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Oct. 25, 2013
Vol. 88, No. 11
Students volunteer for local causes Community benefits from plentiful service Alex Mahrenholz Contributing writer amahrenholz@murraystate.edu
As the old saying goes, to help another is to help yourself. Murray State students frequently help the local community. Students are taking advantage of the many volunteer opportunities
the city of Murray has to offer. Whether they prefer helping animals, adults or youth, Murray has several ways for students to volunteer their time toward a good cause. Angela Survant, senior from Princeton, Ky., enjoys volunteering with her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, at West Kentucky Mentoring, which helps underprivileged children within the community. “As a student who volunteers, the benefits are countless,” Survant said. “You have the opportunity to help children grow into responsible young men and women who are well-rounded, as well as developing networking and professional skills for yourself.” Matthew Hamblen, executive direc-
tor of the Calloway County Red Cross chapter, said there are several ways for students to give their time in a variety of events within the Red Cross. Hamblen said students usually volunteer for Red Cross-sponsored services such as blood drives and health and safety fairs. He said there are several other opportunities available, such as disaster relief teams for different catastrophes such as tornados and house fires. Hamblen said another option for students is the Holiday Hero mail campaign, a venture for active service members of the U.S. military. “Anyone can take as many cards as they wish, decorate them or write a message inside and return it to our
office around the week before Thanksgiving and they will be delivered overseas to members of our military,” Hamblen said. “This is a simple way for students to give back to soldiers who cannot be home with their families during the holidays. Students can solidify the hours they need for whatever reason, but volunteering also gives the ‘feel-good’ vibe that comes with helping someone.” Kennadie Potter, freshman from Cadiz, Ky., said she enjoys helping neglected animals in Murray by volunteering at the Murray-Calloway County Animal Shelter. “I came here because I really miss my dogs at home, and I need some puppy therapy and they definitely need human therapy,” Potter said.
“Volunteering here gives you a really good feeling, to have an animal that has been neglected trust you.” If a student wishes to volunteer at the animal shelter all they have to do is check in with the shelter. Animal shelter officials said all types of students come in to the shelter for anywhere between 20 minutes to three hours. Anna Stonestreet, senior from Evansville, Ind., said she likes to volunteer at the animal shelter because it is a stress reliever and has a meaningful impact on the local community. “Volunteering can spark a new interest or a new hobby as well giving
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Campus safety report released QUICK FACTS
Ben Manhanke Assistant News Editor bmanhanke@murraystate.edu
The Murray State Police released its annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for the 2012 calendar year last week. The report noted, along with the amount of other criminal activities such as theft, stalking, sexual assault, liquor and drug offenses which took place over the past year, that 47 more reports of criminal damage had been reported between 2011 and 2012. According to the 2011 report, only three cases of criminal damage were reported from Jan. 1 until Dec. 31. This year’s report noted there being 50 cases of criminal damage. Criminal damage is typically constituted underneath the broader banner of criminal mischief and entails the damaging of public or private property, anything from vandalism and keying cars to damaging buildings and road signs. Criminal mischief varies in degrees of severity depending upon the amount of damage done. David DeVoss, chief of the Murray State Police, said that while he found this change in the number of reported incidents for this particular crime to be the most shocking revelation made from the security report, he believes it to be an aberration and not the indication of a new trend.
• 47 more reports of criminal damage between 2011 and 2012 • the increase in criminal damage may be due to an increase in students reporting crime • criminal damage is likely a problem involving interpersonal relationships • the number of alcohol-related incidents has not increased since last year
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Senior wide receiver Walter Powell was arrested Sunday night after an altercation nearly 24 hours earlier. According to the warrant of arrest obtained from the Calloway County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, Powell was charged with one count of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence – minor injury) and one count of theft by unlawful taking of less than $500. The warrant of arrest was issued Sunday morning, and Powell was arrested at his residence that night at 11:16 p.m. by Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Troy Doss. The incident occurred at the
US senator visits Murray Rand Paul discusses Affordable Care Act, rising cost of college Kate Russell || Staff writer
He said the rise in reports may not indicate a rise in the rate of the crime itself, but may actually be a result of a campus which is more alert to crime and willing to report any instances of crime it observes. “If our students and our faculty
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Football player to face charges Ryan Richardson
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) poses for a photo with (left to right) Leeman, Seth and Lowell Stevens. Leeman, freshman, and Lowell, senior, are Murray State students, and Seth is a high school junior.
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Rand Paul (R-Bowling Green), Kentucky’s junior senator to the U.S. Congress, met many of his western Kentucky constituents Monday as he visited several locations in the region, including Martha’s Restaurant in Murray. Martha’s Restaurant was filled to capacity with dozens of people wanting to meet the senator. Paul made his way through the restaurant, first introducing himself to the media representatives gathered at the door, and then walking through to meet and greet the members of the crowd. Those in attendance could ask Paul questions, inquire about his opinions on issues such as the debt ceiling or the Affordable Care Act, or simply talk and share their opinions with him.
“I like coming to communities I haven’t visited in a while,” Paul said. Three Murray State seniors, Hannah Knapp, of Xenia, Ill., Dylan Gerlach, of Louisville, Ky., and Elizabeth Tarter, of Greenville, Ky., spoke with the senator about the Affordable Care Act, and what it will mean for them as they graduate college and enter the healthcare field. Tarter and Gerlach, both biology pre-med majors, asked Paul why they should be doctors after the passing of the Affordable Care Act. “Being a doctor is about more than the money, it’s about caring for people,” Paul said. “I would practice for free any day.” The three students said meeting the senator was a good experience, and that they liked what he had to say about healthcare. In addition to recent government ac-
Murray-Calloway County Fairgrounds in Murray at 11:46 p.m. Saturday. The female victim’s affidavit regarding what happened reads: “We said words to each other and then walked away. He then approached me and we went to the back of the building to talk. “He took my phone and threw it on the ground. A girl that I did not know picked it up and gave it to me. The screen was severely cracked and it did not work. “He went away and I stood in the back crying. He then approached me again and took me to the back of the building. “We talked and he got mad so he punched me in the right side of the face. He then took my clutch which had my keys, my credit card and $10 in it. “I didn’t know what to do so I
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discusses national issues with local residents.
tion, Paul also shared his opinions on education. He said he believes primary education should be decentralized, with more decision-making power given to the state and local governments. When asked about secondary education, Paul said college is too expensive, and there are not enough jobs for graduates. “The biggest problem with college right now is the rising cost,” he said. “Students are graduating with increasing loan burdens and it’s hard for them to find a job, let alone a job where they make enough to pay off loans.” He talked about the need for more jobs, so college graduates can find work, and when asked about the impact government welfare programs are having on the job search, he quickly touted statistics on the issue. “In 11 states right now, welfare pays better than a starting teachers’ salary,” Paul said. “In 39 states, welfare pays more than minimum wage.” He said he does not believe young adults do not want to work. He believes there just are not enough jobs for them. Susan and Joe Walker, a couple from Murray, said they came to Martha’s Restaurant to thank Senator Paul for his efforts, and to let him know they appreciate him. “People like him need to know they’ve got support back home,” Joe Walker said. Susan Walker agreed with her husband, and said she likes Paul. “He’s got common sense, and he stands up for it,” she said. The couple had no questions or concerns for the senator. They simply wanted to thank him for the work he has done in Washington. Paul’s meet and greet in Murray was part of a series of stops he made in the region, including Benton, Ky., and Cadiz, Ky.
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Fourth-degree assault
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Senior wide receiver Walter Powell is set to appear in court at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 in Calloway County District Court.
