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A threat to the Murray community

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. President Bob Davies posted a photo on Instagram the afternoon of March 7 of the Diversity Pledge, which the Emerging Scholars Institute started in Fall 2014. The pledge states, first and foremost, “Enter this community understanding that you will be changed Read More

No one wants to be a Palomino

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The voices and wishes of students can be stifled by higher education policies we feel we have little or no control over. Sometimes we wish people with more power than we possess would take our concerns further and higher up than Read More

A month of much-needed recognition

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. All but one member of The Murray State News’ editorial board, are white. One of our assistant editors is from Belize and we have several black staff writers, but other than that, a majority of the people who work at The Read More

Liberty and justice for all

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Kentucky, Alaska, Florida, Texas, Virginia and 22 other states – one of these things is not like the other. According to End Revenge Porn, 26 states have revenge porn laws, and Kentucky is not among them. As close to home as Read More

The never-ending fight for gender equality

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. It’s 2016 and people all over the world are still surprised when women have the audacity to do  “a man’s job.” It’s 2016 and awards with titles that begin with “First woman to…” are still being bestowed upon women. It’s 2016 Read More

Humanities and fine arts: not a lost cause

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Matt Bevin: Governor of Kentucky Conservative Republican Military veteran Small business owner Husband and father Graduate of Washington and Lee University, a private liberal arts college Possessor of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Public cynic of humanities and fine arts Read More

Stalking: a serious situation

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. We ignore the warning signs. We delete friend request after friend request and lock down our social media accounts. We ignore phone calls, delete texts and block numbers. We pretend it’s not their car that just drove by – that it’s Read More

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