The Murray State News November 14, 2014
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As promised, CMT brought its
film crews and country music stars to invade campus Wednesday. As part of the prize for winning CMT’s “Country College Town Sweepstakes,” the show “Hot 20 Countdown” was filmed throughout campus and an A-list concert was brought to the CFSB Center. Tuesday it was announced students should meet in the Quad Wednesday afternoon for an opportunity to be on television by making an appearance on the “Country Music Countdown” show. Around 75 students gathered in front of the Rainey T. Wells statue in the Quad and hooped and hollered as the two hosts of “Hot 20 Countdown” filmed the show’s opening stand up and introduced videos. “I’ve wanted to be on CMT since I was 13,” said Sarah McK-
enzie, senior from Cadiz, Ky., who finally had the opportunity to achieve that dream Wednesday. The hosts of the show posed for pictures with students and carried conversations between takes despite the cold temperatures. Murray State was the smallest school in the sweepstakes, beating out much larger universities like Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University by a multitude of votes. “I think it was a shock,” said Cody Alan, host of “Hot 20 Countdown.” “You would think larger schools would have the advantage, but I think the passion for CMT, our show, ‘Hot 20 Countdown,’ and for what we were doing in our quest to find the one school in America that wanted to have a free country music concert that it showed the passion behind the cause and I was happy to see it.”
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Chase Bryant (above) was one of the stars to play at CMT’s “Hot 20 Countdown” concert at the CFSB Center Wednesday night.
Veterans ceremony honors military past, present Mari-Alice Jasper || Staff writer mjasper1@murraystate.edu
When veteran alumni were asked to stand for recognition, a young man in a black sweatshirt proudly stood with nearly 20 others at the Veterans Day ceremony held at Wrather West Kentucky Museum. That man, alumnus Adam Horton, is a fiveyear veteran of the U.S. Navy who enrolled at Murray State three months after he left the Navy in 2010. While serving in the Navy, he was deployed overseas on the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier, and spent time supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. “The nice thing about an aircraft carrier is that it travels all over the place,” Horton said. “We hit 26 different countries.” Horton encourages Americans to learn as
much as they can from veterans while they have the chance. “We all have the same starting point,” He said. “We all went to boot camp, signed the same contract and took the same oath, but all our stories are different.” He said all veterans signed up for the same thing and put their lives on the line for the same purpose and that this is the most important underlying factor of Veterans Day. Horton said he thinks there is a common misunderstanding and disconnect between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. “Memorial Day is for soldiers, veterans, sailors, airmen – whoever has served, but have fallen while serving,” he said. “Veterans Day is a day to remember them as well, but it’s also a day to remember those who you served with.” Horton said on Veterans Day he gets back in contact with the men and women he served
with, whether it be in an email, on the phone or meeting for lunch. “Restaurants, such as Applebee’s, have free meals for veterans on Veterans Day and when you go to those events, you always see veterans in groups,” he said. “No one eats alone.” President Bob Davies said the ceremony was an outstanding tribute to an important part of Murray State’s population. “To me, Veterans Day is a reflection of the military and the protection of our freedom,” Davies said. “We live in a country and work at a University where we encourage debate. At a lot of countries and universities, you can’t debate.” Alison Marshall, veteran and adult student liaison, has been at Murray State since February 2010. Marshall said the Veterans Day ceremony is a tradition at Murray State in addition to a veterans football game and a cook out. “We try to do a little something different each
year,” she said. Marshall said she was excited the University was able to have events and programs for veteran students, faculty and staff. “The veteran population is special; they should be recognized and honored,” she said. Veteran servicemen and women make up approximately 4 percent of the student population, about 400 students. The Murray State Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Color Guard presented the colors at the ceremony and said Veterans Day was a time to reflect and remember their fellow soldiers who have paved the way for them to be where they are today. The guard said everything that they are doing was because of them. The guard’s advice was to remember to talk to veterans about what they sacrificed for this country and remember those who have made the final sacrifice.
