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October 26, 2012
Vol. 88, No. 11
The University operating budget is one of the most important documents in the University system ... so (students) should never be intimidated or afraid to ask about the budget.” -Jeremiah Johnson, Student Regent
YOUR GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL OPERATING
VPs, Regent discuss distribution of funds Chris Wilcox || News Editor cwilcox2@murraystate.edu
The Murray State administration prepares an annual operating budget, setting the guidelines for the expenditures and revenues of the University. The state government mandates businesses or institutions receiving public funding provide documentation regarding budgets. Jeremiah Johnson, student regent and Student Government Association president, said the operating budget shows the constituents of Murray State where all of the money is going and approximately how much the University gets from tuition, state appropriations and elsewhere. “The University operating budget is one of the most important documents in the University system,” he said. “It is very important for students to know where their money goes and it is increasingly important for the students to know that once the budget is passed at the Board of Regents meeting it is public record, so they should never be intimidated or afraid to ask about the budget.” Tom Denton, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said the operating
budget is established on a fiscal year basis to coincide with the state’s operating year. “Murray State is considered a component unit of the entire state budget process and is included in both the state biennial budget and the state annual (actual) operating revenue and expenditure report,” he said. The Board of Regents approved the 2012-13 budget at its June meeting. “The greatest variable is whether the departments expend their budget expenditures, whether there are new revenue not budgeted, and whether departments expend their prior years’ carryover funds.” Denton said. According to the 2012-13 operating budget, approximately $124 million has been budgeted for the education and general portion of the revenue budget. The grand total revenue budget, which includes the education and general section and auxiliaries, is approximately $152.7 million. Students contribute $66.9 million to the education and general subtotal revenue budget, in the form of tuition and fees. Denton said the format of Murray State’s budget includes the nationally standardized
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Continuing Education Graphic by Evan Watson/The News
The chart above depicts the total budget for each of the nine academic colleges/schools by the order they are found in the 2012-13 operating budget. The blue bar illustrates the total budget and the red bar shows the instructional budget, which includes some services the colleges/schools provide, but primarily includes the salaries of the faculty and staff. *The School of Nursing has the same budget, for both classifications.
State, city grant first packaged beer licenses Edward Marlowe || Staff writer emarlowe@murraystate.edu
charge,” Jacobs said. “(To) allow the chairs to ask any questions, as well as have the opportunity to discuss any items as a group.” Jacobs said the questions asked at the meeting included how to deal with the overall process moving forward. He said the members of the teams also asked about the process they should employ to clarify any jurisdictional questions for programs that may provide a service to the community or campus, but are also academic in nature. Dunn said each academic and nonacademic team determines its own meeting time and frequency. While no set dates have been established on the progress of the teams, the president’s office has set a general timeline, which includes an interim report to the
While businesses continue to scramble for the limited supply of package liquor store and tavern licenses available, students and faculty will no longer have to wait for the first beer sales to arrive. Monday afternoon saw the first legal alcohol transactions in Murray take place inside Five Star Marathon, located at Five Points. Kendra Clere, sergeant for the Murray Police Department and City Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Administrator for Murray, said while beer would arrive quicker than liquor stores and taverns, citizens could still be waiting for all of the license applications to be approved at the state and city levels. Just days before becoming a legal distributor of alcohol, Five Star Marathon made a misstep in the process, selling before finalizing both licenses. Last Friday afternoon, after having been stocked by Miller and Budweiser Distributing Co., Five Star Marathon began erroneously selling alcohol to customers before obtaining its city licensing. Clere said the entire situation was just a misunderstanding and has already been handled within city jurisdiction. “Five Star thought that because they already had their state license they could start selling, but they didn’t have their city license,” she said. “Without having their city license and having it posted like it was supposed to be, they technically couldn’t sell because they were in violation with city policies.” As of Tuesday morning, only Rite Aid, Huck’s, Max Fuel BP and Five Star Marathon had been approved not only at the state level, but also on the city level. Each business began selling by the early afternoon. More businesses, Clere said, would follow in the
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The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business budget planning and review team discusses what the college will do to reduce expenditures and increase profits.
Review teams begin finance evaluations Chris Wilcox || News Editor cwilcox2@murraystate.edu
As the University enters the 10th week of the fall semester, the budget planning and review teams established by President Randy Dunn have begun prioritizing and evaluating academic and nonacademic programs. The teams were established to reduce or re-appropriate funds to make up for a state-made $2,289,600 deficit to the University budget. Josh Jacobs, chief of staff, said there has been no set number established by the president’s office or the Board of Regents, for how much each team should cut, but he said, the board indicated the administration should not rely on reserves for the coming year, as they did for this year’s budget. “The board approved the use of
approximately $1.9 million of reserves for 2012-13,” he said. The Board of Regents annually reviews recommendations from Dunn, including those in regards to the University budget. “This year, the president will make a recommendation to the board based on the activity of the teams and the work of the administration,” Jacobs said. While no set number exists, he said the board and the president expect the review teams to take their charge seriously, which will result in savings and revenue for the University. Jacobs said the president’s office has provided no strict metric or guideline the teams are to use. “We did provide examples from other institutions that the teams could reference,” he said. “But we did not dictate a standard document.”
He said the metrics created by the teams need to loosely address five guiding criteria. “1. Essentiality – History, size, scope, relationship to mission and overall essentiality to the institution; 2. Demand – External and internal demand, including enrollments and numbers served; 3. Quality – For program inputs, outputs and process quality; 4. Cost Effectiveness – Revenues and other resources generated against all costs associated with the program, including standard productivity measures; and 5. Opportunity – Impact, justification and expansion prospects,” Jacobs said. On Oct. 16, a meeting was held in which the budget planning and review team chairs met with President Dunn to touch base and report preliminary suggestions. “We wanted to reiterate the
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This week Sunday
Today
Saturday
• 3 p.m. College Republicans; Curris Center, second floor, open to all • 3 p.m. Soccer vs. Eastern Kentucky University, Cutchin Field, open to all • 6 p.m. Murray State Muay Thai; Carr Health Building, Martial Arts Room, open to all • 7: 30 p.m. Cinema International; “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Curris Center Theater, open to all
• 8 a.m. Halloween Fun Run; 300 Hickory Dr., Murray, $5, open to all • 9 a.m. Call of the Fall; the Quad, $10 to compete with Racercard, open to all • 9 a.m. Rifle vs. Mississippi State and Jacksonville State, open to all • 9:30 a.m. Murray Highland Festival; Central Park, $5, open to all • 7:3 0 p.m. Cinema International; “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Curris Center Theater, open to all
Tuesday
Wednesday
• 5 p.m. Ads Club; Wilson Hall, Room 213, open to all • 5 p.m. Kick Boxing; Wellness Center, open to all • 5 p.m. Water Aerobics; Wellness Center, 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 • 8 p.m. Karaoke; TGIFriday’s, Paducah, open to all
• 12:30 p.m. Sociology meeting; Faculty Hall, Room 500, open to all • 5 p.m. Trail of Treats; Central Park, open to all • 6 p.m. College Democrats; Curris Center, Mississippi Room, 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
Monday
• 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Winslow Cafeteria, open to all • 9:30 a.m. Journey Church; Curris Center, large ballroom, open to all • 1 p.m. Soccer vs. Morehead State Unversity; Cutchin Field, open to all • 2 p.m. Free Movie Afternoon; Traders Mall Family Theater, Paducah, open to all • 2:30 p.m. Playhouse in the Park; “Little Shop of Horrors,” $5, open to all
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• 10 a.m. Great American Smokeout; Curris Center, second floor, open to all • 4 p.m. Daily Show; Golden Pond Planetarium, Land Between the Lakes, open to all • 5:30 p.m. Cycling class; Wellness Center, open to all • 7 p.m. Five Writers Talk; Price Doyle Fine Arts Center, Performing Arts Hall, open to all • 7 p.m. Beginning Zumba; Wellness Center, open to all
Thursday • 5:30 p.m. Tennis Club; Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, open to all • 7 p.m. Pray the Gay Away; book presentation, Mason Hall Auditorium, open to all • 7:30 p.m. Cinema International; “Troll Hunter,” Curris Center Theater, open to all • 8 p.m. Fencing Club; Carr Health, Room 209, open to all •9:30 p.m. Music Shows; Hart Coffee Shop, open to all
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Police Beat Oct. 18 1:48 p.m. A caller reported theft of property from the Curris Center. Officers were notified and the property was located. 2:51 p.m. Officers issued a summons to Katey Wallace, freshman from Camden, Tenn., for terroristic threatening in the third degree. 3:35 p.m. A person reported being harassed to an officer at Public Safety. Officers took an information report.
Oct. 19 12:37 p.m. A caller reported an altercation at the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Expo Center. Officers were no-
tified and took a report forfourth-degree assault. 1:30 p.m. A caller reported the theft of items from their vehicle in the Lee Clark parking lot. Officers were notified and the property was found. 3:05 p.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana on the second floor of Hart College. Officers were notified and everything appeared normal.
Oct. 20 7:08 a.m. Officers gave a verbal warning to a driver in the CFSB parking lot C for wreckless driving. 10:0 3 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious person outside of Hart College. Officers were notified and took an information report. 11 :58 p.m. A caller reported damage to his parked vehicle at the Ryan Street parking lot.
Officers were notified and took a report for a hit and run motor vehicle accident.
Oct. 21 12:10 a.m. A caller reported the smell of gasoline on the first floor of Franklin College. The Murray Fire Department and Central Plant were notified. No smell was detected by the officers and the detectors were functioning. Officers took an information report. 10:45 a.m. A caller reported a
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verbal disagreement between residents at Springer College. Officers were notified. 8:26 p.m. A caller reported sparks in an outlet at Elizabeth College. The Murray Fire Department and officers were notified.
Oct. 22 3:27 p.m. Officers gave a verbal warning to a driver in the parking lot of The Keg for careless driving and no proof of registration.
Oct. 21 1:22 a.m. A caller reported a male subject with either a knife or scissors crawling around on the lawn in front of White College. Subject was located on 13th Street with a screw driver and pliers. Officers were notified. Subject went home.
5:0 4 p.m. A caller reported a medical emergency at Waterfield Library. Officers and an ambulance service were notified. 11:03 p.m. A caller reported skateboarders in the lower parking lot of Central Plant. Officers were notified.
Oct. 23 8:1 5 p.m. A caller reported an elevator stuck on the first floor of the Curris Center with approximately 13 inside. Officers and the Central Plant were notified. 8:32 p.m. A caller reported possible drug activity at Hart College. Officers were notified and found nothing. 11:52 p.m. A caller reported a fight in progress at Springer College. Officers were notified and took a report for fourthdegree assault.