got my friend’s phone and called the police. The police then showed up at the fairgrounds. My property was not returned.” No alcohol or drugs are thought to have been involved, according to the warrant of arrest obtained from the clerk’s office. According to an official at the Calloway County Jail, Powell was released at 12:25 a.m. Monday. The conditions of release and judicial decision were also obtained from the Circuit Court Clerk’s office. According to the document, Powell was released on a $500 surety bond Monday. Conditions of his release include: • not consuming any alcohol or illegal drugs • random drug testing • making all scheduled court appearances • no new arrests, no violation of law/no contact or communication with victim The Murray State Athletics Department released an official statement at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday regarding Powell. “The Athletic Department is
According to the Kentucky Revised Statutes 508.030, assault in the fourth degree is defined as: (1) A person is guilty of assault in the fourth degree when: (a) He intentionally or wantonly causes physical injury to another person; or (b) With recklessness he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument. (2) Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor. aware of the incident involving Walter Powell, and has been investigating it the past few days in an attempt to identify the facts surrounding the matter. “We do not condone any type of behavior that would embarrass the program, the University or be harmful to any individual. “Based on our findings to date, and current knowledge of the event in question, we do not be-
SAFETY From Page 1 and staff are more aware of any type of crime and they’re reporting it to us that is good for us,” he said. “If we’re more aware of what is going on, we can respond to that, so when people are telling us what’s going on I view that as more of a plus.” DeVoss said in terms of criminal mischief at Murray State, he has observed that it is usually a result of either interpersonal relationships such as couples breaking up, feuds between roommates or alcohol intoxication. He said most of the reported incidents of criminal mischief come late at night when students are returning from drinking. “We were asked a lot of questions about how Murray going wet would impact the campus,” he said. “There has been more alcohol use,
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A member of Racer Patrol walks through campus to monitor activity at night. greater accessibility and availability of alcohol, but one cannot say with definitive surety that this trend is a result of that.” DeVoss said according to the 2012 Annual Campus Security Report, reports of alcohol violations
on campus such as alcohol intoxication and driving under the influence have gone down or remained the same since Murray became wet, a fact he said he is proud the report shows. The Annual Campus Security
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Surety bond
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A surety bond is an agreement made between a person and the defendant, in which the defendant can be released when a predetermined amount of the bond is paid. This type of bond has a fixed premium and only guarantees the defendant’s appearance in court. Failure to appear in court results in the surety having to pay the full amount of the bond. A surety bond does not guarantee payment of fines and costs. The person acting as the surety is released from the obligation upon either the release or sentencing of the defendant, depending on the outcome of the case. lieve any suspension or punishment is warranted. “Should additional information come to light, the matter will be re-examined as necessary.” Powell is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 in Calloway District Court with Judge Randall Hutchens presiding. The investigation is ongoing at this time. Those facing charges are innocent until proven guilty.
Report’s compilation is required by all institutions of higher learning across the nation as mandated by the Clery Act put in place and monitored by the Department of Education. The Annual Fire Safety Report which the Murray State Police includes in the annual report is required only of universities in the state of Kentucky under the Michael Minger Act. DeVoss said these acts have been put in place so that any parent can look at how safe a campus is and what efforts are being put in place by a university to ensure the safety of their children, instead of just having access to what academic programs are offered and how good the football team may be. “Serious crimes on campus are a rarity and for that we’re grateful,” DeVoss said. “It’s our primary job to make sure that students and the University are safe, not that the jail house is full every Friday night.”
you an advantage in your future professional life,” Stonestreet said. Extension Agent Ginny Harper at the Calloway County 4-H Center said the center welcomes both short-term and long-term volunteers. Opportunities range from teaching a local school 4-H club about practical living skills to helping young 4-H members at public fundraising events. “As a college student, the more varied your experiences are and the variety of opportunities you take advantage of can definitely make you a better employee when it comes time to get a job,” Harper said. She also said networking skills used when volunteering can make connections that can last a lifetime, even if it is something as simple as looking for someone who can write a letter of recommendation for a job. She suggested students open their eyes to the many possibilities available to help others in their community.
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2:57 p.m. A caller reported the theft of property from their vehicle. A report was taken for theft by unlawful taking under $500. 8:58 p.m. A caller reported a medical emergency in Elizabeth Residential College. Officers and the Murray Ambulance Service were notified. A report was taken.
1:43 p.m. A caller reported the theft of their parking permit from their vehicle. Officers were notified and a report was taken for theft by unlawful taking under $500. 6:59 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious juvenile outside of the Carr Health Building. Officers were notified and an information report was taken.
Oct. 18 1:11 a.m. Officers were notified of an unreported medical emergency in Old Richmond Residential College. Student Affairs was notified and a report was taken. 12:48 p.m. A caller reported a fight in Hart Residential College. Officers were notified and a report was taken.
Oct. 19 12:11 p.m. A caller reported vandalism outside of Hart. Officers were notified and a report was taken. 9:26 p.m. A caller reported being harassed in Hart. Officers were notified and an information report was taken.
Oct. 20 1: 22 a.m. A fire alarm was activated in the Price Doyle Fine Arts Complex. Officers and the Murray Fire Department were notified but no report was taken. 11:44 a.m. Officers received a request to be on the lookout for a missing juvenile in Calloway County. An information report was taken.
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Oct. 22 7:40 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop north of Lee Clark Residential College. A written warning was issued for disregarding a stop sign and failure to wear a seatbelt. 9:38 p.m. A caller reported the smell of smoke in Springer Residential College. Officers and the Murray Fire Department were notified. A report was taken.
Call of Fame Oct. 18 - 9:3 8 p.m. Officers received a call from the Racer Patrol advised of a group gathered around a campfire outside Woods Hall. Officers were notified and the fire was extinguished.
Motorists assists – 7 Racer escorts – 4 Arrests – 0
Ben Manhanke, Assistant News Editor, compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed.
The English department has a new book to read, but this time the author is one of its own professors. Paul Walker, associate professor of English, recently published a book with Hampton Press titled “Writing in Context: Composition in First-Year Learning Communities.” Walker, who based the book on his work as a doctoral student, described it as a monograph, or a book that could be used for graduate students studying theoretical approaches to writing. While the book is intended for faculty members and prospective faculty members, the first-year learning communities discussed in the book include students, too. First-year learning communities, not currently used in classes at Murray State, are designed similarly to the residential colleges. The communities allow students to choose to be in a specific group with a faculty member and are able to connect better through various activities. “The first year becomes this intellectually stimulating experience for the students but it also really highlights the community element among the faculty and students who are involved,” Walker said. “They do grow closer. Even though we do not have those officially on campus, I think it’s nice to have opportunities for faculty to get to know students.” Walker has published several articles while a professor here, but this is his first book. He said he intends to work on other projects including articles and hopes to help edit another book. Walker said he creates strong bonds with students outside of the classroom, similar to the first-year learning communities described in his book. Walker maintains his involvement on campus by interacting with students in various organizations and said he sees student and teacher interaction outside of the classroom as a good opportunity to create connections. “I love to be involved as much as I can with students on campus,” he said. “I participate with the honors program, and I teach honors courses occasionally. I have had a good relationship with other student organizations like the Murray Environmental Student Society group.” Walker’s participation with Murray Environmental Student Society, also known as
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Paul Walker, associate professor of English, sits in his office with his recently published book, “Writing in Context: Composition in First-Year Learning Communities.” MESS, stems from his involvement with sustainability efforts, and Walker also teaches a class about environmental literature. Additionally, Walker said he assists students with writing and editing their own material for publishing. “I’ve had two undergraduate students who I’ve worked with and co-authored works that have been published,” he said. The students, graduate Elizabeth Meyers and senior Kellie Money, worked with Walker to research and develop their material. Money, whose work will be published later this month, authored much of her work. However, Walker assisted in alter-
ing and finding a place for Money to submit her publication. Walker said faculty can help undergraduate students get their work published, which can help them prepare for and be accepted into graduate school. “That’s another way I think that faculty can interact with students in a really interesting way,” Walker said. “There are quite are few opportunities for undergraduate students to publish their undergraduate journals. I enjoy working with students who are interested in doing a little extra work to put something in publishable form.”
Student wins national Girl Scout award Rebecca Walter || Staff writer rwalter@murraystate.edu
Participation with Girl Scouts of America can extend beyond brownie troops and cookie sales. Recently, one Murray State student was recognized nationally for her involvement with Girl Scouts. Casey Blankenship, freshman from Carterville, Ill., received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a member of Girl Scouts can receive. Blankenship was honored with the award for her project on spreading awareness about MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, which took the life of her grandmother. “I did not want anyone else to have to suffer from MRSA,” Blankenship said. “I wanted to raise awareness for people to know that it can happen to almost anyone, even people who are healthy.” She said she knew not many
girls took with Girl Scouts past grade school, but it was something she has enjoyed. According to the Pew Health Center, MRSA is responsible for 19,000 deaths and 368,000 hospitalizations every year. The annual cost to treat MRSA is from between 3.2 billion to 4.2 billion dollars each year in the U.S. alone. Blankenship said it is important to her to get the word out about MRSA because not everyone is aware they are capable of catching the infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two in 100 people carry MRSA. Blankenship completed her project during her senior year of high school and gave presentations around her community about MRSA and to let people know what they can do to prevent it. According to the CDC, people can avoid getting MRSA by main-
taining good hand and body hygiene, keeping cuts and scrapes clean, avoiding sharing personal items and seeking care early if there is a possibility of infection. Blankenship distributed informational packets around the community and made a YouTube video demonstrating the proper handwashing techniques used to help prevent the infection. Prior to winning the Girl Scout Gold Award, Blankenship was honored with both the Girl Scout Bronze Award and the Girl Scout Silver Award. Only six percent of eligible Girl Scouts are able to achieve the Girl Scout Gold Award compared to the approximate seven percent of eligible Boy Scouts who achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, their highest honor. To achieve the prestigious award, Blankenship had to complete a minimum of 80 hours of work and complete a seven-step process for her project.
