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March 7, 2014

Vol. 88, No. 24

Budget Near $7 million deficit outlined in budget forum cuts push for tuition BUDGET increase Lexy Gross || Editor-in-Chief cgross2@murraystate.edu

$6.9 million determines the price students will pay for an education at Murray State during the next academic year.

At a forum held by Interim President Tim Miller Thursday, the budget for fiscal year 2014-15 was revealed.

Miller said the goal of the forum was to create transparency in the budget re-

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instituted to recruit students in Illinois.

Miller said he never met the person or even knew who they were. “(These costs) were hidden,” Miller said.

Although Miller projects that through enrollment growth and fees, Murray State will make more than $1.6 million in revenue toward the budget, the University would still have a $5.3 million deficit.

Even if $2.5 million is saved in recommended budget cuts, $3.2 million of the deficit would remain.

The final source of revenue Miller and University administration will turn to is an increase in tuition.

Miller said a 1 percent increase would add $700,000 in revenue to the budget. During the forum, he discussed

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Students could see up to a 4 to 5 percent increase in tuition for the 2014-15 academic year.

At the budget forum meeting Thursday afternoon, Interim President Tim Miller discussed the potential for a raise in tuition.

He also went over the budget reduction and revenue-generating recommendations put forth by a budget task force committee.

Jeremiah Johnson, Student Government Association president and student regent, said he does not agree with raising student tuition.

“I think in this day and time, with the economy, with student funding, we’ve got to quit raising tuition,” Johnson said.

Johnson said he does not f i n d acrossthe-board fees beneficial to the student body, and he bel i e v e s there are other ways Miller to bring money into the University other than raising tuition and fees.

Tuition increases will be the most upsetting factor for students, but the potential increase in parking tag fees will have an impact as well, Johnson said.

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view process.

The budget revealed various expenses that have eventually added revenue, saved money or cost the University.

Some of the costs weren’t items students, faculty or staff had seen before.

One expense, titled “Travel for Illinois recruiting,” cost $11,500.

Miller explained this cost was a salary former President Randy Dunn

Winter storm leads to three days of canceled classes Lexy Gross || Editor-in-Chief cgross2@murraystate.edu

Kaylee Clark, junior from Paris, Tenn., felt a substantial weight lifted from her shoulders when classes were canceled at Murray State for the third time Wednesday.

“I was absolutely thrilled,” Clark said. “I was very worried (Tuesday night) before the decision was made that I would have to get my car unstuck from the driveway.

“My main road to travel is U.S. Highway 641, which has had numerous wrecks in the past several days.”

After the passing of an eerie March winter storm, students rejoiced in their moments of freedom from class.

They grabbed sleds, or anything resembling one, and found the nearest hill.

As students enjoyed the snow, crews from the state, city and University worked to clear roads and sidewalks.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, salt supplies have reached critical levels in 2013 and 2014.

The cabinet has asked Kentucky counties to conserve salt supplies and has tapped into the state’s emergency reserve in Louisville, Ky. During this winter season, the KTC has used more than 410,000 tons of salt, compared to 160,000 tons in 2013.

Snow and ice operations cost the KTC more than $53 million this year.

Dan Spaeth, meteorologist at the National

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Students and families in Murray used the campus and local snow days to go sledding.

Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., said he hasn’t seen a winter like this since he started in 2001.

“1994 had a lot of cold air and then there was a really bad winter in the late 70s, but this has hopefully been one for the recordbooks,” Spaeth said. “This has been a bad (winter). We’re ready for it to end.”

Spaeth said he doesn’t forsee any severe weather approaching, especially not the intrusions of cold air the area saw last week.

He said in March, the NWS usually begins preparing for thunderstorms and tornados – not ice and snow.

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Students recognize arthritis issues Harassment still an issue on campus Rebecca Walter || Staff writer rwalter@murraystate.edu

March does not only symbolize the beginning of spring, it signifies Arthritis Awareness Month, a disease which millions of Americans battle.

Arthritis is defined as a complex family of musculoskeletal disorders consisting of more than 100 different diseases and conditions that can affect people of all races, genders and ages, including college students.

To help raise awareness through the Murray State community, Alpha Omicron Pi hosts two philanthropy events each year, one in the fall and one in the spring, to raise funds and awareness to arthritis.

Amanda Winchester, president of AOPi said it is important to raise awareness and take away the stigma associated with arthritis.

“Most people think only older people get arthritis, but that is not true,” she said. “Arthritis affects mostly women, and as a group of women, we find it really special to be able to raise awareness to fight this disease.”

AOPi hosted a philanthropy event Saturday called Strikeout Arthritis to help raise funds.

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Students watch Strikeout Arthritis, a philanthropy event held by Alpha Omicron Pi Saturday to raise money for arthritis research.

This year, a softball tournament was hosted. The strikeout philanthropy is usually a bowling event, but due to bowling alley renovations, it was changed.

“Arthritis is one of those diseases that if you do not have it you do not

think about it,” Winchester said. “It is important for people to know it affects many people and can happen to anyone.”

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Harassment can take the form of abusive language, texts or other nonverbal communication, and despite many students facing this abuse on a daily basis, it remains one of the least reported crimes on campus.

In the past month there were only six reports of harassment, four of which were of a sexual nature. In the 2013 Annual Fire and Campus Safety report, there was one report of menacing behavior and five reports of terroristic threatening.

Robert Bringhurst, captain of operations for Public Safety and Emergency Management, said harassment is not a very commonly reported crime, receiving on average one to two calls a month, but that this number may not reflect how often harassment is actually occurring on campus.

Bringhurst said many people have the tendency to put up with harassing behaviors and usually only report

them to the police if it becomes such a distraction that it begins to interrupt and affect the person’s daily life. He said while a person does not have to wait for multiple events to occur, it is most common that they do.

According to Kentucky law, harassment can take one of two forms, harassment in person or through harassing communications. Simply defined by state law, harassment can be physical contact, the threat of physical contact, offensive utterances or gestures or following a person about public or private place. Harassing communications is a growing trend, especially in school environments and includes harassing contact made via phone, email or written communication, anonymous or otherwise.

“To be harassment, someone would have to be alarmed,” Bringhurst said. “(The person’s) actions would have to alarm you to the point that you feel threatened or very uncomfortable.

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A member of Pi Kappa Alpha participates in Alpha Omicron Pi’s philanthropy, Strikeout Arthritis.

ARTHRITIS From Page 1 tion, more than 50 million Americans suffer from some type of arthritis. This is a disease that affects not just the elderly, with twothirds of people with arthritis being under 65 years old.

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Judy Lyle, interim associate director of Health Services, said there have been a number of students on campus diagnosed with arthritis, and though they may look normal, they can be in a great deal of pain.

“Arthritis is an autoimmune disease, which means your body is literally attacking itself,” Lyle said.

Each year, arthritis is responsible for more than 44 million outpatient hospital visits and 992,100

HARASSMENT From Page 1 Usually there is a connection between the parties somehow. It’s very rare that there is not a connection prior to harassment.”

On campus, he said, harassment most often takes the form of an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend harassing what was their significant other or their ex-partner’s new boyfriend of girlfriend.

He said in many cases, threatening the harassing party with legal action is enough to make them stop or just letting them know what they’re doing is harassment. He said in some instances the harassing party may not realize they are making you feel uncomfortable and legal action isn’t necessary.

Bringhurst said the police cannot take immediate criminal action against a perpetrator unless they see the harassment occur, but that in most cases they are able to identify the harassing party and make them stop.

hospitalizations.

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., according to the Arthritis Foundation. Although there are many different conditions and types of arthritis, there are three main types.

The first, osteoarthritis, is the most common. It is a progressive degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of joint cartridge. Risk factors include obe-

Sexual harassment is differentiated from these other forms of harassment as a civil offense, not a criminal one.

The Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Access helps enforce Murray State’s Non-Discrimination Policy and is an alternate resource available to students wishing to report harassment.

