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It is common for Murray State students to express their opinions on issues across campus. Pictured above,  students rally against individuals invited to speak for an event called “Insight” in March of 1971. Students believed the topics were controversial and due to protest, only one of four speakers made an appearance.

Hope for change: MLK?Jr. Day inspires students to think about the future

January 24, 2014

In 1945, Winston Churchill stated, “America at this moment stands at the summit of the world.” This made sense as the United States approached...

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Delta Sigma Theta member, Jovon Richmond, graduate student from Louisville, Ky., helps unload canned goods Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

RACERS HELPING RACERS: Student groups help community on Day of Service

January 24, 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter,” On the 28th observance of Martin...

Letters to the Editor: 1.24.14

Letters to the Editor: 1.24.14

January 24, 2014

We can all agree that there is a strong liberal agenda within the faculty on campus. One professor, for example, was mocking another of her colleagues...

Letter to the Editor: 1.20.14

Letter to the Editor: 1.20.14

January 20, 2014

On May 15, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans. This ruling came...

Photo courtesy of Jesse Carruthers

Zeta Omicron chapter rededicates monument built in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

September 6, 2012

In dedication to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement and the Zeta Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Murray State,...

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