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October 17, 2014

Vol. 89, No. 9

Hemp harvest begins after months of growth Ben Manhanke || Staff writer bmanhanke@murraystate.edu

Murray State’s engagement as hemp-growers for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is coming to an end following months of growing the crop and weeks of harvesting it for research purposes.

Wednesday, set to coincide with Murray State’s National Bioenergy Day presentation, the last of the University’s approximately one and a half acres of hemp will be harvested.

Tony Brannon, dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture, said the fate of this harvest, as well as that of Murray State’s future involvement with growing hemp for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, has yet to be determined.

Brannon said next week’s harvest represents only the end of the “public” part of the work with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and that now the project will shift gears to conducting its research with the hemp and compiling data.

Data Murray State has collected so far, which primarily is the effect of row width and population rates of hemp and new research collected concerning hemp fiber, will be presented to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture in December.

At this time, other universities charged with conducting research, including the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and both Western and Eastern Kentucky universities, will present their findings as well.

Murray State’s final report to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture will be presented in March.

“When you start at ground zero all you can do is learn,” Brannon said.

“And we certainly learned a lot. We learned some things to do and we learned some things not to do, but that’s the value of research. That’s why the KDA, in their ultimate wisdom, started their coordination with the different departments of agriculture and started utilizing higher education institutions.”

He said besides the research aspect of growing hemp, growing the crop at the University has also given students in the Hutson School of Agriculture a chance to see, handle and in some cases work with the hemp.

“If it’s something worth studying

and worth being involved in agriculturally, we’re going to be a leader in it,” Brannon said. “It’s important to be on the front end of these things and certainly we’ve been on the front end of this.”

The last of Murray State’s hemp will be harvested next week with a combination of manufacturing equipment, such as a special biomass header, but possibly by hand as well.

Jason Robertson, farm director, said the hemp, which is ground up by the machinery, will be used to demonstrate and test hemp’s use as a biomass during National Bioenergy Day and some will be used experimentally as equine bedding.

If the school decides to harvest any of the crops by hand they will be used in conjunction with the Can-

naVest Corporation for specialized purposes such as for oils, seeds and for use in certain products.

CannaVest is a California-based manufacturer of hemp products and the company who initially provided Murray State with its seeds to grow hemp for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

CannaVest controls several hemp manufacturing companies including U.S. Hemp Oil and CBD Oil, which make hemp body care products, food and oil byproducts.

Whether Murray State will be used in further hemp experimentation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is to be determined, although both Robertson and Brannon

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Senator visits local Briggs and Stratton

University rated as military friendly

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Murray’s Briggs and Stratton engine company received a rare visitor Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell stopped to talk business.

McConnell, the Senate minority leader, visited Briggs and Stratton to talk with the plant management team. Rodney Bohannon, plant manager, said the visit had been planned for a month.

Bohannon said the Senator’s visit was a low key discussion about what McConnell could do for Briggs and Stratton.

“If the Republicans take the Senate, he’ll be majority leader and he can set the agenda,” Bohannon said.

McConnell, not on the campaign trail, did not have press in the meeting.

He did answer a few questions about the election and the Ebola crisis on his way into Briggs and Stratton.

McConnell said the single biggest issue in the upcoming election is the war on coal.

“We lost 7,000 coal mining jobs during the Obama years,” he said. “It’s going to create a problem everywhere because 90 percent of electricity comes from coal-powered generation.”

He added that low utility rates have been key in the economic development of Kentucky, and stopping the war on coal is the single most important goal of the next few years.

When asked about the Ebola crisis, McConnell said it makes sense to him to discontinue flights from “that part of

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Third report of sexual assault reminds students of resources Photo Illustration by Fumi Nakamura/The News

Rebecca Walter || News Editor rwalter@murraystate.edu

Public Safety and Emergency Management is investigating a third reported sexual assault of a Murray State student this fall, after an incident occurring Oct. 9 at 8:11 p.m. at Regents Residential College.

No arrests have been made as of Thursday, according to Roy Dunaway, interim chief of Public Safety. The victim knew the alleged assailant, according to a campuswide email.

The email, which was sent Oct. 10, is in compliance with the “Timely Notice” provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998.

In the first eight weeks of this semester, Public Safety received more reported sexual assaults than in all of 2011 or 2012 and the same amount as 2013.

Dunaway said he hopes the

increase in numbers is because students feel comfortable with reporting these events.

On Sept. 3, a caller from Hester Residential College informed Public Safety of a Murray State student who was sexually assaulted off campus. The incident was investigated by the Mayfield Police Department.

On Sept. 12 at 11:57 a.m., a report of “unwanted sexual contact with an acquaintance” was reported to Public Safety. The incident occurred Aug. 29 at Regents.

A “Timely Warning” was not sent since the incident occurred 14 days before it was reported.

The case was closed since the victim declined prosecution.

Nationally, it is estimated that 60 percent of sexual assaults in the last year went unreported, according to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, which operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline.

Out of the 40 percent of assaults

reported to police, 10 percent led to an arrest, 8 percent led to prosecution and 4 percent lead to a felony conviction. Just 3 percent of offenders will see jail time, according to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network.

Camisha Duffy, executive director of equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator, said nationwide few incidents are carried out to the point of conviction because of the amount of fear involved.

“The fear in this is monumental,” she said.

Duffy said sometimes there is a problem with having a clear understanding of what consent is.

“That was one of the purposes of the module on Canvas. We are an institution of higher education.

We need to educate students on these important issues,” she said.

The Harassment Prevention Training course was available for students and faculty until Oct. 3.

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LICE Staff Report

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Students and staff of Springer Residential College have dealt with four reported cases of lice in the building.

Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, said the common areas of Springer have been treated.

Information pertaining to the signs and treatment of lice has been posted on campus.

Robertson said Health Services and Facilities Management have been involved, and the issue is not widespread.

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For the fifth year in a row, Murray State has been designated a Military Friendly School, among just 15 percent of colleges to be awarded this title by the veteran-owned marketing and education company, Victory Media.

The firm bases its ratings on universities’ self-reported data for criteria, including how many veteran students the institution serves and the number of programs offered to them. Victory Media published its list of designated schools last month to aid service members in selecting the school best suited for them and award them the most benefits per the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill.

Adam Horton, president of the Veterans Student Organization, said Murray State’s status as a Military Friendly school is important to him and something he has worked hard to ensure continued each year.

When Horton first enrolled at Murray State as a student in 2010 it was not so “Military Friendly.”

“When I arrived at the school, I had no direction from the current Veteran Affairs office as to what needed to be done to properly obtain my G.I. Bill benefits,” he said.

“I found that there was no Veteran’s organization, support group, mentor group or anything of the kind. It was very frustrating to me right

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agree that the possibility is likely.

Already the Hutson School of Agriculture has expanded the plot of land it used to grow its hemp to an even two acres in preparation for hemp cultivating next year.

Brannon said the department would be interested in assisting the Kentucky Department of Agriculture again, if asked.

“We’ve had community members who are interested in looking at the hemp,” he said. “We’ve had other educational institutions wanting to look at it, TV stations that have come in and done live remotes at 5 o’ clock in the morning. We’ve had individuals as far away as Marshall, Mo., come and stay here three days just looking at the crop as they pass through town.

It’s been a crop of interest.”

the world.”

McConnell said he hasn’t talked to the White House about discontinuing flights.

The senator was also asked about raising minimum wage, and he said he doesn’t think it’s a good idea.

McConnell said half the people that work minimum wage jobs are young people, and raising that wage could cost them their jobs.

“So while I’m sure it seems like the popular thing to do, it strikes me that in the jobless Obama recovery, the last thing we want to do is knock out more jobs for young people,” he said.

McConnell said it’s estimated that between 500,000 and one million jobs would be lost nationally if minimum wage increased.

That includes 17,000 jobs lost in Kentucky.

FORWARD From Page 1 Participants had to score a 100 percent to pass.

Duffy said there was good participation, but exact numbers were hard to determine due to Canvas restrictions.

President Bob Davies said a challenge regarding sexual assault on campuses is that many incidents go unreported.

“It’s important we have education and it’s important we have the environment that when assaults happen, the victim involved has the safety net to report – the safety net to come forward and feel that justice will move forward and that he or she will be protected through the process,” Davies said.

The email that Public Safety sent out after the most recent incident included tips for victims of a sexual assault. Tips included:

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A small hemp plant grows on a field among ready to harvest hemp. The field, located on one of Murray State’s farms, will be harvested next week.

• Call the police, since a crime has been committed.

• Do not bathe, douche or change clothes. You may be destroying legal evidence, regardless of whether you pursue legal action or not.

• Go to a hospital emergency department for medical care.

This can be done without police intervention, if that is your choice.

• Write down as much as you can remember about the circumstance of the assault and the identity of your assailant.

The email also suggested how to prevent becoming a victim of sexual assault.

Catherine Sivills, assistant vice president for University Communications, said it is still possible to become a victim of sexual assaults even if precautions are taken.

“You can do everything right and it can still happen; it can have absolutely nothing to do with choices that you personally make,” she said.

To report sexual assaults or suspicious activity, contact Public Safety at 270-809-2222.

WHERE TO TURN Women’s Center 809-3140 – 103C Oakley Applied Science

University Counseling 809-6851 – 104C Oakley Applied Science

Health Services 809-3809 – 136 Wells Hall

Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Access 809-3155 – 103 Wells Hall

Title IX Coordinator 809-3155 – 103 Wells Hall

Student Affairs Judicial Board 809-6832 – 425 Wells Hall

Murray Police Department 753-1621 – 407 Poplar St.

Calloway County Sheriff’s Office 753-3151 – 701 Olive St.

Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center 1-800-928-7273

National Domestic Violence hotline 1-800-799-7233

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Horton said he found most of the Veteran Affairs Office’s staff at the time to be apathetic and unhelpful, but as the personnel in that office changed, he sensed a different attitude.