Oct. 24 12:32 p.m. A caller reported a noninjury vehicle accident in the White College parking lot. Officers were notified and took and information report. 10:43 p.m. A caller reported a suspocious person at the Curris Center. Officers were notified and took an information report. 4:1 1 p.m. A caller reported a noninjury vehicle accident at 16th Street. Officers were notified and took and 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.
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TEAMS From Page 1 Board of Regents at its Dec. 14 meeting. Tim Todd, dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business and chair of the college’s budget planning and review team, said the teams have been more successful than he’d originally imagined. “We’re basically going through three steps,” he said. “We’re prioritizing, looking to see if low performing programs need to be changed, we’re going through the budget to minimize the red ink, looking to see if we can innovatively change programs without damaging them and we’re looking to see if we can maximize the black ink, looking to provide more services which will show additional streams of revenue.” Todd said the chairs within the school of business have been making their own recommendations, which the team is looking at before eventually making proposals to the provost and president. “We’re literally taking the budget and going line-by-line,” he said. “We’re ‘scrubbing the budget’ to see areas that might be cut. We’re hoping we have strong recommendations to take the president in a month.”
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From Page 1 structure, which categorizes by departments, but the University budget also lists by area of responsibility: Presidential Accounts, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Institutional Advancement and Finance and Administrative Personnel. “A vice president might have something contained within their area of responsibility which might not follow the national chart structure, which is why there are two ways the budget is formatted,” he said. Each of the nine academic college/school budgets are reported in a similar fashion. For example, the Hutson School of Agriculture has an “area of responsibility” budget of approximately $6.7 million. This number reflects the total budget for the college, combining public services – such as the farms and the Breathitt Veterinary Diagnostic Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. – and academic services, including faculty and staff salaries. The instructional budget for the Hutson School of Agriculture is almost $2.2 million – a difference of almost $4.6 million – which is made up primarily of faculty and staff salaries. The salary differences between faculty, staff and administrators can vary greatly for a number of reasons, including the position itself, education level, essentiality and for faculty, the
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The pie chart above illustrates the five University areas of responsibility within the education and general portion of the operating budget. *I.A. represents Institutional Advancement, one of the five areas. college in which they teach. Johnson said one of the most troubling items on the budget is salary. He said as a student it did not make sense to him that some within the University, who have the same education level, would have such a large variance in pay. “I guess when you factor in the size of the college and the number of students within it the salary difference can begin to make more sense,” he said. “It’s not the same thing across other areas of the University, coaches for instance, I don’t see it as fair that coaches make more
Tom Denton, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said there were several things the teams could look at in regard to lessening expenditures. He said one option might be looking at vacant salaried positions throughout the University. “Out of the salaried positions in the budget, about 5 percent of them might be vacancies,” he said “But the vacancies on the academic side tend to stay in the budget longer.” He said in previous years the academic side of the University has eliminated vacant positions to provide a source of funds, but only the positions that were empty for two or more years. He said the nonacademic salaried positions generally tended to fill quicker. “It’s a never-ending process,” Denton said. “It’s difficult to maintain a static level of personnel. We have some vacancies year round and those will probably be looked at.” Bonnie Higginson, vice president of Academic Affairs, said the budget was created earlier in the year and does not account for the positions that have since been filled. “I would hope we don’t sweep vacant lines,” she said. “Academic Affairs did that before, and we lost over $700,000. I hope that doesn’t happen again, definitely not to that extreme.”
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money than anyone in the faculty or staff.” Bonnie Higginson, vice president of Academic Affairs, said she could only speak about the academic nature of Murray State, but said the salaries among the faculty can vary for a number of reasons. She said the biggest determinant is what the professor would be worth in the job market. She said faculty in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business tend to have higher salaries because of what they are worth outside of the University. “Some of the professors in business could make more outside of the University,” she said. Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, agreed with Higginson and said the market was the reason some faculty were paid more. “Certain areas of employment pay more than others,” he said. “Scientists and doctors make more than teachers. In academia, certain disciplines pay more than others. It’s a reflection of what field you are in. It’s no different than the real world. A lot has to do with market and the supply and demand, based on where they’ve taught, services they have done and notoriety.” He said time served at the University could also have an impact on the variation in salaries. “If you look at the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, probably every student on campus is going to take classes in that college because of gen. ed classes,” Robertson said. “It’s going to have a larger faculty and more classes, so it will have a higher operating budget compared to
agriculture, which is going to be a more narrow group of individuals taking those classes.” He said there are many variables and it was impossible to say one area or position on campus was more important than another. “Part of that is in the choice you make when you decide what to major in,” he said. While faculty tend to have a higher salary than staff at Murray State, Denton said the average staff salary, excluding hourly-paid workers, was dependent upon three areas: market for the position, cost of living and standard benchmark salaries, which are gathered on a national level. The budget across areas of responsibility, within the general and education fund portion, also varies greatly; Academic Affairs has a budget of approximately $71.3 million, while Student Affairs has a budget of approximately $7.3 million. Robertson said it was not unusual for Academic Affairs to have a much larger budget than Student Affairs. “The scope of Academic Affairs is much larger than Student Affairs,” he said. “Its budget includes each academic college, all of the faculty salaries and the services they provide.” Robertson said the budget for Student Affairs was spread thin and there was not a lot of personnel in some areas, but said the office still has the dollars necessary to provide basic services. In the online edition of this feature, located at thenews.org, a link to the University’s 2012-13 operating budget is posted.
ALCOHOL From Page 1 coming days, as the city has begun the process of approving licenses and distributing them to the appropriate businesses. “The state has to send its own ABC Administrators to check the sites where businesses have already applied,” Clere said. “It’s a huge relay that can take anywhere from 30-45 days before the license is applied for and either approved or denied.” Clere said administrators have not yet arrived to check on all of the convenience stores and gas stations in the area, as each passing day pushes some release dates later into the year. Because of the lengthy process and intricate litigation, Clere said it would probably be the first of the year before any packaged liquor stores or full taverns were created. “Most of the applicants are playing a wait and see game,” she said. “They can’t start building yet until they know they’ve been approved.” With eight retail package licenses (liquor stores) and seven tavern licenses (full bars) up for grabs in the city, Clere confirmed more parties
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The first sale of packaged alcohol occurred Monday at 2:10 p.m. at the Five Star Marathon convenience store, located at Five Points in Murray. have applied for licenses than are available, and she anticipated more applications to arrive over time. Beer licenses, however, can be provided to all stores with at least $5,000 in grocery retail who apply and are accepted, proving to be less competitive than retail and tavern licenses. Though she could not confirm the names of businesses and proprietors who have voiced their intent to apply, Clere did say 15 applications are currently on the table for retail package stores, seven more than is allowed in Murray.
However, six applications have been filed for the tavern license, leaving at least one more available in the event no applications be rejected. With alcohol sales creeping up on the area, Clere shared some advice for students who are looking forward to the changing scene and availability of alcohol in Murray. “Even though it is more accessible doesn’t mean it won’t be more enforced,” she said. “Just because we won’t be waiting outside of every establishment doesn’t mean we aren’t watching.”
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Our View
Open records, open eyes The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Murray State News.
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” said the distinguished Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. The idea that having the right to pull back the curtains and see what might be going on behind them is an idea that Americans hold dear. We celebrate the right to privacy; we make it known our business is our very own and at least when it comes to government, we have a right to know how our money is being spent. The right to know is an essential right in a democracy, and that’s why we feel it important to make students aware they have the right to look at how their tuition dollars are being spent at Murray State. Businesses and institutions that receive federal or state funds are required by law to publish their budgets for public view, and this is something that students need to be aware of and take advantage of – to make their voices heard in the budget review process. Students cannot be engaged in running their own campus if they aren’t aware of where their tuition is headed. We can yell until we’re blue in the face that we aren’t well represented, that tuition shouldn’t have to go up and any number of things, but the fact of the matter is if we don’t know what we’re talking about, we won’t be
taken seriously. Herein of course lies the beauty of open records laws. The “sunlight” shone upon the budget gives students a powerful tool, a “disinfectant” with which to influence policy on campus and make themselves heard. What we don’t have in administrative experience or power can be made up in our command of knowledge as students – it’s something we can all use to make our campus a better place by speaking with our Student Government Association representatives on these critical issues, going to budget planning and review meetings and simply speaking out. Engagement on the part of students has been lacking over the past few semesters. Turnout for SGA elections last spring was abysmally low and some races weren’t even competitive. Students are largely absent from budget planning and review teams and there wasn’t the least bit of an uproar on campus when the city of Murray voted to impose a city sticker tax on students who may only live in Murray a few months out of the year. We have been hard on the administration at times this semester for legitimate reasons – however, we should not discount the pattern of resignation in the student body to important issues on campus and in the city. Open records gives us a chance to play on a level playing field. It’s time to play the game.