This seven-step process included identifying the issue, investigating it thoroughly, getting help and building a team, creating a plan, presenting the plan and gathering feedback, taking action and educating and inspiring others. The Gold Award is only available to Girl Scouts who are still in high school and challenges participants to change the world. Blankenship has been involved with Girl Scouts for the past 14 years. She said she plans on staying involved with Girl Scouts by helping with local Girl Scout meetings and by continuing to do community service projects. Blankenship said she hopes to one day become a troop leader and give back to the Girl Scouts all which the organization has given to her. Said Blankenship: “It feels good to accomplish this goal, and I feel like my grandma would be really proud of me.”
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Twenty-three point eight percent. That’s the percentage of Murray residents living below the federal poverty level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s right – in the friendliest small town in America, nearly one in four residents live in poverty. How did this happen? The Great Recession has certainly had an impact on the number of people in Murray who now live below the federal poverty line. Nearly 13 percent of Murray residents are unemployed according to the latest available figures, giving the city an unemployment rate almost double the national unemployment rate of 7.2 percent. When the unemployment checks stop coming in and many are still unable to find work, they end up in that first statistic – and join the ranks of the impoverished. The statistics are shocking, and they move us to sympathy, but statistics are not enough to visualize the problem or come up with solutions to it. Many of us will read those words and move on to the next page without a second thought. It’s hard for us to visualize, but we invite you to consider it another way – this is a city of nearly 18,000 people. That means that nearly 5,000 people who live in this city, whether they are our friends, our coworkers, our relatives, our partners – don’t make enough to make ends meet. That’s roughly one out of four. How many people do you walk by every day on your way to class? The next time you head to POL 140 or COM 161, count out one of every four people you see and you’ll have a pretty good visual illustrating just how much is needed in Murray. Visualizing the problem isn’t solving it, though. There are a lot of ways to address the impoverishment of Murray, and a lot of good and decent people may disagree on how to approach the problem itself. But it is a problem that is not going to go away. We must do something, be it through an active city government or private organizations and volunteers; the way it’s done matters little if the end result – that even just one person would no longer be confined to a life of misery and impoverishment – is achieved. We encourage students to help out in any way they can to address poverty on campus and in our community. Food drives, food pantries and participating in organizations like Needline that help address the most basic needs of the impoverished are worthwhile activities that students should be intimately involved in. If you do not know of an organization that does these things or would like to do them – start one yourself! There’s nothing more American than coming together for the aid of your fellow citizen in a time of need. Student organizations focused on helping the needy are worthwhile endeavors and can also bring students face to face with those they are helping and serve as a means through which ideas can be tested and tried to see what does and does not work in addressing poverty. We also encourage the city government to take a more active role in addressing poverty in Murray. When one of four residents of this city cannot earn enough to make ends meet, perhaps raising the minimum wage within the city limits is a policy option worth exploring. Perhaps the city should expand access to affordable housing programs to help house those without the ability to pay for housing in our growing city. Regardless of the route taken, the city of Murray should act to address the growing number of residents in poverty. It is unacceptable that a town like Murray, with its reputation for being among the friendliest in the nation, should be a Scrooge to those seeking aid from their government and their fellow citizens.
Dispatches from the New Enlightenment
Zingrone: Demand evidence from religion, too Throw your geology textbook away, biology ones too, your organic chemistry textbook, your smoke alarms, don't bother to get a PET scan or thyroid scan if you have cancer, unplug your electronic devices from William the wall if your electrical power is generZingrone Associate professor ated by a nuclear plant. of psychology None of the textbooks are right, and all those devices can't possibly work because Ken Ham and Ray Comfort and other knowledge deniers claim the earth is only 6,000-10,000 years old. According to them, Carbon-14 dating doesn't work, nor do any of the other dozens of methods we have for dating the earth. Yet, somehow devices like smoke detectors, nuclear reactors and nuclear imaging machines that depend on the very same incredible technology of radioactive chemistry and physics work just fine. All the science we use daily all over the globe must be hopelessly flawed because Ham and the Ph.D gofers on his staff know better than all the thousands of scientists who can somehow run hundreds of thousands of nuclear devices correctly all over the world but just can't get the dating part right. The very idea is so preposterous and pretentious that it deserves all the ridicule we can heap upon it. More than 130 labs worldwide produce C14 dates daily for archaeologists, geologists, classics scholars, biblical scholars, paleontologists, etc. C14 works excellently for dating artifacts back to 50-60,000 years old, every day of the week. Hams’ Answers in Genesis’ website does a decent job relating the science behind C14, but then conveniently leaves out it gives dates beyond the few thousand years allowed in its absurd Young Earth Creationist scheme.
Evidence is demanded in every other human endeavor, but you can make up whatever you want in religion and hide behind the banner of faith to promote your preposterous ideas. - William Zingrone, Associate professor of
psychology Hams’ resident Ph.D knows better than all the thousands of scientists all over the world who operate all these dating methods? Hiding information to make your crap theory seem plausible: isn't that dishonest? Doesn't that go against one of those commandments we hear about all the time? Is that why so many educated Christians, even Evangelical ones like Rachel Held Evans, whose blog I spoke of in a previous editorial, have given up denying the young age of the earth because the evidence is just too overwhelming and the claim of a young earth is a bald-faced lie? We should be outraged at this insane denial of reality, this infantile rejection of science, this dishonest attempt to make an extreme, ridiculous and idiosyncratic interpretation of the Bible look plausible by denying or deliberately hiding information as if it didn't exist. We should be outraged. Furthermore, we have more than 40 other dating techniques that use radioactivity like Carbon-14 that date the age of rocks, fossils, etc., beyond the range of C14, also in use daily all over the world. The same radioisotope chemistry that tells us how to build the smoke detectors in your house, that runs the hundreds of nuclear powered subs and ships steaming all
around and under the oceans or generates electricity in dozens of nations is the same science that tells us the earth is billions of years old. The international community of scientists know the theory of how these things work, they know the intricacies of the isotope chemistry and physics in your textbooks and can build and operate these incredibly complex and elegant technologies, yet somehow Ham and his resident Ph.Ds can overturn the consensus of an entire scientific domain by proclamation alone. Their ludicrous claim is exceeded only by its sheer bombast. This is not a clash of world views; this is reality versus absurd delusional claims based on a perverted interpretation of Biblical scripture. It is knowledge versus complete bullshit. Creationism is pseudoscience and Kentucky shouldn't be funding a dime of it. Ham and Comfort and others demand you do Christianity their way or you are not a real Christian. Twelve trips to the moon, about 800 pounds of moon rocks dated in dozens of samples at different labs by radiometric dating, and hundreds of meteorites too, collected for decades from all over the world all yield the same dates in the neighborhood of 4.3 billion years old for the age of the earth and our solar system. But Ham and Comfort and company don't want you to know about that either, they pretend it doesn't exist. All the science must be wrong because they demand their absurd fantasies have to be right. This is a prime example of the arrogance of religious thought. Evidence is demanded in every other human endeavor, but you can make up whatever you want in religion and hide behind the banner of faith to promote your preposterous ideas. We need to be strident: vociferous and loud and constant in ridicule and refutation of such Creationist drivel. We should be outraged.
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Letters to the Editor I have a strange hobby of reading the papers long after they have been written. I like to look at the views of past articles and see if there is any transition from the past to the present. It is my misfortune to say that there is no progress. It is Oct. 18, 2013, a year after an article I read bashing ones with faith, and today I see this is still a trend. Is this the standard? Is this where students turn a blind eye to the opinions of being ridiculed and chastised on behalf of one’s faith? In William Zingrone’s article titled, “Facts, Not Faith Should Dominate Decision in D.C.” from Oct. 18, 2012, he focused on the “intolerant and probably religious person(s)” that would like for those to pose the question, “what would Jesus do?” First of all, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want others blaspheming others as intolerant and looking at one’s faith in a negative connotation for doing the act of tearing down posters, when Zingrone has no witness of that. There seems to be a pattern that Zingrone is consistently giving the “right-winged, intolerant, Christian bigots,” and that is simply, “shut up, sit down and listen to what the ‘open minded, left-winged, non-religious’ people have to say on every subject of every matter.” Zingrone touched on Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), on the opinions he has on embryology and the theory of evolution, stating that Broun “pick(s) holes based on his faith in an absurd creation myth,” when in fact Zingrone seems to be consistently picking holes on people of faith, calling it an “absurd creation myth” in order to compensate the “legitimacy” of his faith, or lack thereof. For example, when he brings about a fact of “at least 50 percent or more
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of human embryos die in the first two weeks,” and suddenly speaks of not only Broun, but clearly the entire Christian population who disagrees with Zingrone views of the formation of the universe as “constituting the killing of a human person,” when in fact if Zingrone would open up a book, other than Richard Dawkins or blogs from P.Z. Myers, one will find that in Black’s Law Dictionary it defines murder as: “The crime committed where a person of sound mind and discretion kills any human creature in being and in the peace of the state or nation without any warrant, justification or excuse in law with malice aforethought, express or implied, that is, with a deliberate purpose or a design or determination distinctly formed in the mind before the commission of the act, provided that death results from the injury inflicted within one year and a day after its infliction.” Therefore, the natural death of an
embryo cannot be determined as murder. Unfortunately, every week I see blatant disrespect by the Opinion section on how one’s faith has no place for being taken seriously. It is faith that has led many to serve those who are dying of starvation, disease, a mundane water source. Missionaries who give their lives, both domestically and internationally, to give shelter to the homeless, cure the ill, provide jobs to the unemployed – all of these are minute examples of how one’s faith has effected lives – the faithful and the unfaithful. It seems that Zingrone has generalized the meaning of what faith is and believing in your creator, which is put “beautifully” by P.Z. Myers, which seems to be under the impression, his role-model, says: “Faith is a vice pretending to be a virtue, its lies and errors and frothy nonsense deluding us and distracting us from action.