Murray State now offers a veterans lounge, free counseling and tutoring and has created a veterans liaison position to direct students personally to the on-campus service they require.

These services often pale in comparison to the support fellow veteran students can provide.

“Completing your time in the military can be a very daunting task,” Horton said.

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regulation brings a level of stress to many veterans that is very easy to offset by connecting them with others in the same position. There is no specific organization or plan that can really cover that need except for veterans to step in on their own. Murray State has been extremely lucky to have a group of men and women with a similar past that have stepped forward to help others just like themselves.”

Veteran servicemen and women make up approximately 4 percent of the student population: about 400 students.

Chris Jeter, Murray State’s Veterans Affairs school certifying official, said apart from the new services offered to veterans since he was a student at Murray State, this growth in the amount of enrolled veteran students been one of the largest changes he’s seen on campus.

Jeter said, with budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense and withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2011 and

Afghanistan in 2014, the University has seen a spike in veterans.

With continued troop withdrawals and more veterans looking for schools, Jeter said Murray State’s status as a Military Friendly school will be even more important to the University.

President Bob Davies said Murray State being listed in the top 15 percent of military friendly schools reflects the faculty’s and staff’s ability to work with veterans and ensure that they are on a path toward graduation.

He said veteran students are different from the average Murray State and so it’s important that their needs are being met.

“The veterans are bringing with them special circumstances that we need to make sure that we’re addressing,” Davies said. “We need to think about the advances and changes that we need to incorporate in order to make certain we’re helping all of our student population.”

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October 17, 2014 News Editor: Rebecca Walter Phone: 270-809-4468 Twitter: MurrayStateNews

POLICE BEAT Oct. 9 12:18 a.m. A caller reported a medical emergency at White Residential College. Officers, Murray Ambulance Services and Student Affairs were notified. The person was transported by the residential director and a medical report was taken.

11:42 p.m. A caller reported a possible bag of marijuana outside of the Carr Health Building Officers were notified and the bag contained pipe tobacco. An information report was taken.

Oct. 10 9:26 a.m. A person reported a sexual assault at Regents Residential College. Officers, Student Affairs, the Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center and Murray State Counseling Services were notified. A criminal report was taken.

12:12 p.m. A caller reported a theft at Hart Residential College. Officers were notified and a report was taken for theft by deception worth more than $500.

Oct. 11 7:41 a.m. An officer was flagged down by a person with information in regards to a missing vehicle at the residential circle.

The vehicle was located and an information report was taken.

12:52 p.m. A fire alarm was activated on the alarm center computer in Lee Clark Residential College. Officers and Central Heating and Cooling Plant were notified. The activation was by steam from a shower.

Oct. 12 2:11 a.m. An officer reported a fight at the Fivestar Food Mart parking lot. A person was arrested and a citation was issued for alcohol intoxication.

8:55 p.m. A caller reported possible drug use at Regents College. Officers were notified and a citation was issued for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Oct. 13 3:14 p.m. An officer reported a car alarm going off at the White parking lot. The owner was notified and an information report was taken.

5:47 p.m. An officer conducted a check of campus for storm damage. Everything appeared normal.

Oct. 14 9:17 p.m. Officers conducted parking enforcement at the CFSB Center A and B parking lots. Twenty parking citations were issued.

3:35 p.m. A person reported receiving threats. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

Oct. 15 2:47 p.m. A caller reported individuals were stuck on a elevator in the General Services building. Officers and Central Heating and Cooling Plant were notified.

10:01 p.m. Racer Patrol reported smoke at Roy Stewart Stadium. Officers, Murray Fire Department and Central Heating and Cooling Plant were notified. The smoke was caused by dust on a heating unit when it was started. A fire report was taken.

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Students face mock fire flames Brittany Risko || Staff writer brisko@murraystate.edu

Fire safety is an issue brought to students’ attention each year. This year, Campus Fire Safety Day was held Oct. 9 in front of Carr Health Building.

Public Safety and Emergency Management and the Office of Environmental Safety and Health presented a live mock demonstration of a residential college room on fire.

Although, the mock residential college room wasn’t an exact replica, it showed how quickly a fire could spread. However, in a real residential college room the fire would spread much faster since it is enclosed on all sides.

Matthew Tinsley, assistant fire chief of the Murray Fire Department, said the mock fire is important for students’ understanding of how fast fires spread and what to do in case of one.

“Once students graduate it is important for them to understand how fast a fire can spread,” Tinsley said.

“In just four minutes the fire flashed over, when a room is completely engulfed in flames. No one is able to survive a flashover.”

After the fire was lit it took 40 seconds for the smoke detector to activate.

The smoke detector going off is the first sign to get out of the room and to safety.

Then, the room reaches 1,200 degrees and the sprinkler system activates.

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Conner Cook, freshman from Gallatin, Tenn., assists with spraying water onto the flames.

In the mock fire, students saw how fast fire can spread around the room; it took 20 seconds for the fire to become visible to the students watching.

Josh Turner, sophomore from Newburg, Ind., said Fire Safety Day is a good idea because it educates students on fire safety.

“I think that this demonstration is a good idea because it shows students what not to do in case of a

fire,” Turner said.

“If a fire is detected in the hallway, feel the door to see if it is hot, and if not it is safe to escape, but if the door is hot, do not open it, but hang a piece of clothing outside of your window so firefighters know you are still in the room,” the Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report said.

The Fire Safety Report allows students to see the types of devices that

assist in detecting fires in each residential college, the number of fire drills each year and the amount of fires reported.

In 2013, six fires were reported on campus in three different residential colleges.

Students are able to see where the fires took place, the time and day, the cause, injuries or fatalities and value of damage, according to the Fire Safety Report.

Career Fair gives real world insight Amanda Grau || Staff writer agrau1@murraystate.edu

Nearly 800 students attended the Career Fair Oct. 8, an event aimed toward bringing employers to Murray State students.

Students had the opportunity to hand out resumes and network with 115 potential employers.

Ross Meloan, director of Career Services, said he was pleased with the turnout.

“We’re very proud of the Career Fair,” Meloan said. “Our students come right out on top, and it’s a beautiful lab for us in Career Services.”

Katie Mantooth, counselor at Career Services, said networking is the main goal of the event.

Mantooth said the Career Fair is meant to get students and employers talking face-to-face, giving students the opportunity to set themselves apart in a digitized world.

“In a world where much of the job search process takes place digitally, this allows students to be a human and make a powerful first impression in person,” Mantooth said.

A good first impression is important at the Career Fair when students only get a few minutes with businesses before another potential applicant arrives at the booth. According to the Career Services tip sheet, students only have 30-60 seconds to make an impression.

The sheet calls those few seconds the “elevator speech.” Within that

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Drew Kelley (right), senior from Thompson’s Station, Tenn., speaks with a potential employer at the Career Fair. speech students should: • Introduce themselves with a smile and eye contact.

• Offer a resume and a handshake.

• Explain what employment is sought.

• Quickly explain educational background and experience.

• Reiterate interest in the job and ask closing questions.

• Thank the employer.

The tip sheet gives advice on how to dress, how to prepare a resume

and how to manage time during the Career Fair. It can be found on the Career Services website.

Despite the tips listed above, Mantooth said a common issue at the fair was unprepared students.

“There were still many (students) who were not ready and argued with us at the registration desk when we told them they couldn’t come in wearing jeans or shorts or sweatshirts,” Mantooth said.

Jarrius Salter, 2014 graduate of

Murray State, came back this year as a recruiter for PepsiCo. Salter has a degree in occupational safety and health.

“I got linked up with PepsiCo last year and got a summer internship,” he said.

Salter said he felt the connection with Murray State made it more relaxing for interested students.

“My first year I found it intimidating,” Salter said. “19 year olds coming up to guys 30, 35 years old can be intimidating. It can be nice to have someone who knows, you can ask about life and not just experience.”

Patrick Smith, sophomore from Bellville, Ill., was on the hunt for an engineering internship and said he was not intimidated.

Smith made his resume before the event but didn’t have enough time for Career Services to look it over.

Nonetheless, he felt confident.

“I like talking to people,” Smith said. “It’s nothing bad.”

Mantooth said that besides unprepared students, the only thing she wished to improve was the variety of companies in attendance and the majors they were interested in.

Many of the companies available were local, with a good portion covering health and safety and agriculture majors.

The names of the companies in attendance can be found on the Career Services website. Mantooth encouraged students who could not attend the fair to look up the list and contact the companies.

Merryman House to educate on intimate violence

Mari-Alice Jasper || Staff writer mjasper1@murraystate.edu

Violence is not always physical.

Sometimes one person in a relationship can take over by designing class schedules, learning passwords or controlling their partner’s bank account.

Intimate violence is emotional, mental or physical abusive behavior that is exhibited in relationships through controlling a partner’s life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 43 percent of college women have experienced intimate violence, according to a 2011 poll on College Dating Violence and Abuse.

In order to address this, Murray State has collaborated with the Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center in Paducah, Ky., to create the Merryman House Campus Advocacy.

The advocacy strives to save, build and change the lives of college students, according to their mission statement, according to their mission statement.

Mary Jackson, director of outreach services for Merryman House, said they educate students on what the make-up of a healthy relationship is.

“If you don’t know what a healthy

relationship looks like, then you won’t know what an unhealthy relationship looks like,” she said.

Jackson said that in a healthy relationship, your partner should lift your spirts and make you feel good about yourself.

“If you leave feeling worse that when you arrived, you’re not in a healthy relationship,” she said.

Women between the ages of 16 and 24 are most at risk for being a victim of intimate violence, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

However, Jackson said intimate dating violence can begin as early as middle school.

“It’s shocking, but it’s true,” she said.

Jackson said the Merryman House is important because it cares for victims who would otherwise be left unprotected. The law can only protect victims who are married to, have a child with or live with their abuser.

These people can file for emergency protective orders and later for domestic violence orders.