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Bolin: Life is not like a syllabus You will observe that many of the everyday activities that I write about in “A Professor’s Journal” are very ordinary and perhaps should not Duane Bolin merit the space Professor of of a newspaper column, but, History nonetheless, these are activities in which I am involved and for better or worse I can only write about those things that I know. Please be patient with me, for sometimes even in the most mundane tasks we can learn something about ourselves and others. One of my tasks as a teacher, a task that I have recently performed in preparation for an eight week last half of the semester course, is the preparation of a syllabus for HIS 222, American experience since 1865. This is a job that I always undertake with a measure of excitement. I begin this work soon after the completion of each semester, when the successes and failures of a term of study are fresh on my mind. Perhaps there is something I can change in the syllabus for the next semester that will keep me from repeating the mistakes of the past. As you know, a syllabus is a document, handed out to students in the first class session, which
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explains the course and defines the parameters of the course for students and professor alike. I never encountered a syllabus (at least I don’t remember seeing one) until I was a freshman at Belmont University, but now I notice that high school and middle school students are given a syllabus for each of their courses. The syllabus includes the course number, title and catalog description. It also includes statements about the purpose of the course, a listing of course objectives, identification of the required textbooks and outside readings, a description of the writing component of the course, all testing and grading procedures, the academic honesty policy, the attendance policy and finally a class-by-class schedule of readings and discussion topics. Every class session is accounted for. The class schedule helps the student (and the professor) prepare for each class session. Hopefully, students (and the professor) will have digested the readings for that day and will be willing and even eager to contribute to the class discussion. Although there are sometimes unavoidable digressions, it always amazes me how we are able to adhere so closely to the class schedule of the syllabus. By the end of the term we will accomplish what the syllabus has outlined. Hopefully, each student will fulfill the requirements for the course, as the syllabus has dictat-
ed. At the end of each semester we wrap up the course in a neat package, I deliver the grades electronically via MyGate and then I begin to put together a syllabus for the next semester, to start the process all over again. With each new syllabus, there is always the anticipation of success, the hope that students will be furthered along in their academic journeys, that real learning and real progress will be made. I have learned that life is not like a syllabus. Life does not come pre-arranged or pre-packaged. As much as we try to plan ahead, it is impossible to put together a “life schedule” like a class schedule in a course syllabus. Of course, a college class always offers up many surprises, pleasant and unpleasant. But life itself is all too messy. So much of life, it seems to me, is out of our hands. Life often throws us a curve, or as the theologian and writer Frederick Buechner put it, “Life works us all over before it’s all through.” In life, as in a college course, however, there is always the hope of success, that we will be able to complete the course requirements in good order and in good fashion. Maybe, we can finish well. The apostle Paul said it best in a letter to his friend Timothy. At the end of his life syllabus, he said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” jbolin@murraystate.edu
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Faith, religion have important roles to play
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Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, writing for the majority in the 1962 case Engel v. Vitale, said “the history of man is inseparable with the history of religion.” America is no exception in this regard. Since the time of the Puritans, who left England to escape religious persecution, the people of this nation have recognized a need for the protection of differing beliefs. In his letter which appeared in the Oct. 19 edition Colton of The News, Mr. William Zingrone tackles a wide Givens variety of topics involving religion, from education senior from to the debate over abortion. Many of his arguments Welchs Creek, do not merit even a token response, as they are Ky. both extremely belittling to people of faith and disjointed to the point of incomprehension. However, drawing his heaviest criticism is Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, who has denied scientific theories such as evolution and the Big Bang. Zingrone argues Rep. Broun’s views, which are influenced by his personal faith, have no place in Congressional debate; it is this argument which I take issue with. Mr. Zingrone seems to suggest only those views which are scientifically verifiable, the only views which he believes are legitimate, should be allowed in the marketplace of ideas. However, this position runs counter to the conception of religious freedom which the framers of the Constitution envisioned. In his letter to the Danbury Baptist Convention, Jefferson called for a “wall of separation between Church and State.” This is not a call for a completely secular U.S. government or society, even though Mr. Zingrone might wish that to be the case; rather, it simply means the government cannot favor any one belief system over another. This includes the beliefs of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and athiests. To quash religious sentiment and allow only secular viewpoints is as much a violation of religious freedom as is the establishment of an official church. While the framers made it clear that Congress should take no part
in the determination of an official religion or favor one belief system over another, it is fallacious to believe individual legislators were forbidden to take their own views into account. I would argue the representative mechanism designed by the framers in fact encourages this type of debate in Congress. They designed a system in which voters from each district were to elect the man or woman who would best represent their interests in Washington. By electing Rep. Broun, the voters of Georgia’s tenth congressional district have effectively said they prefer his beliefs over those of his opponent. They, and the framers, expect his decisions in Congress to reflect the wishes of his constituency. If a majority of Rep. Broun’s constituents deny the validity of the Big Bang theory and evolution, then Rep. Broun is in fact doing his job. And if at a later date, the people of Georgia feel Rep. Broun is no longer representing their interests, the Constitution provides a remedy: elections. The framers also realized for every legislator such as Rep. Broun, there is likely to be one similar to Rep. Pete Stark of California, an atheist. In this way, opposing viewpoints counteract one another so no one position becomes dominant; as Madison said in the 51st Federalist, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” A final link in this chain of protections is the First Amendment, which ensures that even if one belief system gains a strong foothold, it cannot banish all others. I understand Mr. Zingrone denies any system of faith is legitimate, and I further understand he believes the facts he puts forth are evidence of his position’s superiority. However, to deny individuals have a right to take into account their own personal convictions in decision-making processes, in government or elsewhere, is to deny the more than two century tradition of religious freedom in this nation. While I agree Rep. Broun’s comments are fairly ludicrous, in the eyes of the government they should be treated exactly the same as Mr. Zingrone’s own views.
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Cheers to ... the end of presidential debate season. With two weeks to go, undecided voters presumably now know the candidates’ positions on everything from Big Bird to bayonets. So what’s this about climate change? Jeers to ... not enough call boxes on campus. It’s nice that we have them around the dorms, but how many are near the Quad? Because we all know that nothing bad ever happens ...
In Professor William Zingrone’s column in the Oct. 19 edition of The News, he noted, “ ... the Biblical literalists, the science disparagers ... they gotta hate the facts now, they gotta deny reality itself.” Dr. Zingrone appeared to have no problem after seeing that posters for an event he supported had been taken down, in saying “probably religious person(s) took most of them down.” I guess the point Dr. Zingrone was making was that when someone disparages science they should have facts but when someone makes disparaging comments regarding people of faith, facts are irrelevant. I’m not sure what line of thinking Dr. Zingrone was using to make his point – freethinking, reason or science but whatever it was, it gave me a chuckle.
Cheers to ... legal beer sales in Murray! After what seems like an eternity, prohibition is finally over. You know, like it was everywhere ... in 1933.
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Jeers to ... Christmas in October. Look, we know you want to get a head start and all, but it’s a bit early for Egg Nog and Christmas tree sales at Walmart. Might as well start selling Valentine’s Day cards in November ...
Like many Americans, I enjoyed last summer’s blockbuster hit, “The Hunger Games.” While I’ll admit I haven’t actually read the series, I can’t help but Devin Griggs think we have our Opinion Editor own, real life “Hunger Games” going on in America today. If you need proof, look no further than the American midwest. No region in the country has been more impacted by the rapid and staggering deindustrialization of the country than the American midwest, where the good, highpaying union manufacturing jobs of yore have vanished in a sea of low-wage jobs in the service sector. Today, both candidates vie for the support of the American midwest in their respective presidential campaigns. Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania are swing states and both the president and Republican Gov. Romney have adopted rhetoric intended to appeal to midwestern voters, with promises from Romney to label China a “currency manipulator” and President Barack Obama to grow manufacturing by removing tax incentives for outsourcing. Nevertheless, what we have in the midwest today is a lot of hot air coming out of both campaigns. Recall Romney penned an op-ed in The New York Times titled “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” Recall also that Obama has preached the virtues of American manufacturing all the while signing free trade agreements with South Korea and Columbia that seriously threaten to further erode America’s manufacturing base. Like “The Hunger Games,” American politics has become something of a bloodsport wherein millionaire and billionaire donors fund presidential campaigns for the underlying purpose of protection for themselves. Working class Americans are left out in the cold as both Obama and Romney rake in cash from Wall Street financiers and refuse to commit themselves to anything other than platitudes for rebuilding America’s industrial base. As jobs dry up, as wages decline and as the economy contracts, the potential for catastrophic levels of deprivation in the midwest increase. Already a leader in unemployment and with rising poverty, a double-dip recession threatens to ignite a powder keg in the midwest. Where might that lead? It’s time for the American Hunger Games to end. Wealthy donors should no longer be allowed to “sponsor” candidates; hot air has to give way to real solutions to rebuild the midwest and the country as a whole. We have to make it in America again. Devin Griggs is vice president of finances for the Murray State College Democrats. dgriggs@murraystate.edu
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Lindsay Cunningham, junior and employee of the Hart Thouroughbrewed Cafe, has noticed a decrease in sales during the morning hours this fall. Due to the lack of business, the cafe has changed hours of operation. It is no longer open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., but instead opens at 3 p.m.
Hart’s Thouroughbrewed Cafe has instated new operating hours due to a lack of business this semester, which has upset students and employees of the business. The cafe, attached to the Hart Residential College, is no longer open on Saturdays, and on Oct. 15 its hours changed from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and now instead opens at 3 p.m. “Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the cafe was only averaging about five customers an hour,” Amy Crump, supervisor of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, said. “We were slightly busier in the morning between 8 and 10, but it still wasn’t enough business to justify being open.” Crump said she thinks the lack of business in the morning was primarily due to other coffee locations on campus, such as Winslow Dining Hall and the Curris Center Thoroughbrewed Cafe. She said those venues were much more convenient to the students. “I think it has a lot to do with choices,” she said. “If given the choice between stopping multiple times, and a one stop shop, most people will choose the one stop. You can go to Winslow and get your breakfast and coffee at the same time.” Crump said Paula Amols, director of Dining Services, made the final decision for the cafe to be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crump said most of the feedback they received from the students about the switch
in hours has been negative. Anna Esswin, sophomore from Perryville, Mo., said she goes to Hart Thoroughbrewed Cafe, commonly known as Hart Cafe, three times a week and is not happy about the modifications. “I wasn’t even aware of the time change,” Esswin said, “I feel like they didn’t publicize the change in hours enough.” Chase Harris, sophomore from Paducah Ky. and resident of Hart Residential College, also said he didn’t like the hours of operation. Harris was one of approximately 330 people to sign the “Don’t Go Breaking My Hart Cafe” petition, a petition started at Hart Cafe to protest the changes to the opening time. Crump said the number of people who signed the petition was not representative of the amount of service the cafe had been receiving, and some of the signers may have been confused about the purpose of the petition. “To my knowledge it was not clearly marked as to what the petition was for,” Crump said. “I think some of the 330 people that signed the petition may have been under the impression that we were closing the cafe completely.” The minimizing of hours has not only affected patrons of the cafe, but also the cafe’s workers whose hours have subsequently been cut due to the adjustments. Isaac Natz, senior from Hopkinsville, Ky. and Hart Cafe employee, said because of the
switch, there has been a big cut in employee hours. He said the majority of the student workers are upset, but they understand why the Graphic by sxc.hu change had to happen. “I have two opinions, one at a personal level and one at a professional level,” Natz said. “Professionally, I understand why it had to be done; our sales were down 60 percent from last semester. They’ve crunched all the numbers and I’m sure they’ve done them a hundred times over.” “Personally, all the hours I work here are in the morning,” Natz said. “I usually get off at 3:30, but now we’ll be opening at three. [The change] screws me out of eight hours [of work] a week.” Crump said they are making every effort to ensure student workers will have the opportunity to pick up any hours they would be losing. While Hart Cafe has done poorer financially this year, the change in hours is no indication they will be closing soon. “There has never been any discussions regarding closing the cafe down,” Crump said. “We are completely committed to keeping the Hart Cafe open. We just want to make it a successful venue that the students want to support.”
