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October 3, 2012

Vol. 88, No. 8

A SPECIAL REPORT

All out of the

Why you can’t find the nation’s new toy in Murray

iPhone

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Employees at the AT&T Store in Murray placed a “No iPhones” sign on the door.

due to corporate policy, a sign was posted on the door.

“We are sold out of all iPhone 5s,” it read. “Thanks, AT&T.” While customers have resorted to online ordering, problems are arising for local residents.

Chris Bradley, manager of Bradley Books in Murray, said he is still without a new phone and he isn’t too thrilled about it.

“I ordered the phone a few weeks ago,” Bradley said. “It still hasn’t arrived and it’s frustrating.”

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Because of the high demand worldwide, the iPhone 5 is unavailable at local retailers, leaving some customers waiting indefinitely.

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However, some people have been lucky concerning their preorders, already receiving phones despite the demand problems Apple continues to face.

Haley Thomason, Murray State alumnus from Murray, said she had a quick turnaround after her shipping confirmation changed just days after her purchase.

“I ordered my iPhone 5 in the second round of shipping,” Thomason said. “The website originally said it may take 14 to 21 business days to ship, but it shipped on Sept.

24 and made it by Sept. 25.”

C.J. Houston, a senior history and

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Statewide data indicates an increase in traffic fatalities for the current year that has spiked in recent weeks.

Preliminary statistics state nine people died in nine separate crashes on Kentucky’s roadways from Sept. 17 through Sept. 23, 2012.

Five of the victims were traveling in motor vehicles and three were not wearing seat belts. One single fatality crash occurred in each of the following counties: Grant, Grayson, Jefferson, McCreary and Meade.

One fatality was the result of a motorcycle crash in Jefferson County.

Two fatalities were the result of ATV crashes. Both victims were not wearing helmets and one incident involved alcohol.

Through Oct. 1, statistics show 543 people have died on Kentucky roadways during 2012. This is six more than reported for this time period in 2011.

Of the 404 motor vehicle fatalities, 230 victims were not wearing seat belts. Of the 62 motorcycle fatalities, 32 were not wearing a helmet. Nine of the 10 ATV fatalities were not wearing a helmet. Forty-two pedestrians, one scooter/mo-ped rider and four bicycle riders have been killed.

A total of 92 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol this year.

KSP Sgt. Rick Saint-Blancard, said the KSP has two objectives with traffic safety.

“Our first objective is to have zero fatalities,” Saint-Blancard said. “Since that’s impossible, we want to do better than we did the year before.”

He said their goal was to patrol the areas that were high in fatalities.

A press release from the KSP said these statistics are still preliminary as the KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have oc-

Edward Marlowe || Staff Writer

Locals looking to get their hands on Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 5 may have a little waiting to do as a worldwide demand has stalled shipments in the U.S.

By Sept. 17, pre-orders for the upand-coming phone had sky-rocketed past 2 million units after the Sept. 12 release, shattering the preorder record of 1 million units for the iPhone 4 set in 2010.

A mere 72 hours passed after the live release of the iPhone 5 when, on Sept. 24, Apple announced it had sold 5 million units, putting a huge strain on supply lines for the device.

Just one hour after the iPhone 5 became available for online preorder, Apple changed shipping estimates varying from three days to three weeks, compared to the 22 hours it took for the iPhone 4S and the 20 hours required for the iPhone 4.

Earlier in the year analysts projected anywhere between 6 million and 10 million units were going to be sold in the first weekend, and yet 5 million units sold is constricting the demand of the iPhone 5.

With initial shipments to the Murray AT&T store selling out in quick fashion, students and faculty will have to wait until late October to purchase the new phone.

Though employees at the Murray AT&T store declined to comment

KSP data shows spike in fatalities on Ky. roads

Jones still involved in 3 lawsuits Chris Wilcox || News Editor Graphic courtesy of Facilities Management

The most up-to-date rendering of the Paducah Regional Campus shows a combination of designs agreed upon in a spring Board of Regents meeting. The classic red brick accents the all-glass facade on the building scheduled for completion in December 2013.

the base of the building, all in preparation for construction to begin.

Kim Oatman, chief facilities officer, said phase one, the site work, is expected to be complete on Nov. 1.

Phase two, he said, the building construction, will hopefully begin in December.

The building construction currently is out for bids, with the bid opening date scheduled for Oct. 25.

Murray State has had a campus lo-

Chuck Jones, prominent businessman and philanthropist in Murray, is currently in the midst of three lawsuits.

These new lawsuits are separate from an earlier lawsuit, which occurred this year involving David Griffin of Nashville, Tenn.

Griffin filed a complaint on Feb. 28 in U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky in Paducah, Ky., against Jones, his wife Sarah and five of their companies, all of which are based in Murray.

That lawsuit was settled Aug. 22 after it was determined Griffin would assume a management role over the companies.

Jones could not be reached for comment on any of the three current lawsuits, and when called management within the company have no comment.

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Bids for Paducah regional scheduled for late October Ben Manhanke || Staff writer bmanhanke@murraystate.edu

The construction of the new $10 million facility for Murray State’s Paducah Regional Campus is on schedule and is planned to be completed by Dec. 2013.

On Aug. 7, Murray State began the site work construction for the Paducah facility: the clearing of the land, the installation of utilities and accessories and the placement of materials that go into the land around

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RACERS WIN: Junior wide receiver Walter Powell leaps from defenders after a completion in Saturday’s 70-35 win over Tennessee Tech. Powell scored two touchdowns for the Racers, continuing to improve a career season for the receiver from St. Louis, Mo. See page 6 for more.

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October 3, 2012 News Editor: Chris Wilcox Assistant Editor: Meghann Anderson Phone: 809-4468 Twitter: MurrayStateNews

This week Saturday

Sunday

• 8 a.m. Run Zombie, Run 5K; City Hall, Hazel, Ky., open to all • 10 a.m. Downtown Farmer’s Market; 2nd and N. Monroe, Paducah, open to all • 6 p.m. Walking Dead Haunted House, Myers Street, Hazel, Ky., open to all •6 p.m. College Rodeo; William “Bill” Cherry exposition Center, $8 for students, $10 for adults

• 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Winslow Cafeteria, open to all • 2 p.m. Free Movie Afternoon; Traders Mall Family Theater, Paducah, open to all • 6 p.m. Walking Dead Haunted House, Myers Street, Hazel, Ky., open to all • 6 p.m. Sunday worship; Ignite Student Ministry, Robert O. Miller Conference Center, open to students

Friday

Thursday

Fall Break Tuesday

Monday • 9 a.m. Bird Walk; Rough River Dam State Park, open to all • 4 p.m. Daily Show; Golden Pond Planetarium, Land Between the Lakes, open to all • 5 p.m. PRSSA meeting; Wilson Hall, Room 115, open to all • 5: 30 p.m. Cycling class; Wellness Center, open to all

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Wednesday

• 5 p.m. Leadership Connection Workshop; Curris Center, Barkley Room, open to all • 5 p.m. Ads Club; Wilson Hall, Room 213, open to all • 5:30 p.m. Tennis Club; Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, open to all • 7 p.m. Sci Fi Club; Faculty Hall, Room 208, open to all

Wednesday & Thursday

• 1 2:30 p.m. Sociology meeting; Faculty Hall, Room 500, open to all • 5:30 p.m. Cycling class; Wellness Center, open to all • 7 p.m. Collegiate FFA meeting, Oakley South, open to all • 7 p.m. Wednesday Word and Worship; Curris Center Theater, open to all

If you would like an event to appear in the This week section of The Murray State News, email us at news@thenews.org or send a fax to (270) 809-3175.

Please submit events by noon on Wednesdays. We cannot guarantee all items received will be published.

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Sept. 27 12:46 a.m. A caller reported theft of property at Old Richmond College. Officers were notified and took a report for theft by unlawful taking for more than $500.

1:13 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle running unattended at Racer Drive. Officers were notified, contacted the owner and took an information report.

6:52 p.m. A caller reported a medical emergency at Waterfield Library, officers took a report and an ambulance was notified.

8:19 p.m. An officer reported an unlocked door at Facilities Management. Officers were notified.

12:27 a.m. A caller requested an escort to White College. An officer was notified and escorted student. Officers took an information report.

