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April 19, 2013

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Lexy Gross || Editor-in-Chief cgross2@murraystate.edu

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Jeremiah Johnson and Julia Hilkey have been announced as president and vice president of SGA for the 2013-14 academic year.

Johnson wins SGA presidency Meghann Anderson || News Editor manderson22@murraystate.edu

Forty-five votes separated incumbent Student Government Association President Jeremiah Johnson from his competitor, Meggie Goeke, junior from St. Louis.

The close-knit race ended with Johnson earning 787 votes, while Goeke earned 742, votes in one of the most participated in student elections. A total of 1,609 students voted earlier this week for their student senate representatives.

While the turnout was up from previ-

ous years, only about 16.6 percent of the student body voted.

Jeanie Morgan, SGA adviser and coordinator of student activities, said she saw an increase in student interest in this year’s SGA elections. Morgan also said the more student input, the better.

“Compared to other universities, our numbers are good,” Morgan said. “About 600 more students voted in this last election than last year’s.”

Johnson will represent the student body and serve as the Student Regent on the Board of Regents for a third year.

Dunn finalist for two presidential positions

Winning the election for the third time has put Johnson on an exclusive list of presidents who have held a three-year term. There has only been one other to do so at Murray State.

Coming into his third term, Johnson will be dealing with the Board of Regents in violation of the Open Meetings Act, the search for a new University president and the hiring of a provost.

Johnson said he thinks students still

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Meghann Anderson || News Editor manderson22@murraystate.edu

Earlier this week, President Randy Dunn was announced as a finalist in presidential searches for Youngstown State and Illinois State.

The Youngstown Presidential Search Committee presented the finalists to university trustees at a special meeting Tuesday afternoon.

Among Dunn, the other finalists were William R. Decatur, executive vice president of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and James D. Moran III, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Each candidate will visit campus, meeting various constituencies in the next few weeks.

"Youngstown is very similar to Murray State

Attorney General Jack Conway found the Murray State Board of Regents to be in violation of two Open Meetings Act laws in an opinion sent to Lexington, Ky., attorney Jim Deckard Wednesday.

Deckard originally filed a complaint against the board for holding a private meeting at Regent Sharon Green's house the night before the March 15 Board of Regents meeting. At that meeting, the board voted not to renew President Randy Dunn's contract.

Board Chair Constantine Curris denied Deckard's complaint, which asked the board to revote on Dunn's contract. Deckard then filed a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General.

The opinion states that the board violated both KRS 61.810(1) and KRS 61.835. The board violated the first act by holding a meeting of quorum at the home of Green on March 14. By failing to record minutes of that meeting, the board violated the second act listed.

The opinion quotes an interview held by WKMS with Curris, where he said there was discussion of the ad-hoc contract committee report. This report was given to the Regents two days prior to the March 15 meeting and discussed Dunn's performance at Murray State.

Dunn said he was not surprised by the outcome reached in the opinion.

“Under the Kentucky Open Meetings Act, it’s fairly clear what constitutes as an illegal meeting,” Dunn said.

The document went on to state that the OAG does not have the power to declare any act in the March 15 meeting void. It also quotes a section of the Open Meetings Act, which says "the formation of public police is public business and shall not be conducted in secret."

“A violation was committed regardless of whether the March 15 motion resulted from any ‘collective decision’ by the Regents present on March 14,” the opinion states.

The Board of Regents may appeal the OAG opinion in the Calloway County Circuit Court.

Deckard said the illegal meeting should invalidate all the board’s actions during the March 15 meeting.

Said Deckard: “If Dr. Curris won’t listen to his lawyer, or to Murray State students and faculty and finally do the right thing, then he'll soon have the opportunity to explain his actions to the Calloway Circuit Court.”

in terms of having a regional mission and being closely connected to the community in the area,” Dunn said. “In size and scope, it is very similar to Murray State."

Sudershan Garg, trustees chairman, said the three finalists came from an applicant pool of 57 applicants and eight semifinalists, because they stood out as transformational candidates rather than regular candidates. From the eight, the final three were chosen.

The Youngstown State Board of Trustees expects to vote on the next president by the June board meeting.

Youngstown President Cynthia E. Anderson announced last year that she would retire at the end of her current contract, which expires June 30.

The University has approximately 15,200 stu-

dents and is located in Ohio.

Dunn was also announced as one of the four finalists in the Illinois State presidential search Wednesday morning.

Finalists will visit Illinois State April 22-29 at their student center. Its Board of Trustees plans to have the new president in place prior to the start of the fall semester.

Illinois State is a public institution in Normal, Ill., with more than 20,000 students in attendance.

“Youngstown and Illinois State are both in my wheelhouse,” Dunn said. “Division 1 schools, state universities and similar programs. It just happens to be that Illinois State is considerably larger.”

Illinois State’s current president announced he would retire after serving in the position for 10 years.

All Campus Sing continues, despite poor weather Hunter Harrell || Staff writer hharrell@murraystate.edu

Classrooms seemed vacant Wednesday afternoon as students gathered in the Quad for an event that never disappoints, All Campus Sing.

According to Amanda Benson, chair of All Campus Sing, students began congregating in the Quad long before 3 p.m. to get a good seat. Covering the grass with blankets and towels, sitting under the trees for shade and standing on the steps of Pogue Library for a better view, the audience awaited the pre-show.

This year’s pre-show was performed by The Muses and The Suspensions, the University’s female and make a ca pella group.

In light of recent tragedies, Amazing Grace was sung by a handful of groups before kicking off the show while the audience rose to its feet in remembrance.

The song was sung to honor former members of Phi Mu Alpha, Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Gamma Delta.

Since All Campus Sing began, many students have taken part in the competition. Twenty-two

Photos by Kate Russell/The News

Alpha Sigma Alpha received second place in the sorority division at ACS. groups competed in All Campus Sing this year. Themes picked by the groups ranged from Beach Boys to Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Songs from every genre and generation were performed by the competitors.

“I was really happy with how smoothly (All Campus Sing) went,” Benson said. “The weather made me a little nervous, but the groups really

helped out and cooperated well.”

Around 4:30 p.m. the skies opened up and the rain came down.

Students migrated to the nearby buildings and waited for the rain to stop. It did not take long for the sun to shine again. However, setting up the equipment put about a 45 minute

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SGA From Page 1 support him despite the recent controversy.

“I’m excited to bring new changes to SGA and the student body,” Johnson said. “I plan to build better relations with administrators on campus as well as with Faculty Senate and Staff Congress and to advocate for the students.”

He said he feels that he still has work to do with SGA. “I have learned that we need to have a strong voice in Frankfort to push for funding for higher education in Kentucky and someone to really voice the concerns of Murray

State students at the state level,” Johnson said.

Campaigning as Johnson’s unofficial running mate was Julia Hilkey, senior from Louisville, Ky. She ousted sophomore AJ Glaser by more than 300 votes for vice president of SGA and president of the Campus Activities Board.

Hilkey said she is excited to bring a fresh new life to the CAB and increase its public relations.

“I want to get more students involved with CAB and allow more students to have a diverse opinion about what events are on campus,” Hilkey said.

She said she has seen so many large changes happen on Murray's campus that she wants to be a voice for students who may not

feel they are represented.

Rounding out the executive board is Michael Dobbs, sophomore from Winchester, Ky., as secretary and Ava Jackie, sophomore from Louisville, Ky., as treasurer. The newly-elected Residential College Association president and the Judicial Board president will join the four as the new leaders of SGA. Other positions included in the elections were at-large senators: Tyler Oldham, Josh Johnson, Samantha Anderson, Joy Straney, Keving Coughlin, Kaitlyn Brooks, Alix Bloodworth and Nathan Payne.

The new officers and senators from each academic college will take over new positions next week at the second to last SGA meeting of the year.

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SING From Page 1 delay on the event.

“We lost a little bit of our crowd,” Benson said. “But there were definitely more people standing around after it cleared up.”

Four divisions divided the competition. In the Residential College division, first place was Springer–Franklin College with its Burlesque–themed performance.

Springer–Franklin was also voted best costume. Coming in second was Hester College and third was Regents College.

Out of the six sororities that competed Alpha Gamma Delta won first place with its Rock ‘n’ Roll performance.

