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Zoning problems

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board At a Colorado public university, the “free speech zone” has been abolished, leaving students to claim the entire university as grounds for speaking their truths. While the change might initially seem like an authoritarian attempt to limit free speech and squelch Read More

Double takes: campus carry

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board FROM A SUPPORTER: By no means should everyone, everywhere to be armed at all times. However, many students are so personally afraid and uncomfortable with guns, they don’t even want other people to have the right to carry. Allowing concealed carry Read More

Footing the bill

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board   It isn’t often our Editorial Board has a generally unanimous opinion on a topic, especially when we’re talking politics. But a new bill proposed by the Tennessee state legislature has us nodding our heads and applauding our Southern neighbor state. Read More

Everything to hide

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board “I refuse to believe that a campus is safer by refusing to be transparent on sexual assault.” Attorney General Andy Beshear gave this firm statement Monday to one of our reporters in discussing one of the most troublesome issues plaguing Kentucky Read More

A day with issues?

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board On March 8, protesters gathered in Washington D.C. to celebrate International Women’s Day and observe a “Day Without a Woman.” Many of the march participants also took part in the Women’s March on Washington Jan. 21. Like the Women’s March, the Read More

Facebook felonies

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether or not a North Carolina law was a violation of the First Amendment. The law? It’s a peculiar one – one that made having a Facebook account a felony. In North Carolina, Read More

Not the enemy

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board President Donald Trump’s Twitter has been a shrine of cringe-worthy rants, accusations and boastings since before he took his seat in the Oval Office. But a tweet from Friday, Feb. 17 has us – and every news organization in the country Read More

Danger: DeVos ahead

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board When president Trump was on his fiery campaign trail, he made it clear he would surround himself with people who would help him fulfill his campaign slogan: Change. Scratch that – Make America Great Again, or “Change” with a makeover. Well, Read More

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