4: 15 p.m. A caller reported an animal complaint at Springer College. Officers were notified and took an information report.

4:24 p.m. A caller requested a vehicle check at Wells Hall.

Officers were notified and took an information report.

7:25 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle alarm at White College. Officers were notified and took an information report.

Sept. 29 12:38 a.m. Officers issued a citation to Christopher K. Wolfe,

a non-student from Murray, for drinking alcohol in a public place at the 15th Street parking lot.

1:33 a.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana in front of White College. Officers found no marijuana and took an information report.

1:42 a.m. Officers charged Michael Morrissey, freshman from Paris, Tenn., with driving under the influence. Officers were notified and took a report.

5:49 a.m. A caller reported a verbal altercation between two

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students at Franklin College.

Officers separated the students upon arrival. Officers took an information report.

Sept. 30 2:22 a.m. Officers gave a verbal warning to a driver on U.S. 121 for careless driving. Officers took an information report.

7:46 a.m. A citation was issued to Allie White, a non-student from Paris, Ky., for alcohol intoxication at Wells Hall.

10:33 a.m. The burglary alarm

Sept. 29 2: 01 a.m. A cal ler requested to speak with an off icer in reference to a derogatory remark that was posted on Facebook. Nothing criminal took place.

was accidently activated at Winslow Cafeteria. The alarm was set off by an employee. Officers were notified and took an information report.

8:35 p.m. Racer Patrol reported an unsecure door at the Crisp Soccer Complex. Officers were notified and took an information report.

Oct. 1 7:57 a.m. A caller reported being stuck on an elevator in Blackburn. Officers and Facilities Management were notified.

Officers took an information report.

9:54 a.m. A caller requested emergency medical services for a student in Health Services. Officers and EMS were notified. Officers took a medical report.

10 :16 a.m. An officer reported the key pad on the south gates

at the mall area was not working. Facilties Management and the Murray Fire Department were notified. Officers took an information report.

1:10 p.m. A caller reported someone calling for help north of the Business Buiding.

Offiercs talked with the caller, several other people and checked the area. Officers did not find the individual and took an information report.

Motorist assists - 0 Racer escorts - 2 Arrests - 0 Assistant News Editor Meghann Anderson compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed.

The Police Beat for the days of Oct. 2nd and 3rd will be published solely online.

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JONES From Page 1 McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education vs. Jones and others The newest claim involves McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Pearson Education, Inc., two of the largest publishers in the world. The companies filed a lawsuit against Jones, C.A. Jones Management Group, LLC; College Book Rental Company, LLC; and several other businesses and individuals on Sept. 20, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education create and distribute textbooks throughout the U.S. and internationally.

The plaintiffs have filed five claims in the lawsuit. They claim the defendants are responsible for (1) direct copyright infringement, (2) contributing copyright infringement, (3) vicarious copyright infringement, (4) violation of the integrity of copyright management information and (5) trademark counterfeiting.

The plaintiffs claim the investigation against the defendants began on May 30, after a former UPS store manager in Paducah, Ky., reported to McGraw-Hill that three large boxes had broken, spilling a large quantity of uncut and unbound books.

The lawsuit accuses the defendants of obtaining its books from an illegal counterfeiting operation.

The claim is the defendants created altered textbooks with counterfeit covers, which infringe upon the plaintiff’s copyrights and trademarks. It goes on to state the defendants altered or removed copyright information and reproduced and distributed counterfeit-covered copies of the plaintiff’s textbooks.

The suit also requests a restraining order and injunction to prevent the defendants from further engaging in the activity.

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oration between the city of Paducah, Murray State and McCracken County.

The summer was spent getting all the final permits and approvals for the site work, and culminated in a groundbreaking ceremony held May 21 at the location of the new expansion: the Barkley Woods property in Paducah just off of Audubon Drive.

Murray State President Randy Dunn, Board of Regents Chairman Constantine Curris, Paducah Economic Development President Chad Chancellor, Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton, McCracken County Judge-Executive Van Newberry and Gov. Steve

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From Page 1 theater major from New Lenox, Ill., said he believes there is something more behind Apple’s struggles to meet demand.

“It’s not really because of marketing,” Houston said. “It’s mainly due to Foxconn temporarily shutting down. I’d expect shortages on a lot of your favorite things.”

Also known as the Hon Hai Precision Industry, Co., Foxconn is a Taiwanese multinational electronics company located in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan.

A private-sector employer, the world’s largest maker of electronic components closed one of its largest factories in Taiyuan, China on Sept. 24 when riots involving 1,000 workers broke out against security guards of the facility.

The riot came just three days after the release of the iPhone 5, and Apple has confirmed the plant was a major contributor of components for the new phone.

Apple has since commented on the delivery issue, stating the demand obviously outweighs the supply as ship dates are being pushed back on a daily basis until production increases.

Cook said the demand obviously outweighs the supply as ship dates are being pushed back on a daily basis.

“Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible,” Cook said in a release. “While we have sold out of our initial supply, stores continue to receive iPhone 5 shipments regularly and customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date.”

For now, Apple’s hottest new product will have to be something worth waiting for to many Murray residents effected by the iPhone shortage.

Beshear broke ground together and all spoke briefly at the construction site.

Brian Van Horn, dean of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach, also attended the ceremony and acted as emcee.

Van Horn said the new facility will provide those who are unable to attend class in Murray, but who still want the strong academic advantages a Murray State education can provide them, with the opportunity to pursue a degree from the University.

He said the majority of students currently pursuing degrees at the Paducah Regional campus, and who will

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Kentucky agencies have responded to more accidents in recent weeks than any other time in 2012.

ACCIDENTS From Page 1 curred in their areas.

Traffic fatalities in the state are changing daily and when compared to the numbers from last year, the statistics are only slightly higher.

Total, there were 721 fatalities during 2011.

Erin Eggen, information officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said Kentucky is up six traffic fatalities from this time last year.

“Basically the Office of Highway Safety works with the KSP and local law enforcement to provide grants and federal overtime so officers can go out and check for seatbelts and impaired drivers,” Eggen said. “We always try to help law enforcement get impaired drivers off the road or help people with seatbelts.”

Don Robertson, vice president

be attending the new facility when it opens, are non-traditional students: single parents, those that work multiple jobs, people who have to take care of elderly relatives, etc.

Van Horn said although he and Murray State administrators want every student to have the opportunity to experience campus life at Murray, but it is not always possible, and so campuses such as the Paducah branch are necessary.

The new building will allow for the much needed growth of the already stifled Paducah campus and its student body.

“Currently, and in the past, we have had to move classes outside of our Paducah Regional Campus due to a lack of educational space,” Van Horn said.

“A new facility will allow for future growth and meet the educational needs of our students.”

Upon completion, the building will offer similar courses as to what are currently available at the regional campus and the new facility will continue to offer programs for the completion of both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Van Horn said they are striving to have a student enrollment of 2,000.

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of Student Affairs said he believes the University is doing a good job at patrolling local roads and keeping them safe.

“I know Public Safety is very proactive with safety checks, to make sure people are wearing their seatbelts,” Robertson said. “You have to create the awareness.”

She said the best defense against bad drivers and injuries is to wear a seatbelt.

Robertson said since school has started he has noticed a large number of students being cited for issues concerning alcohol.

“Fortunately, it hasn’t resulted in traffic accidents or injuries but if that trend continues it very easily could,” Robertson said.

He said he asked the residential colleges to push getting information about alcohol abuse and safety.

“People have to weigh their consequences, he said. “If you break the law and you’re not of age, that’s the risk you take.”

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Planters Bank of Hopkinsville, Ky. vs. Jones In late August, Planters Bank of Hopkinsville, Ky., filed a lawsuit against Jones in Calloway County Circuit Court for nearly $1.3 million for allegedly breaching loan agreements.

Planters alleges the defendants, Jones and several of his companies, failed to follow the terms of a loan agreement established in 2010. The bank is requesting a receiver be appointed to the companies to take over the business operations.

When called, employees of the recently closed University Book & Bean said the store will contact all of the students who rented books from them via email during the weeks prior to finals week. Management is currently the only personnel maintaining store operations.

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cated in Paducah since 1998, with classes taking place in the Murray State Crisp Center. However, after 14 years, the structure has begun to provide certain limitations, such as space, for students and faculty.

