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Hunter keeps her Choctaw heritage alive by remembering the culture and history of the Choctaw tribe.  Photo courtesy of Bri Hunter.

Choctaw culture: A history of perseverance

Bri Hunter, Editor in Chief November 14, 2024

Tradition keeps cultures alive. Languages keep cultures alive too. The Native American culture has been long preserved through museums, pow-wows, advocacy...

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A greek life makeover

November 20, 2017

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board.Greek life at Murray State University is a far cry from what’s portrayed...

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Yoko Hatakeyama, senior lecturer of Japanese, teaching an advance Japanese class.

Murray State chosen to host Japanese Outreach Program

May 5, 2016

Story by Stella Childress,  Contributing writer Murray State was selected as one of the four universities in the U.S. to take part in a two-year...

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Pop Life

May 5, 2016

Column by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The number of people I hear call “pop music” trash, fluff or a waste of time is truly...

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The culture of a continent

April 28, 2016

Racers look for the distinction between fact and fiction ‘A Night in Africa’ comes to campus Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor Africa...

#CultureofRespect: Sexual assault campaign taken online

#CultureofRespect: Sexual assault campaign taken online

April 14, 2016

Story by Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Murray State’s Women’s Center joined the #CultureofRespect campaign, an educational movement aimed at promoting...

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Intolerable intolerance

September 25, 2015

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Enough. To each and every person who reads this: enough....

Seek and You Shall Find

Seek and You Shall Find

September 18, 2015

Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor I’ve been here for a year now and I’m starting to realize every detail here that makes...

Internationals: A Little Perspective

Internationals: A Little Perspective

August 28, 2015

Column by Taylor Grace Suiter, Senior from Brentwood, Tennessee When I first moved to Murray one thing surprised me more than my unexpected culture...

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Murray State offers cultural and educational programs each semester, like A Taste of Africa.

Studying in the US

March 27, 2015

When international students walk into Murray State classes, they quickly realize there are some major differences from their universities. David Jephthah,...

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Reika Ebert, professor of German at Murray State, teaches students and faculty a traditional German dance at Oktoberfest.

Students, faculty celebrate Oktoberfest, German culture

October 24, 2014

Faculty, community members, students and the International Cultures and Languages Association (ICALA) gathered Saturday to celebrate bratwurst, sauerkraut,...

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