Camisha Duffy, executive director of IDEA, said the University desires to provide a working and learning environment that is welcoming of students, employees and patrons.

Duffy said maintaining this nondiscriminatory environment involves every employee and student at the University.

“Upon becoming aware of conversations, behaviors, actions or email messages which may indicate a concern based upon race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status or disability, our employees and students are encouraged to make a referral to our office,” Duffy said.

“Individuals sharing concerns that may be disruptive to a welcoming environment is quite helpful in the institution's work to remove such barriers.”

March 7, 2014 sity, history of and age.

The second type is rheumatoid arthritis, which is a systemic disease characterized by the inflammation of the membrane lining the joints, which causes pain, joint stiffness, swelling and severe joint damage.

The third most common type of arthritis is juvenile arthritis.

This term is used to describe the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions that develop in people under 16 years of age.

More than 300,000 people have juvenile arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

Although there is no cure for arthritis, there are ways to manage it.

Different types of medicines are available, but Lyle said they do not always work for everyone.

She said getting enough rest, keeping stress levels down and exercising are the best ways to deal with arthritis.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there is evidence that indicates that endurance and resistance types of exercise can provide benefits to people with arthritis.

By 2030, it is estimated that more than 67 million people will have arthritis if the statistics continue to grow at the rate they are at.

Said Lyle: “With any health or wellness issue, we need to make people as aware as possible.”

BUDGET From Page 1 increases of 4 or 5 percent, but said nothing is final yet.

He said a tuition increase would depend on the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s decision to put a cap on tuition increases.

The CPE sets a limit on how much a university can raise tuition during an academic year. It will decide on a cap in April.

He said it also depends on Kentucky legislators and whether or not they decide to support a 2.5 percent cut in higher education this year.

Gov. Steve Beshear proposed the cut during a budget address in January.

Miller addressed personal concern over the University

budget, saying the stateof Kentucky has cut funding and may cap tuition increases at 3 to 4 percent.

“If it’s a 3 percent cap, we’re in trouble,” Miller said. “I mean, we’ll have to eliminate positions at that point.”

Miller also discussed the termination of the 5MR Tennessee Valley Authority contract Murray State has, which allows TVA to ask the University to shut off power within five minutes of a request.

The elimination of this contract is listed as an expenditure pending further review and will be discussed by the Board of Regents.

The budget list also accounts for an increase in minimum wage, which would cost the University $410,000.

For the 2014-15 fiscal year budget draft and recommendations from budget committees, go to TheNews.org.

DEFICIT From Page 1 muter parking tags is $55, but the budget committee has made a recommendation that the tags be raised to $75. Parking tags that are used at Roy Stewart Stadium are $35 and will possibly be raised to $45.

The raise in parking fees is estimated to bring the University an additional $136,950 in revenue.

Another potential cut in spending new to faculty, staff and students is at the Wellness Center.

A recommendation by the budget committee could have the Wellness Center reducing the hours it is open.

That reduction in working hours could save $7,000.

Some additional recommendations of the budget committee, and the expected money saved, include: • Reduce academic colleges and schools by one ($183,879) • Reduce maintenance staff ($137,250) • Eliminate office assistant position in Wellness Center ($32,679) • Residential college programming-action agenda ($14,689) • Postal Services operations ($20,000) • Curris Center operations ($20,000) • Close cashier’s office windows (Sparks Hall) ($30,607) In total, the recommendations from the budget committee equal more than $2.5 million in spending cuts. But even after those budget reductions, the deficit remains at more than $3 million.

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Interim President Tim Miller discusses the condition of Murray State’s budget Thursday afternoon.

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Students celebrate Mardi Gras

Police Beat Feb. 28 8:28 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Chestnut Street. Officers were notified and the report was referred to another jurisdiction.

8:54 p.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana in Franklin Residential College. Officers were notified and a citation was issued for possession of marijuana.

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Mar. 1 6:15 p.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana in Franklin. Officers were notified and an information report was taken.

8:09 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on Olive Street. A written warning was issued for driving with one headlight.

Mar. 2 2:25 a.m. A caller reported suspicious activity in the Faculty Hall parking lot. Officers were notified and an information report was taken.

11:07 p.m. Racer Patrol reported reckless driving in the Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot. Officers were notified, but the car was gone upon arrival.

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Mar. 3 7:12 p.m. A caller in Lee Clark Residential College reported the smell of marijuana. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

9 : 5 0 p. m . A caller reported locking their keys in their car in the Franklin parking lot. An officer was notified and the car was unlocked.

Mar. 4 8:38 p.m. A caller reported a medical emergency in the Collins Center for Industry and Technology Building. Officers and the Murray Ambulance Services were notified. A report was taken.

9:25 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop in the Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot. A written warning was issued for careless driving.

Mar. 5 11:26 a.m. A caller requested assistance with moving their stuck vehicle near Springer. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

1:55 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious person near Waterfield Library. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

Call of Fame Mar. 3 - 11:24 p.m. A caller reported a truck pulling a sled around the Regents Residential College parking lot. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

Motorists assists – 11 Racer escorts – 0 Arrests – 0

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

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A line of students celebrates Mardi Gras in Winslow Dining Hall by making colorful, festive masks.

Even though classes were canceled, many students were in Winslow Dining Hall Wednesday night to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Caryn Shaw, ICALA president, said this was the first year the campus Mardi Gras celebration was done at Winslow.

Shaw said the partnership started with Dining Services and Racer Hospitality in an effort to celebrate international holidays on campus.

Music played while students made masks and a menu of traditional foods provided by Dining Services.

Foods served included shrimp etouffee, dirty rice, fried alligator, jambalaya and King Cake.

Summer Jang, senior from South Korea, said this was her first time celebrating Mardi Gras and that it was a lot of fun.

Max Ginsberg, freshman from Houston, had his face painted for the occasion. Ginsberg said he plans to celebrate in New Orleans one day. “(Mardi Gras) such a part of the culture down there (New Orleans),” Ginsberg said.

Saintpaul, originally from the French-speaking part of Belgium, said even though Mardi Gras has been integrated by the Roman Catholic Church, it goes back to the Early Middle Ages and the rites of spring.

“Originally it was on the first Sunday, after the full moon, after the equinox of spring,” Saintpaul said. “It was Pagan revelry, including eating a lot, that was a festival of spring coming back. They celebrated the forces of nature, promoting the return of the good spirits of spring.”

Academic team strives for success Alex Mahrenholz || Staff writer amahrenholz@murraystate.edu

The Murray State Academic Team competes at multiple events around the region, showcasing a broad array of knowledge concerning trivia and academia.

There are six members on Murray State’s team, each of whom comes from a different major.

The team travels all across the region and even southern Ohio to compete in various competitions.

Caleb Hughes, sophomore from Big Spring, Ky., is an active member of the academic team. He said academic team matches consist of answering a variety of toss-up questions that may result in a bonus question if the toss-up is answered correctly.

“Giving an answer (to a toss-up question) locks your teammates out of answering that question, so there is a lot of pressure to have confidence in your answer before you buzz in,” Hughes said. “There are also bonuses, on which we may confer with each other.”

Hughes said he enjoys their competitions most when the matches are close, and while their opponents’ competitiveness is usually on par with his team, he said Murray State’s team tends to pull ahead due to its diverse set of team skills.

He also said the participation in competitions helps keep the team members’ minds sharp and up-todate on current events, improving their academic performance in school as well as abroad.

“Our team is also really tight knit and we’re all friends, so even when

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From left to right, Bryant Powell, Caleb Hughes, sophomores, Andrew Mogan, junior, wait to buzz in the correct answer during a practice. we don’t do as well as we could, we all have a fun time with the travel and the competitions.”

Hughes said others should take notice of the academic team’s efforts because although they are a relatively unknown team, they consistently perform well.