Plans for the extension to the Paducah campus have been circulating for years, the project finally coming to fruition this summer through collab-

College Book Rental Company vs. Jones College Book Rental Company, formerly managed by Jones, has also filed a lawsuit and restraining order filed against him in Calloway County Circuit Court.

Myles MacDonald, currently running College Book Rental Company, alleges he noticed discrepancies in the paperwork of the business and went to the bank to check on them, where MacDonald found out Jones was in control of a company called Global Book Sellers, which was taking foreign textbooks and having them rebound as to appear as U.S. Jones editions, which were then sold to College Book Rental.

The lawsuit was filed Sept. 20, and Circuit Judge Dennis Foust signed the restraining order.

Jones was scheduled to appear in Calloway Court Circuit Court on Wednesday Sept. 26, but filed a continuance.

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Our View

Books censored, banned The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Murray State News.

censorship runs counter the very spirit of freedom of speech and freedom of conscience. Our forebearers found these freedoms essential enough to spill their own blood from Bunker Hill to the shores of Iwo Jima, so we find it counter to the very idea of America that there should be anyone with the ability to declare a book “banned.”

The News is part of that great tradition of freedom of speech that has defined our nation from its birth in Philadelphia to the present day debates that define this year’s election. Through thick and thin we strive to bring quality journalism to Murray State and the community and act as a voice for their concerns.

We have done so in absence of any sort of censorship – what you see is exactly what you get. No one tells us what we can and cannot publish, something that has allowed The News to criticize the administration when constructive criticism was warranted.

In that vein, we would like to thank Murray State for all of the support that it has given The News over the years. We might not always agree on the issues, but we value the support that the university gives us and we’d like to think that Murray State views The News as a vital lifeline between the student body and the administration.

The best way to celebrate freedom of speech is to live it. This Banned Books Week, be a patriot – pick up a banned book and read it from cover to cover.

Most of us read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in high school. Mark Twain’s seminal work used satire and poking fun as a way to undermine the institution and the very idea of slavery in the United States. You might be surprised to learn that Huck Finn is frequently “challenged” in public libraries across the country, with demands that it be pulled from the shelves.

Why remove Huck Finn from the shelves? The “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” published in 1884, has some racially insensitive and bigoted language in it that understandably causes pain in many Americans, both black and white.

We don’t think that offensive words should get a book taken off the shelves. That’s why we at The News are proud to support Banned Books Week, an event annually observed at Murray State and sponsored by the American Library Association.

Censorship comes in many forms, from altering content to setting the books in question ablaze. Its not only books that feel the wrath of the censors, either – video games, movies and music have all felt the sting of the censor’s roving eyes over the course of history, each meeting scrutiny and testing the limits of free speech.

Whether stemming from a desire to protect or to mislead,

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A Professor’s Journal

A bluegrass look at autumn Earlier in September I drove down Butterworth Road when I came upon a sight that brings back so many memories of my youth.

Smoke seeped out the crevices of a dark-fired tobacco barn, sweetening the air with an olfactory memory that is pure Kentucky.

Don’t get me wrong. I do not smoke or chew. I am well aware of Duane Bolin Kentucky’s dismal record for tobacProfessor of co-related disease and death. However, every point at this time of the History year I put down the top of my convertible and take a drive out the back roads of Calloway County, just to take in the smell.

I am transported to long rides back to western Kentucky from Nashville – on the old Highway 41 through Guthrie and Pembroke, before I-24 was completed – during my freshman year at Belmont University. I hitched a ride with my basketball teammates Sammy Sparks and Tommy Eades to their home in Muhlenberg County where my brother or my parents would pick me up.

I remember the thrill of those September late afternoon drives, when, crossing the Tennessee line into Kentucky we would invariably encounter those smoking Kentucky tobacco barns that smelled so much sweeter to me than their Tennessee counterparts.

The first time I saw such a barn after we moved back to western Kentucky, I alerted my father, “Look Daddy; that barn’s on fire.” He explained the process to me and from that point on I simply settled back, secure in the knowledge that all was well, that for a boy to smell the smoke from a dark-fired tobacco barn was a fine thing indeed.

Eight years ago I asked Davis McCombs, a superb young Kentucky poet, to read from his poetry here at

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Murray State. After leaving Kentucky for Harvard, McCombs also studied as a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford. Joy Bale Boone, a past Kentucky Poet Laureate, called McCombs “the state’s best poet since Robert Penn Warren.”

Upon reading the poems in his collection “Ultima Thule,” I drove to his home in Munfordville where he lived with his wife and baby in his family home.

After asking directions, we found the place and we drove up into the McCombs’ back yard. I walked right up to him, asked for an autograph and invited him to come for a reading at Murray State.

He accepted and the reading that he gave cast a spell over the packed audience. I will never forget that night, whenever I see and smell a smoking tobacco barn in September I remember his poem, titled simply “Kentucky”: “Blue heart, blue vein, bluegrass in wind. Near dawn, a trickling. Paint flake and darkened door.

Barn and blackshank.

A field of burley.

A lean-to.

Old lean man.

Green River by john-boat, a trotline.

The fruit jar near the fieldstone wall. Channel cat, gar. A cane brake, a cave.

A road through cedars. Fencerows.

Tents on a gravel bar— campfire, grave.

Blood cross on door.

Damp curtain, hot night, blue moon.

The house quiet: the porchswing and the pie safe. The hinge.”

Even though Davis McCombs now teaches at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, his poetry is pure Kentucky. Have a great Fall Break! jbolin@murraystate.edu

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Let ter s to t h e Ed i to r I am struck by the tremendous amount of money being spent on two presidential campaigns and other federal, state and local campaigns.

Viewing this tremendous amount of money being spent by so few people seeking political offices, I feel driven to write this letter.

Considering how most of the salaries for these political offices pale in comparison to the money spent to gain these offices, I believe that most Americans have taken off their blinders to realize just how much under-handedness and corruption exists.

Americans are no longer ide-

alistic or faithful about our government officials being pure and willing to go all out to help each and every citizen regardless of our financial status.

There can be no doubt that money buys access to government policies, and therefore, campaign contributions are, in actuality, investments in rich and powerful peoples’ futures!

Is there any wonder why so many voters don’t bother to vote? Can American government, at all levels, be guilty of some of the biggest white collar crimes on Earth?

Tim Bledsoe non-student from North Augusta, S.C. In the Sept. 21 “cheers and jeers” section, a concern was raised regarding re-connecting to the wireless from building to building.

The reason some clients are forced to re-authenticate when entering new buildings is that they are actually different networks, even though they share the same network name (SSID).

We encourage all faculty, staff, and students to use MSUsecure which only requires them to enter their username and password once, regardless of the building.

For assistance with connecting to MSUsecure from your mobile device or computer,

please visit Murray State University's Helpdesk support site at http://support.murraystate.ed u/knowledgemanager/index.p hp or call 270-809-2346.

Network Services values feedback and will continue to address all concerns on a caseby-case basis. You can email any concerns to msu.helpdesk@murraystate. edu.

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The University Store has an entire wall showcasing books which have been deemed by some as inappropriate for certain audiences. The ALA works to prevent the censorship of such books.

Murray State, for the last three years, has taken part in a national event which aims to eliminate censorship entirely.

What started as a banned book display in the University Bookstore became an entire wall devoted to standing against oppression.

Banned Books Week, a national celebration of the freedom to read, stresses the significance of free and open accessibility to all information.

Hundreds of libraries and bookstores nationwide lure the attention of its citizens to the drawback of censorship, by publically displaying challenged books. These books include materials that are deemed by some as unorthodox, unpopular, vulgar or repulsive.

A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group for certain moral-based reasons. It is not a mere expression of an opinion, it is an active attempt to remove material from public access.

Due to Banned Books Week and the commitment of free thinkers, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials retained for public access.

According to the American Library Association, the vast majority of challenges to books are initiated locally by parents, more often than not, to protect their children.

Donna Witherspoon, bookstore assistant of the University Bookstore, said she started the banned book shelf three years ago to make clear that everyone has the right to read whatever they want.

“If you allow anyone to tell you what you

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can or cannot read,” she said, “you’re giving them permission to take away your rights. If you give in on this, what’s next? You could lose all of your rights one-by-one.”