The emergency protective order is valid for 14 days. A domestic violence order is good for three years.

The advocacte does not provide legal assistance, but it does appear in court as moral support for the victim.

The services available at the advo-

cacy are tailored to each individual case.

“We don’t have a cookie cutter program,” she said.

Jackson said college students are more vulnerable to abusive relationships because they are isolated from their family and other support groups.

“Everyone wants to fit in and feel like they are important to someone else,” she said.

Nearly 53 percent of domestic violence victims were abused by a current or former significant other, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Dana Sanderson, graduate student from Mayfield, Ky., is an intern for the Merryman House Campus Advocacy. She said social media has made it easier for abusers to track the victim and show up uninvited.

Abusers are able to hack the victims’ accounts or make false accounts in order to remain in contact with the victim.

“This kind of abuse is definitely present on campus,” she said.

Sanderson said for victims to protect themselves and keep their privacy settings as strict as possible and to be aware of their online presence.

“On campus, what I see most often are students who don’t know how to help their friends,” Sanderson said.

A reported 52 percent of college women said they know a friend who has experienced dating violence, as found in the 2011 College Dating Violence and Abuse poll.

Sanderson said friends of victims should not shame or blame their friends for the situation that they are in. Rather they should express genuine concern and be supportive of the victim’s decisions.

“It is important for friends to understand how complicated abusive relationships are,” she said.

The advocacy of Merryman House is joining forces with Public Safety and Emergency Management for a presentation at Springer Residential College about intimate violence.

Erin Frolich, junior from Owensboro, Ky., said having the advocacy on campus would be a good resource for students who need it.

“I feel much safer at Murray State than I did at other universities,” she said.

Frolich said that the faculty at Murray State is dedicated to making the students aware of the resources that the University provides including the Women’s Center and Public Safety.

“We are trying our best to make our presence on campus known,” Jackson said. “Education is the key and that is what they are providing.”

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In addition to tuition, Murray State relies on outside donations from alumni and former staff to keep its doors open. Some alumni, new and old, receive calls asking for donations to the University, despite already owing thousands in student loans.

Because the burden of funding the University falls largely on us, we think it is gracious that President Bob Davies, his wife Cindy and daughter Katie made a $117,000 donation gift in support of student scholarships, academic enhancements and various student needs at the University.

Davies, whose salary at Murray State is approximately $300,000, sacrificed more than a third of his yearly paycheck to support a University that he has overseen for less than one semester. This donation speaks volumes when compared to presidents of other Kentucky universities that have

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schools.

We should feel extremely lucky to have a president who, even though he has a smaller salary than presidents at competing Kentucky colleges, believes enough in the success of this University to put a large amount of his own money on the line.

His fiscal generosity is something the University has not seen in a president since 1922 when President Rainey T. Wells fundraised approximately $117,000 from 1,100 donors.

By donating toward scholarships, Davies is relieving the student debt that many of us face.

On average, Murray State students graduate with $20,644 worth of student loan debt. Most of us rely on financial aid assistance and taking out student loans to attend college, so more opportunities for scholarships are something we are eager to

see.

With more scholarship incentives, we have more chances to escape growing student loan payments. Western Kentucky’s $5,000 gift will do little to assist students who average $26,110 in debt, which is the fourth highest average debt amount behind Kentucky State, Morehead State University and Eastern Kentucky University.

Besides his donation, students on campus are used to seeing Davies involved on campus. We often see him interacting with us on campus, inviting us to luncheons at Winslow Dining Hall and attending sporting events.

There was never a question that Davies strived to improve relations between himself and the student body, but his large donation is a display of his willingness to see both the University and its students succeed.

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held their positions for years.

Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell donated just $5,000 to his university, which seems meager when you take his his $427,824 salary into account. He graduated from Western Kentucky in 1973 and has remained president since 1997.

Kentucky State University Interim President Raymond Burse donated more than $90,000 of his salary to raise the university employee hourly wage to $10.25 an hour. His current salary is $349,869.

Although donating to their universities is commendable, there are many perks to being a university president. Some presidents are given free housing and transportation in their contracts.

This, along with a six-figure salary, should influence the donation of presidents at competitive

I remember very little of my early childhood.

From my birth until I was 12 years old is kind of a blur, but there are always moments that will stick with me forever.

One of these involved Y2K.

I remember watching the news about how Zac Garrison the world was Senior from ending and I was pretty bummed, Franklin, Ky. because Pokemon Gold and Silver were set to release in October and I was upset I wouldn’t live to see the glory of 100 new Pokemon.

I remember sitting in a room, waiting for the moments up to January 1, 2000 and seeing my mother cry. My family was tense and being a little more sentimental than normal.

The news told us the world was ending and we should be afraid – that everything we knew and depended on would be changed or destroyed and I would die a 7 year old.

I remember how somber the environment was as that clock ticked to midnight and how silent it was.

We were waiting for something terrible to

happen, but we had no clue what. A few long minutes went by and then we started to cheer.

My mother’s tears turned into tears of joy and my brothers hugged each other harder than they ever have before. And the sweetest thing of all – I’d live to see 8.

Fear mongering runs rampant in today’s media because of one simple fact: fear sells.

People are more likely to click a link about something they are terrified of or more likely to tune in to the nightly news when a terrifying story is on. Today’s society is overstimulated and over entertained, so we are no longer interested in the news.

We value things that evoke emotions and stimulate us instead of educate us. We’re less worried about knowing the truth and more interested in the reality show that the media turns everyday events into.

Information doesn’t sell. The truth doesn’t cause a spike in the ratings and justice doesn’t put money into anyone’s pockets. So in today’s for-profit media syndicate, what motivates the media to inform?

People are scared of what they don’t know.

Let’s use the Ebola crisis for example. The average American has a small idea what Ebola actually is. We only know what the media has told us about it, which is that it is deadly and coming for us.

We say we want to be informed and to know more about this deadly disease, but when a scientific article pops up on our newsfeed about the reality of Ebola we will skip over it for the column that is titled, “Ebola is turning people into zombies in Africa” with

a picture of a “Walking Dead” zombie as the thumbnail.

People are scared of both zombies and Ebola, so they click and read a poorly written article about how somebody apparently heard from a friend of a friend that they might have seen an Ebola victim move in a body bag.

Then we share it on Facebook so all of our friends can also be scared.

The government should be in place to protect us. Not only our physical state, but it has a duty as our government to protect our peace of mind, too. It allows the media to keep us terrified of our own shadows so we stay inside as they feed us lukewarm, freeze-dried propaganda through a tube.

We shouldn’t have to be scared. We deserve to be informed. There are so many things in the world we need to know and hear about, but they are drowned out by the soap opera that the local news channel has become.

The best thing you can do is to try and find alternative news sources. Some say that finding a neutral news source is like finding an honest politician, but the search for truth never hurt anyone.

Knowledge is most powerful weapon you can ever equip yourself with. You deserve to educate yourself on realities, not distract yourself with theories. Concrete facts are sometimes hard to swallow.

The truth is rough. Some would rather divert their attention to something that is abstract instead of accepting the reality of something that is concrete and proven. We owe it to ourselves to know the truth. Go and find it.

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Letter to the Editor isn’t, of course, a new phenomenon; print tabloids have been around for decades. Each summer we find magazines on the racks of our local grocery store with the proud headlines, “Best and Worst Beach Bodies” with accompanying images. What has changed is where we earlier had a set of repugnant images and stories competing for a limited space on paper that consumers had to pay for, we now have practically infinite online space with free access, limited only by how much time we, the consumers, choose to devote toward peeking at other people’s bodies.

As a result, we also have hordes of photographers fighting for every inch of “legal” skin they can capture and distribute, reducing their prey to no more than mannequins in a storefront. We are bombarded with pictures of “nip-slips,” “cleavage,” “bare midriff,” “wardrobe malfunction,” “beach bodies,” pictures of women in compromising positions while getting out of cars, attending public events and sometimes even while being in the confines of their own homes.

By shamelessly consuming these images for our entertainment, we have enabled an entire business model based on the embarrassment of women in certain professions.

We were recently brought news of another round of stolen private images of several well-known women leaked to the public online. While there is no doubt regarding the legality of what has transpired here, the three weeks that have passed since the last time this occurred has given us some time to reflect on the morality of viewing and sharing these images. The crime also gives us another sad glimpse at what it means to be a popular woman in this celebrity-obsessed culture.

Similar to prior cases of theft, the current one targets women. Most people seem to agree that stealing these pictures is wrong and an obvious criminal act. There also appears to be a grudging acceptance that sharing them by, say, forwarding a link to a friend is probably wrong as well. However, a lot of people think that “merely” viewing them doesn’t exacerbate the situation since the crime has already been committed.

Is this thought valid? Let us take a look at the broader context here.

Over the past decade, there has been a confluence of an increasing availability of celebrity pictures in public settings and the emergence of websites devoted to profiting from our obsession with their bodies and their private lives. This

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We have provided an avenue for websites that earn their revenues primarily from displaying pictures of women obtained without their consent. Last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in Texas, in an 8-1 ruling struck down a state law that banned people from taking pictures up women’s skirts in public (Case Docket No. PD-1371-13). “Creepshots,” as these photographs are often called, are now legal in Texas. Setting aside arguments of First Amendment rights, we have made this the norm.

And in the process of seeking and viewing the current batch of pictures stolen from cellphones or computers, we are dangerously flirting with normalizing this act as well. Several websites made a lot of money from the drastic increase in page views.

In the aftermath of the August leak, they provided links to the stolen images and only took those pages down when loss of reputation threatened to hurt their business more than the dwindling traffic could make up for.

Every time you seek out these images, you contribute a ‘+1’ to their traffic and increase their likelihood of linking to or hosting these images next time. You, personally, are thus directly responsible for playing a part in violating another human

being who doesn’t even know you and did nothing to provoke or hurt you in any way.

You might hold the opinion, as a lot of people do, that these women shouldn’t have put these pictures on their cellphones or computers in the first place – that they were in some way “asking for it.”