Hughes said their next competition is Saturday in Pikeville, Ky., and it will be the team’s first competition with its newly installed coach, Sunayan Acharya.

“We all just want to practice what we came to college for: learning and using information,” Acharya said.

Acharya said he took on this role because he enjoys working with students and his interests are generally more academic.

He organizes practice sessions for the team, makes travel arrangements for competitions, and recruits new members.

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He said any student interested in joining the academic team should contact him with any questions or concerns they may have.

“I like that this form of competition tests knowledge of stuff like history, literature, science, politics and other such subjects,” Acharya said. “Generally, the more well-read and aware you are, the better you do. It’s a lot of fun as well.”

He said the academic team gives a chance for the more academically inclined students who are not into sports to take part in competitions and compete for their school.

“It’s important to cultivate in students a desire to learn that extends beyond just getting good grades in their classes,” Acharya said. “These competitions, with their broad range of questions, are a great opportunity to see how much there is in this world that we don’t know.”

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Temporary housing helps students during Spring Break Mary Bradley || Staff writer mbradley9@murraystate.edu

For some students, Spring Break is filled with beaches and tans. For others, Spring Break includes the inside of a residential college.

Students who are involved in athletics or live too far from home to travel for the week stay in a residential college for the week in interim housing.

This housing is something Kenneth Ashlock, associate director of housing for administrative services, provides to students who need a place to stay for the week for $12 a night.

Students who stay in a residential college may stay for only a few nights or for the whole week, and dozens of students take advantage of the opportunity every year.

“Last year we had approximately 150 students stay on campus during Spring Break,” Ashlock said. “Some students remained on campus for the entire break while others stayed only one or two nights.

Ashlock Approximately 40 of these individuals were student athletes.”

As of now, approximately 35 students are in need of housing, Ashlock said, which includes international students and student athletes staying for practices or games held during the week.

Students who are in need of interim housing during Spring Break will be housed in Regents, White or Lee Clark residential colleges.

The residential colleges are chosen based on how many open rooms are available, and rooms that are already occupied will not be used.

Residential advisers Jennifer Donald, junior from Dupo, Ill., and Mara Hackethal, a senior from Cobden, Ill., said the interim housing is important for students who are in need of it, and is more cost effective than other options.

“Not everyone is able to afford to go home or there is not enough time to make the long trips,” Donald said.

“They can still stay here, and it’s a lot cheaper than a hotel, too.”

The $12 charge for staying on campus can be added to student accounts, so no money is needed up front for the interim housing.

While it’s not a large number of students staying on campus during this time, Donald said many of the international students and athletes are friends, which can make the stay on campus more enjoyable for them.

“Anybody that wants to be on campus can stay,” Hackethal said. “And we don’t have to do the normal RA jobs, like programs, for that week.”

Students who choose to stay on campus for the break will not need to move completely out of their rooms, but only need to take items such as clothing, medicine, electronics and other necessities, since permanent rooms will not be accessible.

The deadline for student to apply for interim housing during Spring Break is March 14.

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After Gov. Steve Beshear announced a potential 2.5 percent cut to higher education in the Kentucky Budget Address, Murray State had no choice but to discuss cutting corners to fill a $6.9 million gap.

Under Interim President Tim Miller, we have seen University issues became noticeably more transparent.

While it is encouraging to know exactly where our money is going, it is also shocking to see the primary sources of the University’s exponential debt.

Some of Murray State’s deficits were the outcome of frivolous spending and incompetent accounting.

A layout of Murray State’s current expenses showed that former President Randy Dunn withdrew $1.1 million of the University’s reserve funds, which should only be used in cases of emergency, to fund the shortcomings of the budget.

The budget development worksheet also showed us that Murray State was paying $11,500 for travel expenses to an unknown recruiter in Illinois.

Using emergency money to fill gaps is inap-

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propriate and puts the University in a vulnerable position.

Hiring unknown sources to recruit is also unnecessary when we have faculty here who are capable of recruitment.

Facts like this should wake us up and inspire us to focus on how Murray State’s money is being managed.

It is imperative that Murray State hires a president who has competence in finances.

Miller, who has a backround in accounting, is a large reason we are seeing the errors of Murray State’s past budget spending.

These are errors that we can no longer afford to make.

Kentucky college students are seeing firsthand the effects of having a governor who has little-to-no financial experience.

This is why we will see state funding dwindle and we will be forced to cut corners to accommodate shrinking funds.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is responsible for deciding how much state universities can increase tuition rates. Murray State has to adhere to the cap placed by the CPE, but this backs us further

into a corner.

If Murray State loses state funding and staff to keep tuition low, there will be limited options as to how to fill the multi-million dollar gap in our budget.

This is why an academic college is potentially being eliminated, enrollment is beyond the campus capacity and why the budget recommendations will look to cut in places that will affect us the most.

It is easy for students to see headlines about tuition increases and assume that it is because the University is greedy, sometimes that’s not the case.

We are ultimately being failed by Beshear and the state of Kentucky, who justify cutting funds for higher education and forcing us to scramble to fill in these financial holes.

We are seeing surrounding Kentucky colleges become weaker and financially unstable because of decisions made by the state.

The presidential search should be our opportunity to make sure our University remains strong with competent leaders, continuous transparency and better insight on a working budget.

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Garrison: Facebook is the name of the game Myspace used to rule a lot of people’s lives.

The ones of us who chose to openly admit it, though, are very few and far between.

Once I discovered that this method of communicating with friends was available, and that my parents couldn’t see it or know how to access it, I was caught up in the Zac Garrison world of angsty teens and Junior from HTML almost instantly.

Whether it was me Franklin, Ky. coding my profile for the third time that week or writing on my friends’ walls, I devoted much of my young teens to this website.

Why Myspace? Myspace gave many of us as young adults an outlet to fully express ourselves and say what we wished to say, without the backlash of our parents monitoring or controlling it.

I remember how awesome it was to post a blog on Myspace about how mean my parents were for getting me the regular Gameboy Advance and not the special edition silver one that I had asked for and they would never find out about it.

Most teens’ emotional and artistic outlets transformed from notebooks and sketchbooks to Myspace posts and HTML overnight.

Then the whole game changed. Facebook hit the scene and blew Myspace out of the water, resulting in millions of teens and young adults storming the social network scene for the networking and communication benefits.

But here’s the thing: long lost are the days when you can simply post anything you want about anybody and not be scared about who would see it and what would result.

Social networks have totally transformed from an online personal outlet into almost a

social fingerprint.

Not following me? Think about this. What kind of pictures do you post on Facebook?

What kind of tweets do you choose to send out to your followers?

The selection process of what you do and do not post on the Internet is all proof of the claim that the social media game is changing, and fast.

Nowadays, several prospective employers will look over an applicant’s Facebook and Twitter to see how they portray themselves to the public.

It makes social media no longer exclusive to your friends. Now if it’s online somewhere, the whole world can see it. Until lately, social media was a thing that was just for kids and college students.

As the older generations continue to hear about how they can connect with old friends and keep tabs on their families, they begin to invest their time into social media accounts.

Not only are the older generations jumping on the social network bandwagon, the opportunity for online advertising has pulled most businesses into social media. ninety-two percent of businesses utilize LinkedIn, 66 percent have Facebook profiles and 54 percent use Twitter. These numbers will only continue to rise as they have in the last five years.

This shows how businesses are beginning to expand their efforts for communication, marketing and advertising by utilizing the massive trend of social networks where a majority of people, including myself, spend a large amount of time.

On my phone right now, I have five different social media apps and I use each one of them daily. Smartphone apps have taken social media to a whole different dimension by being able to access them wherever there is an Internet connection, and since the creation and implementation of 3G, that is anywhere.

This establishes the opportunity to have

around-the-clock access to the trend of social media, regardless of your location or what time it is.

Since social media has changed since the beginning, it’s time to re-evaluate the actual definition of social media.