The 2012 celebration of Banned Books Week started Sunday and will end Saturday; this year marks the event’s 30th anniversary.

“The week isn’t necessarily all about the seriousness,” she said. “It’s simply knowing and enjoying your right to read whatever you may choose.”

The week drawing criticism to censorship was started in 1982, in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenged books worldwide.

Professor presents research on voting issues Alex Berg || Staff writer aberg1@murraystate.edu

Many public institutions have made voter awareness and confusion on voting ballots an issue of increasing magnitude.

Drew Seib, visiting professor of the department of government, law and international affairs, presented research pertaining to the consequences of lengthy ballots on the ability of voters to learn about candidates at a panel discussion in Faculty Hall on Sept. 26.

He said although his project is meant to explore the struggles voters face with ballots, it is also meant to bring awareness to college students about voting.

“I think there is an expectation that universities will encourage voting registration,” Seib said. “Therefore we are being proactive and encouraging students.

“Given voters’ limited cognitive abilities,

the variance in the type of learning environments voters face may have implications for how voters learn about candidates and make decisions.”

He said the size of the ballot depends on the size of the area in which a person chooses to vote.

Some voters only have to sift through information for a few elections he said, while others must sift through more.

“Given the challenges campaign environments impose on people, voters often adapt information search and acquisition strategies,” Seib said. “This project explores the consequences of lengthy ballots on the ability of voters to learn about candidates.”

In order to test voter cognitive abilities, Seib created a mock election using an experimental design and a dynamic information board. Subjects who participated in the mock elections were asked to gather information about a single election or multiple

elections. Seib said the results of the mock elections indicate ballot length matters.

“More broadly, the results question the ability of voters to live up to classical notions of the good democratic citizen and suggest that the design of elections in the United States may be in part to blame for the uninformed voter,” Seib said.

Winfield Rose, professor of humanities and fine arts, attended the colloquium with several other faculty members. One of his thoughts following the presentation concerned party identification.

“Many voters will rely on party labels for their decisions to vote because they don’t have to do all the research on the other candidates,” Rose said. “Those who vote independently, however, do not have the ability to make a simple party-identified decision.”

Seib encouraged every member of the University to be aware of ballot confusion and to prevent it by researching candidates.

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The Hutson School of Agriculture has, in the past two years, doubled the enrollment of its Racer Academy.

Ag school, dean receive national recognition Meghann Anderson || Staff writer manderson22@murraystate.edu

Tony Brannon, dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture, recently received the 2012 Outstanding Career and Technical Educator Award from the Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education.

The Racer Academy of Agriculture, started

by Brannon, received a national grant worth $136,138.

The KACTE is a statewide professional association representing all levels of career and technical education.

Brannon has been a faculty member at the University for 24 years.

“I am a product of the agricultural and career and technical education system and to come full circle and receive this award for my success as a teacher and administrator is a highlight of my career,” Brannon said.

The Association for Career and Technical Education will place the winners of the 2012 awards in nomination for 2013 national recognition.

“Actually I feel like a turtle on a fence post ...

I'm glad to be where I'm at but I realize I didn't get there by myself,” Brannon said. “Fortunately, I've surrounded myself with some people that have made me look pretty good.”

Kimberly Bellah, associate professor at the Hutson School of Agriculture, said Brannon is a champion for agricultural education and all career and technical education programs.

“He was a pioneer in establishing the CTE teacher education courses at Murray State and while most would sit back and be settled, he continuously looks forward to see what should be revised, adjusted, introduced or simply thrown out,” Bellah said.

Bellah said Brannon and the school of agriculture are continuing outreach and partnership opportunities with secondary agricultural education programs in Kentucky to help provide dual credit agricultural opportunities for high school agricultural students.

Increasing distance education enrollment for the University was another main goal for

the group.

To help with increasing enrollment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the $136,138 grant to expand the Racer Academy of Agriculture and develop new courses to increases the number of participants. The grant is also meant to improve instructional procedure and gather data for evaluation, analysis and refinement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides the Capacity Building Grant for the Non-Land Grant College of Agriculture Program.

“This grant was designed to assist us in increasing course opportunities, improve on existing courses, provide better service to our agricultural teaching partners helping to facilitate this project with their students, and to evaluate and design our program based on desired outcomes,” Bellah said.

She said her expertise lies in curriculum development and teacher concerns in adopting educational innovations.

The Hutson School of Agriculture is also expanding a secondary partnership to help address the demand for increased rigor and emphasis on college and career readiness. The program will form a link between secondary agricultural education and postsecondary education.

In 2010 Brannon formed the RAA with help from Associate Provost Jay Morgan. The program offered two college courses in which high school students were able to obtain secondary and college credits.

In the last two years, the program has doubled in size and the need for a variety of additional courses increased.

Last year the program had more than 20 schools and more than 200 students.

The grant is part of the first round of funding, resulting from an effort to establish funding in the federal Farm Bill, specifically for non-land grant colleges of agriculture.

Said Bellah: “We will work from both of these angles to ensure that our secondary level students are best served in bridging this gap between high school and college.”

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More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 and, according to the American Library Association, there were 326 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2011 alone.

In the last 10 years, hundreds of books have been challenged – many of which were required for students to read – in primary, intermediate and secondary schools.

Some of the most famous and noteworthy cases of challenged books include childhood favorites such as the “Harry Potter” series, “Bridge to Terabithia,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Yurtle the Turtle” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Across campus LGBT month celebrated in October October is lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history month. During each day of October, a new LGBT individual will be featured in a short video from the Equality Forum. We're posting these videos on the "News and Events" page for LGBT Programming.

There will also be a Hate Isn't Sexy program at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in Richmond College. Regents College is hosting the event.

Homecoming Golf Scramble planned The first Homecoming Golf Scramble for students and alumni will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 12, at Miller Memorial Golf Course. Participants must register by Oct. 8 and can do so by mail or online at raceralumni.com.

Contact Rachel Foley 270-809-3738 for more information.

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Cut it out with the apathy

Making a statement Powell and company take out their frustrations on Tennessee Tech Edward Marlowe || Staff Writer emarlowe@murraystate.edu

After a gut-wrenching 50–49 overtime loss to the Eastern Illinois Panthers Sept. 22, the Racers knew they had to respond Saturday in order to keep their OVC title hopes alive.

Respond, they did.

The Racers never let off the gas in this one, preventing any and all comeback efforts mounted by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles en route to a 70–35 thrashing in front of a large family weekend crowd.

When the clock hit 00, Murray State had scored not just offensively, but also on defense and special teams for one of the most well-rounded and efficient performances of their season.

The offense didn’t punt the entire first half, scoring 35 unanswered points between the first and second quarter after Golden Eagles senior quarterback Tre Lamb hit sophomore wide receiver Cody Matthews on an 18-yard slant to knot the game up early at 7–7.

Senior Walter Powell, who is quietly having one of the best seasons at wide receiver for the Racers, finished the first half with seven catches for 140 receiving yards and a touchdown, propelling the Racers to a 49–21 halftime lead.

Coupled along with a 34-yard kick return and his 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, Powell finished the game with 10 catches for 162 yards receiving and nearly 300 all-purpose yards.

Through five games, the 6’0” junior from St. Louis, Mo., has 51 catches and 544 receiving yards.

The highly-touted Tennessee Tech standout and SEC transfer wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers, who torched SEMO with 18 catches for 303 yards just two weekends ago, was blanketed the entire game and couldn’t get separation, finishing with an insignificant five catches for 58 yards.

Photos by Sam Hayes/The News It was Powell, however, who had the last laugh Above: Tennessee Tech defender Will Johnson helplessly watches wide receiver Walter Powell races to a touchdown. when all was said and done.

Below: Senior running back Duane Brady runs between the tackles in the first quarter of Saturday’s game.