It also received the director's choice award given by Benson and Anne Pritchett, assistant chair of All Campus Sing, because of both its performance and cooperation during the weather issues.

Alpha Sigma Alpha placed second and was also awarded the spirt award and spectato’s choice award.

Alpha Delta Pi placed third and Alpha Omicron Pi placed fourth.

Alpha Sigma Phi won first place in the fraternity division with its Beach

Boys performance. It also won best soloist. Sigma Phi Epsilon "Rode Out the Storm" and placed second.

Coming in third was Pi Kappa Alpha. In fourth place was Alpha Gamma Ro. Seven groups competed in the Independent Category. First place and best choreography was won by the Black Student Council.

In second place was Sock 'n' Buskin.

The Math Club placed third with its "Math Club Style" routine and the International Student Organization placed fourth.

Those who won first prize in their division were up for comparison to other first–place winners.

The one with the highest score earned the championship trophy.

The Black Student Council won the overall championship.

Just before the awards, Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha Iota joined together to sing a song about the Phi Mu Alpha brother who died last week, Daniel Milam. The song was one of Milam's favorites, “If I can Help Somebody.”

Overall, Murray State students, community members and even alumni from miles away enjoyed the long standing tradition whether in person or via the live webcast.

More than 23,000 people logged on to watch All Campus Sing via the Internet.

Murray runner survives explosions AP Photo

People run amidst the chaos of two explosions that occured Monday at the Boston Marathon.

Lexy Gross || Editor-in-Chief cgross2@murraystate.edu

Sara Stoffel, participant in the Boston Marathon this year from Murray, expressed her sympathies for the families affected by two explosions at the race Monday.

Stoffel finished the race at 1:58 p.m.

EST. Shortly after 3 p.m. EST, two bombs detonated near the finish line.

Stoffel said she had just met her husband at a family area, a few blocks away from the finish line, and started walking away from the race area when they heard the explosion.

“It was extremely loud and we didn’t really hear what happened, we were getting on the subway,” Stoffel said. “I actually found out from my mom, she was in Iowa and called immediately to make sure

we were okay, “It’s just so sad. There were so many people still running and finishing and spectating. It’s just a timing thing, we could’ve been there. My husband walked through that spot only 20 minutes before.”

Stoffel arrived at her hotel and waited for more information.

Initially, the Associated Press reported more than 20 injuries from the incident in Boston. Over the next two hours, the numbers rose to more than 80.

At 10:42 p.m. EST, the AP reported more than 140 injuries total, 17 in critical condition and three dead.

According to the Associated Press, the attack may have been timed to injure as many as possible. The four-hour mark is usually a crowded time at average speed for recreational runners.

Reporters from the AP described the scene as terrifying; with billowing smoke and blood-stained pavement.

The 26.2-mile annual race had 23,000 participants this year, it is considered to be one of Boston’s largest annual events. This year, the race honored the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker.

President Barack Obama held a press conference Monday afternoon at the White House, where he addressed the incident in Boston.

“We still do not know who did this and why,” Obama said. “But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this.”

Currently, there are no reports on the motive of the attack and there are no suspects in custody.

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Police Beat April 11

April 15

4:23 p.m. A caller in Regents College reported the smell of marijuana. Officers were notified but everything appeared normal.

9:03 p.m. Officers issued a written warning for an improper turn and failure to possess a license in the Nash House parking lot.

12:30 p.m. A caller reported a non-injury accident in the Main Street parking lot. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

8:59 p.m. A caller reported a disabled vehicle near Facilities Management. Officers and the Murray State Parking Office were notified.

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10:26 a.m. A caller reported a medical emergency in Sparks Hall. Officers and the Murray Ambulance Service were notified. Officers took a report.

4: 24 p.m. Officers served a warrant to Nicholas Bennett, freshman from Mt. Vernon, Ill., in Residential Circle and issued a citation for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

11:27 a.m. A caller reported the theft of property in the Public Safety Building. Officers were notified and a report was taken for theft by unlawful taking under $500.

8:57 p.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana in Elizabeth College.

April 13 7: 2 2 p. m . A caller reported a physical altercation in Winslow Dining Hall. Officers took a report for assault.

4:37 p.m. Officers served a warrant to Mohamed F. Alharbi, freshman from Murray, in the Susan E. Bauernfiend Wellness Center.

April 14 1 1 : 5 3 a. m. An officer reported a motor vehicle accident by Hart College.

A collision report was taken.

9 : 25 p. m . A caller reported the theft of property at Hester College.

Officers were notified and a report was taken for the theft of a bicycle.

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With Quarter’s Campus Grill currently undergoing renovations and a change in management, a new campusoriented burger joint has opened hoping to fill this recently-vacated niche.

Feral’s, located next to The Night Owl, opened April 8 after several months of planning and refurbishing of the space by it’s owner, Wes Mills.

The new eatery is operated out of the back of The Olive, which Mills also owns.

Paula Freeze, manager of Feral’s, said the first few days of business were slow but picked up as word of the restaurant spread.

Business during Feral’s opening week grew so much that by Monday, after gradually picking up through the weekend, the small two-person operation had run out of food, requiring it to close temporarily.

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Feral’s, a new restaurant near campus, has experienced success since it opened.

Although Feral’s has a number of features that sets it apart from other fast-food restaurants such as it’s staying open until 3 a.m., selling beer and its “Gut Buster Challenge,” Freeze attributed their cheap prices to the restaurant’s growing popularity.

With hamburgers priced at $1.50, and fries and a soft drink costing $1 each, Freeze said Feral’s cheap prices were

designed to appeal to college students, and the restaurant was made with students’ tight budgets in mind.

While Feral’s staff has been able to accommodate the current influx of customers.

Freeze said they will be looking into hiring more workers, particularily college students, in the next couple of weeks to help with the busy schedule.

April 17 1:27 p.m. A caller reported a non-injury accident outside Winslow Dining Hall. Officers were notified, but no report was taken.

8:58 p.m. A caller reported an intoxicated person in the Quad. Officers were notified and a written warning was issued.

Call of Fame April 17 – 12:54 a.m. A caller reported the smell of cigarette smoke in Hart College. Officers were notified and referred the call to another department.

Motorists assists – 1 Racer escorts – 7 Arrests – 0

Ben Manhanke, Assistant News Editor, compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed.

New Faculty Regent named

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CELEBRATE A FAIR KENTUCKY: In support of inclusive public policies and an increasingly diverse society, Alliance, along with LGBT Programming, held the 7th annual Celebrate and Support a Fair Kentucky Saturday. Alliance also took the opportunity to recognize President Randy Dunn as this year’s Jane Etheridge Ally of the Year.

The new Faculty Regent was named Wednesday after more than a month of having no representation on the Board of Regents.

Renee Fister, professor in the College of Science Engineering and Technology, won both the special election to determine who would finish Jack Rose’s term, ended prematurely due to his resignation and the regular election.

Faculty cast their ballots Fister online Monday and Tuesday via myGate and of the 336 faculty members eligible to vote at the time of the election, 227 voted.

Fister said she decided to run for the position of Faculty Regent because she wanted to better interUniversity relationships and communication.

She said she wants faculty, staff and students to be able to communicate with each other and communicate effectively with the Board of Regents.

To help better communications between the students and faculty she said she would be working closely with Student Regent, Jeremiah Johnson, and also hopefully have regular meetings with staff and students.

Also a concern of Fister’s is the furthering of negotiations began by her predecessor, Rose, concerning faculty raises. Fister said faculty have not received consistent raises in the past several years.

With Rose’s sudden resignation as Faculty Regent in March due to his dissatisfaction with the Board of Regents’ decision to not renew President Randy Dunn’s contract, Fister said she is not sure what sort of effect, if any, this may have had on the faculty’s and Board of Regents’ relationship.

Fister’s term as Faculty Regent will begin immediately. The first Board of Regents meeting she will attend is scheduled for May 10.

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A very modest man On my birthday in December 2004, I found myself on a research trip to Oxford, England.

More than 50 years earlier on May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister, for the first time, broke Duane Bolin the 4-minute mile Professor of in a time of 3:59.4.