Back in the early 2000s, the most you could do was post blog updates and share some music and pictures that you wanted friends to see. Then, as time progressed, you saw other social media sites that planned on accomplishing different things.

Social media began to broaden and become more elaborate all while borrowing things from other social media websites to become the “next Myspace.”

Facebook did just this; it used a culmination of all the successful things that other established social media had done and it combined it all under one website.

From there, Facebook grew from blog posts and pictures to virtual games that take real life currency and an additional level of peer-topeer communication.

Social media isn’t just for kids anymore.

Matter of fact, adults who don’t utilize social media are looked at as “behind the curve.”

One thing I do believe is that Facebook won’t be the end of it.

Several new social media platforms pop up often to try and be the “new Facebook” just as Facebook had done to MySpace.

Each new social network knows how not only do individuals love the idea of social networking, but businesses funnel millions and millions of dollars into advertising on social networks so that people will see it regularly.

This will lead to less user-oriented social media networks as these new sites will begin to cater to the needs of businesses seeking online advertising and ultimately lead to a whole new era of business-oriented social networking.

So of course, the game will keep on playing.

All we can really do is hold on tight.

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Letters to the Editor I have been reading and listening to arguments about how the gassing of the Syrian people should be equated to American abortion.

This argument seems to lead into whether we should attack Syria, leave Syria alone after killing approximately 1,400 of its own people or whether or not this should be the ideal time to look at our own country's abortion laws.

First, it has been established that Syria has broken multiple international laws by gassing its own people in this civil war that has been going on for more than two years.

Many of the world's countries know about this travesty, but only very few people will agree to take a stand against it.

President Barack Obama and Congress seem ready to stand with these few countries in order to swiftly “punish” the Syrian government.

At this point, our government leaders are like salmon swimming uptream on this issue.

The overwhelming majority of Americans do not want anything to do with Syria.

Who said government officials have it easy?

Not with this decision.

As for equating abortion to this, I

can say many, many people are vehemently against the abortion.

I am a Democrat, but that doesn't necessarily mean I cannot be pro-life.

I was recently given an Internet link to a graphic picture of a 10-weekold aborted fetus.

If anyone could still believe in abortion after seeing this picture, I have to say, God help them!

At this point in our legal system, there is very little that we, as pro-lifers, can do other than use the power of the pen, Internet, social media, phone, traditional snail-mail, voting booths and public forums in order to say, “no more!”

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I’ve Got a Story for You

Valentine: Adults ask stupid questions When I was a kid, I once told a lie. This was a world-class whopper.

Lies were not very good strategies for bonding in my family; although our mother was the soul of charity and forgiveness, it was her custom to refer the heavy lifting in the discipline department to a specialist - to The Old Man. Robert Valentine You might be able to relate.

In any event, I had conSenior lecturer cocted a tale which, under in advertising different circumstances, might have led to a Pulitzer in fiction or, at the very least, a job as a speechwriter for a Congressman.

The details are unimportant, but you can trust me when I tell you that the “facts” and the manner of my telling them were accepted hook, line and sinker by Mom, who shall be known from now on as, “Mom.” However, as Bill Clinton discovered, a secret known by more than one person is simply a scandal waiting for its moment. Hence, when my younger brother opened his mouth on the subject of a damaged bicycle and torn and muddy pants, the truth was revealed.

I was sentenced to “wait in my room” for what seemed like the entirety of former President Eisenhower’s second term. When The Old Man entered, he was not in a pleasant mood.

He proved it by launching into an examination of my morals by asking me, “Why did you lie to

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your mother?”

This is the kind of question no kid can answer.

The correct response, I now see, would have been: “Why, to avoid this very moment of unpleasantness, of course. Are you nuts?”

This clever response would not have been wise, although it would have been honest. Instead, I did the best I could under the circumstances, which was to resort to the good old childhood standby: “I dunno.”

I don’t recall what the penalty for lying was in this case, but it put me off the practice entirely until I got married.

A secret known by more than one person is simply a scandal waiting for its moment.

- Robert Valentine, senior lecturer in advertising

The real “takeaway” for me, however, was the realization that adults could ask what seem to be really stupid questions.

A few weeks ago in this space I suggested that students, despite their current devotion to learning and the development of the mind, sometimes ask fairly stupid questions like, “Uh, did we do anything in class today?”

This suggests to the professor that his usual inclass practice is to read aloud from “Uncle Wiggley Meets the Alligator,” or to play checkers with the brainy kid in the front row. Not a good conver-

sational strategy.

Turn about is fair play, however, and it’s only fair to point out that professors can ask some goofy ones, too. See if any of these would make your personal Top Ten. 1. “So, should we postpone the exam until after Spring Break, or would you rather take it the Friday before?”

2. “Now, does that answer your question?”

3. “Why don’t you get together with your group outside of class? Can’t you find an evening when everyone is free?”

4. “Don’t you remember that from your reading of the syllabus?”

5. “I know we’re a few minutes over time, but would it be OK if I just finish out this equation?”

6. “Would you prefer the one-page take-home test or an open-book essay exam in class?”

7. “I know it’s early on a Friday morning, but where is everybody? Does something happen on Thursday night around here?”“ 8. “Do you mind if we wrap things up a bit early this evening?”

I suppose the point is this: all of us should probably think for just a moment before putting questions to unsuspecting people. Sometimes, the answer is known, and we use the question as a cruel way to compel an admission of failure; sometimes we merely forget to whom we are speaking. Questions, like a ringing telephone, demand to be answered.

Perhaps we should use such powerful tools with much greater care than most of us professors usually exhibit, Y’know?

Well, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it like secrecy to a presidential search.

Cheers to ... Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway not defending the gay-marriage ban.

Gov. Steve Beshear is using state money to appeal a ruling that allows same-sex marriages to be recognized.

Thanks, Conway, for defending our money and fighting for equality.

Jeers to ... Rachel Canning suing her parents for not paying for her education.

Is this really grounds for a lawsuit?

Many college students are here on their own money and hard work. Get a scholarship, apply for student loans and join the rest of the group. We don’t feel sorry for you.

Jeers to ... Popular places not using salt in their parking lots.

Walmart’s parking lot may as well have an ice skating rink. We’ve got a tip for you: salt is sold at gas stations and it is not that expensive. We highly suggest that you use it ... and a lot of it!

Cheers to ... Three consecutive cancelations due to the snow.

We hope you used the vacation to catch up on homework, but if you didn’t, we’re not judging. It’s good to know that Murray State kept commuting students in mind.

While we’re slowly but surely seeing equal rights for the LGBT community in America, there are other countries who are on a far different side of the spectrum.

Carly Besser Because of Opinion Editor the Sochi Winter Olympics, foreigners questioned whether gay and lesbian athletes would be safe to compete in a country that has strict laws against homosexuality.

In 2013, Russia passed a law that bans the distribution of “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors,” which makes it illegal to suggest that homosexual relationships are equal to heterosexual ones.

Russian youth who question their sexuality are not allowed to receive guidance from parents, teachers, priests or psychologists.

Obviously, with no form of a support system, suicide rates among Russian teens who identify as LGBT have skyrocketed.

According to a study led by sociologist Mark Hatzenbeuhler, gay and lesbian teens who live in less supportive countries are five times more likely to commit suicide.

These children feel sick, abnormal and disconnected with society.

Most countries who have established laws against LGBT members have one thing in common: they are usually economically and politically unstable.

In third world countries like Sudan and Iran, homosexuality is punishable by death.

Shouldn’t improving the economy, decreasing corruption of law enforcement and achieving political rest be more imperative than targeting gays and lesbians?

Some groups have taken it upon themselves to serve as vigilantes for Russia, violently attacking homosexuals, filming it and using it as a way to alienate them.

These people are protected by the Russian police and military.

You may be wondering why we should even care, and I’ll explain. It took us decades to find ourselves here, as Americans, supporting and giving equal opportunities to the LGBT community.

