A wise, chubby yellow bear with a love for fine honey once said something that makes sense of goodbyes. “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” This week, I say goodbye to The Murray State News and all of its people. I’ve designed 44 front pages, 14 special sections Read More
As kids, we all played Chiefs and Indians at some point in time. I’m pretty sure we all had different rules or played a slightly varied game than others, but it was always met with high excitement and anticipation between the local neighborhood kids. If you think about it, this is sometimes a child’s first Read More
Last week, I missed a meeting. I could list 20 things that were occupying that little speck of burned-out cells between my ears where a happy brain used to be. I’m not a bad person, and I have great respect for other people. But I missed the meeting. I have to admit my first impulse Read More
Every kid has been asked the same question at some point throughout their young life. What do you want to be when you grow up? I loved this question. I would think “What is possibly the most awesome thing I could ever do?” I put quite a bit of thought into it, until I finally Read More
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
In 1970 Marvin Gaye recorded the now classic Soul/R&B song, “What’s Going On?” In 2014, it’s a question that still begs an answer. Having witnessed police brutality, a nation at war, the social unrest that accompanied the Civil Rights Movement and corrupt government, Gaye was exasperated. He wondered how he could go on singing love Read More
Pour some heavy whipping cream into a pan. Put on medium-high heat (around a seven, in numerical terms) and then add grated parmesan cheese while slowly stirring until the sauce thickens. As your sauce simmers, boil a few servings of pasta and throw in a dash of salt for flavor. Once your sauce is thick Read More
I grew up in a house that loves NFL football. I watched the games religiously, I memorized player statistics to a near compulsion and the Superbowl comes second only to Christmas. The only bad headlines I was used to reading were about my favorite players getting injured or ridiculously fined for an overly flamboyant touchdown Read More