Although he had History failed to medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, placing fourth in the 1,500 meters, a part-time coach convinced the 24-year-old Bannister that he could break the seemingly unbreakable 4-minute barrier two years later.

So, Bannister, who had come to Oxford in 1946 to study medicine, remembered that when he arrived at Exeter College the first day, “I dropped my bags and set off for the running track ... For the first time in the years I spent in Oxford,” Bannister said, “I made the journey across Magdalen Bridge to the Iffley Road track.”

It was there on that rainy, windy May 1954 day that Roger Bannister broke through the 4-minute barrier.

Fifty years later, on a cold stone gray December morning, I laced up my own running shoes and took off from my rooms at Oxford’s Regent’s Park College.

My five-mile run lasted about 43 minutes, a pace well over twice slower than Bannister’s 3:59.4, 50 years before. My tortoise-slow pace gave me more time to contemplate the significance of Bannister’s great accomplishment.

I tried to call Sir Roger Bannister on the telephone both times I went to Oxford where he still lives. His number is listed in the Oxford telephone book. The telephone rings and rings, but he is always out. But if I had been able to contact him, I can just imagine how the interview would have gone.

A humble and gracious man, Dr. Bannister would have deflected any praise I would have directed his way.

As John F. Burns wrote for The New York Times, “Anybody who spends a few hours with him now comes away impressed with his insistent self-effacement, perhaps best captured in the words of another famous English athlete, Harold Abrahams, whose exploits in winning the 100-meter gold medal at the Paris Olympics of 1924 were chronicled in the movie ‘Chariots of Fire.’ Writing before Bannister’s failure in Helsinki, Abrahams found Bannister’s demeanor to be his only failing as an athlete. ‘Modesty in Bannister,’ he wrote, ‘amounts to an almost complete reluctance to acknowledge his greatness.’”

Bannister’s “reluctance to acknowledge his greatness” has been even more pronounced in the 58 years since he stunned the sporting world by breaking a barrier that many thought could not be broken. And, of course, today 3:59.4 is not impressive at all, at least among the elite runners of the world. At present, the mile record is 16 seconds faster than Bannister’s mark, set in 1999 by Morocco’s Hicham el-Guerrouj at 3:43.13.

Bannister retired from running the year after he broke the barrier. According to Burns, with his appointment to the British sports council, initially unsuccessfully, in an effort to test randomly for steroids, a practice that resulted in only one Olympic athlete being disqualified for drugs at the London Olympics.

Roger Bannister made his mark.

Just don’t ask him about it; or you would never know.

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Fight for what’s right The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board.

The jig is up for Board of Regents Chair Constantine Curris and his cohorts.

On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued an opinion that found the board in violation of the state’s open meetings law when it discussed University business at a private social gathering March 14.

The Attorney General’s opinion gives plenty of ammunition to the student body, faculty, staff and those in the community who have long alleged wrongdoing in the lead-up to the decision not to renew President Randy Dunn’s contract. The question remains as to whether or not the students, faculty, staff and community members are willing to use it.

The Attorney General’s opinion did not go as far as attorney Jim Deckard and many others, who requested that the vote itself be voided and a new vote held on Dunn’s contract, wished.

The opinion does not require the vote be voided and a revote held. It does not apply any penalties to the Board of Regents for this clear violation of the open meetings law.

It is clear that Attorney General Conway is not, at the present time, willing to press further action on the issue. It is likely the board would vote the same way, even if another vote was held. It is also likely that many among us are tired of this entire process and are ready to be done with the ongoing battle between the Board of Regents and Dunn.

So what is to be done? Shall we simply let bygones be bygones and allow the board a free pass, even though it violated the law? Should we just carry about our regular business, go to class, take our exams and write our papers? We understand the fatigue on campus. It’s springtime. It’s nice outside, it’s sunny and finals are quickly approaching. We don’t have much time left, so why should we be spending what time we do have on rehashing these arguments every single week?

Because it matters.

At Murray State, we operate – in theory – under a system of shared governance. Faculty, staff and students are supposed to have weight at the decision-making table.

We are supposed to have a voice, and we are supposed to be respected as earnest partners in the growth and development of this institution. The fact our representation on this board chose to vote against renewal of Dunn’s contract, in stark contrast to the will of the student body, throws up a red flag, and we should take notice, but that in and of itself is not illegal.

What the board did, in contrast, is explicitly illegal.

If we, as students, refuse to protest the illegal actions of the Board of Regents, then we are in effect abdicating our right to govern and our right to be taken seriously as partners in the day-to-day operation of this University.

It doesn’t matter if Dunn has a snowball’s chance in hell of having another vote on his contract. It doesn’t matter if this means upsetting the people that are charged with the day-to-day operation of this University. What matters is we stand up for what is right, regardless of whether or not it will make us any friends in high places.

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Flipping Murray State the Bird

A contract lies waiting to be signed. Controversy has surrounded the Board of Regents’ decision not to renew President Randy Dunn’s contract following a closed door meeting at the home of Regent Sharon Green last month.

In Vickie Travis’ letter to The News, she stated that Dr. Dunn had “earned the respect from the University community, as evidenced by public support for him during these past weeks.”

What some people appear to attribute as support for Dr. Dunn are public votes by the Staff Congress and Faculty Senate. This attribution confuses the relationship between the president, the faculty and the staff.

My question is: How many people are willing to publicly vote against their boss, knowing that their boss will continue to have authority over them after the vote?

What was strikingly absent from Ms. Travis’ letter was any significant discussion of students.

She talked about the support Dunn had received from the faculty and staff.

She also noted a letter of support he received from area public school superintendents but the primary mission of Murray State is not to serve faculty, staff or even area public school superintendents, but rather to serve the interests of Murray State’s students.

What’s odd is that students seem to have been forgotten in almost every discussion surrounding Dr. Dunn’s presidency.

Regarding Dr. Dunn’s accomplishments, Travis listed Murray State’s Regional Outreach Program that “provided grants to organizations and individuals broadly enriching educational outcomes to students in the west Kentucky region.”

My question is: Which of these programs are helping the typical student who is going to school, working, has family responsibilities and is trying to find a way to pay for textbooks?

Speaking as a former professor, telling a student who’s having trouble finding day care for

her child or who can’t find a parking space, “Murray State was the first public institution in the world to be recognized as a Safe Community by the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Community Safety” probably isn’t going to be all that satisfying.

Travis’ letter also pointed out that “the University’s Affirmative Action Plan was revised under president Dunn’s leadership for the first time in more than 20 years,” but she didn’t note that when Dr. Dunn had an opportunity to hire a Dean of Libraries, he chose not to run an open search which would have allowed minority candidates an opportunity to apply for the position.

Dr. Dunn’s decisions suggest a significant gap between acts of form and acts of substance.

In Travis’ letter, she also wrote that she learned from her father to “check the record.”

But what does checking the record tell us? It told Travis, “Murray State has been ranked 22 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report as a top tier university in academic quality.”

But looking at that record a little more closely would have also told her that our ranking is lower now than it was when Dr. Dunn assumed the presidency.

It appears our rankings are declining, top tier students are less inclined to choose Murray State and a neighboring institution is pulling away from us in terms of fund raising. And what’s sad about that, is that rankings, enrollment and fundraising are all areas of strength as identified by Travis.

I want to make it clear that I appreciate what Travis wrote. I’ve served on an institutional board myself. The unfortunate aspect of that position is that it is part time, removed from the institution and the administrative head of the

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institution is also usually the primary source of information regarding the workings of that institution.

For those reasons it didn’t surprise me that many of the reasons Travis cited for supporting Dr. Dunn’s presidency sounded similar to what one would read in the Blue and Gold. My guess is that in Dr. Dunn’s interactions with the Board of Regents, he would focus on his accomplishments rather than his shortcomings.

Let me close by saying that I believe too many of us have been lazy in regard to concerns relating to student debt.

I also believe that if a student assumes debt, it is the student’s obligation to pay it back. But what obligation do students have to pay back a debt they never incurred, such as unfunded state pension liabilities?

I’m mentioning this because a number of people have referred to Dr. Dunn’s “enlightened leadership” and his “initiatives,” both of which sound like fancy ways of saying he’s spending tax money and/or tuition money on nonstudent projects.