Even the majority of Americans who are against gay marriage would never justify violence against them simply for their sexuality. It’s brutal. It’s barbaric.

We’ve seen firsthand that gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people can hold positions in office, educate youth and be strong leaders. To think that these people of influence would be treated no better than dirt in other countries should appall us.

Think of how many people the world has lost to these crimes that could have made a huge difference.

People who could have been doctors, teachers, public figures, politicians and more are losing their lives before they have a chance to do something great.

As an American who identifies as LGBT, equal rights are something I hold of high importance.

The right to marry is something worth fighting for, but I can’t help but think this problem needs to be fixed first.

It doesn’t matter how you feel about homosexuality. If it makes you uncomfortable, that’s fine.

However, using violence and oppression as a way to regulate society should be a thing of the past.

Why do countries still do this? cbesser@murraystate.edu

Out of shape in the paint

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Students sent The News their photos from a snowy Murray State campus.

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Students went sledding and even built igloos on their snow days.

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People braved steep hills near campus while Murray schools and the University were closed.

SNOW From Page 1 Speath said the winter storm could’ve been worse, with damaging amounts of freezing rain. “If all of that sleet became freezing rain, it would’ve been similar to 2009,� Spaeth said. “It would’ve been really ugly from a power standpoint.

We try not to summon those images, everyone around here is so sensitized to that (storm).�

In 2009, an ice storm left areas in the region without power for weeks. Murray State classes were canceled and students went home.

Although students didn’t lose an entire week to the weather, some are still worried about making up the classes they missed.

Clark said she still expects to have everything done, but she thinks it’ll be difficult for professors to fit in required classwork before Spring Break. “We will catch up; I don’t think it’s impossible,� she said.

Throughout the week, academic schedules were changed to conform to the inclement weather.

Midterm grade submission deadlines for professors were extended to Fri., March 14.

First half-semester courses still ended Wednesday, although faculty were asked to help students with missed exams or other coursework. Second half-semester courses began Thursday.

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Johnny Reagan talks of legendary career as player, coach at Murray State Ryan Richardson || Sports Editor mrichardson5@murraystate.edu

“There are no secrets in baseball,” he said, referring to his success.

No secret formula, no certain strategy, nothing.

John Lee “Johnny” Reagan was a legendary coach at Murray State, but he credits the players as the reason for success, not a secret strategy.

Born in 1926, Reagan has been around the game his whole life. He said he’s a Missouri boy, though he pronounces it Mizzura.

Originally he was more drawn to basketball than baseball, but that would change later in life.

It was simpler to practice, he said.

With a goal in the back yard, he didn’t need to have someone else to play with.

Either way, he was good at both sports from the time he went to high school in Bismarck, Mo. “I guess my greatest high school athletics was my senior year when we won a state basketball championship and I was named Mr. Basketball,” Reagan said. “I played baseball, too, but basketball was pretty much my thing when I grew up.”

He was so good that he was offered scholarships in both sports at multiple universities. At the time, though, Reagan had no intentions of going to college.

It was the mid-1940s, and it was a time of war. Like most men of his age at the time, Reagan was going to join the military. He was drawn to the Air Force.

His plans changed, though, as the war ended before he ever made it past the Air Force Reserves.

So, Reagan turned his attention to college. Growing up, he kept up with Oklahoma A&M – now Oklahoma State – and he was originally offered a scholarship there.

Thinking he’d be fighting in a war, he had declined the opportunity.

The door wasn’t closed, though, as Murray State gave him a chance to play both sports.

“I had a neighbor friend in my hometown that was in the Navy here and (Murray State) permitted the Navy players to play basketball,” he said. “He enticed me to come down here so we could play together. However, the war ended, the Navy left, and after I got here, he left. That’s pretty much the story of my getting to Murray.”

During the war, Murray State discontinued baseball, so Reagan only played three years, in addition to his four years on basketball court.

His memories go beyond the field and court, though.

“Some of the fellas that had been in the service were coming back,” Reagan said. “Most of my teammates were older than I was because they had been in the service a couple of years. Your greatest memories are your teammates, and I still stay in contact with those that I can.”

Despite all his success in the sports arena, Reagan said one thing stands above all.

“I can say that my most successful venture at Murray State was I got a young lady to accept a wedding ring,” he said. “That’s probably the greatest accomplishment I took away from there.”

Still, Reagan went on to accomplish much more.

With an opportunity to play professionally in either sport, he said it was easy to pick baseball, though he liked them equally in college.

At only 6 feet tall, he felt his NBA chances were slim, so he chose baseball.

His career was limited, but he did not leave the game altogether. He ended up coaching both baseball and basketball for several years. He started at his old high school for seven years in both sports.

From there, he coached basketball at Northeast Louisiana – now Louisiana Monroe – for two years.

After that, Murray State offered him a job as both a baseball and basketball coach.

While there, he found his calling on the diamond, where he became one of the winningest baseball coaches of his time.

The Murray State News Sports Editor Ryan Richardson sat down with Reagan to ask about coaching, changes in the sport and what Reagan does now.

Ryan Richardson: Why did you lean toward baseball?

Johnny Reagan: I don’t know. Basketball, at that time, was pretty much a 12-month sport, as all of them are now. Baseball was only a spring sport and that was appealing that I could just spend half a year in a sport rather than a full year. It just seemed more enjoyable to me.

RR: What was different about college then and now?

JR: From the time I graduated, nine years had elapsed before I came (to Murray State) and it had changed. It had become more intense. They began ranking teams, and that always

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Former baseball Head Coach Johnny Reagan looks out on the field. gets the athletic directors stirred up to do more. It was beginning to really blossom at that time.

number of games they play today. I never felt it necessary to play the limit just because there was a limit.

RR: Tell me about your time as a coach here.

JR: I had pretty good players for the most part. That’s what gets you the wins, not the coach. There are no secrets in baseball. If you get the talent, you’re going to have a pretty good record. My first 10 or 15 years here, we were only playing 20-25 games of baseball. We didn’t start in cold weather. I never played the

RR: What were some of the fun things in coaching?

JR: As in any sport, I think, the good thing about it is the camaraderie. It’s really interesting in high school and in college to see young men mature from 18 to 22.

Some come to you and they’re already mature. Some come to you

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We’re all the same dust

I am no better than a black man, no matter what his or my capabilities may be. And the fact that I am attracted to women does not place me any higher or lower than a homosexual man.

Ryan Not only myself, Richardson but every man on Sports Editor this Earth is equal to every other man.

No aspect of our lives makes this truer than sports.

Obviously, I’m not saying I could go ball on LeBron James or strike out Big Papi. I simply mean we are equal in the sense of opportunity to achieve anything.

The sports gods are all colorblind and gender neutral. They created and maintain stadiums that produce winners and losers based on levels of pure talent.

It is a shame that we still live in a world where grown men bully their own teammates because of the darkness of their skin.

It is embarrassing that gay men have to live in fear, lying to the world about who they are because it could damage their career.

When athletes openly admit to being gay, the reaction should be, “I’m glad you’re comfortable with who you are and I appreciate you letting me know. Now, since that’s irrelevant to your skills, let’s get back to practice.”

Instead, media such as ESPN blow it out of proportion, and it refuels a debate that should have been doused decades ago.

While homophobia seems to be the bigger battle these days, racism is still a lingering problem.

Though people of all colors are allowed to play, some athletes still use derogatory terms during games.

It saddens me to know adults still say such things. If they can’t be mature for their own sake, they should at least be able to do it for the sake of future generations.

We should be teaching children that in the eyes of sports, nothing matters but our actions.

Players become legends by achieving the impossible, not by being white and heterosexual.

In the end, it comes down to the fact we are all born the same, and we will all die the same.

Genesis 3:19 reads “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Whether we are legend or a forgotten name, it does not matter.

There is not black or white or gay or straight. There is only dust.

And when we mix together in the wind no one can tell us apart. We will all dance together as one.