“I just put in a lot of hard work this week; especially because I’m thinking about how hard he is working,” Powell said. “So I’m trying to outwork ing staff for the win, citing hard work and prepahim all week, and it paid off as you can see a difration throughout the week. The effort put ference.” into preparing all week, Hatcher said, made the Senior quarterback Casey Brockman was staff’s game plan a reality. steady all night behind a stout offensive line, toss“We scored the most points we have all season,” ing for 381 yards on 32-of-38 passing with two Hatcher said. “The big thing was we had a lot of touchdowns explosive plays, a lot and a rushing of big plays, and score. that’s something we While the haven’t had this seaRacer offenson. We’ve run a lot sive line is of plays and we’ve ranked 120th in scored a lot of points, the FCS in but it seems like –Chris Hatcher sacks allowed, we’ve had to just Brockman was grind them out. I’m Head Coach, football only thrown to just proud of our the turf once, seemingly having plenty of time to guys because last week might have been one of find open receivers. the toughest losses in a long time, and for our It certainly didn’t stop there, as the Racer runguys to come out and play like they did just makes ning game looked as good as it has all season, finme proud of them.” ishing with 211 yards rushing and six touchdowns Next up for the Racers are the winless Austin behind workhorse efforts from junior running Peay State Governors, who are 0-5 on the season back Jaamal Berry and senior running back Duane after dropping a 65-15 decision to Eastern Illinois Brady. last Saturday. Kickoff is 6 p.m. this Saturday at Head Coach Chris Hatcher credited his coachGovernor’s Stadium in Clarksville, Tenn.

“I’m just proud of our guys because last week might have been one of the toughest losses in a long time, and for our guys to come out and play like they did just makes me proud of them.”

Players of the game Walter Powell: 279 all-purpose yards 162 receiving yards 2 touchdowns

Jaamal Berry: 148 all-purpose yards 142 rushing yards 1 touchdown Defenders Qua Huzzie (left) and Ayo Ojolola (right) sandwich Tennessee Tech quarterback Tre Lamb.

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Murray State students and fans are overly apathetic about their football team.

I can’t tell you how many negative comments I’ve heard about the team so far this year. When I hear people discuss Jonathan the Murray State footFerris ball team, I often mistakenly think they are Sports Editor actually having a conversation about the Cleveland Browns.

Yes guys, contrary to popular belief, we actually have won a game in the last ten years.

Now, I understand that Murray State is a basketball school in a basketball state, but how is it no one seems to realize we were one win away from the OVC championship last year? Believe it or not, we had the second best record in the conference. We were one close game (and there were quite a few) away from winning the OVC championship and playing a first round playoff game, likely on our home turf.

It simply baffles me when I hear someone talk about our team as if it is the laughingstock of the OVC. This year, the Racers have one of the toughest schedules in recent history.

Come on, if you were surprised we lost 69-3 to Florida St., you are not a very intelligent individual. If that shocked you, then you’d probably also be pretty surprised if the New England Patriots beat the Green Ninjas from the Calloway County peewee football league.

As far as I’m concerned, we got $450,000 out of the deal and none of our players died - a victory in my book.

After the Florida State game, we lost a game we could have won against Central Arkansas, one of the best teams in our league who will likely compete for a national championship this year. If not for a few ill-timed interceptions, the Racers would have been right in there contending for that win.

Whether you choose to see it or not, our football team is pretty stinking good and has an extremely legitimate chance to win a conference championship and earn a playoff berth this season.

Sure, it was a rough start. The overtime loss to Eastern Illinois last week was a devastating heartbreaker, but Casey Brockman, Jaamal Berry and company proved their resilience last Saturday night against Tennessee Tech, who tied for first place in the OVC and hosted a playoff game last year. Not only did the Racers beat them, they dismantled, dismembered and generally embarrassed the Golden Eagles- one of the best teams in our conference.

Now, with the toughest part of the brutal schedule behind them, the Racers have a shot at making a run at the OVC title. Last year, the three teams who tied for first in the conference finished with 6-2 conference records. After their beat down of Tennessee Tech on Saturday the Racers currently sit at 1-1.

If they could go 5-1 the rest of the year (a very achievable feat), Murray State would be right in the thick of things for the championship.

While I know 5-1 sounds like a fairly lofty expectation, don’t forget the tendency for Head Coach Chris Hatcher’s teams to finish their seasons with winning streaks.

Last year the Racers went 2-3 in their first five games. You’ll never guess how they finished. 5-1. In 2010 they got off to an even worse, 1-4 start. Do you know how they finished? Yep, 5-1. Not only is a 5-1 finish possible, it’s been done the last two years with teams that were not nearly as experienced or explosive as this year’s.

With probably one of the best running attacks in the conference, led by Ohio State transfer Berry, and a record breaking All-American quarterback, Murray State’s offense is downright scary. This team can score at a blistering pace and can turn the tide in a game in the blink of an eye.

These guys are hungry, experienced and ready to take the OVC by storm.

Fueled by a heartbreaking game they should have won, Murray State’s football team will be a force to be reckoned with for the remainder of this season.

So please, for the sake of my sanity, please stop making a fool of yourself and do not let me hear any more talk about our “bad” football team. jferris2@murraystate.edu

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ESPNU to feature Racer Madness Lexy Gross || Staff writer

ent events. First, both the men and women’s teams will be introduced, including new players to the 2012-13 programs.

In a three-point shootout contest, each student athlete will represent a section of the stands. If an athlete wins the shootout, everyone in his or her section will receive a prize.

Murray State basketball fans will also see the men’s team scrimmage for the first time this year. Racer band, the cheerleaders and Racer girls will also perform. White said there will be a number of events in which students can participate. “(Racer Madness) will include a number of things, a number of exciting things,” White said. “I won’t give away all the secrets. What I can say is that someone will have an opportunity to win $10,000.”

Racer Madness also falls on the same weekend as Murray State Homecoming. Although there will be many Homecoming events, Winder said he is not worried at all about crowd turnout.

“There will be a lot of people not from around here that’ll be in town,” Winder said. “It’s the first time we’ve done something like this on Homecoming. It’s a great opportunity for alumni to come out and see the team. We aren’t starting until 9:15 p.m., which is good since there are so many dinners and other events for Homecoming.”

The televised event, nicknamed “Racer Madness,” will begin at 9:15 p.m. and will showcase both the men’s and the women’s basketball teams. Admission is $5 and free for Murray State students.

Both White and Winder anticipate a large crowd for Racer Madness. They said it all depends on the student body and how excited everyone is to start off the season.

“I expect the crowd turnout to be good; people love their Racer basketball,” White said. “We want students to bring their signs and fatheads and be as excited as they would be during a home game. We want to put our best foot forward and our students are the catalyst for all that energy.”

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The Murray State basketball program received plenty of national attention last year. Its accomplishments have continued the trend into the new 2012-13 season. Murray State made ESPNU’s list of 13 schools to be featured on its Oct. 12 “Midnight Madness” college basketball kick-off program.

Murray State is the only mid-major program selected by ESPNU for the annual kick-off show. Other teams include Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina State, Syracuse, North Carolina, Missouri, Pittsburg, Maryland, Florida State, Georgetown, Baylor and Kansas.

University Assistant Athletic Director Dave Winder said it is an incredible honor to be the only school Murray State’s size to be chosen for the program.

“I think it’s a nice bonus from last season, we were definitely a media darling last year,” Winder said. “Our coaches and players have worked really hard. This is kind of an extra reward.”

Miles Simon, former guard for the University of Arizona, will be reporting live from the CFSB Center. Simon played for Arizona in 1997 and defeated the University of Kentucky in overtime for the national championship.

The Midnight Madness program will feature discussion and analysis from some of the top names in basketball, including Murray State favorite Dick Vitale. There will also be coverage of scrimmages, head coach and athlete interviews and team introductions.

Morris White, Murray State director of marketing and promotions, said he thinks this coverage will be a great start to the 2012-13 basketball season.

“I think since it’s national exposure, it’ll definitely kick off the season,” White said.

Racer Madness will highlight the start of the Murray State basketball program and the start to its year with many differ-

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Murray State has been selected along with 12 other schools to be featured by ESPNU in their nationally televised basketball preview show on Friday, Oct. 12.

Cross Country

Team looks to improve for Ohio Valley Conference races Jaci Kohn || Assistant sports editor jkohn@murraystate.edu

The Racer cross country teams traveled to South Bend, Ind., Friday to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational.

The women had a strong performance finishing sixth out of 15 teams while the men had a tougher time finishing 17th.

