As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster...

“Nickel and Dimed,” a production presented last week by the University’s department of global languages and theatre arts, confronts the idea of the...

What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For...

Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion.  Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively...

Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor [email protected]   “1917” is a World War I film released on Christmas Day of 2019 and, under...

When a university outsources a service, it means it is looking to an outside company to take over that service. For example, Murray State has outsourced...

In the past, there were a lot more trees and forests. Trees use photosynthesis to pull CO2 out of the air, and trees contain a huge amount of carbon....

Kentucky’s education system pushes the importance of a higher education with 60 percent of students enrolled in college after graduating from public...

Letter to the Editor Opinion section for 10/21 Recently, 16-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg recently made national news when she spoke at the...

As finals week approaches and the panic of possible bad grades sets in, students are hitting the books. Something that might ease the stress of finals...

Board of Regents approves tuition increase     The Board of Regents recently approved tuition, housing and dining cost increases for the 2019-20...

LGBTQ issues have been a controversial topic for decades now; Safe Zones have given more comfort to a community that seems to be under constant fire. In...