We will all be equal, just as we were from the very start. mrichardson5@murraystate.edu

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Freshman point guard Cameron Payne looks to pass the ball in a game earlier this year.

A season full of ups and downs has been reduced to one simple concept for the Murray State men’s basketball team – win or go home.

The Racers finished their regular season schedule in disappointing fashion Saturday, dropping a 118-115 double overtime heartbreaker on the road at Southeast Missouri State.

Overcoming a six-point halftime deficit, junior guard T.J. Sapp sank a game-tying 3-point shot with 20 seconds left to force overtime.

In similar fashion, freshman guard Cameron Payne hit another three to tie it at 105 with 46 seconds left in overtime. Forty-two seconds later, however, Payne missed two free throws with four

seconds left, sending the game to a second overtime period.

Payne’s misfortune continued into the second extra period, having his shot blocked with the Racers trailing by three. SEMO junior Nino Johnson sprinted down the court after Payne’s miss and emphatically dunked the ball to end the Racers’ chances to force another overtime.

“We just didn’t guard well,” Head Coach Steve Prohm said. “We had so many breakdowns and just weren’t in tune defensively. When we’ve played well, we’ve been in tune defensively, and we haven’t been this week.”

After suffering a back injury in the team’s previous game at UT Martin, junior forward Jarvis Williams was questionable for Saturday’s game a few hours before tipoff.

Murray State’s big man showed no lingering effects from the injury, scoring 25 points and racking up a gamehigh 15 rebounds.

Payne also scored 25 points while Sapp contributed 24 and sophomore forward Jeffery Moss tallied 22.

In spite of the loss at SEMO, the Racers’ 13-3 conference record earned them the top spot in the OVC West and a double-bye into the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament this weekend.

After a rough 2-5 start to the season, Murray State overcame significant inexperience to put together an impressive year.

Finishing with an 18-10 record, the Racers earned the program’s 26th consecutive winning season.

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The interesting part to me was seeing what happened between the time they arrived and the time they left and getting them through commencement.

With a few, that would always be a challenge, and you would love it when they did.

Of course, I guess you could say winning is the most comforting thing.

RR: Did you guide the players off the field?

JR: I knew the direction they wanted to go and started to go, and I tried to keep up with them simply by talking to them, not using a paper trail.

RR: Are there any seasons that stick out to you? You had a few long playoffs and got close to the World Series a couple of times.

JR: In 1975, we were ranked as high as 12, which is the highest ranking we ever had. In ’79, we got within one game of the World Series, but we ran out of pitching there at the end.

Those two teams were the ones to go to the national tournament. Had there been the opportunity, there would have been several others that would have won. The ’58 team of ours was about as good as any. The ’63 team, in my mind, certainly was one of the best in the country, but there was no ranking then.

You don’t get a national ranking by beating OVC teams. You have to play some of the big boys.

RR: Was it ever disappointing at the end of a season, or are you just proud of what you did each year?

JR: The last game is always a disappointment. There were times, even in our good teams, when we didn’t win the last game. If you’re talking about championships, that’s bad news.

RR: What does it mean to have jerseys retired and fields named after you?

JR: Well, you wonder how that ever came about. It’s very meaningful and very compli-

mentary, but on the other hand it’s pretty humbling.

RR: Do you still go to many games today?

JR: I go to the majority of basketball games, especially when the weather is decent. I go to nearly all baseball games.

Unfortunately, it’s so cold for some of them I have to be in the press box.

RR: Do you watch baseball as a fan or coach?

JR: I’m a fan. There are some things I would do or not do, but there are no secrets in baseball.

A lot of it is rolling the dice. Not that I don’t care who wins, but I can watch it as a fan.

FINAL From Page 1 Now the Racers find themselves two wins away from earning the automatic NCAA Tournament berth awarded to the OVC Tournament champion.

“Nobody thought we’d be here,” Prohm said. “Everybody wrote us off a long time ago. I just told the guys that I’m proud of them from that standpoint.”

A huge part of the team’s success can be

March 7, 2014 attributed to impressive seasons from two first-year players – Payne and Williams.

Payne ranked third among all freshmen in the nation with 5.4 assists per game. He also led the team in scoring and ranked inside the top ten in the conference with 15.9 points per game.

Williams is also new to Murray State, transferring from Gordon State College during the offseason. The 6-foot-8-inch big man ranked second in the OVC and ninth in the nation with 10.4 rebounds per game.

Both players were recognized Tuesday as the OVC released its annual all-conference awards, voted on by head coaches

and sports information directors.

Payne was the only freshman named to the All-OVC First Team. Additionally, Payne was named OVC Freshman of the Year and was awarded a spot on the AllOVC Newcomer Team.

Williams joined Payne on the All-OVC Newcomer Team and was named to the All-OVC Second Team.

“I'm very pleased to see Cameron and Jarvis recognized by our league for the way they performed this season,” Prohm said. “They're both very deserving of this honor. Both have handled themselves with humility all season.”

RR: What did you like more?

Playing or coaching?

JR: Oh, playing. It’s more fun to play. Let somebody else make a decision and see if you can carry it out. Playing is a challenge because you know what your assignment is and you’re trying to live up to it.

RR: What changes have you seen in the game from playing as a kid to now?

JR: Baseball hasn’t changed that much. A few things have changed, but it’s still three strikes and four balls and three outs.

Basketball is an entirely different matter. It’s a different game. When I coached basketball, it was a finess game. It was a cerebral game. Today it’s a speed and strength game. It’s as simple as that.

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Senior Delaney Howson watches her shot in the Racers’ win at the Time Warner Racer Classic. Howson tied for first place in the tournament.

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RR: What’s a typical day like for you now?

JR: I really stay busy. I don’t know what I do, but I stay busy.

I’m on the computer a lot. I don’t know of anything of major significance I do. I do read a lot, and I eat a lot.

I go to cardiac rehab twice a week, but I don’t have a routine.

I don’t go to McDonald’s and have coffee with a bunch. I’m a pretty private person.

I have a lot of friends of course. Some of them are ill and in the hospital right now. I’m at the hospital and the funeral home quite a bit, but I don’t have a routine.

I do what my wife says to do.

That pretty much takes my day.

The women’s golf team kicked off its spring season with a win at home at the Time Warner Racer Classic. Originally planned for Monday and Tuesday, the tournament was moved due to impending winter weather. The last minute schedule change didn’t affect the Racers, who won the tournament with a team score of 600.

“I think they handled the adjustment well,” Head Coach Velvet Milkman said.

“It is a little bit of shock, because you feel like you have four days to prepare and then all of a sudden you only have two.

But we were ready to play, because we’ve been practicing for so long.”

Senior Delaney Howson led the team, taking the co-medalist honor with a score of 146 over two rounds.

This tournament gives Howson five medalist honors as a Racer, including last

year’s spring home tournament.

“It’s always nice to win your home tournament,” Howson said. “I didn’t play my best that day, but it was still nice to be able to tie for first. That was one of my goals – to win that tournament this year again.”

Freshman Jacklyn Van Meter also made the tournament team, tying for third place with a total score of 149, with her freshman teammate Sydney Trimble close behind at 151.

Freshman Minta Yin and sophomore Sophie Hillier carded scores of 155 and 160.

“Obviously I’m proud of Delaney – we expect her to do that, that’s her role – but the other players have to step up as well, and they did that,” Milkman said. “They’re going to be a little up and down, but as a whole I think they do a very good job.”

Howson said her team performed as she had expected.

“I knew they’d be a little nervous going

into the first round,” she said. “It’s the first round of the year and a home tournament, so a lot of people’s parents were out there.

I was glad to see them play very well.”

Howson also said the lure of warmer weather is part of the excitement of the spring season.

“I mean, some of my favorite tournaments are in the spring. It’s nice that the OVC Championship is at a different course. The course is really nice.”

Howson said playing on courses that are in better condition is always a bonus.

