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Dear Santa, Murray State needs you

Dear Santa, Murray State needs you

Nate Hunt, Opinion Editor December 5, 2024

Dear Santa, I’ve been a good little Murray State student this year and so I deserve big gifts this year. I’ve never written you a letter before,...

Canvas deadline will hurt students’ school-life balance

Canvas deadline will hurt students’ school-life balance

Nate Hunt, Opinion Editor November 14, 2024

Murray State wants to help us by changing our due date times but didn’t consider asking faculty or students how they felt about this. By the winter...

Kentucky shows interesting divide

Kentucky shows interesting divide

Nate Hunt, Opinion Editor November 14, 2024

The results from this election were completely unexpected. Nearly every poll going into this election night showed Harris beating Trump or Democrats beating...

Station 74: Shoes up or shoes down?

Station 74: Shoes up or shoes down?

Nate Hunt, Opinion Editor August 20, 2024

Murray State bought Station 74 for $16 million earlier this year. Station 74 is an apartment complex across the street from the main campus which offers...

Letter to the Editor: Student voices concerns over advising

Letter to the Editor: Student voices concerns over advising

Austin Ford, Guest Contributor May 2, 2024

Dear Editor, As a non-traditional freshman transitioning to my sophomore year, I am compelled to share my concerns regarding our university’s advising...

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Our View: Senate GOP interrogates SCOTUS nominee

March 31, 2022

As Americans, we expect leaders to be put in positions of power that will benefit us to the fullest extent. Supreme Court Justices are no exception. Supreme...

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Our View: Student voices are easily hushed

February 2, 2022

Student journalism is a key step for those on the journalism path. However, student journalists have found their voices are not always seen as equal to...

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Our View: Anxiety over climate change grows, governments refuse to act

September 22, 2021

Editorial Opinion Climate change was an “inconvenient truth” 15 years ago. It’s still inconvenient. Politicians fail to give it the attention...

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Informing Students of Exposure

September 15, 2021

We’ve been living with the COVID-19 virus for over a year now, so most of us are experts in dealing with exposure and keeping each other safe. Despite...

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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+...

The News Reviews: The Power in 'Solar Power'

The News Reviews: The Power in ‘Solar Power’

September 2, 2021

In a year full of surprise releases from artists of all kinds, Lorde has added to the already powerful year of music with her newest album, “Solar Power”. Many...

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Help the Afghan People

September 2, 2021

On Aug. 14, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that he intended to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The day after, the Taliban successfully took Kabul,...

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