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Minimum wage is the new living wage

Minimum wage is the new living wage

March 5, 2020

As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster...

LGBT office expands Safe Zone training

LGBT office expands Safe Zone training

April 10, 2019

LGBTQ issues have been a controversial topic for decades now; Safe Zones have given more comfort to a community that seems to be under constant fire. In...

Opinion: What will James Comer do for us?

November 9, 2018

After the election Tuesday, James Comer took the congressional spot for Kentucky’s first district. How will Comer affect Murray State and the community? Comer...

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Student perspective: boosting enrollment

November 1, 2018

Murray State is in the midst of an enrollment crisis, and while the administration has tried to solve the issue, they haven’t asked students what...

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No one likes being sick

October 17, 2018

In the wake of two disease outbreaks on campus and a rise in illness overall, the University has a responsibility to protect its students. A staph outbreak...

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We care, you should too

September 25, 2018

Senate Bill 151, “the sewage bill,” was passed in late March of this year, sending Kentucky residents into an uproar. Why did we care so much about...

Draw on love, not hate

Draw on love, not hate

September 13, 2018

Students often stop to look at the silly drawings and phrases scattered throughout the Zen Garden- mocking them, agreeing with them and even adding...

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Facing it: new currency a troubling issue

April 28, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew announced April 20...

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Pics or it didn’t happen

April 7, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Always connected, lazy, self-reliant, hopeful, impatient –...

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Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

September 4, 2015

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. “Haha oh my God, that was so awkward I want to kill myself.” ...

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The importance of financial planning for students

August 21, 2015

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Incoming freshman: these next four, or more, years can make...

Step one: Don’t rape

February 13, 2015

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. It should be common sense that Public Safety and Emergency...

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