Next up, the Racers travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to play in Southern Mississippi’s Lady Eagle Invitational tournament Monday and Tuesday.

“We leave Saturday, which is good,” Milkman said. “We’ll be able to get to some normal weather. The practice day is going to be a key day. It always is, but we haven’t touched a club in three days, so we’ll put in a little extra there.”

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Women’s season ends with road loss Tom Via || Staff writer tvia@murraystate.edu

Despite two career-high performances from its forwards, women’s basketball was unable to finish the season with a victory on the road at Southeast Missouri State Saturday.

Playing in her final game as a Racer, senior forward Jessica Winfrey pulled down 20 rebounds and put up a career-high 22 points in the 65-57 loss.

Junior forward Netanya Jackson also turned in a career-high performance with 17 points off the bench.

“To see Jessica have her second 20-20 game in a matter of weeks makes me really proud of how she finished off her career,” said Head Coach Rob Cross.

Facing the Redhawks for the second time in 10 days, the Racers’ offense struggled and depended on free throws to keep them in the game.

Murray State grabbed the early lead but couldn't contain the Redhawks, who went on a 10-0 run in the opening minutes.

“We couldn’t score for a few stretches, and they took advantage of

it to grab that early lead,” Cross said.

After a basket by freshman guard Taylor Porter made it 18-12, the Racers turned to Jackson for a spark off the bench.

Jackson took over, scoring 10 straight points, including her first 3pointer of the season, to give the Racers the lead.

Murray State used the free throw line late in the opening half to take a 34-30 lead into the locker room.

“We always want to get to the free throw line,” Cross said. “When you get to the line, you get a chance to

score, along with a chance for rest.”

The second half allowed the Racers push their lead to 43-34 before the Redhawks rallied. SEMO used a 15-5 run with 12 minutes remaining to regain the lead while the Racers struggled to score.

“We came out in the second half with great effort and the girls didn’t quit,” Cross said. “Fatigue just got to us.”

A 3-pointer by sophomore forward Jashae Lee with 11 minutes remaining was the last field goal the Racers made.

With baskets not falling for the

Racers, the Redhawks finished the game on a 16-4 run over the final nine minutes.

“We didn’t shoot the ball well enough to win the game,” Cross said. “I think playing all these games late in the season took its toll on us.”

Despite the loss, the Racers shot a season-high 88 percent from the free throw line, making 22 shots.

Winfrey earned her 21st doubledouble in the last game of her career, leaving her tied for fourth place alltime in Murray State history.

Looking back: A recap of this season Tom Via || Staff writer tvia@murraystate.edu

The journey for the women’s basketball team ended long and bumpy, as it finished 11-17 overall and failed to make it to the OVC Tournament.

While fatigue and injuries affected the Racers’ record, Head Coach Rob Cross said it didn’t keep the team from learning and gaining valuable experience.

“That is the one thing I am the most proud of,” Cross said. “Despite all the losses and a sevengame the losing streak, the team didn’t argue or complain once.”

The list of accomplishments for this year’s team begins with senior Jessica Winfrey, who recorded nine double-doubles, including two games with 20 rebounds. Winfrey provided the leadership for the team, and she will be a player the Racers will have to replace.

“The numbers she put up was impressive, averaging a doubledouble this season,” Cross said.

“But the biggest thing she did was provide stability and leadership, and we are going to miss that.”

Winfrey averaged nearly 11 points and 11 rebounds per game and finished with 302 rebounds.

Murray State started the season strong, earning seven wins in nonconference play, making it one of three teams in the conference with a winning record at the time.

When the OVC preseason poll slotted the Racers third in the West Division, Cross said the team

looked to prove the poll wrong.

“We beat Saint Louis and lost to a Big East team in Xavier by three points,” Cross said. “It showed that we could play with that level of competition and we were ready for conference play.”

Though the first two conference games were close, the Racers opened OVC play with back-toback losses to Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin.

“As a team we saw that and thought this was our opportunity to make a run for the championship,” Cross said.

Unfortunately, the team struggled against each opponent and failed to earn a win until January when Murray State defeated rival Austin Peay 76-68.

The following game the Racers faced off against Belmont and suffered a crucial injury that changed the season.

Junior guard Keiona Kirby had led the team with nearly 20 points per game, but she injured her knee 19 seconds into play.

“We had already lost Antonia Niebler and Andrea Dickerson for the season, and from that point forward it was just a battle,” Cross said. “We lost one of the best guards in the league and somebody that was a huge piece for us offensively scoring and rebounding.”

Without Kirby, the Racers lost seven straight games before defeating Eastern Illinois on Feb. 15.

During the losing streak, the Racers rotated four freshman guards and turned to Julia Fox to take the

scoring role from Kirby. Two games later, Fox suffered a similar knee injury.

With the postseason out of the picture, the Racers took the opportunity to improve and start building a foundation for next year.

Junior forward Netanya Jackson finished the season with three consecutive OVC Newcomer of the Week awards and averaged nearly a double-double the final three weeks of the season.

Freshman guard Janssen Starks started all 28 games for the Racers, and her role changed throughout the year. Starks averaged almost 11 points and four assists this season.

“When we signed her we didn’t know exactly what we were going to get from her,” Cross said.

“Janssen is a problem solver and she figured out how to score more and get to the free throw line when we needed it.”

Murray State earned one postseason award when freshman guard Taylor Porter made the OVC All-Newcomer team. Porter started in 17 games for the Racers and led the team with 306 points.

“Early in the season her confidence was shaken due to turnovers and she was in a hurry,” Cross said. “Throughout the year she slowed down and became a much better player for us.”

Murray State will return all four injured players, along with new players in sophomore transfer guard LeAsia Wright and freshman Ke’Shunan James.

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Thy festivities shan’t commence until ye stroll in Shakespeare Festival returns to Murray State Katrina Yarbrough || Staff writer kyarbrough2@murraystate.edu

The 14th Annual Murray Shakespeare Festival is set to take place Monday through Friday.

Each year, the festival hosts a series of performances, workshops, lectures, films and educational outreach to regional schools.

Tickets for the festival went on sale Feb. 24 and cost $7 for Murray State students and staff and $12 for the general public.

Since 2012, Murray State’s own William Jones, assistant professor of English, has organized and executed all festival events as the festival director.

“The purpose of the festival is to offer professional-level Shakespearean theater to students, teachers and community members from around the entire Jackson Purchase Region at an affordable price,” Jones said.

The festival will host six performances versus last year’s four. There will be three “Othello” performances, two “Henry IV, Part 1” performances and one “Merry Wives of Windsor” performance.

The performances will each take place during the week of the festival during the morning or the evening in Lovett Auditorium.

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The performers from The American Shakespeare Center from Staunton, Va., performed “The Twelfth Night” in Lovett Auditorium last year.

“For the past 14 years, the festival has hosted the traveling company from The American Shakespeare Center based in Staunton, Va.,” Jones said. “They are a highlytrained and deeply entertaining troupe who perform the plays using

the dynamic staging practices used in William Shakespeare’s day.”

Activities have been planned out for the week in order to engage students, faculty and the public in the works of Shakespeare and give an interesting insight to what they may

Archery Club targets new interests

or may not already know about Shakespeare and his works.

Monday, the festival will kick off with a “Shakespeare Flash Mob” and will follow up with various workshops that are free to attend.

The following days will include

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Like Katniss from “The Hunger Games,” students found a way to come up with a new campus sport– archery.

Students have signed up for Archery club and expect positive results.

Ellen Shipley, junior from Cadiz, Ky., has practiced archery for years and plans on expanding her talents along with other Murray State students.

“I had it in the back of my mind when I started college that it would be awesome if the school I went to had an archery team,” Shipley said.

Randy Lewis, Murray High School archery coach, proposed the idea to Shipley for all participants of the club to be directed under U.S. Collegiate Archery Association.