Regent discusses ambition to stop bullying statewide
This is the fifth installment of a 12-part series profiling the representatives who make final University decisions. Lexy Gross || Staff writer cgross2@murraystate.edu
Susan Guess, one of eight regents appointed by the governor, said she has two main interests, making Murray State the best it can be and preventing bullying statewide. A 1987 graduate of Murray State, Guess has worked with the board to make several important decisions for the University. “Anything I’ve been able to accomplish has been due to Murray State,” Guess said. “Not just my education, but my experience as well is owed to Murray. Being a student there has allowed me to accomplish much and improve the quality of life for my fam-
ily and others as well.” Guess is currently a member of the buildings and grounds committee and the committee for regional services. She is also chair of the institutional Susan Guess a d v a n c e m e n t committee. Appointed With the board, Regent Guess has worked on relationships with alumni to further private donations for the University. “Institutional advancement has been a successful area for the board,” Guess said. “Opportunities are constantly arising for University dona-
tions, either cash or other services.” Among the many projects Guess has been an advocate for, she said the success of the Murray State extended campus in Paducah, Ky., was important to her. Guess said the regional Murray State campuses are necessary to improve the quality of life in Western Kentucky. “Many McCracken County residents have little or no college education,” Guess said. “Those with a college degree can earn a million dollars or more over their lifetime.” Guess has also been pushing for an anti-bullying program at Murray State and statewide. “My passion is anti-bullying,” Guess said. “I looked at my 9-year-old daughter who was bullied a year ago and I said to her, ‘bad things are going
to happen to us. You can choose to ignore it, blame someone else or become part of the solution.’ Our students have a great opportunity to become involved and make a positive impact.” Soon, Guess said, she will be traveling to Frankfort, Ky. to discuss new ideas for an anti-bullying campaign with Gov. Steve Beshear. She has already started several programs in western Kentucky. Guess said she plans on continuing with her anti-bullying campaign by making it a statewide initiative; she is visiting with Beshear next month to speak about antibullying initiatives. “I’ve been amazed at how (bullying) has affected students,” Guess said. “There are things that have happened to students that can be used to make a difference in a positive way. Again, in-
stead of doing nothing or hoping someone else does it, they become the leader and see they can make a difference.” Today, Guess is the senior vice president and marketing director for The Paducah Bank and Trust Company and is chair of the Lourdes Hospital Foundation. She is the only woman to serve a term as chair for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and the only chair to serve two terms. Guess said she would never have been able to accomplish what she has without Murray State. Her term on the Board of Regents will expire in 2013. Said Guess: “My hope is that students take the opportunity they have at Murray State to really make their mark on this world.”
Across campus Author presents Pray the Gay Away Bernadette Barton, professor of sociology and women’s studies at Morehead State University, will present “Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays” on Nov. 1. Pray the Gay Away is at 7 p.m. in Mason Hall. Barton will discuss her book and will be avaliable at the University Store afterward for a book signing. The University Store will sell copies of the book following the presentation. Alliance, Campus activities Board, Gender and Diversity Studies Programs, LGBT Programming, Ministry Open to All and Student Affairs are sponsoring the program. The program is free and open to all.
YNL students host Great American Smokeout Youth and Nonprofit Leadership students will host the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 15 on the 2nd floor of the Curris Center. There will be a mini-carnival with games, prizes and anti-smoking information.
Highland Festival comes to Central Park The Murray Highland Festival begins at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 27 at Central Park. Throughout the day events such as weaving, piping demos, sheep herding demonstrations, thw Highland cattle exhibit and genealogy assistance will take place. Vendor tents will also be scattered through the park. Admission is $5 at the gate and there is no charge for children under the age of 10.
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Murray State hosted the semiannual Bull Blowout at the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Expo Center on Oct. 21, where professional riders from across the state participated in the bull riding and barrell racing competitions. Children had the opportunity to participate in mutton busting and the calf scramble. The next Bull Blowout competition is in February of 2013. For an extended feature on the Oct. 21 event, visit thenews.org.
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Junior Erica Burgess was a six-time OVC player of the week last season and was named to the All-OVC Second Team and All-OVC Newcomer team.
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Personality is everything when it comes to an entertaining game. Not only do fans love to see their team play well, but they also like to see them enjoy doing it. It’s the showmanship in the dramatic parts of a game which keep people coming back for basketball madness, and the Racers have a perfect person for the job. Junior guard Erica Burgess transferred to the Murray State basketball program in 2010 from Southeast Louisiana. She was redshirted as a sophomore, but made an immediate impact on the Racers and brought a faster pace to their offensive style, averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game last season. Her electrifying presence, powerful drives to the rim and agility made her a player to watch. Burgess said basketball was a strong presence in her life growing up. She got her start in league basketball in 6th grade.
“I haven’t really been playing as long as the other girls,” she said. “After that season in 6th grade, I stuck with it through high school and fell in love with it. I think my cousins got me started in pickup basketball. We had a goal in the back yard. We would just shoot around.” As a college athlete, Burgess said her favorite part of the game is the showmanship. Showboating, entertaining the crowd and giving a good performance are her favorite parts of being a basketball player. “I like to showboat a lot,” she said. “I think that’s what comes with being from Memphis. It’s fun when you’re crossing people and the crowd blows up. I like to play and have a good time too.” Even though she makes it look fun and easy, Burgess has to dedicate much of her time and energy into being the athlete she is. She said she owes much of her power to the time she puts in the gym and her past experience as a Tae Kwon Do fighter. “Specifically, pushups keep me in shape,” she said. “I’m always doing pushups. I got my black belt in Tae Kwon Do a while back. I was
dedicated to it, but I had to quit so I could keep playing basketball.” Not only is skill needed to win, but leadership and maturity help keep a team together. Burgess said she has matured more as an athlete and wants to set a good example for her younger teammates. “I want to be the one to take them under my wing,” she said. “I want to try to get them ready to step in for me one day. They need to understand the way we do things and memorize big plays.” Burgess said she fell in love with the game and literally meant it. It’s difficult to keep basketball as a priority when an athlete graduates college. The WNBA has very strict standards to play in the league, but Burgess said she is still fighting for a chance to go pro. “I was planning on trying to play professionally overseas,” she said. “It seems irrational or unrealistic right now, but if I could even make it into the WNBA, that would be great.” With another year to contemplate the future, Burgess still has another season at Murray State ahead of her on which to focus. She said it’s going to be difficult but hopes for more fans to show up.
“It’ll be tough,” she said. “But I know we’re going to get some support from the crowd. I’m kind of excited to see what we can really do against a Sun Belt Western Kentucky team.” Head Coach Rob Cross was the first to see her adjustment as a new Racer athlete, and said he is impressed and excited to see how she has grown as a player and how it will translate into games. “I think you’re going to see a much better player this year,” he said. “Because she had some rust last year, but she does her job every day. She shows up every single day and does more than what she’s capable of doing. It’s so exciting to see the consistency out of her. She’s very dedicated.” Burgess has also done much better this year focusing more on the team as a whole, said Cross. She has made sure to step up in communication, vocalize at practice and in games and commit to a more cohesive and bonded team. “She’s much more vocal this year,” he said. “I’m very proud of how she’s matured as a player since she’s been here. I’m excited for the rest of her career.”
Softball
New on-campus field to be ready for coming spring Lexy Gross || Staff writer cgross2@murraystate.edu
The Murray State softball team will have a new field to play on by the spring of 2013. The field will be constructed where the football practice field was located. Athletic Director Allen Ward said the on-campus field will provide improved facilities and strengthen the softball program at Murray State. “It has been our goal all along to provide a place on campus for our new softball program to practice and compete,” Ward said. “Just like any of our other sports, it’s important for them to have visibility on campus and to be close to the other facilities they use during the season.” Ward said he hopes the field will be open in time for the third softball season at Murray State. Since the program’s start in 2010, the softball team has played at the Murray-Calloway County Park. The current field was upgraded by Murray State with the installation of a new irrigation system, home and away bullpens, batting cages, perimeter fencing, a new backstop, netting and bleachers. Along with the renovations of 2010, the softball team received a locker room in Roy Stewart Stadium as well, along with a lounge area. Ward said the new field gives players the opportunity to use on-campus facilities. In the spring, they will be able to access their locker
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The new softball field will be built on the former football practice field, located between the Susan E. Bauernfeind Wellness Center and Roy Stewart Stadium. rooms directly before games and use training rooms when necessary. Also, the field gives the team the publicity it has not had in the past. With games being played on campus, it will be much more convenient for students to attend. Parking and restrooms will also be much more accessible to fans at the new field. Ward said while he appreciates the relation-
ship Murray State has with the Murray-Calloway County Parks and Recreation Department, he agrees the softball program needs a field of its own. “An on-campus facility will help the program in recruiting and building fan support for the young program,” Ward said. “It will help us create a home field advantage similar to that of our other on-campus competition venues.”
Murray State basketball guard, Zaveral “Zay” Jackson, has been suspended for the 2012-13 season and faces court delays in light of the sitting judge’s decision to recuse himself from the trial. He was expected to be formally sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of wanton endangerment and agreeing to a plea deal. Instead, in open court, Calloway Circuit Judge Dennis Foust resigned from the case after an unknown media source questioned his ties to Murray State and the basketball team. Due to the holdup in the proceedings, Head Coach Steve Prohm and Athletic Director Allen Ward suspended Jackson for the entire 2012-13 basketball season. “The recent delay in the legal proceedings was unexpected; however, we respect the process and will continue to monitor it closely,” Ward said. “My examination and evaluation of the events have been ongoing and I believe it is in the best interest of all concerned for me to formalize a course of action as it relates to Zay’s participation with the team this season.” Jackson entered the plea deal after his charges were reduced to the initial two counts of second-degree assault, after striking two Zay Jackson victims with his car in the Sophmore guard Murray Walmart parking lot. The deal included 30 days in jail, to be served on weekends due to Murray State classes, attendance of anger management courses, community service projects and restitution for the victims. Foust informed Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blankenship and defense attorney Gary Haverstock of his resignation before court on Monday. “I feel that to ensure (confidence) in this case I must recuse myself,” Foust said in open court. The next hearing is set for Nov. 13, giving the court enough time to appoint a special judge. The judge can either agree with the plea deal Jackson has accepted or can reject it entirely. Blankenship said he was concerned Foust would not agree to the deal after the Walmart surveillance video became viral. When Haverstock and Blankenship talked with Foust about the sentence, the judge did not seem convinced the plea deal was enough to ensure it would not happen again. Haverstock was called several times and no contact could be made. “Foust said to me, ‘I don’t know if anger management will be enough,’” Blankenship said. “He was thinking there might be something deeper. (Jackson) got so mad, so fast, over what seemed to be an insignificant event. I think the video really showed his anger and Foust wanted to find other options.” Foust never signed the plea agreement, Jackson will not return to jail or serve any of the diversion program until the attorneys and the appointed judge decide on an agreement. The victims of the assault, Jason and Alia Clement from Paducah, Ky., called Blankenship’s office Monday after the hearing to disagree with the plea agreement. The couple originally told both Haverstock and Blankenship they would look over the agreement and let the attorneys know if they approved the diversion or not. Blankenship said he plans on informing the appointed judge of Foust’s idea of counseling for Jackson. Blankenship said he does not expect a much harsher punishment for Jackson from the judge, because first-time student offenders do not end up with felony punishments. “I think we have always done this in a similar way,” Blankenship said. “We don’t want to put a permanent felony on a young person, because it affects students and their future career.” Jackson was expected to play a starting role this season for the Racers. With the season only weeks away, Prohm said he will support Jackson in the judicial system. “He’s still suspended from the basketball team, and from all the practices and team activities,” Prohm said. “We’re letting him go through the judicial system, but there’s a lot more to the situation that I know that a lot of people on the outside do not know. I’m committed to Zay and I’m here to help him through this process.”
