The Murray State News Opinion Editor Carly Besser asked students across campus to share their opinions regarding protests in Ferguson, Mo. On Aug. 9, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot to death by a Ferguson officer, sparking community protests, violence and arrests.
The students speaking in order are Chaveon Harper, junior from Paducah, Ky.; Olivia Chamberlain, sophomore from Owensboro, Ky.; Ryan Kirkpatrick, sophomore from Lindenhurst, Ill.; Demetrius Macklin, freshman from Memphis, Tenn., and Luke Vorst, senior from Springfield, Ohio.