That opinion is irrelevant and only serves to further the victim-blaming practice that is already deeply entrenched in our society when it comes to crimes against women.

The bottom line is that these images were stolen. Nobody deserves to have their private property stolen, and nobody deserves to have their most intimate moments splayed out for the world to gawk at or insult.

Please remind yourself of this the next time you feel the urge to view these pictures for curiosity, arousal or even just to be able to gossip with your friends about it. The motive is immaterial. It’s the action that hurts.

Sunayan Acharya Assistant professor of economics and finance

Issues, Observations and sometimes Rants

Qualls: A supreme rant The Supreme Court began its October session last week. Oral arguments on important issues will be heard.

Opinions won’t be released until June.

There will be lots of speculation in between now and then. It might as well start here. Several cases concerning state law will be heard. That’s the common thread.

Whether a state Kevin Qualls may ban same-sex Professor of marriage, who gets mass communications to re-map voting districts and for what reasons, and matters relating to the implementation of federally mandated health care laws were among the cases.

These are cases they chose to hear. Many people don’t realize this, but the U.S. Supreme Court actually chooses what cases it reviews. The Constitution defines the cases the court must hear.

Otherwise, they get to pick. It’s called “granting certiorari.” The “rule of four” is a long-held tradition, an unwritten rule, wherein the court hears any case that four justices deem ripe for review. It seems that superceding state law with federal authority is on the minds of at least four justices.

Supreme Court opinions are legal precedents that every lower court must follow in the federal and state systems. The primary job of the Supreme Court is to be the final arbiter deciding whether existing legislation comports with the

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Constitution. OK, so far. Since the court gets to pick and choose what cases it hears, it gives rise to the practice that these selections are mere vehicles wherein the court establishes a legal precedent they already have in mind. It is implementation of ideology. This is what many call “legislating from the bench.” Judge-made law.

This isn’t like the check and balance, threebranch government ideal taught in civics classes.

It is raw power that circumvents representative government, and Congress is complicit.

Consider this: same-sex marriage is a controversial issue with lots of legal variation among the states. Either way a Congress member votes on this issue, some constituents are going to be angry, and there’s always an election coming up.

Solution? Let the courts handle it, then complain to all the voters about how lifetime appointed federal judges unconstitutionally legislate from the bench. This process can be repeated as necessary whenever controversial issues arise.

War is usually controversial.

It’s supposed to be the job of Congress to declare war. Now there’s a politically hot potato.

In the days following the 9/11 attacks, Congress enacted the “Authorization to Use Military Force” resolution. It empowered the executive branch to use the U.S. to fight terrorism whenever and wherever necessary at the discretion of the executive branch. Presidents were not intended to have such authority.

So, what was cited in the Constitution as a legislative function has now been delegated to the president. Maybe the Supreme Court should review the Authorization to Use Military Force resolution to determine its constitutionality. Maybe a majority of them would actually rule in favor of the constitution they swore to uphold. Maybe not.

A few years ago the Supreme Court justices did

a lot to fill campaign war chests. By removing legislation that limited the extent corporations could finance elections, the relationship between representative and constituent is further marginalized.

Big money pays for silly commercials that tell us why we shouldn’t vote for a particular candidate, and we don’t.

Only 60 percent of Americans turn out for presidential elections and only about 40 percent turn out for midterm elections. Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. Dang it!

With this season’s docket, more is at stake than the actual issues involved. All of the cases implicate the Supremacy Clause. That is, when federal and state laws conflict, federal law wins out. Too bad, so sad for the 10th Amendment.

You know the one that reserves to the states the police powers necessary to enforce state laws regarding the health, safety, welfare and morals of its communities? It’s not talked about much anymore, but is still right there in the constitution.

State legislatures become hand-tied. All those states legalizing marijuana will be finding that out, eventually. Those states that border Mexico have found it out already. Apparently, they are not allowed to protect their borders even when the federal government won’t. Supremacy Clause again.

During weeks that the Supreme Court hears oral arguments the audio recordings are posted to its website (SupremeCourt.gov) on Fridays.

It’s something to check out if “C-Span” gets too boring. Hard to imagine, though, considering that they now have three channels, a radio service and a Twitter account.

Meanwhile, history will be made in the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. The future of our society will be shaped. Agendas will be advanced.

There will be winners and losers beyond the actual litigants.

We will be among them.

Cheers to ... Bob Davies

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President Bob Davies and his family donated $117,000 to the University for scholarships and other enhancements. We appreciate the generous gift.

Now that students on campus are getting lice, we’re getting horrible flashbacks of third grade visits to the school nurse. Yikes.

Jeers to ... Torrential downpours We were hoping we would get a break from stepping in giant puddles on campus until spring semester. Boy, were we wrong.

Cheers to .. Bill Cosby A lot of us had a good time seeing Bill and reminiscing about our childhoods and watching “The Cosby Show.”

He’s still as funny as he was back in the day.

America: Not above hardships of humanity Beginning at birth, Americans grow up with the idea that there is no better place to live. We are told that America is the cornucopia of Carly Besser education, wealth and Opinion Editor freedom, and people in other countries admire our situation and hope that one day they can experience it for themselves.

But what happens when we put our ethnocentrism on paper? Do we really reflect the greatness we boast about? Is our country really the best place to raise children, get an education and spend our lives? I was curious.

I read up on global rankings and our pride clearly does not reflect in the numbers. According to the Program for International Student Assessment, Americans ranked 24 out of 65 in the world for high school literacy. The U.S. also ranks 11th in fourth grade math and 17th in educational performance.

Surely, if our education is subpar, we will succeed in other areas?

Wrong again. America ranks 16th as the best place to be born, falling behind countries like Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and other countries in western Europe.

The numbers, recorded by the Economist Intelligence Unit, base the rankings off of national debt, cost of living and cost of education.

America scores high in other categories, though. We rank 10th in the number of bullied teenage females.

It’s nothing to write home about, but hey, what can you do?

What we can do is curb our egos.

Nationality is an important aspect to one’s identity. Saying that we’re proud to be Americans makes us feel like we belong to something bigger than ourselves, which is psychologically positive. However, there is a difference between being proud of where we live and putting down other countries as underdeveloped, undereducated and culturally unsound.

Now, Ebola is a concern in America and not exclusively in African countries. We never gave more than a glance to articles, warnings and statistics about the disease and how serious it could grow to be.

Because we are so developed in our medical care, Ebola was less than a snippet of the things we lost sleep over. We didn’t care until it spread to Texas. Are we really beyond the tragedies in other countries?

The hardships of biology, oppression and the lack of a solution are shared between people of all nationalities, races and sexes. We are not above the struggles of other places around the world, and to think that America is isolated as a place of harmony, wealth and intelligence is ignorant. We have to ditch this mindset.

I love America, but I am now fully aware of our shortcomings. I didn’t write this column to bash Americans, but as a call to action. As college students, we are the future of America and it is up to us to make it better.

As future representatives of the American educational, political and economical system we will have the influence to make these numbers better than they are now.

If we make an honest effort to make America as great as we say it is, we will do much more than blindly accept it as the best and we won’t ignore deficiencies in the way our country is run. cbesser@murraystate.edu

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Kendrick Settler, sophomore from Belleville, Ill., and Rachel Ross, sophomore from Murray, both smile after taking home the king and queen titles at the Homecoming ceremony Saturday.

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Racers revel in Homecoming happiness, from the parade to the football game and everything in between.

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Misa Nakamura, senior from Kyoto, Japan, Mackenzie Chandler, senior from Paducah, Ky., and Kisaki Takeuchi, sophomore from Eddyville, Ky., enjoy the festivities at Tent City.

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RACERS BEAT SEMO IN DOUBLE OVERTIME Mallory Tucker || Sports Editor mtucker11@murraystate.edu

It was deja vu all over again as the Racers headed into double overtime against Southeast Missouri State Saturday.

Last season, the Racers faced off against the Redhawks at SEMO on a rainy Saturday, and finished in triple overtime. This year, the weather was no different. A few differences this year included a home field advantage, a new Redhawks head coach and the fact that SEMO was ranked 23rd in the nation.

“It definitely crossed my mind – last year when we lost against them in OT – so we definitely owed them one,” said senior wide receiver Nevar Griffin after the game. “It felt good to get this W in OT this time.”

Long before there was even an inkling thought of a double overtime finish, the Racers wasted no time taking an early lead. Quarterback K.D. Humphries connected with Griffin for a touchdown less than five minutes into the first quarter.

This was the first of three touchdowns the duo would tack on the scoreboard during the game, a career-high for Griffin.

“Really, all our receivers, any given day, any of us can have a big game,” Griffin said. “We all work so hard. We have constant film study together with K.D. We all talk to him, so we all work on our chemistry together. It was just today, I was just able to get open and make plays for the team.”

Injuries on both sides caused two SEMO players and one Murray State player to be assisted off the field during the first quarter.

The second scoring play of the game came with less than two minutes to play in the quarter. SEMO’s Ryan McCrum kicked a 21-yard field goal, and the clock wound down with the Racers leading 7-3.

The Redhawks were the first on the board in the second quarter as quarterback Kyle Snyder found the hands of receiver Adrian Davis for a five-yard pass to put them above the Racers 10-7.

The Racers returned the favor less than a minute later when Humphries passed to receiver Janawski Davis for a 75-yard touchdown.

The Redhawks once again put three points on the board with a last minute field goal by McCrum. The half ended with the Racers up 14-13.

The Racers kept their pace going into the second half as Humphries and Griffin teamed up again to put a touchdown on the board less than

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The Murray State defense collaborates to tackle a Southeast Missouri State ball-carrier during the Homecoming game Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium. a minute in, extending their lead to eight.

Redhawk quarterback Kyle Snyder rushed for a touchdown with just 2:07 left on the clock in the third quarter. Southeast Missouri’s two-point conversion tied the game at 21.