“When Randy approached me he already had a volunteer for our adviser, Matt Kelly, senior (associate) athletic director,” she said. “I think that is the biggest hurdle we had to get over and we are blessed to have that taken care of so easily. We had to write a constitution and bylaws in order to become a club recognized by MSU. The whole process was fairly easy once we got pointed in the right direction.”

By the end of last semester, the club started the process and now it has finally come together, Shipley said.

“Due to weather and other factors we are getting a kind of late start in the semester,” she said.

Some professors have signed up and have shown interest in the club.

“We have had professors show interest in the club and this would be a unique opportunity to bring professors and students together outside of the classroom as peers and not superiors,” Shipley said.

The team’s plans are expected to be positive and fun while competing against nationally ranked teams.

“This semester we may never get to the competitive part, but we certainly plan to next semester,” she said. “Another goal is to become successful enough that Murray will offer scholarships to students who want to compete.”

Shipley states archery as a sport encompasses more than just shooting an arrow at a target. She believes it offers all students an opportunity to be successful.

“Archery is a sport for everyone,” Shipley said. “You don't have to be fast, tall or stocky to be successful. You just have to be dedicated.”

more workshops, a lecture by Kathy Callahan, associate professor of history, entitled “World of Young Prince Hal,” and trips to the elementary and middle schools. The students will also get the chance to interact with the actors.

A detailed listing of each event, including locations and times can be found on the Murray State website.

“Besides the performances, the number of workshops have been increased,” Jones said. “Some interdepartmental events, such as the history lecture and the library lecture, have been added. There is also a gender and diversity studies roundtable event that is led by Murray State students and Josh Adair, (assistant professor of English.) The new activities have helped increase the outreach to schools around the region.”

Last year, the turnout for the event was fairly impressive, Jones said.

Although there were two less performances by The American Shakespeare Center, about 1,200 high school students had attended the performance of Twelfth Night, a performance that will not be a part of this year’s festival.

Jones said that attendance more than doubled last year compared to previous years. He also said he expects this year’s numbers to exceed last year’s.

With at least a tragedy or two under their belts, the Shakespeare festival is by no means dull and it has something for everyone, Jones said.

Although it has been said that parting may be sweet sorrow, Jones said he believes that each person at the festival will part with joy.

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Students participate in an educational program titled “Domestic Violence as Taught by Disney.”

“A dorm is traditionally just a bed and a room and that’s it, but a residential college is a home,” said Peter Hausladen, residence director of Lee Clark Residential College.

Residential colleges create a place for students to get involved, Hausladen said.

Whether it be educational or fun, programs give students a chance to get involved, gain leadership experience and make friends with fellow residents.

For example, many students are involved in Residential Col-

lege Council (RCC), which consists of an executive board, floor representatives, an athletic director, residential advisers, a Webmaster, a photographer and other offices.

The students in these positions help decide the programming and activities at their residential college.

“For programs, there is an RA side and an RCC side. RA programs act as community builders. The RCC programming is for the entire building and it’s more educational,” Hausladen said.

All of the residential colleges hold activities such as Super Bowl parties and ice

cream socials as well as educational activities.

Sometimes Murray State faculty are invited to give lectures at the colleges about things like alcohol awareness before Spring Break. Other programs allow students to participate in hands on activities through classes like “Camping and Canoeing.”

For example, Martin Battle, associate professor of English, is from England. He visited Clark and talked about the stereotypes of England.

Other programs include “Freaky Tiki,” which is similar to a luau where students can par-

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On the stroll through campus, students come across individuals they see on a daily basis. Some faces are often more recognizable than others. One student many students have seen in action is Cash Willis.

Willis, senior from St. Louis, Mo., spends Mondays and Wednesdays sharing the Gospel to the students and faculty on campus.

Willis is president of Phi Beta Sigma and is a McNair Scholar involved in robotic research. He is majoring in manufacturing technology and plans to pursue a doctorate degree in robotics.

For some students, the activities they do once classes have finished for the day reflect their majors. This way, when compiling experience for resumes, employers see that the student has experience in their field of anticipated work.

This isn’t true for all, though. Personal interests and beliefs can inspire students to spend their time doing things that will nurture their personal goals rather than their career goals. “ M y major doesn’t influence my preaching nor is it something I seek to do as a career,” Willis said. “It is a response to his grace and mercy shown through Christ to a fallible man such as myself.”

Willis normally shares the Gospel on the walkway between the Curris Center and Waterfield Library.

Willis said that the audience turnout isn’t something that he pays too much mind to.

“Sometimes insults are thrown at me,” said Willis. “Sometimes they’re not.”

Preaching is a risky activity to pursue on a campus because of the diversity and different beliefs. However, he stands tall and speaks to those who will listen, he said.

“The Gospel is for everyone who has sinned,” Willis said. “Unless you are perfect, it does apply to you. In other words, it is targeted at everyone.”

Getting started and prepared for something such as preaching to a campus can be questionable. What are the ways to gather information to share? How does someone know what information to share?

Willis said that his preparation usually begins through prayer, reading his Bible and watching videos of sermons. He also preaches about topics that are part of current events and what is relevant to students while staying true to the Scripture.

Getting started could be credited to being led by God, Willis said. The gospel message was one of urgency as it concerns one’s eternity either with or away from God. Despite criticisms, Willis has been preaching on campus for roughly two to three years and continues to do so in order to hopefully encourage others to come Christ.

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‘Glee’ star releases first album Hunter Harrell || Features Editor hharrell@murraystate.edu

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With a simple beat and a beautiful piano in the faint background of the first song, I felt like I didn’t know Lea Michele anymore.

The familiar voice no longer had a crackle of the “Glee” character Rachel Berry.

Michele’s first album, “Louder,” was released Tuesday by Columbia Records. It features 11 tracks, which have a definite pop sound.

Though the first track, “Cannonball,” has a catchy beat, it is overshadowed by the second track “On My Way,” which features the lyrics “Cause my heart is too drunk to drive / I should stay away from you tonight. / But in this blackout state of mind / Baby, all I want is you tonight.”

Despite the overly dramatic lyrics about burning in hell if the one you love doesn’t go to heaven, by the second listen through the album, I grew to like the track “Burn with You.” But after “Burn with You” carried me into “Bat-

tlefield,” I was over it. After the third song, they begin to sound the same: pop music and lyrics that drown in the ocean that is Michele’s powerful vocals.

Sure, there are a few gems in the discography, such as “Cue the Rain,” but overall it is not impressive or surprising.

However, the album took a turn for the feels when I hit the final track.

The song is titled “If You Say So,” and is about the last words Michele heard from boyfriend and Glee co-star, Cory Monteith.

Though no tears actually fell from my eyes, I definitely felt the pain from reliving the sudden death of Monteith. The song resonates with the feeling of loss but incorporates the typical love story as well.

I commend Michele as a star who is able to step out of her role on “Glee” and show her own style and the overwhelming talent she has as a singer, but this album lacks the surprise I was looking for from Michele.

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For the “Fruit Frenzy” program at Clark, students set up bowling pins at the end of the hallway and bowled with fruit.

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Whether through intramurals or service work, students oftentimes wear T-shirts with their residential college’s crest in support of their residential college community.

Philanthropy is also encouraged at the residential colleges. Most colleges host events in order to raise money for their philanthropy.

For example, Franklin Residential College hosts a date auction to benefit Relay for Life. It also works closely with West Kentucky Mentoring, Inc. “We’re really close with Western Kentucky Mentoring. We always end up taking their kids to football games or basketball games and spend a day with them,” said Aaron Like, residence director of Franklin.

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Being happily married and a regular blogger, Willis has managed to find the time to focus on his educational career as well as his personal passions. He has done so with no influence from outside sources such as family or peers.

Whether it’s an assignment, a fraternity event or a heartfelt sermon delivered on campus, Willis said he glorifies God in everything he does.

Willis believes that no matter the inspiration or belief, students such as he can move mountains and start revolutions with hard work, determination and by standing by their values.

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