The News’ 2016 wish list: More Letters to the Editor World peace To hear your input A solution to poverty and hunger For you to write to us Less ignorance and hatred Something to fill this space with More parking To read and publish your thoughts
John Muenzberg, lecturer of philosophy (not history) wrote on November 13th to the effect, “Nazi flag equals Confederate flag” and “Put the Confederate flag in a museum.” What was Jewish history in the Confederate States of America? Judah Benjamin, the Confederate Secretary of State, was Jewish. As were the Surgeon General, the assistant Adjutant General Read More
What’s wrong with this picture? If you say “nothing” then you are dead wrong according to the Murray State Parking Management. On Oct. 23, I received a parking violation on my Red RAV4 parked just as you see it in this picture. At the parking office, I was given a picture of my car and Read More
One of the best things about Murray State is its affordable education. Thus, when students learned that there would be tuition changes, some became upset. I want the student body to know that I am here to be your voice. I want to address the proposed tuition model that has been the topic of such Read More
Four history teachers at Murray State have signed their names to a proposition to hide the statue of once President Jefferson Davis from public view. By doing this they propose to hide the most important event in the history of the United States of America: the Civil War. The War of Independence gave birth to Read More
The following are Facebook comments responding to Our View, “Forced training proves problematic.“ The Murray State News reserves the right to publish Facebook comments and messages in its print edition, as both the Facebook page and the newspaper are considered open public forums. Amen! I was saying this the other day. Most students are over Read More
The following are Facebook comments responding to Our View, “Pushing the limit.“ The Murray State News reserves the right to publish Facebook comments and messages in its print edition, as both the Facebook page and the newspaper are considered open public forums. You can’t push the 15 to finish campaign then require students to pay extra Read More
Political correctness – the emphasis of sensitivity over truth, and the sometimes watering down of straight talk to preserve people’s feeling, is in the news again thanks to the pugnacious and attention-grabbing GOP front-runner who told a crowd in Cleveland earlier this month “the big problem this country has is being politically correct.” I remember Read More