key things to remember when moving into this new stage of your life, one of Read More
Column by Breanna Sill, Features Editor Heavy on my mind are the murders this week in Roanoke, Virginia. The city’s ABC-affiliate news station lost two employees when a former colleague shot them point-blank while the reporter was live on the air. Alison Parker, the reporter, and Adam Ward, a photographer for WDBJ died doing what Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Assistant Features Editor. Going off to college has been ingrained in America’s youth as “the big step” and rightfully so. It’s the first time most will ever go without their parents, some will go without a great source of income and that social status everyone had been slaving over in high school is wiped Read More
Story by Madison Wepfer, Assistant Features Editor Since the 1980s, Americans have been fighting the obesity “epidemic” and attempting to combat its fatal effects. Why are metabolic disorders rising exponentially? Why did Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes, and now it’s found in children as young as 8 years old? These are questions that I Read More
Column by Breanna Sill, Features Editor For my final column as Features Editor I am going to share one of my favorite celebrity encounters. In 2012, I was in Nashville, Tenn., for CMA Music Festival week once again and that year, the CMT Awards were held during the same week also and they had a special celebrity Read More
Food makes people happy. It’s as simple as that. No matter who you are or where you come from, odds are, you like food.Who doesn’t get an adrenaline rush when walking down the baking aisle. Who doesn’t get a tingly feeling when you see those cute little pints of Ben & Jerry’s? Is that just Read More