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Consistency continues, men post top-five finish Edward Marlowe || Staff writer emarlowe@murraystate.edu
It was just another day at the office for Head Coach Eddie Hunt and the men’s golf team as they continued their streak of top-five finishes on Oct. 23 with a fourth-place finish at the Austin Peay State University Intercollegiate. Held on The Links at Novadell Golf Club in Hopkinsville, Ky., Murray State finished the first round tied for second with Belmont, SIUE and Austin Peay, while Lipscomb held a one-shot lead with an opening round 289. However, it was all Austin Peay (860) from then on, as the team went on to fire back-to-back 285s en route to a seven-shot victory over second-place Lipscomb (867). SIUE (875) placed fifth to round out the top-five for the tournament. Once again, it was the seniors who led the Racers to a strong finish, but Hunt said he believed the team left a little bit out there in the last round. “I was fairly pleased,” Hunt said. “I was disappointed in the last round. If we play that last round like we should have, we could have brought home a second place finish.” Even then, Hunt said the fall has been kind to the Racers saying the team is rounding into shape as they near the end of the fall portion of their schedule. “I think our top four have played really well, and we’ve kept the same top four players all year long,” Hunt said. “Moving forward, we have to find our fifth guy. We’ve had to plug in some young guys into the last slot, and so we’ve got some young guys battling to be the fifth guy heading into our final tournament of the fall season.” Senior Patrick Newcomb led the Racers with a three-round score of 211 (68-72-71) and held the top spot on the leaderboard after the first round, but struggled to stay on top and had to settle for an individual fifth-place finish. Despite not bringing home top honors, Newcomb still leads the OVC in scoring average. After 15 rounds, Newcomb is seventh in the country for Division I scoring average.
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Men’s golf has finished in the top five in every match they have played in this season, with two 1st’s, two 3rd’s and one fourth place. Finishing in 11th was senior Hunter York, who posted a three-round 217 (73-74-70), while senior Tyler Brown rolled in with 17th and a three-round 220 (73-69-78). Sophomore Wade Thompson ended the tournament in 51st with a 229 (76-77-76) and freshman Preston French posted a 57th place finish and a three-round score of 230 (77-74-79). With just one more event on the fall schedule, the Racers hope to finish the first half of the season with six straight top-five finishes. They tee off Nov. 5 for the Arkansas State Red Wolves Classic at Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. Hunt says this final tournament will be one of the bigger tests the Racers will face, and he and the team are certainly looking forward to continuing their consistent play and ending the fall season on a high note. “I really like this tournament because we play a lot of teams we normally see only once or twice a year,” Hunt said. “We play Vanderbilt, who is 18th in the country, Rice, Illinois State and Troy, and it will be a really good gauge for how we stack up against some of the better teams from around the entire country.”
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‘How bout them cowgirls’ Now this tends to surprise people but I’m a little bit country. I love camo, boots and country music, but what I love the most is riding horses. I have been riding horses for over half of my life. I had my first lesson when I was in the first grade and started competJaci Kohn ing in local horse shows in the 4th grade. I started Assistant Sports Editor competing in state and breed level shows and got my first horse. I was a freshman in college when I gave up competing in horse shows and switched to barrel racing and rodeos and was a sophomore in college when I bought my first barrel horse. I competed in my first college rodeo as a junior. I have been competing in horse related events for pretty much my entire life and it is very hard to not have my horses with me this semester or to compete in rodeos and horse shows. I am an equestrian and an athlete. You may not think an equestrian is an athlete, if you do think this you would be wrong. I am part of a team, not with other players, but with my horse. We trust and depend on each other just like a quarterback depends on his receivers. We form a partnership and work together to compete to the best of our abilities just as a tennis doubles team does. When a horse and rider are working together in perfect sync, it doesn’t matter which discipline, be it western pleasure, barrel racing or roping; it looks effortless. Just like basketball players must control the ball, I have to control my horse. And let me tell you, a 1,000 pound horse is a lot harder to control than a measly basketball. Horses have personalities and feelings which basketballs, footballs and baseballs do not. Sometimes horses just do not want to work with you. These are the days that being an equestrian sucks. I remember times after a particularly bad class, getting back to the trailer and just crying because our performance was that terrible. Those are the days you just want to pack up, put the horse back in the trailer and drive
home. But you have to get past these hard times, especially if you want to perform better in the next class or event. Horses can feel if you are upset or angry which might sound silly to people who are non-riders, but it is the truth. If I was mad at my horse before going into a Western Pleasure class, my horse could feel it. This would negatively affect our performance in the class and for the rest of the day, unless I put the anger behind me. Or if I was extremely nervous before running a barrel pattern, my horse could sense it; which would make him more anxious. Through competing in horse shows and rodeos, I have learned to not let my emotions get the best of me. I have always let my nerves and doubts get to me, but through riding, I have learned to suck it up and just go for it. The first time I competed in a barrel race, I was a nervous wreck. I was shaking with nerves. It felt like pterodactyls were flying around my stomach. I almost didn’t compete and many people thought I didn’t have what it took to do this discipline. But I did it and it was amazing. Running the pattern felt like my horse and I were flying. If I hadn’t run in that race, I would have definitely regretted it. It is a moment like that which reminds me I can do anything I put my mind to. My first barrel race was one of my favorite memories in my entire riding career and I almost did not compete. I almost let my doubt and other people’s doubt keep me from doing what I love and what I am good at. I look back at this moment whenever I feel myself thinking I can’t do something or when I feel like others doubt me. It reminds me to block out all of the negative thoughts and just perform. You really can do anything you put your mind to. You just have to block out all the people who are not there for you and remember a special moment, like my first barrel race. Remember how it felt to prove others and yourself wrong. Now I am not saying if you try your hardest you will be a champion or the best in the world. I am certainly no where near that caliber in either riding or writing. But you won’t regret trying. jkohn@murraystate.edu.
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Music to my ears You can call it Jock Jams. You can call it Hype Music. You can call it Pump Up the Volume. I just like to call it a damn good soundtrack. It’s not a good sporting event without a solid disc jockey, and often the atmosphere of a game is dictated by what song is playing at the given time. Some songs even emphasize events happening in a game, making the moment even more special to Edward the ones who chose to attend. Music only heightens the intensity and Marlowe emotions surrounding the game, often genStaff writer erating crowd noise meant to distract the opponent or invigorate the home team to make a play. Obvious songs like “We Are the Champions” (written and performed by Freddie Mercury of Queen in 1977) come to mind when a champion has been crowned in an arena, and the song is certainly one of the better sports jams of our time. Other arena favorites, such as “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, are crowd pleasers played to get an audience involved in singing and dancing and carrying on, perhaps during a media timeout or halftime show. It works so good, so good, so good, every single time it plays. Here are a few songs I love to hear, or would love to hear, when I go to sporting events. “The Boys are Back in Town” – Thin Lizzy (1976) Released on the album Jailbreak by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy in 1976, “The Boys are Back in Town” is a great home arena song to hear, especially if the team has been on a rather long and difficult road trip and has just returned to the confines of its stadium. “Fuel” – Metallica (1999) Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999, “Fuel” is just the song to get any crowd completely jacked up for whatever is about to happen. The high octane overture is certainly a crowd favorite at football games around the nation and definitely heightens the adrenaline of everyone within earshot. “Shoot to Thrill” – AC/DC (1980) I guess you’re wondering why I didn’t pick “Hell’s Bells,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” or “Back in Black.” Honestly they are all great choices for this list. Angus Young and Co. spent decades pumping out crowd-pleasing riffs, most of which are blasted across PA systems in stadiums around the world. However, when I hear “Shoot to Thrill,” I think basketball games, hockey games or any sport with a denizen of beautiful cheerleaders rocking out to this song. “In the Air Tonight” – Phil Collins (1981) I’m not sure even Phil Collins knew how ridiculously epic this song would become. I honestly can’t decide what’s more powerful at a sporting event, the lyrics “I’ve been waiting for this moment for all of my life” or the drum solo at 3:40 that
turns everyone and their grandmother into the greatest air drummer of all time. Either way, this song is a must for any good mixer in the booth at a game. “We Will Rock You” – Queen (1977) Unlike its radio counterpart “We Are the Champions,” as the two are often played consecutively, “We Will Rock You” fits almost any situation and at any time during competition and is a sure-fire way to crank up crowd volume. Ranked No. 330 on The Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs of All Time list, the simple rhythm is enough to get any casual fan into a game. Stompstomp-clap. Stomp-stomp-clap. Stomp-stomp-clap. WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU. Yeah, I think that does the trick. “Get Ready” – Rare Earth (1970) Though not exactly a sports-driven song, “Get Ready” was the last song written by Smokey Robinson in 1966 for The Temptations. Certainly a love-making song for the casual listener, “Get Ready,” in my oh-so-humble opinion, is a much more family friendly version of its modern translation in today’s music scene, and the vibe of the song should get a crowd moving and grooving and cheering in the stands. “Work Hard, Play Hard” – Wiz Khalifa (2012) Though the edited version would be the one to blast over the stadium speakers, the beat of the song and simplistic chants of “work hard, play hard” would be enough to get any crowd crunk. Khalifa has been a rap artist on the scene since his single “Black and Yellow” exploded on the airwaves in Sept. 2010, and his newest single certainly measures up to the anthem-style rap necessary for a powerful game atmosphere. “Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash (1955) Similar to “Sweet Caroline,” “Folsom Prison Blues” delivers in the entertainment department and is great filler for commercial breaks, seventh inning stretches and injury timeouts. Cash delivered a song beloved not just by country fans, but music enthusiasts of all types who appreciate an emotionally charged song with a steady beat and catchy hook. This song is perfect for crowd participation and is particularly easy to sing. “Right Here, Right Now” – Fatboy Slim (1999) Compiled by Fatboy Slim from The James Gang and Angela Bassett samples, “Right Here, Right Now” is a big-beat rhythm that will punch you in your eardrums and rip off your face. The song could easily be played right before a do-or-die moment for a team or perhaps as a team is mounting an improbable comeback against a fearsome opponent. Either way, the song is good and sees considerable play in the U.S. “Runaround Sue” – Dion & the Del-Satins (1961) Call me crazy, but every time I hear this song, I think of the epic defensive montage in Little Big League as the Twins climb up the leaderboard in search for the AL Pennant. This song is a fun, bouncy tune that is super short and can easily be squeezed in when things are a little edgy or stagnant and can bring the crowd back to life. emarlowe@murraystate.edu.