The Racers took the lead again shortly after off a five-yard pass from Humphries to DeQavius Walker with just 28 seconds left in the quarter.

The fourth quarter did not provide such an easy start for the Racers, and SEMO scored two uncontested touchdowns to take the lead 35-28.

The Racers found their groove again as Hum-

phries found Griffin once more with 46 seconds left on the clock. They chose to take the extra point to tie the game 35-35, and head into overtime at the end of four quarters.

The Redhawks won the coin toss and opted to start on defense. Kicker Carson Greifenkamp kicked a 20-yard field goal to put the Racers up 38-35 as SEMO took over on offense.

St. Pierre Anilus sacked Snyder on third down and the game appeared to be over, but Redhawk kicker Ryan McCrum forced play to continue as he hit a 52-yard field goal to tie the game.

In second overtime, the Racers took over on defense first. McCrum kicked a 30-yard field goal to put the Redhawks on top.

The Racers took over on offense and a pass from Humphries to Davis put them ahead to end the game 44-41 after two overtime periods.

“I don’t know at the end of the game whether I was relieved or excited, or a little bit of both, but I’m really proud of our football team,” said Head Coach Chris Hatcher. “Great game. Played the 23rd ranked team in the country; go toe-to-toe with them.”

Rifle falls to Nebraska, comes back to beat Mississippi Kelsey Randolph || Staff writer krandolph1@murraystate.edu

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The Racer volleyball team ended the weekend on top after beating both Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, which puts the Racers 5-1 in the OVC. Head Coach David Schwepker looks positive after winning both away games. The team’s momentum has picked up and he has high hopes for the rest of the season, he said.

“I hope everyone is really as excited as I am,” Schwepker said.

“We are doing much better on the road and we know how to handle

Despite one loss against Nebraska, the Racer rifle team came out strong this weekend, ending with a win against the University of Mississippi.

Only a few matches into his college career, Ivan Roe, freshman from Manhattan, Mont., is shooting just as well statistically as a fourth-season senior.

Starting out at his high school BB Gun Club, Roe never thought he’d be shooting for a collegiate team.

Roe said his father came home one day with a flier and signed him up. Little did he know that the push he was given would earn him a scholarship and the opportunity to shoot at the collegiate level, he said.

“I feels good to be doing so well,” Roe said.

“This sport isn’t about competing against your teammates, but it is about competing against yourself and being the best you can be.”

Last weekend at the match against Nebraska and Mississippi, Roe scored a 576 in smallbore and a 586 in air rifle against Nebraska and a score of 577 in smallbore and a 591 in air rifle against Ole Miss. Roe’s scores matched identically with senior Kelsey Emme’s.

Head Coach Alan Lollar said it’s a good thing Roe is doing so well.

“I believe it shows that our freshmen are learning and that they can contribute even

ourselves. Each week we focus on something new and take whatever weakness we see and work to improve ourselves.”

The Racers played Eastern Illinois in a four-set match with the Panthers not giving up the lead at first. Eastern Illinois ended the first match with a 25-18 win. The Racers rebounded by winning sets of 26-24 in the second set, a score of 25-23 in the third set and rounding out to another win of 25-23 in the last set of the day.

The game was a battle the whole time, Schwepker said. The team traveled a long way and finished

though they are young,” Lollar said. “Sometimes it is a hard thing to do, but our guys are learning early and I have high hopes for all of them.”

Roe says everyone prepares differently by joking, listening to music or talking to others.

For him, this sport is a way to relax and take his mind off everything else.

“I personally, before matches, sit there and imagine myself shooting a perfect ten,” Roe said. “I concentrate on how it would look then when I get out there since I already know what it looks like in my head. I can focus on making what is in my head a reality.”

The Racers played Nebraska and fell by 11 points with aggregate scores of 1,151-1,140. Coming back up on top against Mississippi the following day, the Racers scored an aggregate of 4,653-4,598.

“This weekend’s match was a chance to go somewhere different and see what shooting in different atmospheres feels like,” Lollar said.

“Chances like this give us opportunity to see what is actually working and to brush off distractions.”

This was a place to sort out problems and show they can return to the top. Their biggest problem was sling, which is the kneeling position in smallbore. It’s the small things that they struggled with, but these small issues they are

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with each score only being within a few points.

Sam Bedard, junior setter from Breese, Ill., said the game may have started out rough, but the team built its strategy and came out strong.

“The game always starts out rough because we don’t know what to expect,” Bedard said. “We watch and figure out how we’re going to strategize ourselves to win.”

The team went into its second day with a positive attitude and heads high in hopes of winning yet again.

The first of four sets started out similar to the Eastern Illinois match with SIUE taking the first set with

a score of 26-24. The women once again rallied to win out the match with a score of 25-15 in the second set, a score of 25-23 in the third set and a final winning score of 15-11 in the last set.

“We had to see what the team was going to do and how they were going to react to our moves,” Schwepker said. “They did much better at understanding why they were doing what they were doing and even though some of the games came close, they all did really well.”

The team now has an OVC record

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of 5-1 and an overall standing of 14-4. With only a month left before the OVC Tournament, the pressure is on to do well and meet the overall goal of winning the conference championship.

“These will be two very tough matches,” Schwepker said. “It could go well or not; it just depends on how the girls carry themselves after last weekend. I think we have a good chance of winning so long as the girls make adjustments and don’t lose momentum.”

The team travels to Nashville, Tenn., this weekend to play Belmont and Tennessee State. Belmont is also 5-1 in the OVC and Tennessee State has a 2-3 record. This weekend will be a big determiner for the Racer OVC standing against Belmont, since they are both stacked up at 5-1, Schwepker said.

“Each practice is something different and something new,” Bedard said. “Our main goal is to work on offensive and blocking and hopefully our hard work pays off and we do really well. I don’t see why we wouldn’t.”

The Racers return to the court at 6 p.m. today at Belmont and face Tennessee Tech Saturday at noon. Both games will be played in Nashville, Tenn.

struggling with are things they can work on and improve for the next match, Roe said.

“I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people with what we do,” Roe said. “If we can turn around in one day and show how well we can do, I believe we can work out our small problems.”

With two weeks to prepare for the MSU Tri-Match at the Spurgin Rifle Range at home, the team is revving up to compete. Lollar is uncertain about how the next match will play out.

“I have no idea how the team will do,” Lollar said. “It is nice to be at home because everything is comfortable and this gives us a great advantage to feeling confident in our environment.”

The Racers invited Texas Christian and Jacksonville State to compete on Oct. 25 at Pat Spurgin Rifle Range.

Honors and Awards Volleyball

Sophomore outside hitter Scottie Ingram was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row. Ingram recorded double-doubles in both matches against Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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Junior outside hitter Audrey Lewis punches a ball during practice Tuesday at Racer Arena.

Senior midfielder Julie Mooney was named OVC Player of the Week and junior defender Taylor Stevens was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week.

This is the second time this season the duo was honored with the same awards.

They were last awarded to the pair the week of Sept. 26.

Football

Redshirt sophomore quarterback K.D. Humphries was named the Adidas OVC Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week on Sunday by the league’s sports information directors.

Additionally, Humphries earned the title of OVC Offensive Player of the week from College Sports Madness.

Humphries also earned a pair of national awards: Co-Offensive Player of the Week by Sports Network and to the weekly National All-Start Team by College Sporting News.

Rain delays golf, women place second at APSU intercollegiate Heath Ringstaff || Contributing writer hringstaff@murraystate.edu

The Murray State women’s golf team took home second place overall in the fifth event of the season at the APSU Intercollegiate at Clarksville Country Club in Clarksville, Tenn., Monday and Tuesday.

Head Coach Velvet Milkman was disappointed the Racers did not take home first place, but overall was pleased with the effort the team gave. The added difficulty of inclement weather was similar to their experience at the Cincinnati Invitational last weekend.

“I was pleased with the effort, but with the tough weather conditions the other teams just played better,” Milkman said.

The Racers saw rain delays on both mornings of the tournament. Despite it being the second consecutive tournament riddled with rain delays, the Racers were still able to finish strong.

“We had rain delays in the mornings – the golf course

was extremely wet and windy – those conditions always make golf difficult,” Milkman said.

The conditions did not stop freshman Moa Folke from finishing in the top five at the APSU Intercollegiate and obtaining the fourth place slot – her best collegiate finish.

Folke carded scores of 73-74 with an overall score of 147 over the tournament’s two rounds.

The Racers’ overall score as a team was 301-302 to total 603, gaining the second place slot right behind the first place winner Belmont. The Bruins’ overall scores were 301295 to equal 596, giving them the championship title.

Milkman explained that some of the things the women’s team will need to improve on for some of their upcoming matches will be their iron play and hitting more greens.

The main goal the Racers have set for their next tournament is to get better than they were the week before.

“The goal is just to go out and get better,” Milkman said.

The Racers’ next event will be the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational Wednesday and Thursday, hosted by Mississippi State.

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Racers shut out Eagles, Colonels Peter Northcutt || Staff writer pnorthcutt@murraystate.edu

Murray State soccer Head Coach Jeremy Groves had a Homecoming of his own last weekend as his former team, Morehead State, came to Cutchin Field Friday afternoon.

The Eagles could have used Groves on their sideline as they limped away with a 5-0 defeat, fueled in large part by midfielder Julie Mooney’s second hat trick of the season. After his team trounced the defending OVC champions, Groves had mixed emotions. “(Morehead State Head Coach) Warren Lipka was the first person when he was at (the University of Kentucky) to give me an opportunity to coach on his staff,” Groves said. “Not that he felt that bad, obviously he doesn’t like losing, but I felt a little bad to beat him so badly. He took it well, though. I’m sure he was angry and upset but he just said ‘Hey, thanks for kicking our backsides,’ at the end of the game, which is typical Warren. I’m sure if we play them again they are going to be ready to play us.”