There's no salvation in wishful thinking, only inertia. Faith is the enemy of reason. The one thing every single one of us here must be united in despising is faith. It's the barren refuge of the vacuous, the fearful, the frauds and the obstacles to accomplishment.” (Reason Rally speech at the National Mall in Washington D.C.) Finally, to Zingrone’s initial question he poses, I ask him the same question, “what would Jesus do?” And to the readers I pose the question, “why is there silence in the opposing side?” We all have opinions, Republican or Democrat, Christian and Atheist. Racers, it is time you take your place.
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Professor asks students what their epitaphs will leave behind Perhaps we can tell a great deal about how folks have lived out their lives from their epitaphs. What about our epitaphs? At the end, what assessment will we make of it all? How will your epitaph read? What will my epitaph say? Will it read with comic Duane Bolin cynicism like the epitaph Professor of of W.C. Fields? “Better here than Philadelphia.” Or will history it reek of fatalism or resignation or insignificance? Kentucky’s Thomas Johnson published his poetry in “The Kentucky Miscellany” in 1789, making him one of Kentucky’s earliest poets. His nicknames – “Drunken Tom” and “The drunken poet of Danville” –tell us something about where he received his inspiration. His poem, “The Author’s Hatred to Kentucky in General,” shows us why he was never chosen as Kentucky’s Poet Laureate: I hate Kentucky, curse the place, And all her vile and miscreant race! Who make religion’s sacred tie,
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A mash through which they cheat and lie; I hate all judges here of late, And every lawyer in the state. Each quack that is call’d physician, And all blockheads in commission Worse than the Baptist roaring rant, I hate the Presbyterian cant. Their parsons, elders, nay the whole, And wish them gone with all my soul. Far worse than these, I yet do hate, All those who pimp or speculate. All rogues and villains, men in trade, (If a distinction may be made. Glad would I be: `twas quickly done, For my own part I know of none). It shouldn’t surprise us that Drunken Tom’s epitaph, written by the poet himself, was as unedifying as his published poetry: Underneath this marble tomb, In endless shades lies drunken Tom; Here safely moor’d, dead as a log Who got his death by drinking grog, By whiskey grog he lost his breath, Who would not die so sweet a death.
Other grave markers are just as flippant (or profound?) as Drunken Tom’s. One read: “Once I wasn’t Then I was Now I ain’t again.” Or: “Rest in peace, dear Cousin Hewitt. We all know you didn’t do it.” Or: “Here lies the father of 29 There would have been more But he ran out of time.” Other epitaphs express more serious – although just as fatalistic – sentiments. Os Guinness includes some of these epitaphs in his book, “The Call.” A sense of failure permeates the epitaph of Cecil Rhodes at his grave in Zimbabwe: “So much to do, so little done.” In contrast, some epitaphs are infused with a sense of calling like that of Emily Dickinson after her life of poetic accomplishment. Dickinson’s epitaph reads simply, “Called Back.” What about our epitaphs? At the end of a life of calling, what assessment will we make of it all? How will your epitaph read? What will my epitaph say? Why, after all, are we here?
Cheers to ... cold weather. Finally, Murray catches up with the rest of the world in realizing that fall has arrived and we can put away all the gym shorts and T-shirts. Or is it all just wishful thinking on our part?
Jeers to ... Facebook. The social media giant has agreed to allow videos of beheadings to be posted, but continues to not allow images of women breastfeeding their children. How is beheading less offensive than breastfeeding?
Jeers to ... the Robocop remake. What better way to bring the crumbling remains of a great American city back into the public eye than rehashing a hyperviolent crime film about it from two decades ago? Are we ever going to have another original movie out of Hollywood?
Cheers to ... Halloween! By the time the next issue of The News goes to print, our favorite excuse to turn a mundane outfit into a suggestive one will have come and gone. Want to be really scary this year? Go as your midterm grades!
As someone who will graduate a little more than a month from now with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, I can tell you that I’ve heard so much about Devin Griggs how important Opinion Editor it is for students to vote that I now literally cringe at the sales pitch we all get come election time. Of course, we get to miss out on that this year because for the first time since I came to Murray State, we don’t have anyone or anything on the ballot. It’s a nice reprieve to have, but it will make the rounds yet again, next year, as we decide whether or not to send our deadbeat senator back to Washington or select new representation for the Bluegrass State. Now, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go out and vote next year in your party primary or in the general election – far from it! I would be an awful poli-sci major if I did. What I am saying is that we – you, me and everyone in between – put too much of an emphasis on voting and not enough of an emphasis on other, more unconventional forms of political participation. In May, when Murray State took it upon itself to invite Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to speak at Murray State’s commencement, I helped organize Ditch Mitch, Murray State!, a group of students who sought to get the Murray State administration to do just that. We got more than 500 Facebook ‘likes,’ 1,000 signatures on our petition at Change.org and got local and national media attention. We had a march through the center of campus and distributed literature. If students were aware that McConnell was coming to speak and were opposed to it, they knew our names and were involved in our organization. McConnell ultimately spoke, but not without taking a few jabs at Ditch Mitch, Murray State! in his commencement address. That meant something. We had gotten the attention we wanted, and we put the administration on notice – as evidenced by the hastily taped up signs saying that protest signs and masks (which had been used during the march through campus to safeguard the identities of students concerned about potential retaliation from the University) were not allowed at the ceremony. I graduate in December, and I don’t expect to see another senator speak at a commencement address in the near future. We may not have stopped McConnell, but we made it clear that politicizing graduation was unacceptable and that we weren’t going to stand for it. We did more to influence the University’s actions by protesting than any one of us ever did by casting a ballot for one of 10 or 12 identical Greek candidates for the student government. I’m not saying that voting isn’t important, but we are all doing ourselves a disservice by not going out and causing a ruckus every once in awhile. Real change always first comes from the streets, not the ballot box – the ballot box simply directs the course change shall take.
Devin Griggs is president of the Murray State College Democrats. dgriggs@murraystate.edu
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Homecoming went really well, even with the cold weather and the rain. - Interim President Tim Miller
A child holds a string of beads at the Homecoming Parade Saturday morning. Several organizations threw candy and beads to local children. (Right) An alumna helps to serve food at Tent City.
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(Above) Students and alumni delve into the tradition of Henna tattoos at Saturday’s Tent City. (Right) Senior Celeste Chockley is crowned Homecoming Queen before the football game against Austin Peay.
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Redshirt freshman running back Marcus Holliday breaks tackles Saturday against Austin Peay. Holliday has 213 rushing yards and three touchdowns so far this season.
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Despite the nostalgia of Homecoming Saturday, the Murray State football team was able to leave the past behind, rebounding from a triple-overtime defeat last week to soundly defeat the Austin Peay Governors 31-3. Senior running back Jaamal Berry said forgetting the loss was a key to the Racers’ victory over the long-time rival Governors. “We did a good job forgetting the past and not dwelling on that loss we had,” Berry said. The Racers relied heavily on an impressive performance on the defensive side of the ball, forcing the Governors to punt nine times, while only giving up 60 yards through the air. The Austin Peay offense struggled out of the gate, punting on six of its first seven drives. Early in the second quarter, the Governors made a change at quarterback, replacing starter Jacob Sexton with redshirt freshman Timarious Mitchell. Mitchell also struggled to get anything past the Murray State secondary, completing eight of 16 pass attempts for 50 yards.
