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Gabe’s Take: Inclusive Language

September 10, 2021

Within the last decade, there has been a skyrocket of talk of inclusive language. When I was growing up, it was taboo to talk about being in the LGBTQ+...

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Anti-Chinese sentiment spreads faster than coronavirus

February 19, 2020

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...

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Can Mitch McConnell lose in Kentucky?

February 17, 2020

Dylan Doyle Contributing Writer [email protected] George Orwell’s magnum opus “1984” concerns itself with an authoritarian political...

Daniel Wann shares his expertise on sports psychology during an interview with The News. (Photo by Blake Sandlin)

Wann-on-one: Sports talk with a psych doc

October 19, 2018

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor [email protected] Every month, Daniel Wann, a professor of psychology at Murray State, sits down with...

Miscellaneous Pursuits: Looking back while moving forward

Miscellaneous Pursuits: Looking back while moving forward

August 24, 2018

Story by Sara Howell, Features editor I always knew I wanted to go to college, and as I got older, I realized I wanted to go to Murray State. After...

Bryans Beliefs: Its a business

Bryan’s Beliefs: It’s a business

September 1, 2017

Column by Bryan Edwards, Sports Editor A lot of people enjoy sports–whether you play them, watch them or grab a controller and play against your friend...

Sexism in sports coverage

Sexism in sports coverage

September 20, 2016

Column by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor With the Rio Olympic games wrapping up on Aug. 21, everyone was talking about USA’s overall domination...

Hunter Harrell

See you later

October 31, 2014

    They always say goodbye is the hardest part. Frankly, I’m surprised that in my college career no teacher has endeavored to explain to me who “they”...

Zac Garrison
Senior from
 Franklin, Ky.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

September 26, 2014

Every kid has been asked the same question at some point throughout their young life. What do you want to be when you grow up? I loved this question....

Hunter Harrell

Yakkity Yak

September 26, 2014

I’m sure Yik Yak has been in the news enough that I don’t have to tell you about this application. The app has caused uproars on our own campus, and...

Carly Besser
Opinion Editor

Yik Yak targets women, too

September 26, 2014

Being a student at Murray State puts me in a position to be curious about the dark underworld that is “Yik Yak.” Since its popularity spike at the...

Home is where the sports are

Home is where the sports are

September 26, 2014

I’ve wanted to write for as long as I can remember. My mom put a pencil in my hand as soon as she could because as an English teacher she hoped I would...

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