The onslaught started early as Mooney caught a pass from forward Pavlina Nepokojova and quickly fired a powerful shot from just outside the box into the lower corner of the goal for an early 1-0 lead. The Racers continued to apply pressure in the first half until Nepokojova was fouled in the penalty box to set up Mooney’s second goal of the season from a penalty kick in as many attempts.

Coming out of the half, Mooney wasted little time in securing her hat trick as she took the ball from almost midfield, dribbled it through traffic and struck from almost the same spot as her first goal. Mooney singlehandedly gave the Racers a three point cushion.

Later in the half, Harriet Withers and Bronagh Kerins each scored two minutes apart to build an insurmountable lead to overcome Morehead State.

“I don’t think we expected the result to end up like it did,” Groves said. “It was just one of those days when we were on and we were good and kind of everything we hit went in. It was a huge result and I think it sent a shock wave through the conference which was massive. It was just a really good performance from everyone.”

Groves wasn’t the only one who was surprised at the score, as sophomore midfielder Taylor Richerson said the team was not expecting it either.

“We knew that it was going to be a tough game because they won the OVC last year,” Richerson said. “I think we were all kind of surprised that the score was what it was, too. We thought it would be a closer game, but we just started scoring and got on a roll.”

In the second game of the weekend, Murray State defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2-0 for its seventh straight home victory.

The Colonels, who are 3-11 on the season, were dominated from start to finish Sunday afternoon as they only managed four shots all day with none beating goalkeeper Shelby Haworth.

Kerins got things started in the 23rd minute for the Racers when she made sense of a mad scramble in the box and kicked the ball past the keeper.

Richerson tacked on the second goal of the game off an assist from Taylor Stevens in the 43rd minute to increase the lead to two. The second half was scoreless for both teams as the Racers moved to 4-2 in conference play.

“We did what we set out to do, again,” Groves said. “We won 2-0 and we got another shutout which was big. I don’t think we played perhaps

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Junior defender Taylor Stevens dribbles past an Eastern Kentucky player Sunday at Cutchin Field. as good as we should have. I think it was hard to recreate the emotion and energy that we had on Friday. That was a game that maybe two months ago we might have lost. It’s taken up until this point to figure out how we win and play, so it was good that we got the result despite not really playing the best that we could have.”

Murray State now goes on the road for the next three out of four games to finish out OVC play. According to Groves, the Racers have been less than stellar on the road this season, but he knows that these next games are must-win.

“We are in reach here of something pretty special that hasn’t been done in a while so I think we just take it one weekend at a time and one game at a time,” Groves said. “Every game at this point of the season is massive. Each one be-

comes bigger than the last one. Our whole goal is to hopefully finish in the top two. We want to get in the tournament and I think we are probably a victory away from doing that, but I think our next step is to get into the top two so that we get a bye in the tournament.”

Richerson feels that the recent momentum must translate to road wins, as well.

“We were on that five-game winning streak then we kind of stepped down for a little bit,” Richerson said. “I just think going hard in practice and competing with each other and keeping our confidence is what is going to keep our momentum going.”

The Racers begin their away stretch today as they take on Eastern Illinois at 3 p.m. to clinch a spot in the OVC Tournament.

Softball alumnae return to Racer Field Cross-country to Peter Northcutt || Staff writer pnorthcutt@murraystate.edu

It takes the little things to build a huge program, and no one knows that better than Murray State softball Head Coach Kara Amundson. This weekend proved to be evidence of the program moving forward as the team hosted its second annual alumnae game and received recognition for several student athletes’ accomplishments in the classroom.

For the second year in a row, the program used Homecoming Weekend to welcome back several former players. Eight alumnae total, including three from the class of 2013 and two each from the 2011 and 2012 classes, made the trek back to their old stomping grounds. For Amundson, the weekend served many purposes, including keeping her former players connected.

“Our alumnae are young still,” Amundson said. “I want the alumane to feel like they still have a tie to the program and that they know the players on the team. I want them to feel like they are engaged. When we are on the road and they’re watching us online they can be like ‘Hey, I know this second baseman’ and I think it just creates a good sense of community and pride in the program.”

Despite families and busy schedules, the former Racers found a way to attend the affair.

“I was happy with the turnout this year,” Amundson said.

“You know obviously when you start your career, sometimes it isn’t easy to take a whole weekend and travel so I know some of the people who couldn’t be here were pretty bummed out. I think it’s kind of a fun time to be able to create that kind of culture and

pride around our program. I’m just trying to start that foundation to be able to make our program into something big in the future.”

Amundson also received exciting news Oct. 9 when the National Fastpitch Coaches Association honored eight Murray State players with the All-American Scholar-Athlete award.

This reward required a 3.5 GPA or better during the 2013-2014 academic year. Recent graduate Leslie Bridges, seniors Alexa Becker, CheyAnne Gaskey, Molly Hargrove and Mallory Richardson, junior Erica Howard, and sophomores Jessica Twaddle and Mallory Young all received recognition.

“I think that that kind of stuff is just as big of a deal as performing on the field,” Amundson said. “I tell our current kids and our recruits even that softball is just a bonus when you get to come and play at a Division I institution.

There’s about 1 percent of softball players that go on to play at the next level so the reason they are here at the end of the day is to get a good education and to do well in the classroom. To be able to see that actually taking place and coming to fruition is something that I am very proud of them for.”

The Racers’ performance on the field has been just as impressive as in the classroom. They have won five games this fall with only one blemish on their record, which came against Truman State. Their most impressive victory may have come early against Southern Illinois as they walked away with a 2-0 win.

“I think we’ve had more ups than downs,” Amundson said. “I think we’ve played really well defensively for the most part and I think our pitching staff has done a really good job. We’ve gotten

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Head Coach Kara Amundson pitches to her team at practice earlier this season. timely hits. I thought our base hitting was also good throughout the fall. We had a little slip up in that Truman State game that we lost, but like I said at this time of the year that was a good opportunity for us to learn and grow from. So I’m happy with what we’re doing right now.”

With only two games left on the fall schedule, Amundson is starting to look ahead to the offseason and the improvements that the team can make.

“I’m kind of excited to be getting into our offseason again,” Amundson said. “It’s a chance for

us to really get into fundamentals and things like that. I’m looking forward to that segment and that’s when I see the new kids and even the returners grow in their swing and grow in their fundamentals. I’m happy with where we’re at and I’m looking forward to getting better over the next six weeks before Winter Break.”

The Racers will welcome Shawnee Community College today to Racer Field for their last doubleheader of the season.

The first game starts at 4 p.m. with the second following it at 6 p.m.

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete at the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill., today.

Some OVC schools attending the Bradley Classic include Eastern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This will be the first match of the season the Racers will face SEMO. Head Coach Jenny Severns said that seeing SEMO race for the first time will provide an opportunity for the Racers to gauge where they stand in the conference.

“It will be good to see Southeast Missouri and see where we are at,” Severns said. “Other than that, there are just some good Missouri Valley schools it’s always good to compete against and just some people we don’t compete against very often.”

The Racers have worked hard to prepare for the upcoming Bradley Classic. Some of the workouts the men have done to prepare for the meet is a 4x300 meter at a two-mile tempo and the women done a 4x300 onemile tempo run which are challenging workouts, according to Severns.

“I think we get better every day,” Severns said.

“They have been working hard and they are definitely ready to run fast for sure.”

Severns explained that her players are all doing a good job, but the biggest thing will be to continue to work together as a team and really pull each other along.

“Our strength right now is that we pack run, and we really keep everybody together,” Severns said. “So where someone might have one person out front and a straggler behind, we just have big group, so it will be moving that group forward to where they are all moving together.”

The goals for this upcoming meet that Severns has set for her team are simply to never stop improving and moving forward. She said that in every meet both the men’s and women’s teams have competed in, they have made progress.

“I think that with every meet they have taken a step forward and they have proven to themselves that they are fit and are ready to run fast and compete,” Severns said. “I think that is just what we need to do this weekend is just go in and compete because I know they are ready. It is just a matter of them believing they are ready.”

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RACER ROWING: The Murray State rowing team held an alumni race Saturday during Homecoming festivities. The men and women’s varsity teams both won against their novice and alumni competitors.

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A group of rowing alumni race against current varsity opponents Saturday at Kenlake.

The women’s varsity team rows at Kenlake Saturday during its alumni race.

Freshman guard leaves team, plans to transfer

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Staff report Murray State freshman guard JayQuan McCloud has decided to leave the Racer program, said basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm and according to WPSD Local 6 on Tuesday.

McCloud’s reason for leaving is homesickness, and he plans to finish the semester at Murray State before transferring closer to home.

Graduated from North Chicago Community High School, McCloud is a North Chicago, Ill., native that averaged 17.4 points per game during his junior season. He helped the Warhawks to a 28-4 record during that year and led the team to a top-30 ranking in Illinois.

Prohm told WPSD that the situation has been going on for a few weeks, and despite meeting with McCloud and his family in hopes of figuring out a way for the freshman to stay with the Racers, there is no chance that McCloud will return.

The Racers will now enter the season with 11 players on scholarship, two under the allowed maximum of 13.

The Racer season kicks off with an exhibition game against Freed-Hardeman on Nov. 6.

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Out of the woodwork It’s Wednesday night, and I’m sitting in the newsroom. I’m working on my desktop computer, and my lapMallory Tucker top is open Sports Editor next to me, as per usual.

My headphones are in, which is also a common occurrence for production nights. I usually alternate between listening to Pandora and quotes on iTunes that I’ve gathered from interviews and press conferences throughout the week. Tonight however, I’m listening to the live stream of the Cardinals/Giants game. And tonight, I’m emotionally attached to my Cardinals. Then I start to think: did I care like this a month ago? No, I didn’t. Then the terrible realization hits me: I’ve become a fair-weather baseball fan.

I was born and raised a Cardinals fan. In southeast Missouri, everyone is, but not everyone is as much as my family. OK, not everyone is as much as my father.

