It’s been a journey finding my path at Murray State over the past four years. One thing that has always stayed constant throughout this journey is The Murray State News.

I came to Murray State in Fall 2018 as a journalism major. During my first semester, I heard about the opportunity for students of any major to work for the University’s news publication, so I applied to be a news writer.

After working as a news writer, I moved over to writing for the features section in Spring 2019. This semester also brought about a change of major for me. 

While being a part of The News, I was also writing articles for the online magazine “Her Campus at Murray State” and making short films with TV Club. It was in TV Club that I found a new passion of mine, creating video content. This led me to change my major to television production.

However, this change of major didn’t stop me from working at The News. Instead, I decided to move from a writer position to a copy editing position in Fall 2019. In doing this, I found I enjoyed the editing a lot more than the writing. 

I continued to be a copy editor until this semester, Spring 2022, when I decided to try my hand at Chief Copy Editor, and I am so glad I did. I have enjoyed every moment in the newsroom with my fellow editorial board staff members.

In my four years at The News, I have learned many things that have helped me better my writing and editing as well as myself. The News will always be dear to me, and I will always be appreciative of my time there and what it has taught me. 

Thank you to everyone who made my first time working with a publication so memorable. I wish you all the best.

“#30”

—Alexis Schindler, Chief Copy Editor