It took the Racer offense a few drives to getgoing, but a big day from Berry and a pair of fourth quarter scores put the game out of reach and secured the Murray State victory. “With the way our defense was playing, we felt like it was a field position game,” Head Coach Chris Hatcher said. “At the end of the game I thought our offense did a great job of milking the clock down and having a couple scores to put the game away.” Berry took advantage of an increased workload with fellow running back Duane Brady out with an ankle injury. The former Ohio State Buckeye earned his first 100-yard game of the season, taking 22 carries for 148 yards and two touchdowns, including a 40yard sprint to open the scoring in the first quarter. “I give praise to the (offensive) linemen holding their blocks and the receivers holding their blocks to get me to the second level,” Berry said. ”It’s definitely a relief to get that first 100-yard game. The sky is the limit from now on.” Senior receiver Walter Powell also had a big day, and he rewrote the record books at Murray State in the process. Entering the game, Powell needed 15 yards to pass
Marcus Harris as Murray State’s all-time leader in career receiving yards. Powell finished with six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown, and now stands alone atop the record book with 2,515 career receiving yards.. Powell caught his 13th touchdown of the season, tying the All-American with fellow OVC receiver Erik Lora for the most touchdown receptions in the entire Football Championship Subdivision this season. After kicking off the season with a game in each of the first eight weeks, the Racers now head into a much-needed bye week. The team sits in third place in the conference standings with a 3-1 record in OVC play and a 5-3 overall record. With several players dealing with nagging injuries and a season full of close games, Hatcher said his team is more than ready for a short break. “I think our guys need to get away a little bit and come back energized, because we’ve got a really tough stretch of games coming up in November,” Hatcher said. After the bye week, the Racers face a tough four-game stretch to finish their season. Murray State’s next game is Nov. 2 at UT Martin.
I’m a big fan of tradition, especially in sports. In honor of last week's Homecoming, I’m going to let you know about my favorite traditions. Nick Dolan I have no Assistant shame in talkSports Editor ing about baseball and a couple of the better pastimes come from our national game. There is the seventh-inning stretch, players in the dugout refusing to acknowledge a rookie's first home run and the spraying of champagne when making the playoffs and after each round. To start, I don’t think there is anything better than drinking a few cold ones and stumbling through “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at Busch Stadium. But as much as it hurts to type these words, the Cubs probably do it best. They spice up the event by inviting Chicago natives, former players or coaches and, until recently, celebrities to perform their own terrible version of the stretch-time anthem. Granted, they aren't always the best. Rarely ever are they suitable for a Thursday night karaoke contest in some hole in the wall, but hey, it's different. Anyway, back to the list. I love it when some rookie finally cranks the first homer of his career and he's sprinting around the bases to celebrate with his teammates, only to get back and be brutally ignored – for a short period of time. It teaches him his place on the totem pole before being mugged by the entire team celebrating the accomplishment with him. Finally, there is something about spraying champagne in the clubhouse after each round of the playoffs that shows how much those guys love playing the game. It's childlike, amateur and awesome all at the same time. Hopefully I get to see the Cardinals celebrating like that when it's all said and done, but I hope all of these traditions continue. They're traditions for a reason. They make the game fun and youthful. Cheers to keeping them alive. ndolan@murraystate.edu
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Women’s tennis concludes the fall portion of its schedule this weekend as the team travels to the Arkansas State Invitational. Head Coach Olga Elkin said after competing in back-toback tournaments in late September, the team is ready to get back to competition. “We’ve been working on individual drills a lot these past few weeks, but we are really excited to get back to playing tournament matches,” Elkin said. The team has had success its first two tournaments of the season, with six players making nine finals and claiming six tournament victories. The team is led by senior Carla Suga and junior Andrea Eskauriatza, who have played well and established their leadership on the court. With the long break between tournaments, the two said they are looking forward to getting back to tournaments. “I enjoyed my break, but I’m the type of person that if I take a couple of days off, I don’t know what to do with my life,” Suga said. The team spent the break working on areas each player needed to improve on. “We’ve been working on consistency every day, and have been making lots of progress,” Suga said. Eskauriatza, who has made two finals appearances this year, has been working on conditioning so she can compete and stay healthy. “It was something I needed the most,” Eskauriatza said.
The rifle team’s first wins of the season did not happen as planned. The team had to make some adjustments prior to hosting its first tri-match of the season against Morehead State and Columbus State. Head Coach Alan Lollar said he thinks the team did a good job. “It was sort of a strange week, with a little adversity because we had one person that was just coming off being sick and didn’t get to train or prepare normally,” he said. “Then we had another one that had a sprained ankle that wasn’t able to shoot smallbore and we had to substitute somebody in.” Lollar said players had to participate in different competitions than normal, but it provided good experience. “Some of the roles got shifted around a little bit,” he said. “It was probably a good thing because stuff like that can happen at any time of the year before any match. Being able to practice a plan B, so to speak, is always a good thing.” The backup plan worked. The Racers went on to take their first two match victories of 2013, shooting a total team score of 4,634, ahead of Morehead’s 4,572 and Columbus’ 4,553. They won both the smallbore and air rifle
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Junior Kelsey Emme tied for fourth in the Racers’ tri-match against Morehead State and Columbus State. competitions with aggregate scores of 2,343 and 2,291, respectively. Morehead placed second in small bore and third in air rifle, while Columbus finished second in air rifle and third in smallbore. Senior Bill Harvey shot a team high 577 in smallbore and said he was finally able to put his training and match play together. “I think individually I performed pretty
well,” Harvey said. “I’ve been training pretty decent and I hadn't quite transferred it into a match yet, but I think I’m finally starting to take my good training and transfer it into a match.” Freshman Katarina Bisercic and sophomore Ryan Limpus followed Harvey, both shooting a 573.
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Reagan Field to undergo construction Ryan Richardson || Sports Editor mrichardson5@murraystate.edu
Within days of announcing a proposed plan for new grandstand seating at Reagan Field, the 2014 schedule was released for the ‘Breds baseball team. Rather than fans having to sit on the current terraced seating, they will now be able to choose from 238 chair back seats or 300 bleacher seats. There will also be 12 handicapped seats located at the top of both sides of the grandstand. The grandstand is only phase one of what could be many renovations to Reagan Field. Head Coach Rob McDonald said he is happy about the project, but he looks forward to future projects, as well. “We’re excited that it’s happening,” he said. “We hope that it’s the first step of many steps yet to come.” As fundraising goals are met, other modifications could include stadium lighting (of which there is currently none), a new press box and an indoor practice facility. “The seating, press box and lights are all things that are necessary for us,” McDonald said. “Certainly we’re looking for other improvements for things that benefit our student athletes.” He said there has also been talk about an indoor facility, and that he likes the idea of installing artificial turf.
FIRST From Page 1 Junior Kelsey Emme and junior Marisca Mozeleski tied for fourth on the team with a 572. In air rifle, Emme finished first overall with a 589. Bisercic, sophomore Tessa Howald, senior Michael Burzynski and freshman Jack Berhorst all finished within eight points of Emme to wrap up air rifle.
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There are four teams in the OVC that have artificial turf, something McDonald said provides an advantage in this climate. For now, he is focused solely on the seating project. “The seating, we hope, will facilitate us getting the lights,” he said. “Those are two huge steps in the right direction for us.” The ground-breaking ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the field. The construction will need to be done soon, as the ‘Breds starts their season with a 12-game homestand Feb. 14. The ‘Breds take to the road for the first time March 4 to face a St. Louis team that participated in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. They return home March 7 to open OVC play in a series against Morehead State, and finish the month with a series against conference foes UT Martin, SIU Edwardsville and Austin Peay. The middle of April has the ‘Breds on the road for eight of nine games, including a trip to Ohio State over Easter weekend. In May, the team takes on OVC opponents Southeast Missouri, Belmont and Eastern Kentucky three times each. The ‘Breds host Kentucky at Brooks Stadium May 13. The OVC tournament will be at The Ballpark in Jackson, Tenn., May 21-25. While Harvey and Emme are the leaders by example for the Racers, their young guns have shown they can be a key part to their potential success this season. “We're still working on (younger shooters)’” Lollar said. “We have one freshmen that is squatting with the first team right now – Jack Berhorst. He is a quality young man that works hard and really cares about being a great shooter.” Lollar said Bisercic is another newcomer who brings talent to the team. “She is a really, really fine air gun
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Senior Carla Suga returns a volley in practice earlier this year.
shooter that is working hard on smallbore and is really coming along,” he said. “Both of those adding to Kelsey, Tessa and Bill give us, on most days, a pretty good first team. I'm looking forward to getting them healthy and seeing if we can all hit on the same weekend and seeing what kind of scores we can throw up.” Lollar said he wants to get all his shooters on the same page this weekend because the team has both Texas Christian and Jacksonville State coming in Saturday for the second home tri-match.
“I was getting injured basically because I was lacking in that area, so I got myself healthy and in much better shape.” This year is Eskauriatza’s first for Murray State after playing two years in Mexico. She said the biggest assistance this year has been having a coach to push her. “I didn’t train a lot before I got here,” Eskauriatza said. “I had to be self-motivated because I didn’t have a coach, and it’s great having someone who can push you and show you what you are doing wrong.” Elkin said Eskauriatza is feisty on the court. “She is the type of player that is going to give 110 percent every practice and point,” Elkin said. “She is a great presence at practice and the team is learning a lot from her.” In doubles, the two upperclassmen are teammates. While Eskauriatza and Suga are a pair, they have completely different personalities. Eskauriatza is the quiet one, with Suga being more vocal. “I’m a very competitive person and I would be lying if I said I didn’t like to win,” Suga said. “It is frustrating when you work and make a good play and then mess up so I have to let out some emotion.” On the court, the two personalities come together and work well – when they can understand what each are saying. “Sometimes we have communication issues because I speak a lot of Spanish and she can’t understand what I’m saying,” Eskauriatza said. “Overall (Carla) is an aggressive player like me and it complements me well.” Suga said she enjoys playing with Eskauriatza and has faith in her doubles partner. “(Andrea) complements me well on shots I can’t get,” Suga said. “I don’t have to worry about her getting a ball I can’t because I know she will be there.” Elkin’s expectations for the team this weekend at Arkansas State is very simple – focus and the results will come. “I want us to come into this last fall tournament and give 100 percent,” Elkin said. “They have done so well in the last two tournaments and we just need to focus on what we need to do on our side of the court and the results will come.”