If what impresses professors are presidents who spend money they don’t have, rather than setting aside money to fund pension plans, how sympathetic should this generation of students be towards those professors when it comes to bailing out those underfunded pension plans in the years ahead?

It has come to our attention that our organization, Phi Mu Alpha, may have been misrepresented in a previous article in The News. In the March 29, 2013 edition of The News an article was printed, discussing the vote of Student Regent Jeremiah Johnson. In this article, an active member of our organization spoke out against Johnson’s vote and mentioned that neither Johnson nor any other SGA member had visited Phi Mu Alpha. While this statement is true, many of our members talked individually with

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Johnson and other members of SGA. As a brotherhood, we would just like to reiterate the fact that the comments made by a single brother do not reflect the views of the organization as a whole, nor do they reflect the views of the music department in its entirety. With Dr. Dunn being an honorary member of our organization, it will be sad to see him go, and we commend Dr. Dunn for all he has done over the years for this campus and community.

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When I found out that Mitch McConnell would be giving Murray State’s commencement address, I nearly crashed. And I mean that literally, because I Devin Griggs was driving Opinion Editor when I got a text message informing me that the Senate Minority Leader would be on campus in the flesh May 11.

What a stark change from McConnell’s normal behavior, which includes spending most of the year out of the Commonwealth and in Washington, D.C., doing his best to stonewall the president’s agenda for the past four years (even if that means voting against bills he used to support!)

Mitch McConnell headlining Murray State’s graduation might be less egregious if he hadn’t made his entire political career flipping students the bird.

As Kentucky’s representative in the Senate, McConnell has voted against legislation that would keep student loan interest rates low, voted against expanding pell grants and voted against providing emergency funds for schools and teachers sufferring as a result of the Great Recession.

But it’s not just students that Mitch McConnell has flipped the bird to over the years he’s represented Kentucky in the Senate.

McConnell is quite the lady killer, too. In just the last four years, McConnell voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act not once, but twice. He voted against fair pay legislation for women in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Students and women aren’t the only ones that Mitch McConnell has flipped the bird to, either. McConnell voted to give millionaires and billionaires tax cuts twice, while also voting against raising the minimum wage.

McConnell is a bona fide champion of the 1 percent, voting to end the Estate Tax, a tax on the fortunates of the ultrarich that prevents people like Paris Hilton from getting all of daddy’s fortune when he passes away. McConnell also nobly voted to give billions of taxpayer dollars to failing Wall Street firms when the economy imploded as a result of McConnell and George W. Bush’s economic policies.

Speaking of Dubya, Sen. McConnell was joined at his hip the entire time he was president. In addition to his wife serving as Labor Secretary for President Bush, McConnell was a cheerleader for Bush’s disastrous economic policies that crashed the economy, put us billions in the hole and made the rich richer at the expense of everyone else.

Eager to criticize the president for out-of-control spending, McConnell raised no complaint when President Bush borrowed and spent more money than all the presidents before him combined.

McConnell suffers from attention deficit disorder – that is, he only pays attention to the deficit when a Democrat is in the White House.

Every single student on this campus should be up in arms about this. Mitch McConnell has continually given students the finger. Why should he speak at our graduation?

Devin Griggs is vice president of finances for the Murray State College Democrats. dgriggs@murraystate.edu

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NEWS PULSE Information and photos from The Associated Press Compiled by Rebecca Walter

FLASH FLOODS CROSS AMERICA Flash floods have popped up across America due to consistent flash rainfall. Alabama, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan are some of the states effected.

Several states have issued state of emergency warnings and encourage people to get to higher ground.

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Allergy season causes discomfort Rebecca Walter || Staff writer rwalter@murraystate.edu

Every year when the daffodils start to bloom it signifies the beginning of spring time, along with the start of allergy season for many students.

According to Judy Lyle, associate director of Health Services, allergy season can begin as early as February and can last up until May, and many Murray State students are surprised to learn they are suffering from allergies.

“Most students think they have a cold when really it is allergies,” Lyle said. “These symptoms will drag on before students realize what it is because they might be from other parts of the country and are being exposed to things they never have before.”

In some severe cases, allergies may even cause rashes, hives, lower blood pressure and difficulty breathing which can lead to asthma attacks.

Students who are trying to avoid the symptoms of drowsiness which can come from such antihistamines have options such as Zyrtec, Allergra or Claritin.

Murray State Health Services is

open to students, faculty and staff from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and are closed Wednesday afternoons.

She said those who still experience symptoms such as wheezing and chest congestion may need something as strong as a steroid shot to get relief from their allergies and need to seek professional medical treatments.

Shelby Pryor, senior from Metropolis Ill., said she has tried almost everything to rid herself allergy symptoms caused from the pollen.

“I feel like I have tried all the options out there,” Pryor said. “Some of the medications will work but will cause drowsiness, while others seem to have little effect and don’t really seem to do anything.”

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, one in five Americans suffers from some type of allergy, which is more than 60 million people.

It also states that allergies are the fifth leading chronic disease in the U.S. among age groups.

Although there is currently no cure for allergies, symptoms can be managed by doing simple tasks such as

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Students are feeling the negative affects of Spring as allergy season is at its peak. washing hands regularly.

Lyle said the best ways for students to avoid the effects of allergy season is to drink plenty of fluids, wash their face frequently to remove pollen, wash hair more often and to

keep hands away from the face.

Said Lyle: “There are options out there and are available for students, they just need to do all that they can to try and prevent the symptoms from becoming a serious problem.”

Plant sale begins Staff Report

IRAN-PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE An earthquake struck both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, killing dozens and toppling homes and shops in the area.

At least 34 people have been reported dead and more than 80 injured in Pakistan alone. The Iranian Seismological Center reported the earthquake as having a magnitude of 7.5.

This was the second earthquake this month in Iran, with a 6.1 magnitude quake striking the area on April 9.

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TEXAS EXPLOSION: Firefighters use flashlights early Thursday morning, April 18, 2013 to search a destroyed apartment complex near a fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas. The massive explosion killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, shaking the ground with the strength of a small earthquake and leveling homes and businesses for blocks in every direction.

The Murray State spring plant sale will be Saturday at the Pullen Farm Greenhouse.

The horticulture students work year-round on growing different plants and other vegetation to obtain real life growing experience while the plants sells give them business experience.

The plant sale has been going on for about 12 years and the proceeds from the student’s sale will go toward funding internships.

The money made will also be used to purchase supplies and tools needed for the farm.

The horticulture club also has plants to sale at the event. The club members are allotted space at the greenhouse to grow. The proceeds from the club sells help fund trips and competitions.

Heather Blankenship, greenhouse manager and director of the Arboretum, said that thousands of plants will be available.

This year the plants will include of a variety of coleus, geraniums, bedding plants and hanging baskets.

Horticulture students will be there to assist customers and provide expert opinion on the plants.

Heather Braun, junior from Hopkinsville, Ky., and horticulture club president, said the sale is always a big hit and people love the diversity of plants and interacting with students.

“The best part of the plant sale is definitely the people,” Braun said. “Many of these people will wait all year for our spring plant sale and helping them pick out the plants that will suit them is the best part for me.”

April 19, 2013

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Canaan, Daniel prepare for NBA

Full Court Press Thank you, Jackie Robinson

Jonathan Ferris || Staff writer jferris2@murraystate.edu

Two of the most recognizable basketball players to ever don the blue and gold are currently hard at work preparing for the NBA Draft and their new lives as professional basketball players.

Seniors Ed Daniel and Isaiah Canaan have set their sights on the NBA, hoping to earn a spot in the world’s most highly regarded professional basketball league next season.

While the 2013 NBA Draft is not until June 27, Daniel and Canaan are extremely busy staying in prime physical shape, working out for interested NBA teams and playing in tournaments and other pre-draft events.

The student athletes are also balancing school work with the constant travel and grueling workouts as they finish up their degrees and prepare to graduate in May. While Canaan admitted it has been a bit hectic, he said he’s trying to soak it all in.

“I’ve been working out twice a day,” Canaan said.

“I’ve had to change a few eating habits, too, and it’s a lot of traveling, but it’s fun. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to all my life, so I’m taking it all in and trying to make the best of it.”