Junior Carolyne Tanui lead the women's team finishing in tenth place. She ran a 17:59-her best time ever-at the 5K. Freshman Abbie Ashbee-Simmonds finished close behind in 14th place with a time of 18:05. Ashbee-Simmonds also set a personal record. Sophomore Abbie Oliver ran a personal record 18:38 to finish in 44th place.

Senior Rebecca Hbetamu finished in 48th place with a time of 18:45. Sophomore Brittany Bohn, junior Anna Grimes and freshman Jacquelyn Thate all ran personal bests: 19:05 for Bohn, 19:53 for Grimes and a 20:18 for Thate.

Head Coach Jenny Severns said she is really happy with how her women's team is running.

“At Vanderbilt (last week) we were a little more than a minute

and a half between our No. 1 (runner) and our No. 5 (runner),” she said. “This past week we were a minute and five seconds. Everyone is really starting to close the gap. They are starting to run more as a pack and help each other out.”

The womens team have a group of five girls that run well as a group and tend to change the order at the end of each race.

“They help each other out,” Severns said. “It seems like every meet the order of our top seven is different. A couple of people might finish in the same spot but people flip-flop a lot. And that is good, it just shows that they work well together and if somebody has a bad day there is another person their to step up and fill the gap.”

On the men's side, freshman Lucas Prather lead the team to the finish line again. Prather ran a 26:51, a personal record, and finished in 93rd place. Freshman Jarred Koerner finished with a personal best time of 27:16 and placed 104th in the race.

Prather has established himself in the leader position on the men's team, Severns said. However, Koerner is close to him and could pull closer every meet. She said they work well together

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which is part of why they have been successful this year.

Every meet Severns sees improvement with her teams, with their times dropping and runners getting tougher during the race.

“I think since our team is so young it is a learning process,” she said. “Not only are they getting better but they are getting smarter in how they race and tougher throughout the entire races.”

This past week the team’s strategy was just go for it, get out and race people, to not worry about sprints or about times, just race people.

“We have to be able to go out hard and long if that is how people go out at OVC or we have to be able to go out more conservatively and sprint,” Severns said. “Each race we try something different. We want to be prepared for any type of race.”

The teams will compete next on Oct. 13. They will travel to two different sites. Part of the team will go to Louisville, Ky., to compete at the Pre-NCAA Nationals. The rest of the team will travel to Owensboro, Ky., for the Fast Cats Invitational. The team will then focus on the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 27 in Jacksonville, Ala.

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These are a few of my (un)favorite things

Off to strong start in home match

Pet peeves, we’ve all got them.

As a highly analytical person, I could point out flaws with nearly anything, especially myself.

There are a few things that really take away my enjoyment of sports as a whole. However, maybe I’m not alone in how I feel, but then again maybe I am. Either way, I’m okay with it.

Kyra Ledbetter || Staff writer kledbetter@murraystate.edu

The Racer rifle team started its season off with a win against No. 16 Columbus State and No. 20 UT Martin, scoring an aggregate 4,625 to Columbus State’s 4,576. UT Martin’s mixed team scored a 4,571, with its women’s team taking a 4,465.

However a win was not the team’s primary goal. Beyond a win, the Racers were looking to start the new season with scores closer to where they left off last season. The Racers’ final score for last season was a 4,610 in their NCAA qualifier. The team’s highest score, however, for last season was a 4,636 in West Point, N.Y., where they came in third of three teams against West Virginia University and Texas Christian University.

At 4,625 the Racers were both pleased and frustrated, but above all looking forward to their future.

“I’m very excited about this team,” Head Coach Allan Lollar said.

“Today was interesting in a lot of ways. You can divide a match into several parts. All of our shooters had good parts and some not so good parts. The important thing is to identify the places to improve and go to work on them. We did that today. This year has just started. This is a journey that will take different paths before we get to February and the OVC Championships in Morehead. This team has character. This is step one.”

The shooters shared excitement over the strong start to the season, but also recognize several points to improve upon. Junior shooter Mikey Burzynski detailed his take of the match, highlighting what went well and what he will look to improve on in the coming season.

“Prep started and I did pretty well,” Burzynski said. “And then I started shooting prone. My heart was just like a hammer hitting me. It just kept beating and beating and I was just trying so hard to shoot 10’s, and I shot a 198 (out of a possible 200), so I did really well, because my average is like a 194, so 198 is a big jump.”

Burzynski said the standing was frustrating. He took several sighting shots when he got to the match and finally he just had to go.

“The first five shots weren’t that good, but then I got back in my zone and it was just 10 after 10 after 10,” Burzynski said. “By that time I knew I was doing really well. I was only down 13 points, I think. Then I went and shot just about my average for kneeling and finished with a 575.”

He shot air rifle right after and said it was not very good. His air rifle was one point higher than his smallbore.

“It was a 576,” Burzynski said. “The only reason why was just that the shot looked like a ten and then it would slide off just a hair and it would be a nine. There were so many 9.8s, 9.9s, 9.7s. I only shot one bad shot– an 8.9. I was happy that I didn’t shoot that many bad shots, but I wasn’t happy that I didn’t shoot as many 10’s as I wanted to.

“This is just the starting,” Burzynski said. “Nobody did phenomenally.

There were very few good scores, like my smallbore and Kelsey

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Murray State scored an aggregate of 4,625 to beat No. 16 Columbus State and No. 20 UT Martin. The Racers were ranked No. 8 in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Preseason Poll.

(Emme’s) air rifle. We did OK.” Sophomore shooter Kelsey Emme had her own frustrations to cope with, including a malfunctioning trigger.

“While I was in the prone I thought I was pulling the trigger too soon,” Emme said. “I didn’t realize I was taking up my slack. So I shot an eight and a seven in prone, but I thought it was just my mistake so I left and talked to coach and then I went back out to standing. I was doing pretty well in standing and then it happened again. I shot another seven. I stopped and told coach it wasn’t me, that it was the gun. He told me to bring it off the line and he checked it out and told me to go ahead and finish smallbore, so I had to readjust my whole thinking and my whole shot process because I normally don’t have the issue of not knowing when it’s going to fire. I had to be more aware of where I was taking up the slack or where I would normally do that. I think I did pretty well after that.”

Even given the issues with her gun, Emme had the third highest smallbore score with a 572 out of a possible 600 points.

Regardless of their difficulties with the first match of the season, both shooters remain excited for the new season and feel this year could be one to remember for Racer rifle.

“After this weekend I’m excited about it and I think our team will do pretty well for the beginning of the year,” Emme said. “I know last year the first match, we weren’t expecting a whole lot. But this year I think we’ll have higher expectations and more success. I just have a good feeling about our time.”

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Alcohol at sports events Marlowe I’ll be the first one to admit my Sports columnist love of bourbon. I can’t help it; it tastes so good. I can drink it neat or on the rocks, and it mixes pretty well with choice sodas.

What it doesn’t mix with is sporting events.

For the most part, I want to remember all of the statistics and special plays in a game. I want to be able to recollect the faces and emotions of the people around me, as I make snapshots of the key moments. Alcohol inhibits my memory, as it should, and as a sports writer and avid fan of competition, I’m paying for the memories generated from the experience. I most certainly don’t want them hazy or blacked out.

As for the other fans … I hate the drunken ones. Yes, hate. They are obnoxious, they are ignorant and they ruin the experience for everyone else. They stand up in front of me when I want to see the play. They think they know more than everyone else.

They just ruin the experience. Do me a favor; stay at home and drink in front of your television while I sit here and enjoy my game.

People ripping replacement refs Look, I know the Seattle Seahawks’ Hail Mary to Golden Tate was the worst touchdown call in the history of football. I get it. I understand how the replacement refs should be better at their jobs, and how fans have had to watch dismal calls week after week.

And though the original refs have returned after a labor deal was settled this past week, I still find myself frustrated at the entire situation.

Why did no one, and I mean no one, call out the labor deal for what it was? The NFL players did the same exact thing last season, holding out until the last minute and almost putting the season on ice for the year. The public outcry was deafening, as people wouldn’t shut up about how greedy owners and players were throughout the process.

This year, the NFL and the refs couldn’t agree to start the season, and no one said a word until it inconvenienced them. The double standard is frustrating to see. Neither side would budge on an agreement, and the NFL chose to hire refs outside of the league. Don’t blame the replacements; blame the excruciating process and breakdown in communications in business relations between the refs and the league.