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October 26, 2012
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Junior midfielder Jillian Russell dribbles in a game against Tennessee Tech.
Two game weekend split ends OVC hopes Nick Dolan || Staff writer ndolan@murraystate.edu The Murray State soccer team played a pair of must-win games this past weekend at Cutchin Field. The team ended up splitting the home series and was eliminated from title contention for the first time since 2006. On Oct. 20, the Racers won in thrilling fashion, defeating Jacksonville State in overtime to improve their chances of making the postseason. The Gamecocks were ahead of the Racers for the 6th and final spot in the OVC standings. Freshman forward Megg Hudson scored first for the Racers in the 49th minute, when she headed in freshman forward Racheal Foxley’s pass. The Gamecocks wouldn’t go quietly though, scoring with just three minutes left in the game off a corner kick which pushed the game into extra time. “I told the girls, to close out a game you have to have the ball, and we gave away the ball way too much,” Head Coach Beth Acreman said. “It wasn’t a problem the whole game, but in the last 10 minutes we looked rattled.” The Racers came out in over-time and took control of possession, only giving up one shot and getting off six in the same span. Senior defender Veronika Pribyslavsk scored the team-leading 7th goal and 3rd game winning goal of the season with just a minute left in the overtime period, giving the Racers their second overtime win this season. “We knew we had to win the game,” Pribyslavsk said. “We went into the first overtime with the thought of ‘We know we have to win.’ We had a lot of scoring opportunities and my goal was kind of lucky. Now we’re just focusing on the game on Sunday and we’re going into it with the thought that we need to win it.” With a crucial win behind them,
the Racers moved on to play their second game of the weekend Sunday, Oct. 21, afternoon against Tennessee Tech. Again, Murray State struck first in the 22nd minute. Sophomore midfielder Julie Mooney dribbled past three Golden Eagle defenders and ripped a shot into the lower right hand corner of the net, beating the keeper her first of the season. The Racers had trouble defending against the Tennessee Tech offense, giving up a goal two minutes later to tie the game at 1-1. The Golden Eagles ended the Racers hopes of making the OVC playoffs just before the first half ended as they put away their second goal. The Racers could not muster a response. “The commitment defensively was poor toward the end of the first half,” Acreman said. “I think in the first 20 minutes of the game we dominated the team again, but without scoring goals you can’t win games.” Murray State led in shots in the first half 10-9 but couldn’t capitalize. “We had a couple players in the midfield dribbling in and they needed to score those goals,” Acreman said. “Statistically we’re beating the other team but the result doesn’t show it.” Murray State will miss the post season for the first time in Acreman’s tenure and she said this season’s results should be an eye opener for her young team as they send the seniors off Sunday afternoon for senior day. “Well obviously for my younger players this has been a learning experience for them, and it has been all season,” Acreman said. “The worst thing is going to be on senior day when you know you can’t go to the tournament.” The Racers will play their final two games of the season at 3 p.m. at Cutchin Field this afternoon against Eastern Kentucky and at 1 p.m. on Sunday against Morehead State.
The Murray State women’s golf team shot a score of 921 and returned home Tuesday Oct. 22, with a shared 8th place at the Blue Raider Invitational. The team traveled to Murfreesboro Tenn. on Monday and Tuesday for the last tournament of its fall season. The Racers faced a field of 93 players and 18 teams at the invitational and the tournament consisted of 3 rounds of 18 greens, for a total of 54 holes. Head Coach Velvet Milkman applauded her players for their leadership and determination throughout the match. “I think we played better than what our scores showed,” Milkman said. “An eighth place finish was not what we were hoping for. I thought the effort was good, we played well and showed strong leadership.” Senior Alexandra Lennartson led the racers throughout the tournament and placed 11th with scores of 74-77-74= 225, while senior Alli Weaver placed 35th in the field of 93 with scores of 77-76-77=230. Teammates junior Delaney Howson and freshman Abbi Stamper shared 51st place with scores of 78-76-80=234 and 78-78-78=234 respectively. Freshman Sophie Hillier placed 69th with rounds of 76-83-80. Host Middle Tennessee won the event with a team score of 889, with Morehead State (905) and University of Arkansas Little Rock (906) not far behind. “The field is about the strongest we play as far as depth top-to-bottom and when you play in a golf tournament you don’t have to be better than just one team, you have to be better than seventeen,” Milkman said. “You cannot make some mental mistakes or have some loose swings or miss a few puts, and that was our challenge. The difference between 8th and 3rd wasn’t as big as it looked on paper.” According to Weaver, the team’s resilience and ability to bounce back from a bad shot stemmed from their preparation on the green. “Velvet has us doing a lot of drills - a lot of chipping drills
and putting drills,” senior Alli Weaver said. “When we get to the tournaments like this it’s really helpful because even if you miss the green or get in a tough spot, it gives you a one up on the field. The days we spent around the green and just chipping and putting really helps us when it comes to tournament time.” The team’s biggest challenge is patience. Not only does the sport of golf require great physical endurance, it also is a very mentally taxing sport. The mental game is equally as important as the physical aspect. “Patience, golf is not a game that’s perfect,” Milkman said. “You’re not going to get every shot absolutely perfect especially when it’s windy and you have to be able to be patient. When those shots are perfect you minimize your damages and move on. We still have to get much better at that.” Milkman approaches the spring and off-season with a business as usual attitude. The preparation for their championship season begins after the players take this upcoming week off. “The off-season has a lot more work in the weight room, it’s about getting stronger for those 36 whole days,” Milkman said. “As long as the weather is nice, they will continue to go out and practice and play. I told them winning championships takes patience, they take time off to regroup and that is what we are going to do.” Both Milkman and Weaver are looking forward to the spring season. Improvement and patience are the main focus for the off-season. “I think overall it went really well for our team,” Weaver said. “Our freshmen really stepped it up. It was difficult with the wind over the past few days, but overall I think we hit the ball really well. I think putting improved and it was good a hole for a final tournament of the season.” The Racers played five events during their fall season and placed in the top 5 three times. They will tee off their spring season with a home tournament March 4-5 at the Racer Classic at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
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Teams set for championship run Jaci Kohn || Assistant Sports Editor jkohn@murraystate.edu
Men’s and women’s cross country have this weekend off to prepare for the OVC Championships hosted by Jacksonville State. The teams are coming into the tournament on a strong run after each team set multiple personal bests at the Pre-NCAA and Fast Cats Invitational last weekend. Freshman Abbie Ashbee-Simmonds ran the 6K in 20:50.5 at Pre-NCAA to finish in 18th place. She set a career best and broke the program record for the 6K. Freshman Jarrod Koerner was the first Racer to cross the finish line for the men’s team. He finished with a time of 28:20.80 at the Fast Cats Invitational and placed 33rd. Head Coach Jenny Severns said the team is working on being well rested for the championship races. They want to make sure all the kinks are sorted out so the team can perform to their best ability on Saturday. “The fitness is there, we are not going to get a lot more fit between
now and then,” she said. “It’s just about getting rested and getting all of them taken care of and working on the mental side of it. You know really wanting it and in there with a lot of fire.” On the women’s side the top five teams all have a chance to win the race. “Like if you have a little bit of an off day you are going to be fifth, that is all there is to it,” Severns said. “It’salways a little nerve wrecking going in because you work harder, we are not a fifth place team. I feel like we work harder than that. But unless we do well and have a good day that could happen.” Last season the team finished in fifth place at the OVC Championships and in 27th place at the NCAA Regionals. This year the women’s team was picked in a poll during the preseason to finish in fifth again. Eastern Illinois was picked to win overall. The men’s team is young, which could affect them going into the OVC Championships. The majority of the team are freshmen. There are nine runners on the team and only
three have previous experience in OVC action. “I think everybody is just excited to go and do better than we have done in the past and make an improvement,” Severns said. “I think they are in a really good position to do that. So for them we are just worried about keeping the excitement up.” The team finished in 10th place at the OVC Championships last season. In the pre-season the men’s team was picked to finish in 11th at the championships. Eastern Kentucky is the team to beat this year. Senior Bridget Stichnot, who is coming back from an injury, said she will continue to try and get fit while the rest of the team is going to get rested and ready to go. She said this year will be tough because there will be a lot of good teams and a lot of competition at the championships. “I think we are learning to thrive under the competition and get out after it,” she said. “As long as we can get out after it I think we will be good to go.” The OVC Championship races are Saturday in Jacksonville, Ala.