TCU is No. 4 in the College Rifle Coaches Association Top 20 poll, and Jacksonville State is No. 9. Even though Murray State sits at No. 11, Lollar said he knows the Racers will have their hands full this weekend. “We're trying to really focus on cleaning up some stuff that showed up this weekend that we need to work on,” Lollar said. “Two of the best teams in the country are coming in. Jacksonville can arguably be No. 1 at any moment. TCU is historically great and they lost a lot of seniors, but it really hasn't missed a beat.”
TCU and Jacksonville have both placed first twice so far this season. As the elder statesman, Harvey said he is trying teach the rest of his teammates to stay within themselves as the Racers head into their next contest. “I think we're going to do pretty well this weekend,” Harvey said. “I just try to let them know to try to relax and shoot what they can shoot. Don't try to be super great because you'll just make yourself shoot worse.” The tri-match is all day Saturday at Pat Spurgen Rifle Range, located beneath Roy Stewart Stadium.
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The women’s golf team capped off its fall season with an eighth-place finish at the Blue Raider Invitational Tuesday. Competing against 15 teams, with five OVC competitors in the mix, the Racers finished three rounds at the Old Fort Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn., with a score of 916. Head Coach Velvet Milkman said the team was close to placing even better than it did. “We had two good days, and it was just one round that kept us from having a really good tournament,” she said. “But overall I thought we played fairly well.” Senior Delaney Howson led the team individually with a score of 224 and an eighth-place overall finish. Freshman Sydney Trimble finished close behind with a score of 227. “They were disappointed in their second round yesterday, and rightly so,” Milkman said. “They had it where it needed to be and just let it slip away at the end. That just comes from having some inexperience, but I thought all three of them played really well at times.”
As the fall season comes to an end, Coach Milkman said she is looking forward to what the future holds. She said the team depends on the freshmen every tournament. Milkman said the freshmen handle the tough situations well. “They have their ups and downs, but there’s more ups than downs, and that makes for a bright future for our program,” she said. Milkman said she is also excited for Howson, as she has broken several records so far this year. During their time off, Milkman and the team will work to develop their individual skills before kicking off the spring season with a home tournament in early March. “I think we had a good season,” Milkman said. “I think it prepared us for the spring. As I told them, except for the first tournament, we were really just one round away from having a great season.” She said the tournaments and the competition this fall will only help the team get better. “Next week we’ll have our individual meetings and kind of break down where each of them are,” Milkman said. “It’s going to be kind of different for each player. I’m excited for where we are now and how ready they are to work to get better.”
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Freshman Sydney Trimble finishes second for the Racers in their last match of the season.
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Junior forward Jarvis Williams dunks the ball in a practice in the Racers’ new practice gym.
The men’s and women’s basketball programs got to see where they are predicted to finish for their 2013-2014 seasons, which tip off in a few weeks. At the OVC’s Media Day Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., men’s basketball was selected as a cofavorite in the West Division, and the women’s team was selected fourth. It was a repeat of last season’s preseason polling, which put the teams in the same spots. Coming off a West Division championship and a loss in the conference’s championship game, the men’s team was selected as co-favorites in the West Division, tying with Southeast Missouri State with 117 points. The Redhawks earned 13 firstplace votes, while the Racers earned the remaining 11 firstplace votes. The Racers are coming off a 2110 season and will have to replace four starters from last year’s team. Head Coach Steve Prohm said he is excited for the season to
I’ll tell it to the team and tell them that nobody in this league thought you were worthy of it, and hopefully they can use it as motivation. We’re going to have to win collectively as a team. That’s what is says to me. - Steve Prohm, men’s basketball head coach begin and for the players to decide the standings. “I think it says a lot about the tradition of how good a program we have here at Murray State,” Prohm said. “Our goal of winning a conference championship doesn’t change, regardless of
who we do and don’t have.” Coaches and Sports Information Directors submitted their votes before redshirt sophomore point guard Zay Jackson suffered a season-ending injury. “Whether it’s nine guys like we have eligible right now or 10 guys in January, the goals can’t change because of where we are at,” Prohm said. Much like the men’s team, the women’s program is looking to replace the majority of its team with only one starter and five players returning from last year’s squad, which finished with a 16-13 record. Head Coach Rob Cross said he was surprised by the coaches’ selection of the team due to the amount of new faces the team has this year. “It’s not about where you are predicted at the beginning of the season, but it’s about where you are when the season is over,” Cross said. “I’m really surprised because we lost our top six scorers from last year’s team.” The Racers were chosen to finish fourth in the West Division behind preseason favorites UT Martin, SIU Edwardsville
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and Eastern Illinois. “I don’t think anybody knows how the league is going to go,” Cross said. “It may be a sign of respect to what we did last year, or a sign of respect to Jessica Winfrey, with us being picked where we are and so young.” Also announced at the media event was the preseason AllOVC teams. Neither the men’s nor women’s team had a player selected for the preseason honors that go to the conference’s best players. Last season the men’s team had two players and the women’s team had one player selected. “I’ll tell it to the team and tell them that nobody in this league thought you were worthy of it, and hopefully they can use it as motivation,” Prohm said. “We’re going to have to win collectively as a team. That’s what it says to me.” The men’s and women’s teams will each host an exhibition game at the CFSB Center in preparation for the upcoming season. The men host Freed-Hardeman at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and the women’s team hosts Berea at 7 p.m. Nov. 3.
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The Racers return to their slump, losing back-to-back against SIU Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois last weekend. Head Coach David Schwepker said the Racers fought hard against SIUE Friday night, despite team captain Katlyn Hudson missing the game due to a concussion. “We didn’t know she was going to be out until Friday morning when we got on the bus and left,� Schwepker said. “Basically, Friday night we were trying to figure out the lineup without Katlyn in there. We just didn’t play well because the chemistry wasn’t there.�
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Sam is our setter. Everyone looks to her to control the game, and then everyone looks up to Alyssa because she’s very levelheaded and just a very good person to follow. - David Schwepker, volleyball head coach Schwepker said now that Hudson is out, the team needs someone else to look up to for guidance on the floor. He said he thinks many players look up to sophomores Alyssa Lelm and Sam Bedard. “Sam is our setter,� he said. “Everyone looks to her to control the game, and then everyone looks up to Alyssa because she’s very levelheaded and just a very good person to follow.� Despite the loss against Eastern Illinois Saturday, Schwepker said he was proud of the way the Racers played. “Saturday, they all gelled really well,� Schwepker said. “That’s one of those losses
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Senior libero Katlyn Hudson prepares to pass the ball in a match against Southeast Missouri State. you can kind of handle because everyone played well and nobody gave up.� The Racers will face the same two teams this weekend, but on their home court. Schwepker said the team will watch game film from the last two matches to prepare themselves for this weekend. He said if the Racers play stronger against SIUE, they should have no trouble pulling out a win. He also said he thinks the Racers can pull out a win over Eastern Illinois.
“With Eastern Illinois we played really well,� Schwepker said. “If our girls get out there and play like that, being at home and being more comfortable, hopefully it will go our way this time.� With the end of the season nearing, Schwepker said the team has one thing on its mind – making it into the OVC tournament. The Racers will face SIUE on the floor tonight at 7 p.m. They will then take on Eastern Illinois at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be held in Racer Arena.