Canaan seeks to be the first Murray State player taken in the draft since 1996 when Marcus Brown was selected in the second round by the Portland Trailblazers.

In total, 18 Racers have been drafted since 1958, including four second-round picks, the earliest of which being Jeff Martin, who was taken as the fourth pick of the second round in the 1989 draft.

see DRAFT, 2B File photos

ISAIAH CANAAN OVC Co-Player of the Year Lou Henson All America Team Associated Press Preseason All American

NBA DRAFT June 27, 2013, 7 p.m. EST

ED DANIEL All OVC First Team Preseason All OVC Team Portsmouth Invitational All-Tournament Team

* Not all awards are listed.

Racers defeat UTM in series

Megan Kavy || Staff writer mkavy@murraystate.edu

The Murray State softball team defeated UT Martin in two out of the three games they played last weekend.

This was the first time in program history that the Murray State softball team has won a series against UT Martin.

Head Coach Kara Amundson said this win was special for the team.

“It’s super exciting for this program to go to a school that historically we haven’t been able to win at and get some good wins in the conference,” she said.

The two teams played a double header Saturday followed by a single game Sunday.

The first game was uneventful until the bottom of the fourth when UT Martin hit a home run to score one run. This was the only run scored all

This weekend was a very positive point in the season for us. It was the first time we played three games back-to-back with such intensity and focus.”

–Kara Amundson Head Coach of Women’s Softball game and gave UT Martin its first win of the series.

The second game began with the Racers scoring in the top of the first inning. Freshman Shelbey Miller doubled and scored after sophomore Mo Ramsey reached first on a fielder’s choice.

The Racers scored again in the second inning off a home run by sophomore Mallory Richardson. Neither team scored until the top of the sixth when the Racers added to their lead.

Sophomore Casey Castile made a sacrifice bunt to score Ramsey and increase the lead to 3-0.

UT Martin turned around in the bottom of the sixth and scored one run off a double. However, the home team was unable to score any more runs. Murray State’s Richardson hit a home run in the seventh to secure the win, 4-1.

In the third game, senior Ellyn Troup

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Sprinter records personal bests

Carly Besser || Staff writer

cbesser@murraystate.edu

After bringing home 22 top-10 finishes and breaking an array of school and personal records last weekend, the Racers had little time to celebrate before packing up to travel to Oxford, Miss., for the Ole Miss Open one week later.

The Racers excelled in hurdles, with junior sprinter Sharda Bettis setting the school record with a personal best time of 13.72 seconds.

She said the performances in Bowling Green, Ky., were the first of more to come. She will compete in the 100-meter hurdles, the 100- and 200meter dashes and the 4x100 relays at Ole Miss.

“I believe I can pull it off again,” Bettis said. “This is the

first time I’m running the 4x4 this outdoor season, but I’m pretty confident we can get a good finish this weekend.”

Last season, Bettis was a standout for the team when she placed first in the 55meter hurdles event at the OVC Indoor Championships.

She also set the school record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Alex Wilson Invite when she was a sophomore.

With the majority of her personal bests set in outdoor events, this is the time of year when Bettis will continue to compete well for the team.

Bettis has one final season ahead of her after this spring.

With her college career drawing closer to the end, she said she wants to break more records this weekend to kick off her final year running on a positive note.

“I set my foundation my freshman and sophomore year,” she said. “But now I’m starting to see all my hard work that I put in so early really pay off. I want to keep it up.”

Bettis will be one of many sprinters and jumpers to compete in Oxford this weekend. With a successful meet in Bowling Green, Head Coach Jenny Severns said it would be ideal to see the same performances at the Ole Miss Open.

“It is really hard to do that twice,” she said. “But everybody is really fit right now. I do not want to expect it, but I will not be shocked if it happens. They have all been working very hard, and some of their efforts are paying off.”

Coming into the sprint-

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Junior sprinter Sharda Bettis leaps over a hurdle during practice.

42.

This is one of the most important numbers ever worn in sports.

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson wore it when he stepped onto Ryan the baseball diamond for the Richardson Brooklyn Sports Editor Dodgers.

Robinson became the first black man to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.

It was no easy task, though. Actually, it took a man of extraordinary character and talent. It took a man who could put the needs of an entire country before his own.

At the time, America was culturally divided. Though racism is still evident in society today, it shies in comparison to the indecencies of the mid-20th century.

We were a country where blacks and whites could not even use the same bathroom, so playing on the same professional team was unspeakable.

Because I am only 21 years old, I have never truly had to witness a cultural divide in professional sports.

When I watched games, I paid no attention to the race of the players. I saw only their talents on the field and their actions off.

I judged players not on the color of their skin but by the man inside. I have Jackie Robinson to thank for that.

Sure, he was only a baseball player. He did not speak before thousands of people like Martin Luther King Jr. did, nor did his actions spark movements like Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

However, his struggle to break the color line in baseball helped fuel the Civil Rights movement just as much as any of the other well-known figures of the time.

Baseball, after all, was America’s pastime. It would be hard for Jackie’s accomplishments to go unnoticed. It would be just as hard not to see how well he handled criticism and abuse, both verbally and physically.

You see, when Jackie agreed to be the Guinea pig for integration, the Dodgers owner, Branch Rickey, challenged him.

Rickey told Jackie that he would be booed, laughed at, cursed and hit by pitchers. Rickey said no matter what, though, Robinson could not fight back.

He had to prove he was better than that. He had to prove black players were not inferior to white players.

That is exactly what happened, too. Jackie was pushed to the edge of mental breakdowns at times, but never did he fight back.

Instead, he smiled, slowly stood taller after each fall, and changed baseball forever. Throughout the season, hate turned to admiration.

People began to sympathize with him. For every racist remark and bean ball, he gained one more fan. It takes a real man to deal with such heinous acts yet turn the other cheek.

It takes a hero. Jackie Robinson is not just baseball’s hero. He is America’s hero.

In his first year in the Big Leagues, Jackie won the Rookie of the Year Award and led his team to the World Series. He won several of baseball’s most prestigious awards and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

In 1997, the MLB universally retired his jersey. He was the first athlete to be so honored.

For the past nine years, every player in the MLB wears No. 42 on April 15 for Jackie Robinson Day. Jackie was a great baseball player. He was an exceptional man. He was a hero for America.

Thank you, Jackie Robinson. mrichardson5@murraystate.edu

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DRAFT From Page 1 ESPN’s Chad Forde currently ranks Canaan as the No. 10 point guard in the draft, listing him as an efficient scorer with excellent shooting range. He discredits Canaan, however, on his lack of size and strength.

Forde ranks Canaan as a mid to late secondround pick.

Unlike Canaan, Daniel is not currently projected to be drafted. This does not mean he won’t get the chance to compete for a spot on an NBA team, however.

Nearly every team invites players who were not drafted to attend their respective training camps and compete for a roster spot, or a position on the team’s developmental league affiliate.

Daniel took a big step in improving his draft stock last weekend, however, playing in the Portsmouth Invitational. The tournament features some of the top college players from around the country, and provides a chance for NBA and overseas teams to scout out the athletes.

Joined by fellow OVC players Ian Clark (Belmont) and Robert Covington (Tennessee State), and 61 other players from around the country, Daniel played extremely well during his three games.

Averaging 13 points and eight rebounds per game, Daniel was named to the AllTournament Team.

Daniel, who played with several elite players including Rotnei Clark (Butler) and Khalif Wyatt (Temple), said he was glad to play with some new faces. “There were a lot of good players from all over the states,� Daniel said. “I played well up there, though; I almost averaged a double-double, and I got to play with a lot of good players from different teams. It helped me to learn to play and communicate with a lot of different types of players.�

Amid skepticism of whether his 6-foot, 7-inch frame can stand up to much larger players in the NBA, Daniel remains confident and continues working to make his childhood dream a reality. “I’m just taking it one step at a time,�

Daniel said. “Hopefully, I’ll get to do what I’ve always dreamed of doing, which is playing in the NBA.�

April 19, 2013

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NEW FOMULA: Spring practice ends today for the Murray State football team. They will play their annual Blue-Gold Game Saturday. The Racers have instituted an entirely new defensive scheme this year, and they are working out several new players to replace former quarterback Casey Brockman.