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Team performs well despite two losses Kyra Ledbetter || Staff writer kledbetter@murraystate.edu This weekend the Racers dropped two matches, losing to second ranked Kentucky by 61 points on Friday Oct. 19, then losing again the following day to seventh ranked United States Military Academy by 30. In terms of the Racers’ season, however, those numbers aren’t the ones that matter. Here are some that do. Senior Bill Harvey scored a career-high smallbore score of 580 on Friday against UK, only to beat that record the next day against Army with a score of 584, putting him in first place in smallbore. If Harvey had posted the same score against Kentucky, he would have beaten all but one shooter. Harvey also shot his best aggregate score against Army with a 1,162. Murray State also posted its two highest team smallbore scores of the season, first against UK with a score of 2,287 and then against Army with a score of 2,291. Senior Caroline Barber held the Racers’ top aggregate score on Friday at 1,155, with a smallbore score of 572 and an air rifle score of 583. Murray State’s freshmen shooters also had an impressive weekend, with Tessa Howald and Kaitlyn Wilson, both shooting a 569 in smallbore against Army on Saturday. In air rifle Howald shot a 582 with Wilson falling close behind with a 580, putting them in fifth and sixth place in air rifle against Kentucky. “We didn’t necessarily compete as well as we would have liked to or we would hope to, but we definitely learned a lot and some of our freshmen definitely grew up during the last two matches,� Assistant Coach Ashley Rose said. “They were able to handle situations a lot better than they have in the past and that in itself is a
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Freshman Kaitlyn Wilson sets her sights on the target in the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range. Wilson placed sixth in air rifle against the seventh ranked United States Military Academy last Saturday. great accomplishment.� What all those numbers add up to is simple. Though the Racers have lost matches, their scores are improving. Despite the losses, Rose believes Murray State rifle is in good position and ready to move forward. “One thing they didn’t do was give up,� Rose said. “They didn’t give up once. They worked their butts off throughout the whole match. Even though it wasn’t necessarily what we wanted or what the potential of this team is, we definitely fought as hard as we could for the score that we had, so we can’t be mad at that. We have
a lot of ground to gain. This team has a lot of potential and we’re training really well. We just have to learn to handle the pressure better.� Part of learning to handle the pressure better, particularly for freshmen shooters who are quickly coming into their own, is acheiving consistency in the face of mentally-trying match situations. “They’ve already started to establish some consistency in their matches,� Rose said. “So it’s just training at a higher level to bring those match scores up. I think they’ve already established their base. They have their bobbles. If you
Basketball
ESPN will feature Racer basketball games Staff Report Last season, the men’s basketball team received unprecedented national attention during its remarkable 23 game winning streak and run into the third round of the NCAA Tournament. ESPN announced its schedule of televised OVC games, and the national spotlight will remain on the Racers in 201213. As part of the terms of the television deal between the conference and ESPN, seven regular season OVC matchups, plus the conference championship tournament in March, will be aired on one of the ESPN family of networks. The Racers have been selected to appear in at least four of these seven games. The televised games will appear on
ESPNU and include two road games: SEMO on Jan. 5 and Tennessee Tech on Jan. 24. Additionally, two home games against Austin Peay on Feb. 2 and Belmont on Feb. 7 will be aired on the national network. ESPN also scheduled a ‘wild card’ game, which will be selected from the six OVC matchups on March 2 and will air on ESPNU. The Racers host SEMO that evening. The regular season OVC matchups, however, will not be the only televised games for the Racers. ESPN will air each game from the Racer’s early season tournament, the Charleston Classic, as well as several games from the OVC Tournament. Murray State’s first round Charleston Classic matchup is with Auburn and its second
round matchup is against either St. Johns or the College of Charleston. If they win both of those games, the Charleston Classic championship match will likely air on one of ESPN’s main networks (ESPN or ESPN2). With at least four regular season matchups, plus games from the Charleston Classic OVC Tournament and perhaps the NCAA Tournament, the Racers could appear on national television more than 10 times. The Racer TV Network has yet to announce its schedule, but will feature several Murray State home and away games. With a highly anticipated season right around the corner, Racer fans from all over the country will be able to watch their team all season long.
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look at their match you’ll see that they have some really good strings and then one low one. It’s just that one low one we have to work on and getting over those little bobbles. That’s where we can establish a little bit more consistency and push harder to bring those scores up.� This weekend, the Racers will host their second match of the season, taking on ninth ranked Ole Miss and third ranked conference rival Jacksonville State University. “I think that this weekend we’ll have the advantage of being home again and like Allan (Lollar) says, we just got done with a match and yes it was hard, but come Monday morning we’re training for the next one,� Barber said. “We won’t forget what happened at this match and we’ll work on the things we struggled with or that we need to improve on, but we’re always preparing for the next one. And I think this one will be a good one.� Last season the Gamecocks took home the OVC Championship, breaking the Racers’ threeyear streak, making them a rival for Murray State and the main competition for the OVC title. “Jacksonville, I think graduated only one senior last year, so they’re coming back with their team from last year,� Rose said. “They’re doing well this season and we’re looking forward to them coming. They’ll give us a lot of competition because they’re not having to go through some of the struggles we are, but they’ve definitely improved this year and we’re hoping to make those improvements.� The Racers will face off Saturday against both Ole Miss and OVC rival Jacksonville State at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in two relays. The first relay will start at 8 a.m. and the second will start around 1 p.m. Fans are encouraged to come watch the matches below Roy Stewart Stadium.
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The Crazy In Love exhibit displays the progress of Jenna and Chris’ relationship. The event showcases their rooms and allows students to watch their video blogs, read their messages to each other and see their photos.
Women’s Center displays relationship red flags Anna Taylor || Features Editor ataylor2@murraystate.edu
Each year, as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Murray State Women’s Center opens a walk-through, interactive exhibit known as Crazy In Love. Earlier this week, the center had the exhibit in Wrather Museum, hosted for all students and the community to see. The purpose of the exhibit is to show how someone in a serious relationship often ignores the red flags that signal domestic violence. The exhibit explores the relationship of Jenna who is 19 and Chris who is 23. They are two made-up characters who meet in college and quickly fall in love. There are five separate rooms in the exhibit, each are rooms that Jenna lives in and each represents a different time in the couple’s relationship. “(Jenna’s) excited about college and excited about this new relationship,” said Abigail French, interim director of the Women’s Center. “You move through the exhibit and each room (shows things like) where she moves in with him and then you see their relationship get progressively more violent.” French described the end of the exhibit as a crime scene where assumptions could be made
as to what happened. While walking through all of the the rooms, students had the opportunity to read Jenna’s journals, watch the couple’s video blogs, look at their pictures and read messages they left for each other. “You get to watch their videos and you get to see them interact and it kind of helps you get to see who they are and what kind of people they are and how their relationship progresses,” French said. In preparation for the event, the Women’s Center staff found themselves having to start over, due to an accident that occurred over the summer. “All of the props that were originally collected in the past were accidentally thrown away over the summer,” French said. “So, we had to completely start over and collect everything again and put it all back together.” The items they collected were items typically found in a dorm room or living room area, French said. The staff gathered clothes, towels, rugs and other home items to make this year’s exhibit as realistic as it had been in the past years with the previous director, Jane Etheridge. Since the exhibit has been known as an eyeopening experience for many past observers, Kayla Toering, Women’s Center graduate assis-
tant and residential director of Springer Residential College, recommends her residential advisers and students take advantage of Crazy In Love. “I think it’s been really helpful for me to be a part of the Women’s Center this year so I can know what’s happening,” Toering said. “I can be able to spread that word not only to my staff but to other RDs on campus since we all work so closely together.” At the end of the exhibit, students had the opportunity to write their comments about their experience, whether it be good or bad. They were also encouraged to collect pamphlets and information about how to get help if in an abusive relationship or if a friend is in an abusive relationship. Students could also read the Gone But Not Forgotten displays which honor the men and women who were killed in 2007-2011 by their partner. Although the experience is arguably emotional, the Center’s goal is to expose the signals that are often ignored in relationships. “I hope the students (who attended) will be more aware of their relationships,” Toering said. “I feel like I’ve worked with students who don’t recognize the signs of verbal and emotional abuse, which clearly escalates further – so I think being aware of those signs and knowing
when to get out and when to seek help of some kind is a good thing.” French agreed and added she wants students and observers of the exhibit to see how bad things can get if the signals go unnoticed or get ignored. “Just be aware of what’s going on in your own life, be aware of what’s going on in your friends’ lives,” French said. “There are clues in the environment that shouldn’t be ignored or discounted. Know that violence is a progression that can escalate and usually does. We want (students) to see that this is what can happen and we don’t ever want them to get there, so be aware of these signs in the beginning so that you can cut it off.” The best thing anyone can do when in this situation, Toering said, is to talk with someone they are close to. “I encourage my staff to have regular interactions with people so that their residents will feel comfortable, but I think that if you are going through something, you should find somebody that you feel comfortable talking to – get that outside opinion – because I feel like a lot of people are a lot more hesitant to seek help right away,” Toering said. “If you can find that person that you trust they can help you or help you find somebody who can.”
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As fall arrives on campus, so do a host of seasonal illnesses, which causes a need for students to be proactive about staying healthy. The most common illnesses at this time of year are sinus infections, respiratory tract infections, strep infections, bronchitis and gastrointestinal illnesses. Robert Hughes, Ph. D, family physician at Primary Care Medical Center, explained several factors that often contribute to these illnesses. “Sinus infections are brought about typically by a few different things, number one being a lot of allergies precipitate those,” Hughes said. “The second thing is that you’re starting to put people in confined spaces with the temperature changing, usually in a school setting and if someone has a contagious illness, it spreads from person to person.” Hughes said also, harvesting crops and burning tobacco can flare allergies and make them more susceptible to catch acute infections. Although the flu typically spreads in
December, January and February, vaccines are available now. Judy Lyle, health educator, encourages students to get a flu shot because this is the best time of the year to prevent the flu. “We’re starting the beginning of flu season and health services does have some flu vaccine on hand for students right now,” Lyle said. “We were able to purchase 100 doses and we gave out 45 doses (Monday) at the student health fair over at the Wellness Center. So what we have left is on a first come first serve basis so students can either call me and make an appointment for a flu shot or they can just show up and we’ll give them one.” Hughes said students can maintain good health by getting adequate sleep, having a nutritious diet, exercising, avoiding getting close to people who are sick and frequently washing hands. However, he said, if students do become ill, they need to drink plenty of fluids and take medicine. “Drink a lot of extra fluids no matter what the illness is,” Hughes said. “The best thing to drink when you’re sick is a sports drink whether it be Gatorade or
something similar to that; the other thing is if you feel bad in general either Tylenol or Ibuprofen; seek medical attention for more serious illnesses.” Students can visit Primary Care or Health Services at Murray State to seek additional medical care. Primary Care is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. Murray State Health Services is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and are closed Wednesday afternoons. Students can reduce stress that makes them more susceptible to illness by not procrastinating, staying on top of their assignments and asking their professors for help. Hughes thinks students may put themselves at risk for illness, but they do tend to recover rather quickly. Said Hughes: “We see a pretty substantial number of college students, but one thing about college students even though they’re studying and sometimes running on a low number of hours of sleep, due to their age they’re by and large healthier than the general population; they tend to shake off illness pretty quickly.”
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I N CA S E YO U M I S S E D I T: Country singer Eric Church performed Sunday evening at the CFSB Center as a part of his Blood, Sweat & Beers tour promoting his latest record, “Chief,” which was released in July of 2011. This show was the rescheduled concert Church had orginally planned on perfroming in May. Country singer Kip Moore opened the show.
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Professor performs with band for fun Professors and their Hobbies is a new series that profiles various Murray State professors who have unique hobbies. This is the first installment.