My parents lived in St. Louis while they were newly married, and my older brother and I were both born there. We attended multiple Cardinals games every summer for as long as I can remember. I can still distinctly remember when New Busch Stadium was built. There are many pictures of me as a small blond girl with curly hair poking out of a red hat. I was a true fan before I understood the rules of the game.

As a preferred walk-on to the University of Missouri baseball team, there is no one more typically “baseball” than my father. I think we still have an old school stereo on our back porch at home, and my dad never stops trying to convince me that listening to the game on the radio is far better than watching it on TV. He still believes that night games are blasphemous and that bleacher seats are the best seats in the stadium. I was raised right, I was raised American and I was raised to love the Cardinals.

So what happened?

I obviously care about sports. I keep up with all kinds of them – partly due to my work as sports editor – from rifle to rowing and football to field hockey. Yet here I am, listening to maybe my 15th Cardinals game of the season.

I attended only one Cardinals game at this summer, and my parents live a mere hour away from St. Louis. One game. The only time I really watched games was when I was at home, with my dad. I’m ashamed to admit this.

The Cardinals played 162 games in the regular season this year, and I was only paying attention to a handful of them. Yes, it’s a long season and most people don’t watch or listen to every single game, but I was raised better than that. I hate fair-weather fans.

I stay devoted to my Racers and my Missouri Tigers win or lose (yes, I’m talking about Georgia) and yet somehow my poor Cards have suffered.

I don’t know when or how this happened. Did I get too busy for baseball? Did I forget my upbringing? This is me admitting my faults and promising to do better next year – and getting back to listening to Red October. mtucker11@murraystate.edu

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Campus-wide Polar Plunge scheduled for November Taylor Inman || Staff writer tinman@murraystate.edu

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Bill Cosby sports a Murray State baseball cap and sweatshirt at the opening of his “Far From Finished” tour performance Saturday.

Legendary comedian and entertainer greets new, familiar faces Breanna Sill || Assistant Features Editor bsill@murraystate.edu

Historic funny man Bill Cosby brought his comedy tour, “Far From Finished,” to the CFSB Center Saturday night to provide a bit of comedic relief to round out the day’s Homecoming festivities.

Cosby took to the stage in a Murray State sweatshirt and baseball cap. Within minutes Cosby had students and community members doubled over in their seats laughing.

Cosby poked fun at everything from graduation and marijuana to women and religion.

“When even the school is tired of taking your money, you know your kids have been in school too long,” Cosby said of his daughter’s numerous major changes throughout her college years.

Cosby also made crowd engagement a large

part of his performace. If he heard a wrong answer to a question he asked, he would politely ask the audience member to stay in their seat after the show ended to be explained the correct answer by “a volunteer.”

Before the show began, Cosby did a meet and greet with a few lucky community members and President Bob Davies and his family.

However, this was not the first time the two men had met.

During Davies’ adolescent years he played competitive tennis in Reno, Nev., and Cosby, who loves tennis, would come to the court and watch his team play and occasionally join in.

“One time, during a celebrity tennis match, he was doing a fundraiser type of deal,” Davies said. “His celebrity partner didn’t show up at the last minute – I think it was a plane issue – and he remembered playing with me and so he just

looked at me and said, ‘Let’s go!’”

Davies was able to sit down with Cosby and remind him of the event and talk about their mutual friends and memories of playing tennis together backstage before the show.

For many people, Cosby may be most wellknown for his time on his sitcom “The Cosby Show,” which was based on his own family.

During Cosby’s time on the popular sitcom, the fictional Huxtable family became a household name.

What some viewers of the television show may not know about is Cosby’s love of art.

Throughout the show, the painting that was hung above the fireplace in the Huxtable home was different in every episode.

Three of the different pieces of art displayed during the show were photographs of paintings

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‘Sexperts’ share stories, experiences Madison Wepfer || Staff writer mwepfer@murraystate.edu

The Curris Center Theater was filled with students and faculty eager to learn about the female orgasm Tuesday night.

Sex experts and couple Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller educated students at the event about female orgasms, ejaculation, masturbation, the G spot, sexual pleasure and much more. But it wasn’t the typical “birds and bees” sex talk. Solot and Miller told stories about their sex lives and approached these otherwise awkward topics with humor.

Abigail French, director of the Murray State Women’s Center, said she was eager to bring the couple to Murray because of all the high praise they received from other universities.

Solot and Miller are part of an organization called “Sex Discussed Here.” They offer many sex education presentations, from which schools can choose. One of them is called “The Female O,” which focuses on women’s sexuality and participation in sexual activity, French said.

“It’s sort of that conversation, those things your mom never talked to you about,” French said. “It’s answering those questions that college women have never felt comfortable asking anyone or debunking some of those myths about women and sex.”

The purpose of the event was to create a place for students to feel comfortable talking about sex and asking questions they may be too embarrassed to ask otherwise, French said.

She wanted students, women especially, to learn about sexual boundaries and gain respect for themselves, their partner and their bodies.

Alpha Sigma Alpha and Alpha Gamma Rho will host Murray State Campus Polar Plunge at the AGR house Nov. 6.

The cost to register for the plunge is $50 minimum and the event is only open to Murray State students, faculty and staff.

All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Kentucky.

The pool will be set up at the AGR house, which is located off campus, at 1005 State Route 121 N. You can register at www.soky. kintera.org or at the AGR house at 7 p.m. the day of the event.

The Campus Polar Plunge differs from traditional plunges because this plunge will be glow-themed. The participants will wear glow necklaces and other glow-in-the-dark items.

Plungers are also invited to participate in the costume contest.

The costume contest will follow the opening ceremony at 8 p.m. The lucky individual or group with the best costume will receive the “Golden Plunger” award.

The plunging will begin at 8:30 p.m. and everyone who takes the chilly dive will receive a free Campus Plunge T-shirt.

Those who donate $150 or more will also receive a Campus Plunge towel in addition to the T-shirt. Food provided will be free for those participating.

Afterwards, ASA and AGR will hand out awards to the top fundraisers.

The top fundraising faculty or staff member will receive a plaque and the top individual fundraiser will receive a gift basket.

The teams will also have awards to look forward to, including Top Greek Fundraising Group, Top Student/Residential Colleges/ Athletics Group and Top Academics/Faculty and Staff Group.

After the plunging is complete and awards are given, AGR will host the Post Plunge Bash, which will be free for all participants and $3 for non-plungers. The Post-Plunge Bash will start at 10 p.m.

The goal for the event is $15,000. With just under a month to finish fundraising, the number sits at $1,460 as of Thursday.

Polar Plunges bring in a lot of revenue each year for Special Olympics Kentucky. This past winter Polar Plunges across Kentucky raised $670,000 for the athletes, according to the Kentucky Special Olympics website.

The money raised pays for Special Olympics participants in Kentucky competitions and equipment.

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Students laugh while sex experts Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller share some of their knowledge and stories during the presentation Tuesday night in the Curris Center Theater.

“It’s really trying to teach women to take ownership of their own sexuality and give them a place to ask questions like, ‘What do I need for myself’ and ‘What do I want’ as well as a convo with men about what it means to be respectful of those boundaries,” French said.

The evening began with a discussion on masturbation. Solot prefaced the discussion by say-

Sorority Shamrock Shootout aims to raise $7,000

ing, “Most speakers would ask you to turn your phones off completely, but we just ask that you set them to vibrate,” to break the ice.

Solot and Miller said masturbation is a healthy and natural act that all teenagers and adults take part in. Some people discover masturbation and

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Organizations will take aim tomorrow morning at Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Shootout: Paintball Edition.

The fundraiser is open to everyone on and off campus who would like to help raise money for KD’s national philanthropies, Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.

The registration fee is $60, which includes one team of five to seven players, paintball gear and 500 paintballs.

Organizations include most of the

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Beginning at 8 a.m., teams will bring their A-game to Wizard Land Paintball in Dexter, Ky., to show their support and test their skills.

The games will emulate capture the flag; each team will score points for the amount of people they have left standing on the field and whether or not they capture the other team’s flag.

Sam Flamm, vice president of community service for KD, said each team has a theme for the tournament. Some themes include army women, Captain America

Representatives from CMT toured campus Oct. 7.

While here, the representatives searched campus for the best spot to film the Country College Town Sweepstakes episode of “Hot 20 Countdown” and a venue for the free concert on campus.

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and Harry Potter.

KD hosted a similar event last November called Shamrock Shootout: Pool Edition. The pool edition was a billiards tournement which raised more than $800.

This year the women plan to raise a lot more money, Flamm said.

“We’re over $5,000 already, and that’s not counting the extra teams that we might register. That’s not counting the money we make from concessions,” Flamm said. “I anticipate that we will raise about $7,000.”

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SEX From Page 5B orgasms at an age as young as 8 years old. Others don’t experience it until their mid-20s. Either way, everyone does it, and there is nothing wrong with that, Miller said.

The couple also discussed how to have an orgasm. What does it take to reach a climax?

“It is much more difficult for a woman to have an orgasm than a man,” Miller said. “It takes about 20 minutes for a woman to get aroused and only about two to five minutes for a man.”

That leads to several potential problems when having intercourse or trying to orgasm with a partner. When a couple is ready to take that step, Solot and Miller said comfortability with one’s body, comfortability with his/her partner’s body and communication with his/ her partner are the most important factors to an orgasm.

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Zbynek Smetana surprised Bill Cosby Saturday night with artwork that was displayed on “The Cosby Show” that now resides in Murray State’s permanent art collection.

COSBY From Page 5B created by Ellis Wilson, an artist from Mayfield, Ky. These paintings are now property of the Murray State art and design department’s permanent collection, after being donated to the Clara M. Eagle art gallery.

The paintings have not been shown on campus since 2000.

Zbynek Smetana, chair of the department of art and design, thought surprising Cosby before his show by pulling the paintings out of the permanent collection would be a nice gesture.

