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Health disservices

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board Our health care system’s identity crisis has been in the media spotlight for the past several years. Rising insurance and drug costs, along with uncertainties surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act, have put many on edge about our nation’s health. Read More

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Stop asking if Trump is sincere

Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer Experiment with me, okay? Ask someone you know the following question: do you believe what President Donald Trump says? You can imagine what the answer will be, given Gallup polls suggest up to 60% of Americans disapprove of their president. But grab your friend by the ear one more Read More

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Writer’s block

Written by Tyler Anderson, Opinion Editor Looking back on my role models growing up, they’re a far cry from what you’d expect from a cisgender male living in the south. Oprah and Stefani Germanotta (we all know her as Lady Gaga) were pretty high on the list. But one person, or in this case, fictional Read More

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Modern workforce

Column by Connor Jaschen, Editor-in-chief In the future, we will all be, in a sense, Uber drivers. Companies provide a way to get goods or services to consumers, and that’s it. That sometimes gets lost in the world of corporate America, where every company has a human resources department, accountants and lawyers – only then Read More

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What did we make her do?

Column by Dylan Doyle, Contributing Writer Taylor Swift – ever a popular topic of conversation for traditional and social media outlets alike – recently dropped the acerbic video for her controversial song “Look What You Made Me Do,” and this spiritual successor to “Blank Space” is out for bad blood (and not just Kim Kardashian’s). Plenty Read More

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Know your limits

Column by Tyler Anderson, Opinion Editor It is your first year on campus and you are ready to take on the world. You are prepared for your classes, nailing all your exams and revelling in your newfound freedom. Through old friends and new classmates you have started branching out and exploring what the world has Read More

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