The cross-country team ran against 37 other schools last weekend in the Bradley “Pink� Classic in Peoria, Ill., to honor all those affected by breast cancer. While most runners had their number posted on a pink bib, the Racers stood out by wearing all-pink uniforms. Head Coach Jenny Severns said it was easy to support the event because so many people know others who are affected by cancer. With a course lined in pink and with a purpose in mind, the Racers ran better than expected. “It was a really good day for us,� Severns said. “The course had a lot of rolling hills, which I think we used to our advantage. We have never run that course before, and I think that was good, because we didn’t know what to expect.� Junior Abbie Oliver said being a woman made the race even more meaningful. “As a woman, breast cancer automatically means something,� she said. “It’s fun to dress up in pink and run for a purpose.� Oliver delivered her personal best for a 6K with a time of 22:13. “I didn’t think I would run as fast as I did,� she said. “And I was really proud of the rest of the team. They pushed really hard.� Sophomore Brian Coleman also posted a fast time. Leading the Racers, he finished his 8K with a personal best of 26:31. “My grandma had breast cancer, so it was good to raise awareness for something like that.� Coleman said. “We were all happy to run for such a good cause.� Severns said she thinks it is easier to push through pain when running for a cause like this “When you start to get tired or start to feel pain, you think about what so many women go through with breast cancer and you realize that the little bit of pain you feel is nothing,� she said. The women’s team finished 14th out of 24 teams and 2nd of three OVC schools. The men finished 21st of 22 teams. Both teams have two weeks out of competition before they return to the OVC tournament, which will be held at Morehead State. Said Severns: “We are just going to keep doing what we are doing and sprinkle in a little more rest here and there.�
Postseason hopes end for soccer Tom Via || Staff writer tvia@murraystate.edu
Facing a pair of must-win games, the soccer team’s postseason aspirations ended with weekend shutout losses to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State. Head Coach Beth Acreman said she was disappointed that the team would not be playing in the OVC tournament. “I wish we had more games to play, as I feel we have a lot left to give,� she said. The team traveled on one of its longest road trips of the season, to play the EKU Colonels Friday. Murray State came out aggressive, knowing it needed goals in order to extend its hopes for the postseason. The Colonels scored first in the 31st minute as a forward scored past freshman goalkeeper Savannah Haberman from 15 yards out. “It was a poor clearance that didn’t get out of the box,� Acreman said. “It was a costly mistake, which was a shame, as we had held strong defensively to that point.� The Racers tried to rally in the closing minutes of the first half, but only got four shots off. “I would have liked to have seen more shots in the first half,� Acreman said. “We did come out a little cautious, and it took us about 20 minutes to settle down.� In the second half, both teams played more aggressively. The Racers put four of their nine shots on the EKU goalkeeper, but couldn’t find the back of the net.
The Colonels scored an insurance goal in the 87th minute, which handed the Racers a 2-0 loss. Going into the Sunday matchup with Morehead State, the team had to adjust to its opponent’s high-tempo pace. The Racers handled it well in the first half, but in the second half the Eagles showed their speed and aggressive defense, limiting the Racers to one shot in the final 45 minutes. The Racers’ postseason hopes were dashed as the Eagles scored the game-winning goal in the 57th minute to make it 1-0. “We were finding it hard to get the ball out of the middle of the field in the second half, and that slowed down our ability to get the ball in shooting positions,� Acreman said. The loss marks Murray State’s fifth conference game lost by a single goal. Acreman said the losses in tight games come from inexperience. “We are a good team but lack the ability to find a way to finish a team off, and this is due to our youth,� Acreman said. “We just need to have older heads on our shoulders when it comes to conference games.� Murray State has two games remaining this season, and Acreman expects the team to continue performing at a high standard. “We just need to use these next two weeks to keep moving forward in our growth as a group,� Acreman said. Murray State makes its final road trip of the season at 7 p.m. today as the Racers take on Jacksonville State in Alabama.
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During this time of year, shopping for Halloween costumes is one of the first things on many college students’ minds. Sometimes decisions between the usual costumes like vampires or pirates can get lost in the crowd without creative ways to make them unique. To set yourself apart, here are some ideas The News put together that anyone can create on their own to give their costume its own personal flair.
GIRL COSTUME Create a modern spin-off of the classic superhero. For example, take a superhero costume and make it femi-
‘Hold Your Horses’ to premiere in Mason Hall McKenzie Willett Staff writer mwillet2@murraystate.edu
Dating can be complicated, especially in college. Some people can be shy and not have the confidence to start dating, while others can talk to multiple potential partners at once. There are many kinds of relationships in today’s society and multiple ways to meet people. Social media, online dating and blind dates are just a few of the ways to meet new people. Jamaal Gardner, senior from Paris, Tenn., is increasing ways to meet people by starting a dating show called “Hold Your Horses.” Gardner is hosting the new dating show with surprising twists and turns. Gardner is a part of the Murray State TV Club and came up with the idea this past summer. “I’m really excited about this show and how people are going to react to it,” Gardner said with enthusiasm. “I have my own technical team and crew with me to do the show and I love them so much. I have passed out flyer after flyer, and people’s reactions are priceless when they hear me say, ‘I am the host of a new dating show on Murray State’s campus called ‘Hold Your Horses’ and it’s supposed to be awesome. Come out and check it out.’” The central idea of the show is to have a contestant on one side of a wall, who is looking for a dating partner, to ask questions, while three or four other contestants answer his or her questions about themselves. “There are going to be many surprises throughout the show including a mystery contestant that sits in the audience trying to steal your man or girl,” Gardner said. The show will have two rounds. The first round will be question-and-answer between the contestants. The second-
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nine enough for a woman to wear. Anyone can do this by adding a tutu of the same color scheme. Another option would be dressing up as any superhero by wearing a T-shirt with a logo of the preferred superhero and add the tutu with leggings or tall socks, as shown above in the photograph picturing Wonder Woman. If those don’t suit your style, create your own superhero.
GROUP COSTUMES Costumes for groups are not always the easiest to come up with, especially if it is last minute. One option would be an original ‘90s child favorite, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” All that would be needed to complete this costume would be a
green T-shirt, shorts, tights and a primary color bandana. What really sets off the costume is the shell. Take a roasting pan, which you can find at Walmart for less than $2, spray paint it brown and add ribbon to wear it like a backpack.
could be easily obtained for cheap at a nearby thrift store. The female could sew some fringe on a sequin dress and add a strand of sequin ribbon and a feather from a craft store for the headpiece.
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Finding a suitable costume for guys is sometimes a problem, but Halloween is a great excuse for a guy to get a few laughs. A funny costume option for a guy would be to become a human kissing booth. To create this costume, use a box, some paint and a small amount of fabric, as shown above. This idea could also help the lucky guy get a few kisses in by the end of the night.
GUY COSTUME As expected, couple’s costumes are always a crowd pleaser. People usually tend to go the Barbie and Ken or the peanut butter and jelly route. This Halloween, creating a great couple costume is easy. A simple option would be recreating the looks of Jay Gatsby and Daisy from the popular summer movie, “The Great Gatsby.” The male would just need to throw on a sport coat and dress pants, which
CELEBRITY INSPIRED COSTUME Another great costume idea is to mimic something done by your favorite celebrity. For example, Lauren Conrad makes a simple Minnie Mouse costume look adorable. Just by finding an everyday red and white polka dot dress and adding cute socks, shoes and fun hair with a bow, she is party ready without looking too overdone. Whether you are flying solo or complementing someone else’s costume, anyone could make their costume unique this Halloween. Adding any kind of personal touch to a costume is going to make it stand out more than just a $19.99 costume off the shelf at Walmart.
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Northern Wool launches on campus I felt like this is something that I could be good at.” The line incudes both short-sleeve and long-sleeve T-shirts made of soft material and are reasonably priced. Most of their shirts bear Northern Savannah Sawyer Wool’s logo of a sheep. Features Editor The self-proclaimed graphic dessawyer@murraystate.edu signer and his partner took to Kickstarter to raise funds for their line and When walking on campus you often capture the attention of District Lines. see a lot of the same clothing items. District Lines is an online store that Sundresses with cowboy boots, sells anything from clothing to CDs sweats and the usual frat wear, short and stickers from your favorite bands, shorts and polos or T-shirts. clothing companies, YouTube stars Kyle McDonald and Derek Unterand certain record labels. reiner, both “District freshmen from Lines is a Perryville, Mo., printing comnoticed the pany that fashion trends – also has or lack thereof stores on– on campus line,” Mcand decided the Donald said. were going to “We aren't make a change. with them The business yet, but we partners deare trying to cided after seeraise funds ing the (through repeated outKickstarter) - Derek Unterreiner, freshman from Perryville, Mo. fits on campus to get with that it was time for a change. It was them. That's what our main goal is then that they started Northern Wool. right now, because it would expand “The idea really just came to me the Northern Wool clothing line so one day when I was sitting in my much.” dorm room,” McDonald said. “I've alUltimately, the duo would like to ways been good at graphic design, so make its clothing line a household Faces & Places is a weekly series that profiles the people and places of Murray and the surrounding areas. Every person and every place has a story. Let us tell it.
Our ultimate goal with (Northern Wool) is to make it be a household name, this will come with a lot of work but hopefully we can make this happen.
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Kyle McDonald and Derek Unterreiner work hard on their clothing line, Northern Wool. name. Until then, the two have smaller goals they would like to accomplish. Some of these goals include starting a female line, having other stores sell their clothes and creating a partnership with District Lines. “Our plan is to (create a female clothing line),” Unterreiner said. “Our clothes we sell right now are sort of unisex, but we will have more femaletargeted clothing in due time.” Although they are just beginning, the partners have worked hard to get the business off the ground. They currently have a website where the shirts can be purchased for a low cost and their Facebook page offers deals to
their customers. “Things have been going really slow, but it seems that the people that buy our shirts love them; we just have to get more people to do that,” McDonald said. Before they can do that, they want to work with what they have created so far and partner up with District Lines. “The main reason we created Northern Wool was to create a cheaper option to ‘frat wear,’” their mission statement reads. “Other brands charge outrageous amounts, and we wanted to create something that not only looked great, but that every college student could afford.”