“At first, when I showed Mr. Cosby the paintings, he asked me if he could buy them,” Smetana said.

“I told him he could not because they were property of the Univer-

sity, but we did shake hands and strike a deal.”

Smetana promised Cosby he would have the University’s photography department take high quality photographs of the paintings and have them sent to Cosby’s team for use in his upcoming NBC and Netflix specials.

“We will have the paintings photographed to look real,” Smetana said. “And Murray State will be credited during the specials.”

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One hundred percent of the money raised from registration and concessions will be donated to Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.

Teams can sign up for the event until it begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Flamm said Qdoba Mexican Grill will cater the event with nachos and chips and queso.

KD will also have other concessions such as hot dogs, soft drinks and baked goods, donated by their alumnae.

“It’s important to know what feels good for you and what feels good for your partner so you can experiment with different things,” Solot said. “Vibrators, porn and mental stimulation are all completely OK when having sex and trying to reach an orgasm.”

Solot said many women are uncomfortable with their vulvas and vaginas because they have never seen another one. Therefore, they often believe that there is something wrong with their own. That can play a part in having an orgasm because if one isn’t comfortable with her own body, she can’t relax and experience a climax.

“If your vajajay has personality and character, that’s OK,” Solot said. “Diversity of genitals is totally normal.”

The female body is complex, especially for men, Miller said, but given these tools and tips, women can learn how to orgasm and, if they haven’t already, “find the promise land.”

As they concluded the show, Solot and Miller held hands and said, “Wishing good health, lots of love and plenty of orgasms.”

Because of the strong alumnae support, Flamm said all concessions were donated and therefore, they will reap 100 percent of the profit.

In addition to the Shamrock Shootout event, KD also hosts several small events for Girl Scouts, its other national philanthropy.

Next week, it will host an event where the women will play dress up with the Girl Scouts in Murray.

Flamm said KD’s main goal when hosting Girl Scout events is to instill confidence in young girls and inspire them to follow their dreams.

Flamm said there are many more events to come this semester for the not only the local Girl Scouts but also Murray State students and the Murray community.

Racer Band prepares to host annual competition Tiffany Whitfill || Staff writer twhitfill@murraystate.edu

For 39 years, Racer Band has played host to high school marching bands from the western Kentucky and northern Tennessee regions who are vying to win overall champion.

Racer Band and the music department at Murray State will host Festival of Champions Saturday with performances beginning at 11 a.m.

The event is a significant fundraiser for the two groups. More importantly, it gives Racer Band and high school marching bands an opportunity to perform in front of an engaged audience.

John Fannin, Murray State assistant director of bands, said that although Racer Band members are grateful for the reactions from the crowd at football games, this annual marching band tournament is a better audience.

The average attendance at Festival of Champions is around 4,000 people and Fannin said that the majority of the audience understands music well.

“The audience has a total appreciation and understanding,” Fannin said. “They appreciate the technical aspects of the performance and it is very gratifying to play for those audiences.”

The high school bands also enjoy performing in front of these crowds.

This year 15 schools will perform.

Schools will be divided into classes 1A through 5A based on school population size. There will be a first, second and third place for each class. Other

awards include best soloist, percussion awards, color guard awards and the overall champion.

Each band has the opportunity to perform their routine twice.

The preliminary rounds will begin Saturday morning and if the school’s score is high enough, it will advance to the final round which will take place Saturday night.

Racer Band will perform at each of these appearances.

Brandon Story, junior from Murray, is the Racer Band president and has played both a host for the event as well as a high school participant.

Story competed in Festival of Champions every year in high school and has helped host it for three years.

Story said that participating in high school was fun, but the competition was intense.

Eighty percent of the current Racer Band also participated in Festival of Champions in high school, Fannin said.

Story said that hosting the event gives him three things to be proud of. “(I’m proud to) see all of our hard work from a leadership standpoint come together, have two great performances with the Racer Band and take pride in being a great host.”

Each section of the Racer Band is in charge of some form of the competition day experience. For some, the primary goal of the section is to sell T-shirts, concessions or tickets; for others it may involve making sure that bands understand what time they are supposed to perform and where to be.

Each leader oversees the logistics of the event, which makes the day easier, Fannin said.

Laura Nash, senior from Paris, Tenn., is a drum major and is the first person the bands will interact with when they arrive. Nash’s job is to help bands check in and explain where to warm up, as well as performance times and what to do if their school advances to the finals.

Advancing to the finals is under the discretion of judges who are from around the country and have strong music backgrounds. There is also a guest commentator this year.

The Racer Band has hired a famous marching band analyst, Steve Rondinaro, to report on the competition.

Rondinaro has been a reporter for the national telecast for professional marching bands since 1976. Fannin and the Racer Band is excited that it will have a credible source to analyze the competition’s technical aspects.

Fannin is in his 20th year helping with the Festival of Champions. He said that many aspects of the event have changed and gotten better.

“The student leadership is probably as strong as it has ever been,” Fannin said. “It is a tradition that has been passed on.”

Festival of Champions will be telecast on KET but viewers are encouraged to spend the day at Roy Stewart Stadium. Tickets may be purchased at the stadium for $10 per session or $15 for a combination ticket. For more information, students can visit www. murraystatebands.com.

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Racer Band performs its routine between performances of regional bands during last year’s Festival of Champions.

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JAY LENO RETUNING TO CNBC The former host of “The Tonight Show,” Jay Leno, is returning to television.

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Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall star in “The Judge” which is in theaters now.

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SEAL AND KLUM FINALIZE DIVORCE A Los Angeles Superior Court judge finalized the divorce of model Heidi Klum and singer Seal.

The couple was married for seven years, but filed for divorce in April of 2012.

Seal and Klum have three children together.

Soundbytee “I don’t have anything to say ‘I’m sorry’ for.”

-Jennifer Lawrence on the summer’s nude photo-leaking scandal.

With Robert Downey Jr. being a giant star these days, thanks to such movies as “Iron Man” and “The Avengers,” a lot of people were skeptical when “The Judge” was first announced.

I can see their skepticism, but here’s the thing: Downey Jr. was, once upon a time, a great dramatic actor and now he has shown us all that he has still got it.

The story centers around Hank Palmer, a big time lawyer, is forced to travel back to his hometown in Indiana to attend his mother’s funeral.

While there, his father, a long-serving circuit court judge who is arrested for suspicion of murder.

Besides the fact that the two do not get along, serious questions are raised, forcing him to prolong his stay. Anxious to find the truth, Hank must deal with unresolved issues between him and his father. Along the way, if successful, he can finally reconnect with his family.

“The Judge” stars Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Jeremy Strong, Leighton Meester and Billy Bob Thornton. David Dobkin directs the film with a screenplay by Nick Schenk and Bill Dubuque.

Downey Jr. is so refreshing in this movie, not only because it is a movie

where he does not fight aliens, solve crimes or wear his usual suit of armor, but as many other actors do, he has the ability to dig deep into dramatic territory and show you a completely different side of him, and he makes you believe in his performance.

A legend of film, Duvall may have possibly given one of the best performances of his career in this film.

Duvall plays an aged and cantankerous man of morals and respect, but we also see a person who is burdened and filled with raw emotion. Nobody but Duvall could have played this role.

When we first see Duvall and Downey on screen together, it is almost like an ultimate boxing match between one man baring his soul and the other showing why he is a legend.

The supporting cast of this film is filled with big-name actors from Farmiga (“Bates Motel”) to Thornton (“Fargo”). Farmiga is particularly dazzling as Downey’s former high school sweetheart and love interest.

Dobkin is particularly surprising with this film. Having previously directed “Wedding Crashers” and “The Change-Up,” this is definitely a change for him, but he handles it beautifully.

The dialogue in this film is intense and powerful.

The way Duvall’s character describes his courtroom as, “The last great ca-

thedrals of this country, built on the premise that you and you alone are responsible for the consequences of your actions,” is just pure poetry.

The film only has a few issues that I felt really were troubling, the film’s story, while hard-hitting and emotional, can drag on a bit.

Nonetheless, it is still a great drama and one that you should take the family out to see. This is a film that hits you at your core.

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Rating: R

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Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Jeremy Strong, Leighton Meester and Billy Bob Thornton

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Nine days.

I have nine days to pack up my college life and enter the real world.

There are 58 days until graduation – that’s 1,392 Hunter Harrell hours.

I n Features Editor these hours, I am expected to attend class for 592 hours and work as features editor at The Murray State News for 120 hours. I’ll be honest when calculating these hours and allow myself the eight hours of sleep every night, because if I do miss it during the week, I will catch up on the weekends between episodes of “Dexter” on Netflix. It all adds up to 1,176 hours of time I have already scheduled.

With only 1,392 hours left in the semester, I have roughly 216 hours or nine days to get my life together.

I have resumes to send out and cover letters to tweak. I have to somehow keep an eye on my spending so I can afford my dayto-day life. Though my mom is more than happy to have me back home for a few months, I have to find a place to live if I find a job.

That also means shopping for things like furniture and dishes and other things that will be with me through the next chapter of my life. Though this should be exciting, I am finding it more terrifying than anything else.

I’m not sure what scares me the most. It could be the fact that commencement speakers tend to look out to the crowd and say, “This is the first day of the rest of your life.”

That statement makes me feel like I’m only getting older and that seems like a lot less fun. Maybe I just despise change and making decisions. Who knows?

Regardless, I am closer to graduation each hour. And each hour, what gets me through all of the meetings, classes and stress is that come December I will have a diploma that will provide me with credit for my accomplishments and starting a life in a career I love.

Erada Svetlana once wrote, “If it’s both terrifying and amazing, then you should definitely pursue it.”

And with that, I believe everything will work out if I seize those remaining nine days, instead of being scared of the future.

So as the sand falls through the hourglass, I’ll continue to keep my head up and remember it will all be OK. I’ll pursue the next chapter of my life, not because I am being forced to, but because it is both terrifying and amazing – and that makes it worth it.

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