Bandwagon fans Now I’m not saying you have to have a tattoo to show your loyalty. You don’t need a sports cave enshrining your team’s colors and being a true fan doesn’t require you to have the entire team history memorized.

But if you can’t at least name the lineup of (insert team here), the strengths and weaknesses of your team and you can’t tell me where the team plays, don’t talk to me. Ever.

I understand your allegiance may derive from a long family history passed on from generation to generation.

I know you like your team because of the color scheme of the uniforms or because you lived close to them growing up or your grandpa took you to a couple of their games when you were a kid.

I’m happy for you; I really am. Just don’t come to me and try to have an intelligent conversation regarding your team.

The defense rests its case. emarlowe@murraystate.edu

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Breast cancer survivor Patty Harrison dances with Murray State students for Western Baptist Hospital’s entry in the Pink Glove dance competition. To enter the contest, organizations must create a motivational music video of people dancing with pink gloves to promote breast cancer awareness in October.

Paducah hospital teams up with University for contest Savannah Sawyer || Assistant Features Editor ssawyer@murraystate.edu

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Murray State is teaming up with Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. for the Pink Glove Dance competition.

What began in 2009 from a Portland, Ore., hospital, the Pink Glove Dance video competition has gained local attention from Western Baptist Hospital in an effort to promote breast cancer awareness.

“It’s a fun project for breast cancer awareness,” Dona Rains, Marketing Director for Western Baptist Hospital said. “The national contest is of videos produced around the country and the purpose is to raise awareness.”

The Pink Glove Dance video and public relations campaign, which won a 2012 Healthcare Advertising Award, is sponsored by Medline Industries Inc. “We were flooded with calls, emails and letters about the joy the videos have brought, and people were asking if they could participate in another video,” said Sue MacInnes, Medline’s chief marketing officer, on the Western Baptist website. “We didn’t want to leave anyone out, so we thought a competition could include everyone.

All these videos will help bring attention to breast cancer awareness and prevention.”

In 2010, 17 hospitals around the country joined the Pink Glove Dance. Last year was Western Baptist’s first time taking part of the dance with more than 135 other participants. They ended up taking sixth place.

“We learned about it during the second year.

A member of our staff found out about it and really pressed us to do it. We had over 200 people (get involved with) the video from housekeeping

Racer band assists with the promotion of the Pink Glove Dance to raise awareness for breast cancer. to the president and CEO.” The first video Western Baptist created, featured Katy Perry’s song “Firework” and received 17,000 votes, Rains said. The first-place video received 50,000 votes.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer to cause death among women, according to their website.

“One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer,” Rains said. “So that’s going to be someone’s mother, aunt, grandmother, sister; it affects a lot of people and we like to see their passion come through.”

The videos are made not only to raise awareness but also as a reminder for women to get

their annual mammograms.

This year, Western Baptist is hoping by teaming up with the University, they will win the grand prize.

“We asked Murray State to partner with us,” Rains said. “The video features some Murray State students such as the band and the dance team showing their support. We have a lot of Murray State graduates who work at the hospital so we thought it would be a great partnership” Aside from Murray State students, the video will also feature doctors, nurses and patients alike.

“The video will show survivors dancing with joy, a lot of people having a really good time. It

will also feature patients who are currently in treatment,” she said. “We have no dancing skills but we put forth our best effort.”

According to the Pink Glove Dance website, if the video is chosen for first place they can receive a $10,000 prize, second place receives a $5,000 prize and third place will receive a $2,000 prize and can be donated to the hospital’s breast cancer charity of choice.

If Western Baptist wins, Rains said, they plan on donating the prize money to the Kentucky Cancer Program which helps raise awareness of breast cancer to women.

Medline, who according to the Western Baptist website, is the nation's largest privately held distributor as well as manufacturer of medical supplies, has donated more than $800,000 to pay for mammograms to individuals who may not otherwise be able to afford them.

The company will also take a portion of the sale of the pink gloves used to make the videos to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Voting for the video begins Oct. 12 and will be open for two weeks until Oct. 26. Voting can be done through the Pink Glove Dance website, pinkglovedance.com, by signing into Facebook.

“The video is a wonderful reminder for a serious topic,” Rains said.

Western Baptists also plans to promote Breast Cancer Awareness month by holding Baptist at the Box Office on Oct. 15 by screening a free movie, and also by having physicians and others come in and talk about the different aspects of breast cancer.

They will also give away special prizes to anyone who comes in for a mammogram during the month of October.

For more information, visit pinkglovedance.com.

Sorority names new Mr. MSU Shannon MacAllister || Staff writer smacallister@murraystate.edu

After a night of formal wear, talent and competition, Jack Orem, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, was crowned Mr. MSU 2012.

The sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi held their annual Mr. MSU pageant, themed The Lucky King of Hearts, Friday night at Lovett Auditorium.

The pageant is meant to entertain the audience while showcasing the talents of some of Murray State’s leading men.

“It’s just a male pageant that consists of dance, talent and formal wear,” Emily Belt, the philanthropic chair of AOPi and coordinator of Mr. MSU, said.

This year’s contestants included Michael Brehl, Adam David, Michael Dobbs, Dylan Gerlach, Matt Griffith, Erick Holt, Michael Martin, Ian Mathes, Daniel Milam, Darrin Neat, Orem, Dillion Tarrants, Cody Waggoner, Zac Willis and Jamie Wilson.

Holt received the Crowd Appeal award. Martin was honored to have the Best Legs. Neat was awarded Mr. Congeniality. Griffith, Wilson, Martin

and Milam were the fourth, third, second and first Mr. MSU runners up.

The sisters of AOPi were pleased with the men’s performances and say they all enjoyed working with the contestants and believe they truly have made this year a success.

“We were so excited to have the opportunity to work with these amazing men from different organizations who are so talented,” Jacqlyn Murdock, senior from Murray and member of AOPi, said. “The time and effort they put in to helping us make Mr. MSU a success, and to help us raise money for arthritis research, was appreciated.

We are so blessed to have this opportunity to help people with our philanthropy, and it is something that all the sisters of AOPi hold close to our hearts. It was a success not only in that we had a wonderful and entertaining evening, but that we were able to give back to a greater cause.”

The sisters of AOPi host their annual Mr. MSU pageant each year to raise money for their philanthropy project, the Arthritis Foundation.

“This is the 31st annual Mr. MSU (pageant). Last year we raised over $8,000 that all went to the Arthritis Foundation,” Belt said.

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This year’s pageant also generated a sizeable donation for the foundation as it raised $5,500 for arthritis research, Emily Belt announced Friday night prior to the announcing of the winners.

The theme of the pageant, The Lucky King of Hearts in Las Vegas, played a role in the program as well as the AOPi sisters accompanied the contestants in the opening number as hearts from a deck of cards. Next in the performance, all contestants took a shot at stunning both the audience and judges – Carmen Garland, Kirby Green and Morris White – with their formal wear. All contestants were escorted by the senior class of AOPi. To conclude the program, the men showcased their talents, serious or comical.

Prior to the actual pageant was the best legs contest. All contestants had anonymous pictures of their legs taken and showcased in the Curris Center last week. Students and staff voted on the legs they thought looked best by putting money in the contestant’s jar.

The winner of the best legs contest, Martin, was awarded bonus points in his pageant score.

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Jack Orem, member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, was crowned Mr. MSU 2012 last Friday.

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MACFARLANE TO HOST OSCARS On Monday, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane was announced to host the 2013 Academy Awards.

This will be the first time MacFarlane has hosted the awards.

Nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 10 and the ceremony will air Feb. 24.

Previous hosts include Billy Crystal, Steve Martin with Alec Baldwin, James Franco with Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, and Jon Stewart with Ellen DeGeneres.

ADELE COMPOSES FOR FILM Adele has officially confirmed she has taken part in writing and will be performing the theme song for the latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall.”

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Family members gather for a picnic before the football game Saturday as a part of Family Weekend.

Family Weekend brings parents, University together Dominique Duarte || Contributing writer dduarte@murraystate.edu

Murray State welcomed the parents of many students during Family Weekend, a yearly tradition, on Friday and Saturday.

Re’Nita Avery-Meriwether, director of student life, coordinated Family Weekend for the second year in a row. She said it is an important tradition because many students don’t travel home each weekend.