VICTORY From Page 1

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Freshman J. J. Francis delivers a pitch against Bethel at Central Park.

hit a home run in the top of the second to give Murray State an early 1-0 lead. UT Martin hit a home run of its own in the bottom of the third to tie the game.

No other runs were scored until the top of the fifth when sophomore Alexa Becker hit a two-run home run to score Ramsey and take back the lead.

In the bottom of the third, UT Martin came back to score one run, but it was not enough. The Racers held the Skyhawks and won the final game 3-2 to take the series. “This weekend was a very positive point in the season for us,� Amundson said. “It was the first time we played three games back-to-back with such intensity and focus.�

The Racers will play a doubleheader against Tennessee State Saturday at home and a doubleheader against Belmont in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday. This will only be the second time this season that they have played four games in two days. “Being able to bring that focus, intensity and consistency we had last weekend is going to be a big deal,� Amundson said.

She said she believes it is always tough playing four games in two days, so staying healthy and practicing hard are going to be important for the team to be successful.

The Racers’ doubleheader against Tennessee State starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by a second game at 3 p.m.

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Freshman Nicholas Mitric prepares to return a volley during tennis practice earlier this season.

RECORDS From Page 1 based invitational, hurdles runners, sprinters and relay runners must be ready to see fit and hungry competition as teams are running for better spots in the OVC tournament. Severns said she is really confident in the Racers’ performances in the 100 hurdles. “Bettis and LaShea Shaw are running 400 hurdles for the first time, but our 100 hurdles are looking really awesome,� she said. “(400 hurdles) is new to them, but they have progressed well and very quickly, which is nice.�

The Racers have been cohesive, at least placing in almost all events in all categories. With so many runners, jumpers and sprinters placing across the board, Severns said it is the small things that need improvement. “There’s always things that we can work on,� she said. “Nothing is ever perfect. There’s always something little, but I don’t think there’s anything glaring at this point in the season. Sometimes, there will be runners who hiccup in a race, so it is small things.�

The Racers will compete today and Saturday at the Ole Miss Open in Oxford, Miss. They currently have two more meets to attend before the OVC Outdoor Championships.

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Team bounces back after shutout loss Taylor Crum Assistant Sports Editor tcrum3@murraystate.edu

The ‘Breds had an interesting week with a shutout loss of 5-0 against the University of Memphis on Tuesday and shutting out Mid-Continent 7-0 on Wednesday.

The shutout loss against Memphis was the first time in 101 games that the ‘Breds did not score a run. Head Coach Rob McDonald said the team never expected its side of the board to be scoreless.

“They threw some pretty good arms at us,” McDonald said. “We always expect that we’re going to score runs.”

However, McDonald said the loss didn’t make him disappointed in his players. “(Memphis) played the University of Mississippi and shut them out too,” McDonald said. “So it’s not something I dwell on.”

Despite the tough loss for the ‘Breds, freshman Sheldon Baxter saw his first starting game of the season pitching 6 innings only allowing 4 runs to score.

McDonald said he was extremely pleased with Baxter’s success.

“He has confidence, and he does a

very nice job pitching,” McDonald said. “He’s going to continue to develop to be an outstanding pitcher.”

McDonald said he was proud of the ‘Breds defense, but said they just didn’t put enough hits together to score.

Two ‘Breds players had some success at the plate against Memphis. Catcher Nick Paradossi went 2-2 and took a base after being hit by a pitch, while outfielder Ty Stetson hit a single in the eighth inning.

The day following the loss against Memphis, the ‘Breds showed their worth after beating the Mid-Continent Cougars 7-0.

Three ‘Breds players pitched that night allowing only 6 hits between them.

McDonald said the ‘Breds did everything right in the game against the Cougars.

“I thought we pitched well,” McDonald said. “We swung our bats pretty well. We probably could have had a lot more hits than we did, but we played pretty good defense. It was pretty much a good all around game.”

The ‘Breds will now face a threegame series this weekend against Alabama A&M. After being swept in their last

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Senior Mike Kozlowski holds a runner on first during a game against the Gamecocks. three-game series match-up against Jacksonville State, the ‘Breds will have a chance to redeem themselves.

McDonald is optimistic about the upcoming series play.

“We’re always excited to start a new series,” McDonald said. “It gives us an opportunity to go out and continue to improve. We’re looking forward to having a real good series.”

McDonald said pitching options for the series are being discussed, but has two juniors in mind for the mound.

“Cameron Finch has been starting our Friday games and Cashtyn DeLeeuw has been starting the second game,” McDonald said. “So we’re leaning towards staying with that. Those guys have pitched well.”

The three-game series against Alabama A&M will start at 3 p.m. today.

Intramurals

Lady Terps win possession battle to defeat Sharks Megan Kavy || Staff writer mkavy@murraystate.edu

The Springer-Franklin Lady Terps defeated the White College Sharks in intramural soccer Tuesday night.

White College team member, sophomore Jenn Allis, said the Sharks needed to defend better in order to win the game.

“After we scored our second goal, we should have came back with a stronger defense so they didn’t score on us again,” she said.

The Lady Terps took an early 1-0 lead after scoring a goal to start off the first half.

Following the goal, the Sharks took a long shot,

which barely missed its mark.

They got the ball back and forced the Lady Terps to kick it out of bounds.

The Lady Terps got the ball back quickly and took another shot that ended up being too high. This allowed the Sharks to take a goal kick and gain control of the ball.

Possession of the ball went back and forth for several minutes. Both teams took multiple shots, all of which were saved.

The Sharks had a close chance to score on a corner kick but could not convert.

The Lady Terps continued to have consistent possession of the ball, only allowing the Sharks to touch it a few times.

The Sharks did manage to gain possession with 45 seconds left in the first half but could not produce a goal.

“We knew after the first half, that we needed to score,” Allis said.

The Lady Terps began the second half with possession of the ball, but the Sharks quickly stole it back.

The Sharks took a long shot from almost midfield, which was tipped in for a goal. The game was tied 1-1.

With new momentum, the Sharks kicked the ball up to their offense. They executed a perfect give-and-go and just missed the shot.

Both teams continued to

battle for the ball, with the Lady Terps once again having the most control.

The Sharks fouled, and the Lady Terps had a fair opportunity to take back the lead.

However, the Sharks’ goalie made a diving save to stop the penalty shot from going in.

The Sharks made their way up the field, and the Lady Terps knocked the ball out of bounds.

On their corner kick, the Sharks hit their mark and scored a goal to take the lead, 2-1 with 10 minutes left.

Just after the Sharks scored, the Lady Terps turned around and scored a goal of their own off of a long shot, to tie the game 2-2.

The Sharks took possession and missed two close shots to give the Lady Terps possession of the ball. They dribbled skillfully down the field and scored another goal to take back the lead, 3-2.

With seven minutes left, the Sharks took control but turned the ball over quickly. The Lady Terps dribbled up the field again and easily scored a fourth goal, to lead 4-2.

Both teams took several more shots that all went above the goal. With 2:30 left, the Sharks attempted to score again, but missed all of their attempts. The Lady Terps won the game with a final score of 4-2.

Time runs down, the buzzer rings and the crowd cheers. The players go back to their locker rooms, the fans file out and the cleaning crew Jaci Kohn gets to work.

The lights fade Staff writer to black, game over, season over.

The clock is winding down on my time at Murray State, and the season has already ended for my time as Sports Editor.

As much as I would love to stay where I am comfortable and where I know what I am doing, I cannot. A new chapter must start; a new season will begin.

This season brings many changes for me. I am leaving my former team behind and entering the world of free agency. I am without a team for the first time in a while and that scares me.

For the last two years, my team has been The Murray State News. We have spent way too many hours together in Wilson Hall. Most of the time, I feel like I see the other editors more than I see my roommates.

We have been through a lot together, many ups and downs, winning and losing streaks. There are times when I want to strangle all of them and when I feel like I have seen way too much of them.

But in spite of the drama that can occur, they are my team, my friends and a second family to me. I do not know what I will do without them next year.

As much as I complain about missing Chicago, Murray has become a second home to me. I am actually starting to think I will miss this town. The way the town of Murray supports the Racer teams is very unique.