Annual step show rounds out Homecoming weekend McKenzie Willett || Staff writer mwillet2@murraystate.edu
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Alpha Kappa Alpha members perform a step routine Saturday.
Students, parents and alumni flocked to Lovett Auditorium to watch the annual National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show. As a part of Homecoming tradition, Greeks gets involved by participating in the contest. “I went to the step show last year, and it was amazing,” Jesus Siqueiors, freshman from Murray, said. “I think it’s neat to see everyone dressed up and showing spirit.” Stepping is a style of dance that involves stomping and clapping to make a beat. Aside from being a part of the organization, it takes soul, passion, talent and individuality to become a part of a step team. The contest consisted of four different sororities; Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and
Sigma Gamma. The fraternities consisted of Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Iota Phi Theta, Phi Beta Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha. Colors, themes, costumes and makeup contributed to bringing the show to life. When stepping, competitors might yell out the year their organizations were founded or Greek letters to show spirit. The crowd reacted to their performances by chanting, singing and dancing along with them. In between every performance, Rick Daniels, the host, asked the disc jockey to drop a beat and everyone in the audience got up and danced along with him. At the end of the event, the winner was announced. The first-place sorority was Zeta Phi Beta and the first-place fraternity was Alpha
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It's time to dress your best, Murray State! The Features section is looking for the best dressed person on campus. Each day we will be posting a new photo of a different fashionista on campus on Facebook and Twitter. Vote by liking or favoriting the photo and pick up a paper Friday to see who received the most votes.
The basics: Charlotte Goss, sophomore from Mahomet, Ill. Q: Who is your celebrity style icon? A: Jennifer Aniston because her style is cute, yet simple. Q: What are some of your favorite stores to shop? A: Gap, Red Dress Boutique and Francesca’s. Q: What are your favorite and least favorite trends this season? A: My favorite trends are riding boots and least favorite are leggings with a pattern on them. Q: What made you choose to wear this particular outfit today? A: It’s cool but still comfortable. Compiled by McKenzie Willett
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Alpha Phi Alpha kick-started Homecoming weekend Friday with its 29th annual Miss Black and Gold pageant. The pageant is an annual scholarship program hosted by The Zeta Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. The chapter held the event in Wrather Auditorium with nine contestants competing for the crown. In the end, it was Morgan Pearson, junior from Louisville, Ky., who was crowned Miss Black and Gold 2013. “It feels amazing,” Pearson said. “There was so much hard work put into it and all the girls did amazing as well. It’s really great. Now I can go on to compete in state.” Marqus Veasey, president of Alpha Phi Alpha, started the night with the invocation and Charzetta Pittman, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The pageant continued with
a dance routine performed by the contestants joined by last year’s queen, Katie McAllister, senior from Murray. The dance routine was the first performance in which the contestants were critiqued and scored by the judges. Other areas included: achievements and projections, swimwear, creative and performing arts, poise and appearance and oral expression. After each contestant performed, the judges’ scores were tallied. Aside from winning the pageant and being crowned Miss Black and Gold Queen 2013, the winner received a $500 scholarship. The first award of the night was second runner-up, awarded to Morgan Moore, freshman from St. Louis. The first runner-up was Sharda Bettis, who also won the Most Talented award. Bettis also won the Quarles and Elliot award, voted on by the brothers of the fraternity. Bettis also received the Miss Congeniality award, which is
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voted on by the contestants. The final award of the night was the Spirit of Alpha, given to Tanelle Smith, freshman from Henderson, Ky., for selling the most advertisements for the event. “At the beginning, you go through an interview, and then they choose the contestants, then you go to a chapter meeting where you pick your Alpha coach, and they tell you the practicing hours and you start practicing,” McAllister said. There’s a lot of prepping prior to the show but that’s just the beginning for the winner. “After the pageant, Miss Black and Gold gets to go and compete at state, and meet other Miss Black and Gold contestants,” McAllister said. “It’s a fun experience. It was cool to see what these girls went through to get there, and me as well.” McAllister said: “This year, I’m looking forward to someone taking the crown and being as happy as I’ve been.”
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’? TODAY • 7 p.m. “Shrek: The Musical,” Playhouse in the Park • 7:30 p.m. Moonlight and Magnolias, Wilson Hall, room 310B • 7:30 p.m. Cinema International presents “No One Knows About Persian Cats,” Curris Center Theater
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SUNDAY • TBA Women’s tennis vs. Arkansas State, Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts • 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Moonlight and Magnolias, Wilson Hall, room 310B
• 12 p.m. Crazy in Love Exhibit, Wrather Museum • 5 p. m. PRSSA meeting, Wilson Hall, room 115 • TBA Murray Lions Auction, broadcast from Murray High School
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Chloe Grace Moretz (left) plays Carrie in the 2013 version of the movie, while Sissy Spacek (right) portrays Carrie in the 1976 version.
‘Carrie’ remake matches expectations Savannah Sawyer Features Editor ssawyer@murraystate.edu
Whenever there is a great movie, it is only logical that the movie gets remade 30 years later, and it is usually a disaster. Case in point, “The Great Gatsby.” It is a great idea with excellent actors on paper, but horrible execution. However, I am not sure that theory rings true with the latest remake of “Carrie.” The film was originally made in 1976 and starred Sissy Spacek as Carrie. The movie had critics raving. The latest remake stars Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie and has received mostly negative reviews.
I saw the 2013 version over the weekend, and honestly, it was laughable. But, I had nothing to compare it to, seeing as I still hadn’t seen the original version. When I got back, I checked Netflix and I was in luck. I decided to dedicate the next hour and a half of my time to watching the original so I could get a better idea of why the old one was so great. However, after watching it, I was confused. Not only was I not completely blown away, like I assumed I would be, I was also rethinking how much I actually liked the remake. There were parts of both movies that I really liked and other parts, not so much. In this year’s version, I thought
Moretz’s Carrie was more believeable in that she wanted to be liked, that she wanted to be normal. She was just a teenager trying to fit in. But Spacek’s Carrie in the 1976 version was a lot more creepy. During the prom scene where the character goes crazy, it is so much more creepy and eerie than it is in the new version. The mothers in the 2013 version and the 1976 version, played by Julianne Moore and Piper Laurie, respectively, were equal parts creepy. Both did an excellent job in the role. In the 2013 version, the prom scene used modern-day technology and special effects that will cause the viewers to cover their eyes during the drawnout, gory scene.
Although the scene from the ’70s was not as impressive, I can assume it was just as creepy to the average viewer in 1976. However, the original takes the cake with the ending of the movie, being as it was the only time I jumped during the duration of both films. In the 2013 version, it seems like your typical Hollywood ending with a hint for a sequel. The new movie obviously took some creative liberties to modernize the eerie tale, and in doing so, it created some great, and also, not-sogreat, scenes. Overall, both of the movies were well made and well directed. Needless to say, it was a night well spent.
It is 1 a.m. and I’m doing what I do best, procrastinating. I need to take a shower. I need to finish the homework left over from Homecoming Hunter weekend. I need to Harrell Assistant Features care. But I’m here, thinking Editor about how long the electricity stayed on while the Titanic was sinking and how no one was electrocuted in the water. It’s rather baffling to me. I’m also praising myself for knowing every word to The Eagles’ “Hotel California” at the age of 10. Don’t judge me. I guess the reason the song resonated in my head as I was putting off my heavy workload with unnecessary tasks like sweeping my room and changing my sheets was because of the lyric “we are all just prisoners here of our own device.” Here I am, a prisoner to my own time management skills, or lack thereof. As a college student, there are not enough hours in the day. It is difficult to master the art of managing time without our constant, not-so-well-deserved breaks. We have unlimited distractions at our disposal. You know the times when you binge on social media, cookies or Netflix to avoid the million other things you have to do. Finding the time to eat, sleep, study and have a decent social life is the real trick to surviving college. There are a few things I have found helpful for managing time while at school. A planner is not one of them. I’m not suggesting not keeping a planner, however. Instead, use your weekly planner to create a separate to-do list for every two or three days. You will feel much more accomplished with even one task completed when you cross it off the list. Another tip I find useful is breaking up your tasks into smaller ones. For example, if you have a research paper due in five days, do your research on days one and two. Write an outline the next day, and then begin work on the actual paper. This makes the writing process much simpler and less stressful. Time management is something we all have to work to perfect. It’s crucial to our success as students to schedule and plan things out. By doing so, we become less frazzled, happier individuals. Don’t be a prisoner of time; find a way that works for you, whether it be to-do lists, splitting up tasks or working ahead. hharrell@murraystate.edu
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