“Family weekend is important to the student families,” Avery-Meriwether said. “For them sometimes this is the first time they have seen their son or daughter since they have arrived at school.”

Events this year included informational sessions for the parents, Alpha Omicron Pi’s Mr. MSU pageant, a welcome reception, residential college brunches, a family picnic, a fanfare concert provided by the music department, trolley tours, a tailgate dinner and football game.

More than 2,000 people were registered for Family Weekend this year and even more than that attended the weekend activities.

“We have a registration page that we have parents to sign up so we can get a count of how many people will be attending Family Weekend,” Avery-Meriwether said. “We also coordinate with the different offices the informational sessions, so we (organize) that with the presenters and then, getting schedules together for the weekend, putting the bags together

for the parents and making sure that they enjoy Family Weekend.”

Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, has served on the Family Weekend committee for several years. He explained how the tradition has changed over the years.

“I would have paid more than $5, I guarantee you that; I would have given $20 a ticket (to see) that.”

–Chuck Taul Parent from Harned, Ky. “Family Weekend has been a part of Murray State for a number of years,” Robertson said. “When I came here 20 years ago, it was then called Parent’s Weekend, so I guess it has had a long history. We changed it to Family Weekend soon after I arrived because we recognized that it’s not just parents that come back, for older students it could be spouses, it could be children coming back, it could be grandparents coming back, it could be brothers and sisters, so it’s really more of a family thing.”

Family Weekend is perhaps most important for freshmen students because for some, it’s the first time their families really get to see how involved the campus is.

“We certainly want our parents and other family

members to feel a part of this educational process,” Robertson said. “We want them to feel included in the University and what’s happening at (Murray State). I think it’s important for students when their families do come back to campus as a way of connecting again particularly for freshmen. A lot of the time it’s the freshmen and sophomore parents that tend to come back.”

The Annual Fall Fanfare Concert is a popular event at Family Weekend each year and is always considered a favorite for parents and students.

Mike D’Ambrosio, associate professor of music, coordinated the concert this year. He said the concert brings all of the University music ensembles together.

“It’s a really fun concert where many ensembles chip in and put together this large one-hour concert,” D’Ambrosio said. “We have our symphony orchestra, our symphonic wind ensemble, our jazz orchestra, University chorale and number of chamber groups as well.”

Chuck Taul, from Harned, Ky., said he enjoyed the concert because his son, Cole Taul, is a sophomore music education major who sang in the choir.

“I would have paid more than $5, I guarantee you that; I would have given $20 a ticket (to see) that,” he said.

Taul said he will continue to visit Murray State on Family Weekend every year.

Said Taul: “It gives (parents) a chance to come down and to make sure (their children are) alright.”

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To do in, near Murray during fall break Hunter Harrell || Contributing writer hharrell@murraystate.edu

Enjoying fall break without leaving the area can prove to be challenging for some students. Unsure about what to do with all the extra time? Murray is full of things to do and explore. Here's a list of five things to do over fall break.

1. Check out the College Rodeo For 37 years, Murray State Racer Roundup College Rodeo has attracted many a rodeo lover. More than 250 student athletes from 16 different universities and colleges take part in the annual competition. The rodeo features bull riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing and many more events. It will be at the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center Thursday through Saturday. Each night the rodeo will be open to students and the public at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students.

2. Explore downtown Murray Another option for fall break is exploring historical downtown Murray. The town square houses many businesses, many with signs in the window that read "Welcome MSU Students!" The different shops are filled with everything from clothing, books, flowers and gifts, while others draw in customers by the aromas of pastries. The best part is, exploring doesn't cost a dime.

3. Try some frozen yogurt Many students look for a healthy alternative to their sweet cravings to avoid the freshman 15. Luckily, a new frozen yogurt shop opened for business last month called Yogurt Your Weigh.

The hours for Yogurt Your Weight are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday until 11 p.m.

4. Play some mini golf Sullivan's Par 3 Golf is a locally owned course that offers a full 18–hole course, a driving range and yes, mini golf. Students can enjoy the 18 holes of mini golf complete with lighting and landscaping, and a fun but challenging layout for $2.50. The course opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m.

5. Go on a hayride Mayfield, Ky., is home to A-maize-ing Farms. Located 20 miles northwest of Murray State, the farm provides a variety of activities such as corn mazes, hayrides, pedal carts and inflatables.

Also, a haunted hayride paintball shoot is hosted every weekend at dusk. Hours of operations of A-maize-ing Farms are Friday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cost is $20 for access to everything.

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Yogurt Your Weigh, a frozen yogurt shop on Chestnut Street in Murray, offers a variety of flavors and toppings to choose from. The price of the frozen yogurt is calculated depending on its weight. This is just one of the five things to do in or near Murray over fall break.

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Thousands gathered on the Paducah, Ky., riverfront last Wednesday through Saturday for BBQ on the River. The annual event is a contest where community members enter their barbecue recipes for the top title. The event attracts thousands of people each year and more than 50 teams compete for the best barbecue and the grand champion trophy. To add to the barbecue contest, there are hundreds of food and merchandise vendors as well as live music for people to enjoy. This year marked the festival’s 18th year.

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Everybody remembers his or her first time. It can be a little frightening but exciting at the same time.

The music that is playing and who you share the moment with makes that first time a milestone in Anna your life and before Taylor you know it, it’s over.

Features Editor It’s that magical moment when you finally attend your first concert.

I remember my first concert experience like it was just hours ago. I was about 11 or 12 years old and went to Freedom Hall with my mother and sisters in Louisville, Ky., to see one of my favorite bands at the time, the Backstreet Boys. Now, before you judge me, I must defend the fact that this concert was around the time they were peaking as a boy band, and odds are, you liked them, too.

Before we went inside, we had to go through practically the equivalent of airport security. We were asked to reveal the contents of our bags to prove that we were there to enjoy the concert and weren’t going to murder anyone. Procedures are procedures.

Our seats were pretty horrible but that probably had something to do with Mom and Dad having to purchase four tickets, and I assume they weren’t cheap.

Opening the concert was a very young Aaron Carter and someone named Jimmy Ray. I didn’t know who this Jimmy Ray was but he had the catchiest song melody that I still to this day find myself singing sometimes: “Are you Johnny Ray? Are you Slim Ray? Are you Paid Ray? Who wants to know? Who wants to know?” I don’t know what that even means but he was very entertaining, regardless.

After the opening acts left the stage a frighteningly loud and slowly accelerating thump blared through the speakers as “BSB” flashed on the screens. I think I saw “BSB” flash about 200 times before they ever took the stage.

When Brian, Kevin, A.J., Howie and Nick finally came on stage, wearing vests and baggy clothes that seemed not to fit, my ears ached from the audience’s applause. I think I screamed with all of the other females in the room but I couldn’t even hear myself.

The familiar music started blaring and yet everyone around me continued screaming. “This will be fun,” I remember thinking.

After the first song ended, the cheering began to cease. This wasn’t at all what I was expecting but I eventually ignored the extremely loud noises and started to really enjoy the concert and the memories I was making with my family.

I remember my mom being M.I.A. for several songs and no one knew where she went. When she finally returned, we saw that she had been standing in line buying over-priced BSB merchandise for us. She also managed to capture some good photos by sneaking up to the stage.

I didn’t realize my mom was a ninja, or even a decent photographer but we all appreciated her for helping make the concert more memorable. Then again, I think she was just looking for an excuse to get away from all of the noise. She has never been one for loud music.

After the two hours or so in Freedom Hall, we escaped the crowd and headed home, our ears ringing.

It’s funny how we obsess over celebrities so much that we are willing to pay a fortune just to sit in the nosebleed section and watch them on Jumbotrons.

I could have been standing outside of both of those buildings and would have still been happy. That’s the price we pay for good entertainment. I would do it again. ataylor2@murraystate.edu

Monday, Oct. 8 Pete Townshend, best known for his work in the rock group, The Who, will release his autobiography, “Who I Am: A Memoir.” The book will tell stories of his days in The Who and his work as a solo artist.

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Tuesday, Oct. 9 The Just Dance video game series will release its fourth edition Tuesday. The latest version will feature 40 new songs, and new challenges such as Just Dance-Off, Bring Your Crew and Just Sweat it Out.

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