It is something you do not see at every university. I know the atmosphere will not always feel like this. So, thank you Murray and Murray State, for giving me the chance to be Sports Editor at a university that is in love with all of its teams. jkohn@murraystate.edu

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Tennis set for OVCs Kelly Farrell || Contributing writer kfarrell2@murraystate.edu

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A Murray State women’s tennis player reaches back before returning a serve.

Women’s tennis finished off its last regular season with a record of 11-8 and will start play in the OVC tournament today.

The Racers split their last two home matches April 12 and 13 against UT Martin and Jacksonville State. Murray State continued its success with a decisive 7-0 victory against UT Martin.

The Racers followed their win with a loss as they dropped the regular season finale on senior day, opposing another OVC team, Jacksonville State.

Head Coach Olga Elkin said her players performed well and showed great effort against UT Martin at home April 12.

Murray State won every single when they faced UT Martin. Senior Ashley Canty led the Racers with a victory in the number one slot.

Carla Suga and Megan Blue followed Canty’s victory with wins of their own in the second and third slots.

Erin Patton, Carolyn Huerth and Suzaan Stoltz finished off the Racers’

dominant sweep with solid wins in the remaining three slots.

The Racers also performed well in doubles with Blue and Suga teaming up to win at number two. Patton and Stoltz won the other doubles victory at number three by a close margin of 9-8.

The next day, Murray State dropped the match against Jacksonville State 34. The team’s close loss snapped a winning streak that spanned seven matches, which started March 23 at Eastern Illinois.

“It was a very close match,” Elkin said. “We fought and competed so I was very proud of them.”

The Racers experienced mixed results in both singles and doubles play against Jacksonville State. Suga won at number two with scores of 7-5 and 6-3.

Blue and Huerth won their singles matches as well in the number three and five slots. Blue scored 6-3 and 62, while Huerth scored the same results to pick up her singles victory.

Canty, Patton and Stoltz all lost their matches at numbers one, four and six. Canty finished with a 6-3 and 6-2 loss.

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The Racers needed four singles victories to defeat Jacksonville State, and they fell just short with three.

Murray State’s doubles matches left them with less room for error in singles, as they did not win the point.

Jacksonville State won two of three in doubles play. Blue and Suga won the number two slot to prevent a sweep by 8-5.

The OVC tournament is next on the schedule for the Racers as they attempt to further their successful season past the first round.

Murray State earned the numberthree seed for the tournament, which falls short of Elkin’s goal of a number-two seed.

Murray State will play Belmont, an OVC opponent and number six seed, in round one.

“Again, I just want them to play hard,” Elkin said. “Just give 110 percent out there.”

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The mile-long walk stretched across campus starting at Elizabeth College Amphitheater, passing by Faculty Hall before ending at the steps of Lovett Auditorium.

Students go barefoot for a good cause Savannah Sawyer Features Editor ssawyer@murraystate.edu

One day without shoes.

That’s all it takes to raise awareness for others in need.

This year, the Woman’s Center teamed up with the University Bookstore in hosting One Day Without Shoes.

The one-mile walk took place Tuesday in an effort to raise awareness of poverty and AIDs in Africa.

“For most of us, shoes are something we take for granted, where as in other, not as fortunate countries, they could be lifesaving,” said Stephanie Smith, student worker at the Woman’s Center and junior from Mt. Vernon, Ind. It was more than three years ago when Blake Mycoskie, the creator of TOMS, came to speak on campus.

Since then, the University Bookstore and the Woman’s Center decided to team up and put on this event.

“We thought if we can turn it

Students gather at Elizabeth College Amphitheater prior to the mile long walk. into something that would raise awareness, then it would be worth doing,” said Lisa Whitehead, customer service member at the University Bookstore.

One Day Without Shoes is a program open for anyone willing to participate. The website lists the locations of

where One Day Without Shoes will take place.

To participate, however, all one must do is go the day without wearing shoes.

“One Day Without Shoes is a program we do through the company, TOMS,” Smith said.

“It’s where universities and

companies around the country don’t wear shoes to help raise awareness for the cause.”

The University Bookstore accepted pledges from anyone willing to walk the mile.

According to Whitehead, they received about 20 pledges.

“This year, we have had more donations than we have had pledges,” she said.

In addition to the pledges people could make, the bookstore also accepted donations of gently used shoes.

“We try to raise awareness about children who have to go days without shoes, not only in developing countries, but in America as well,” she said. “To do so, we accept pledges from students and community members. We also accept donations of gently-used shoes, and those go to Murray-Calloway County High School.”

Approximately 20 students participated in the walk, which started at Elizabeth College

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“For most of us, shoes are something we take for granted, where as in other, not as fortunate countries, they could be lifesaving.”

–Stephanie Smith Student worker at the Woman’s Center and junior from Mt. Vernon, Ind.

Color guard participates in international competition Anna Taylor || Staff writer ataylor2@murraystate.edu

Just like sports, every marching band season comes to an end. After ending their season last fall, several Racer Band color guard members, along with local high school students, came together to reunite their winter guard because they did not want to stop performing.

Fusion, an independent, indoor color guard, based out of Murray, was created at the end of 2011 as a result of local students wanting to perform and compete after marching band ended. The competitions differ from marching band shows because they take place inside a gym rather than on a football field, and they consist of either color

guard or percussion ensembles. There are no wind or brass instruments involved.

The members of Fusion perform with flags, rifles and sabers. Their show this year was themed “Angels,” and included the song “Tears of an Angel” by Ryan and Dan Kowarsky.

“The show was based around the fact that we were all angels and someone had died, and we were basically trying to get her to heaven,” Jennifer Marks, senior from Madisonville, Ky., said. “She started out in the church just kind of lying at her funeral, and eventually she got to heaven in the end.”

Rehearsals for the season began in November and took place every weekend.

“We would start around eight or nine in the morning, depending on everybody’s schedules, and we would go till about nine or ten at night,” Marks said. “We would do our stretch and warm-up block, and then we would do a dance block, and then flag block to kind of get warmed up, and then we would work on drill or work on (technique) and start cleaning or changing things.”

Fusion competes in Independent A class as a part of the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit.

The SCGC consists of winter guards of all skill levels in the Kentucky and Tennessee areas.

The guard competed in eight competitions total this year and rarely placed below third.

“We actually medaled at championships,” Marks said. “We finished third out of eight in our class, so I thought that was pretty exciting.

We medaled, which is a big deal for the class

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Self-identified as “the bald one,” faculty member Robert Valentine combines jokes and journalism in a unique teaching style that makes him one of a kind.

“I’m the bald one,” Valentine joked. “That is how I would describe myself to a stranger.

I am acutely aware of my absence of hair.”

Valentine has been a Murray State faculty member on and off since 1974 and teaches primarily in the department of journalism and mass communications.

Valentine said his classes primarily revolve around mass communications, and more specifically, advertising.

“The thing my students need to know is that funny doesn’t mean easy,” Valentine said. “Just because we are having a good time in class does not take away at all from the learning that is taking place. I have had some students who will complain later that the Photo courtesy of Robert Valentine

Robert Valentine has been teaching on and off since 1974.

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VALENTINE From Page 5B tests were too hard after weeks of fun classes, but we are still a classroom, and the primary focus is the class that is taking place.”

Valentine said that he does not believe himself to be vastly different than any other professors, commenting that those in the classroom are some of the funniest people he knows. Valentine said he does not find that the difficulty of his class sways one way or the other, either, as his class is less tough than some but more rigorous than others, putting his class difficulty right in the middle. “(Valentine) keeps his classes interesting and fun,” said Kathryn Reinhardt, senior from St. Louis.

“I’ve taken five of his classes and even though the classes are fun, he’s also very on-point and makes sure to get his classroom goals accomplished.”

Reinhardt said she has enjoyed all of Valentine’s classes because he does his best to make classes a good time as well as a learning time.

“His personal humor reminds all of the students in his classes that professors are people too,” Reinhardt said. “He also shows us that even if you are very success-oriented you can still have fun.”

Humor is a tool in Valentine’s classroom as he uses his jokes and stories to help get the message across and assist in student learning.

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By sending a text, American’s can hear the singers recorded message which will then lead to their local Senate office when they punch in their zip code.