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Most college students tend to think the idea of Murray State faculty members having hobbies outside the classroom is unimaginable. Believe it or not, most staff members at Murray State have lives beyond their classrooms and office walls. Kevin Qualls, professor of Journalism and Mass Communications from Ashland, Ky., has worked at Murray State for four years. In his free time, however, Qualls plays bass guitar with the band he put together a year and a half ago, called Soul Dog. “I played guitar a lot when I was younger,” Qualls said. “But how boring is playing guitar by yourself? So I started playing with my brother-inlaw who is now the (lead) guitarist in the band.” Later, the two began inviting other musicians to play with them, eventually forming what would be Soul Dog. According to Qualls, the band was created for only one purpose with a few simple rules. “This band isn’t anything other than let’s get together and have fun.” he said. “We had three simple rules when starting out: no girls allowed, if anybody wants to tour and it requires being gone overnight or if anybody wanted to try to make a living off the band, they weren’t allowed in (either).” Soul Dog is made up of five members, including Qualls. David Booth is the lead guitarist, Rick Burres plays drums, Terry Fox plays the keyboard and Gary Moore plays the saxophone. Booth
and Moore are vocalists as well. As for the name Soul Dog, the band spent weeks trying to come up with it. “We wanted a name that named the genre of music, soul,” Qualls said. “Our guitarist was drawing a little dog with sunglasses on, and really that cartoon gave us the name, Soul Dog.” For the most part, the band plays covers of soul music from the 1960s and ‘70s. They often play music by artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Al Green and Smokey Robinson. The group also performs some classic rock by The Beatles, Van Morrison, Grass Roots and David Bowie. “We are a bunch of white guys playing old black guy music,” Qualls said. “For a lot of people, if you hear these songs, you would recognize them, but most have never heard them performed live before.” In addition to cover songs, the band also performs one original song. However, they are currently writing new songs to add more original soul music to their set list, Qualls said. Despite the bands’ existence as being solely a hobby, Soul Dog gets together at least once a week for practice unless they have a show. They have performances about twice a month, mostly at restaurants in Paducah. “When I’m playing with the guys, it’s the only moment that exists,” Qualls said. “What happened earlier today, what’s going to happen later or tomorrow, it just recedes from your thoughts.” Last Saturday, Soul Dog performed its first show in Murray at the Big Apple Cafe. Besides catching a show, music by Soul Dog is posted on its Facebook page, facebook.com/paducahsouldog. Some tracks can also be found on reverbnation.com.
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Journalism professor Kevin Qualls performed at Big Apple Cafe last Saturday with his band Soul Dog. This was the band’s first time performing in Murray. The band performs mostly covers of classic songs.
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Murray State’s Ducks Unlimited and Wildlife and Fisheries Society are looking forward to their first ever Call of the Fall duck calling contest tomorrow. The idea of hosting a duck calling contest has long been considered by the local Ducks Unlimited and Wildlife and Fisheries Society chapters, but had never been acted upon until this year. “It’s something we’ve always brainstormed about and just kind of dreamed about doing, but just this year we kind of got it in our heads that we wanted to do something cool, something different,” Jacob Goodman, junior from Hickman, Ky., said. “With
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ties in both the Ducks Unlimited and Wildlife and Fisheries Society, two huge conservation organizations, why not have a hunting event on campus?” With this mindset, Goodman and Dan Stevens, senior from O’Fallon, Mo., began organizing the duck calling contest. After going through the appropriate channels for getting permission as well as the appropriate paperwork, the event finally began to take shape. “The toughest part was just publicizing it and letting people know about it,” Goodman said. Getting the right people to help pick the winners was also a challenge. “Finding judges who actually know what the duck is supposed to sound like has also been a struggle,” Stevens said. The contest will take place in The
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Quad in front of Lovett Auditorium, and will open at 9 a.m. to allow last minute registrations until 11 a.m. Registration costs $10 for all students, $10 for nonstudents who have preregistered online, $15 for nonstudents who register on site and $10 for all kids 15 and under. At 11 a.m. the judges will be announced and the duck calling competition will commence. During the event there will be hotdogs, hamburgers and other refreshments available for purchase. “There will also be games and raffles happening throughout the event for those tired of hearing quacks, so that way they can go and do something else,” Stevens said. The winner of each amateur bracket will be awarded a prize. The professional bracket winner will receive a cash prize.
Callers will be judged on their sound, clarity and overall ability to sound like a duck. “If you sound like a duck, you’re going to win,” Goodman said. All funds raised from Call of the Fall will be donated to the Ducks Unlimited philanthropy. “The money goes to the ducks. It goes to wetland conservation and preservation,” Stevens said. The organization boasts having one of the highest donation rates as they donate nearly all of their money to the organizations they support. “That’s one of the greatest things about Ducks Unlimited,” Goodman said. “People think it’s just a bunch of duck hunters who get together, but for every dollar that’s donated to Ducks Unlimited, 80 cents of it goes directly toward wetland conservation.”
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Swift leaves nothing unsaid in ‘Red’ Anna Taylor || Features Editor ataylor2@murraystate.edu
It seems like the young country/pop singer Taylor Swift puts out a new album every two years, at least that’s the pattern she’s formed. After taking a brief break out of the spotlight last year, Swift is back again with her fourth studio album, “Red.” Swift wrote in the prologue of the CD’s insert that the album reflects moments of newfound hope, extreme joy, intense passion, wishful thinking and in some cases, the unthinkable letdown. She said these kinds of moments burn bright red in her mind – consequently inspiring the album’s title. “This album is about the other kinds of love that I’ve recently fallen in and out of, love that was treacherous, sad, beautiful and tragic,” Swift wrote. I think Swift achieves that goal. She makes this album about her previous relationships that made her feel a variety of intense emotions. As an artist who is known to be a storyteller in her lyrics, you can hear her agony, passion and hope throughout this album. That is what Swift’s fans love about her and I never understood until listening to the songs on “Red.” The opening song is called “State of Grace” and is probably my favorite track on the entire album. Written by Swift, the catchy chorus and lyrics, “I never saw you coming,” brings positive energy to listeners. It’s a great way to start an album. The next song is the album’s namesake, “Red.” This song sums up what Swift talks about in her prologue I mentioned earlier, except this song is about one specific past relationship that was full of strong emotions. She compares that relationship to various things and colors including blue, dark gray and, of course, red. When you listen to “Sad Beautiful Tragic,” the subtleness in Swift’s voice really provokes the agony that she’s singing about. Any artist who can portray emotions well in their music like Swift does is in the right industry. “I Knew You Were Trouble” is a fun little song that speaks about
2. “Rape Me” by Nirvana When this song was first released it received a lot of criticism because the listeners didn’t understand what the meaning behind it was. Many thought Kurt Cobain was being insensitive toward a very sensitive subject. Cobain’s goal was actually the exact opposite; he was trying to raise awareness for rape victims and what they go through. Photo courtesy of taylorswift.com
Country popstar Taylor Swift released her fourth studio album on Monday, selling more than 250,000 copies. falling for the bad guy and includes some neat electronic additions, which is something new for Swift. Swift collaborated with other familiar artists on two songs on the album. She teams up with Gary Lightbody from the band Snow Patrol in “The Last Time.” The duo sings with an orchestra, and the song has a nice build to it – Snow Patrol style. In “Everything Has Changed,” Swift collaborates with Ed Sheeran. Sheeran complements her voice as they harmonize through the chorus. There are two songs on this album that seem a little immature for the 22-year-old to me. One is the
radio-hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” The other is “22.” These two songs don’t match the tone of the rest of the album. They sound like songs that belong to any of her previous albums. By purchasing the deluxe edition, fans recieve six extra songs including alternative versions of “State of Grace,” “Red” and “Treacherous.” I would definitely argue that Swift’s style and voice is anything but solid country. She definitely has a pop influence in her sound, especially with her studio add-ons heard in this album. But, the artist continues to sell millions of albums - this
particular one sold 262,000 copies on the first day of its release, and has won countless awards and honors. She must be doing something right.
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Conrad shares tips on beauty Savannah Sawyer || Assistant Features Editor ssawyer@murraystate.edu
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lauren Conrad made sure that message was clear when creating her latest book, “Beauty.” Women of all ages can look to it for tips about everything from living a healthy lifestyle to what ingredients to avoid in face wash. Conrad is undoubtedly someone to look up to. She made it on her own, well, with the help of MTV reality shows. She’s only 26-years-old yet has been in two reality shows spanning five years, has an affordable fashion line, a high-end fashion line called Paper Crown, has written seven books and is recognized as a New York Times Best Selling Author. Image Courtesy of laurenconrad.com Behind all the glitz and glam of her Hollywood Lauren Conrad released her seventh book. It is the lifestyle, Conrad is someone to admire because she second of her how-to books, the first being “Style.” has gone through similar struggles facing many
young people today. “At 18 I was cut off financially,” Conrad told Seventeen in an interview. “Seventeen was a happy time for me, but 18 was hard. People think that I've had it easy, but I haven't had it as easy as you think. When I went off to college, I wasn't going to class in Louis Vuitton. There were definitely times when my bank account was zero. I was financially independent, but I wasn't exactly living a lavish life. My dad was really adamant about that. He'd say ‘You're going to go to college and live it like everyone else, because if you want to make your own decisions, you need to support yourself, too.’” For the full review, visit thenews.org.
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Out This Week Today Just in time for Halloween, “Fun Size” offers some holiday fun. Starring Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler and Ana Gasteyer the movie is about Wren (Justice) whose brother goes missing on Halloween in a sea of trick-or-treaters while on her watch.
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3. “Born In The U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen “Born In The U.S.A” is possibly one of the top misinterpreted songs. You’ll hear this song plenty around the Fourth of July because of the assumption it’s patriotic. Politicians have even been known to use this song while campaigning. Any adoring Springsteen fan will shed light on the matter and show you the way. He wrote the song describing how America doesn’t play by the rules – we don’t fight fair. More specifically, he was singing about the Vietnam War and how it had a negative impact on the American citizens. 4.“Love Song” by Sara Bareilles It seems all any song is about these days is love. Whether it’s the beginning of a relationship, the midst of a relationship or the ending of a relationship, it seems musicians just can’t think up other topics. Record labels want to capitalize on this so they have their artists write about the subject. Bareilles took it into her own hands. She was against writing something that she didn’t want to write about, a love song, so she wrote about just that. Her song, “Love Song,” which many interpret as her telling a lover that she doesn’t want to write about him, is really her telling off her record label. “I’m not going to write you a love song/because you asked for it/because you need it.” 5. “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles The song, written by John Lennon, was widely interpreted to be about the drug LSD. The psychedelic lyrics didn’t help any. “Picture yourself in a boat on a river/With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.” Lennon claims the connection to the drug is ludicrous. The song was inspired by a drawing Lennon’s son, Sean, created for him. ssawyer@murraystate.edu
Tuesday, Oct. 30 Royal sister, Pippa Middleton will release her first book, “Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends.” Middleton will share tips on how to throw a memorable party along with recipes and other helpful tricks.
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