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Dead Week is fake news

Dead Week is fake news

April 26, 2019

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...

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A note to professors

October 20, 2017

Written by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer University professors: worry not, I come in peace. However, we need to have an honest chat about grading and...

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Modern workforce

September 11, 2017

Column by Connor Jaschen, Editor-in-chief In the future, we will all be, in a sense, Uber drivers. Companies provide a way to get goods or services...

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Know your limits

August 30, 2017

Column by Tyler Anderson, Opinion Editor It is your first year on campus and you are ready to take on the world. You are prepared for your classes,...

Class Registration: A Horror Story

Class Registration: A Horror Story

November 13, 2015

Column by Allison Borthwick, Opinion Editor   It was a brisk day in April. Not a high school senior and not yet a college freshmen, 18-year-old...

The Twilight Zone: college edition

The Twilight Zone: college edition

September 11, 2015

Column by Allison Borthwick, Opinion Editor Have you ever thought about how weird college is? I’m a very weird person, and even I’m aware of...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
in advertising

Starting with a laugh

August 21, 2015

Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising. Welcome to Week One of the 92nd year of Fun and Required Attendance in Murray, the Friendliest...

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Left: Bobbie Albertson,
Junior, Newburgh, IN.
Right: JR Adams, Senior,
Marion, KY.

Tips to land the perfect internship

January 23, 2015

Preparing for a job can take a student four to five years of coursework, however, outside of that coursework one of the most popular ways students prepare...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
in advertising

Five things you shouldn’t ask your professor

November 21, 2014

Last week an old friend sent me an online column she thought might be useful to students preparing to enter the job market: “Ten Things You Should Never...

Carly Besser
Opinion Editor

We’ve all had our freshman moments

November 7, 2014

When we were in high school, we were bombarded with stereotypes and stigmas of a social order hierarchy. Jocks and cheerleaders were at the top rung of...

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Tyler James, senior, Palmdale, Calif., serves a personal pan pizza to a student as part of his many duties as a student worker at Winslow Dining Hall.

WORTH THE WORK

September 19, 2014

As a college student, basic necessities can be hard to afford. Going out to eat or seeing a movie can be difficult on such a tight budget. As a resolution...

Social media position bears responsibility, odd hours

January 29, 2014

When a crisis happens on campus, Dana Howard feels a substantial weight on her shoulders. Howard, social media and marketing manager, is responsible...

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