By participating in this campaign he hopes to encourage Americans to make their voices heard about gun violence.

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Amphitheater and went on for a mile, ending on the steps of Lovett Auditorium, where a group picture was taken.

“I really wanted to participate in the walk because I wear TOMS shoes and support what the company stands for,” said Tori Bertram, freshman from Paducah, Ky. Another student, Amber Booth, freshman from Grahm, Ky., said she was surprised with the turnout.

FUSION From Page 5B that we’re in.”

Last week, Fusion competed in Winter Guard International, which is a four-day event.

“We had a pretty good run (at WGI),” Marks said. “We were in a pretty tight class, but we did really well for the season, so we were happy to end on that note.”

Fusion is instructed by three experienced performers from the surrounding area: Troy Jones, Michael Horvarth and Levi Brandenburg.

The guard ended its season with nine members, which differs from when they began.

“This season has been quite

Photo courtesy of Robert Valentine

In his spare time Valentine enjoys taking part in local Scottish Festival Highland Games as a storyteller.

“Sometimes I’ll see a student at a homecoming 10 years later and they will remember some story or other that I had told in class,” Valentine said. “They may not always remember all of the lesson that came with it, but they remember the funny parts and pieces of what they learned that have stuck with them through that story.”

Valentine said that much of his teaching philosophy comes from a famous quote that sums up what he attempts to accomplish in his classroom.

Valentine said, “It is a quote by Thomas Edison in his critique of the school systems that says ‘learning isn’t easy, it’s hard work. With effort however, hard work can be made interesting work.’”

“I’m glad so many people came out because it’s such a quick, easy and fun way to raise awareness,” she said.

Jodi Moffett, freshman from Louisville, Ky., said she would love to participate in the event again next year and encourages her fellow student body to do the same.

The event is all about raising awareness in order to help someone in need.

Said Smith: “The point of the whole thing is we really want to let people know they have the ability to help out and raise awareness, whether it’s donating your gently-used shoes or joining in on the walk.”

a ride,” Brittany McCoy, senior from Benton, Ky., said. “We started out with about 12 members and finished the season with nine girls. There were three high schoolers and the other seven were Murray State students. Our ages ranged from 15 to 22. Jennifer Marks and I aged out this season, and Kirstie Ballard joined us by completing her final season of winter guard.”

Regardless of losing members throughout the season, both seniors are satisfied with their final season of color guard.

“When I think about this season, I can’t help but to smile,” McCoy said. “Even though my guard career has come to an end after nine years, these girls have given me the best season of guard I’ve had.”

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Katherine Summerfield, freshman from Louisville, Ky., gets ready for opening night.

Theater deems propriety overrated Staff Report When propriety gets in the way and truth is increasingly hard to discern, “She Stoops to Conquer” tells the story as secret relationships collide and ulterior motives come to light.

Set in a time when propriety is a constant obstacle, “She Stoops to Conquer” mocks the manners of its time.

“I like the play a lot simply because even though it is all about propriety and manners that can often make plays like this one difficult to understand, these are the very things the play is making fun of,” said Matthew Crider, director.

The play features the absurdity of restoration-time manners, heightening the

contrasts between what characters say and what they truly meant.

“It’s just silly,” Crider said. “It’s making fun of the political correctness that can make it very difficult to get to know someone.”

As the play progresses, Tony Lumpkin, played by Salar Ardebili, junior from Tehran, Iran., finds himself in the middle of it all.

Lumpkin is the trouble of the play as he plays tricks, deceives and baffles the others.

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“Driving Miss Daisy,” Playhouse in the Park • 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

“Pickin’ for Playhouse,” Playhouse in the Park • 7:30 p.m.

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“Driving Miss Daisy,” Playhouse in the Park • 2:30 p.m.

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The last one It took me a while to come up with a name for my column when I first became Features Editor in December 2011. I knew I wanted to write about Anna music and Taylor wanted whatStaff writer ever name I chose to follow that theme. I considered a few different names until I finally came up with Liner Notes.

Some readers might not understand that liner notes are the writings from an artist in their album’s credits or in the booklet that generally comes with CDs. The artist could explain why they wrote a particular song, what inspired them and even give thanks to specific people for helping them in some way during the production of a song in their liner notes.

Each time I sat down to write something new, I thought about the music that inspired me or affected me in some way personally. Or, on the weeks I had writer’s block, I considered trends in music or just wrote about Justin Timberlake.

Nonetheless, I’ve enjoyed every part of this experience.

Now, with graduation coming in December, I am excited to work on other projects and soon begin my career that I have been waiting so long to launch.

While I don’t have definite plans for the future right now, I still can’t help but be excited to face the challenges that will come my way in a few months. Most seniors probably wouldn’t feel this way, or wouldn’t admit to it.

I’ve heard so many people say things about the media industry, and that it’s super challenging and is a somewhat declining job market, things that the average student would be scared or discouraged to hear.

Many would probably change their majors, or already have changed their majors, if they knew that the average journalist makes about $35,000 annually and that print editions are becoming a thing of the past due to high digital demand. Not to mention the fact that any career in media requires strong dedication, and everything is more or less a race to see who breaks news first, so there is a lot of pressure, too.

But, none of these things scare me. If anything, I’m more concerned with the people who already have reporting and editing careers and lack the ability to record and edit film, take a good photo, design and update a website or use social media the right way.

I am not sure if it’s my passion for all journalistic mediums or the fact that I try to stay positive that has kept me motivated. I think it’s both.

I may be leaving the Features desk for now, but I’m in no way leaving the stressful, yet exhilarating profession that is journalism. This is only the beginning for me.

If I could compile my own liner notes, they would probably say something like this: thank you to anyone who has offered an idea, corrected a sentence or read a word.

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Vernon captures new sound with new group

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Some could argue that Justin Vernon is the hardestworking man in the music industry. Others could argue, who is Vernon?

For those who are not fans, yet, Vernon is the front man of the band Bon Iver.

Still don’t know who he is?

Take a listen to “Skinny Love” or “Holocene,” and maybe it will ring a bell.

Vernon has been a part of a plethora of music projects including Bon Iver, DeYarmond Edison, Volcano Choir, Gayngs, along with many others.

Now Vernon has a new band in the works, The Shouting Matches, who just released its first album.

The album combines a folky blues sound that takes you straight back to the ‘70s.

Taking cues from Cree-

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dence Clearwater Revival, The Allman Brothers and other such groups from the decade, it clearly shows from where the group’s inspiration came.

Not many bands can do this.

The only one that comes to mind is The Black Keys.

Before The Shouting Matches, Vernon’s prior project, Bon Iver, had just earned the award for Best

Facts & Tidbits Band: The Shouting Matches Album: “Grownass Man” Released: April 16, 2013 Genre: Rock, Blues Similar to: Feathe, Wisconsin Built and Nuclear woods Random Fact: Justin Vernon has managed to stay out of the “Hollywood scene” by residing in Eau Claire, Wis.

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New Artist at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

But a few short months later, Vernon decided to quit that project and move on to greener pastures.

Back in September 2012, Vernon told the Minnesota Public Radio host, David Campbell, that he wanted to start winding down with Bon Iver.

“I look at it like a faucet,” he said. “I have to turn it off and walk away from it because so much of how that music comes together is subconscious or discovering.

There's so much attention on the band, it can be distracting at times. I really feel the need to walk away from it while I still care about it.

And then if I come back to it – if at all – I'll feel better about it and be renewed or something to do that.”

The Shouting Matches is a

stark difference from his previous band, Bon Iver.

Bon Iver’s sound was very quiet and also very different from what is on the radio today.

He sang in a high-pitched tone not many men can accomplish. But now, with The Shouting Matches’ first album, “Grownass Man,” Vernon utilizes his voice to make it more raspy and natural.

The best song off the album is the first, “Avery Hill.” So right off the bat I liked the album, which is not too shabby of a start.

The album is only 36-minutes long, but the band uses that time to successfully complete what sounds like a garage band jam session.

Other bands should take a note from The Shouting Matches. This is how you make a record. This is how you make music.

Justin Vernon, Brian Moen and Phil Cook, members of The Shouting Matches, released their first album as a band together Tuesday, April 16. The band has been together since 2006, but this is the first album it released.

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