Involvement in major aids student growth Amanda Grau
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Getting involved on campus, especially within a student’s major, gives them the most bang for their buck. David Balthrop, chair of the department of theatre, said it’s practical for students to get involved. “Students should be involved because they’re paying a lot of money to have the experience,” Balthrop said. He said students who join organizations on campus also have a leg-up in the job hunt as a post-graduate. Those students have more to put on a resume and probably have more experience, he said. “(Businesses) want to hire students who have practical work experience in their major,” Balthrop said. “Employers don’t want to hire students who know where their classrooms and the library are located on campus.” It’s easy to forget to be involved, said Nikole
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Faudel-Rickard, junior from Southern Pines, N.C., who switched majors from agriculture to zoological conservation two semesters ago. Rickard said labs and classes keep her too busy to get seriously involved in her major, especially so late in the game. “You become more focused on classes and finishing school and less on the social aspects,” Rickard said. However, Balthrop said that’s a bad mindset to fall into. He said one of the biggest mistakes students make is waiting to get involved at the last minute, when graduation looms. The other is thinking faculty members don’t know what they’re talking about. “Rarely does the student understand the business environment and have their fingers on the pulse of the industry as much as the faculty,” Balthrop said. Reika Ebert, chair of the department of modern languages, said another big mistake is not
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CMT From Page 1 Not only did Alan feel this way about Murray State’s victory in the sweepstakes, his co-host Katie Cook had similar feelings. “It really shows that determination pays off in a contest like this,” she said. “We are all really proud of you guys.” Unlike many of the other students in attendance at the filming, Emily Clark, junior from Owenton, Ky., said her teacher let her out early to be a part of the unique experience. “The whole experience is just really cool,” Clark said. “It is just a really good opportunity and I didn’t even have to skip class to come. We convinced the teacher to let us out early.” The tapings across campus were a preview to the main concert event Wednesday night. As part of the prize for winning the sweepstakes CMT brought Chase Bryant, Joe Nichols and Big and Rich to the CFSB Center for a free concert just for Murray State students and the Murray community. Chase Bryant opened the show by saying he could “use a little bit of Murray, Ky.,” and dedicated a song to all the cou-
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ples in love in the audience to raise their phones up high, lighting up the arena with the glow of cell phone light. Bryant pleased the crowd most when he covered the song “Fishin’ In The Dark” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and then stripped off his shirt and put on a Murray State T-shirt. He then sang his hit single “Take It On Back,” to close his set. Between sets, Alan and Cook entertained the crowd with games and activities like a sign competition. The winning sign read “Save a horse, ride a racer!” There was also a corn hole competition between President Bob Davies and Nichols, which Nichols was the winner of. Davies then crowd-surfed across the pit. The crowd erupted with applause as Nichols opened his set with his 2002 hit “Brokenheartsville,” and told the crowd they “looked so beautiful tonight like the stars in the sky.” Nichols surprised the crowd by doing his own rendition of “country rap” by rapping the song “I Like Big Butts” by Sir Mix-A-Lot. A surprise in the audience was an appearance by Santa Clause. Many students and children in the audience fled to the man dressed up in the red suit for pictures and to tell him their Christmas wishes. “The people at Froggy told me if I dressed as Santa I would have a better
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chance of getting to the front,” said Doug Mullins of Murray. “My wife told me people would think I was crazy but so many children have come up asking for pictures that it makes the whole thing worth it.” Big and Rich closed the show and started their first song in the back of the arena and working their way through the crowd to the stage. John Rich, one of the two lead singers in the group, congratulated Murray State by saying students in Murray kicked the other schools’ asses. Big and Rich also debuted their new single “Who You Been Lovin’ Lately” that they collaborated on with country artist Tim McGraw. Big and Rich ended their set and closed the show by playing their biggest hit, “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.” Nicole Fix, sophomore from O’Fallon, Ill., was excited for CMT to bring entertainers, like Nichols and Big and Rich, which she grew up loving and listening to. “I was most excited to see Joe Nichols and Big and Rich,” Fix said. “They’re from my childhood so it doesn’t matter if their songs are from six years ago; they’re great entertainers.” The footage shot in Murray Wednesday will be shown on CMT’s “Hot 20 Countdown” show at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 on CMT.
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Big Kenny of duo Big and Rich waves to the CFSB Center crowd Wednesday night.
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President Bob Davies crowd-surfs across a pit of students after playing a game of corn hole with country music star Joe Nichols.
putting in full effort and not having peer support. “The biggest mistake students make is merely doing minimal work in class and working just individually without peers,” Ebert said. Getting involved isn’t just about having resume builders – it also puts opportunities in front of students, she said. Organizations help build connections with others in the field and with potential employers. Paula Vick, junior from Brighton, Tenn., is involved in her major, agriculture business. She left high school already a member of FFA and switched smoothly into Collegiate FFA without a hiccup, and has also joined several other agriculture organizations. “It just made sense to join,” she said. “It’s important to get an education, not a degree. What you know is who you know.” Agriculture does not require students to join organizations, but some, like the theater department, do. Students join through their own initiative and Ebert said students majoring in modern languages seem to have that initiative. “(Involvement) depends on the student, but generally I would say yes, (they are) very much so,” she said. Vick said the organizations she joined her freshman year helped her learn new skills and meet people within her field. Balthrop said early involvement is key for students wanting to get the most out of their time. “Forcing involvement in at the last minute minimizes the total effect of that involvement,” Balthrop said.
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POLICE BEAT Nov. 6
11:47 a.m. Public Safety and Emergency Management reported an improperly parked vehicle. Officers were notified and a citation was issued. 8:25 p.m. An officer conducted a follow-up investigation of a previous complaint and took a report for possession of controlled substances in the second degree in White Residential College.
Nov. 7 8:38 a.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop in the Regents Residential College parking lot. A citation was issued for disregarding a stop sign and an expired license plate. 7:33 p.m. A strange odor was reported at Jesse D. Jones Hall. Public Safety, Environmental Health and Safety and the Murray Fire Department were notified. No threat was located.
Nov. 8 12:38 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop at Main and 15th streets. A citation was issued for not wearing a seat belt and for not having brake lights. 11:43 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop in a residential college parking lot. A citation was issued for a minor in possession of alochol.
Nov. 9 5:11 p.m. A caller reported being stuck in an elevator in the Blackburn Science Building. Public Safety and the Central Heating and Cooling Plant were notified. 5:54 p.m. A caller requested medical attention at James H. Richmond Residential College. Public Safety and Murray Ambulance Services were notified. The patient refused transport and a report was taken.
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3:37 p.m. A caller requested medical assistance at Regents. Public Safety and Murray Ambulance Services were notified and the patient was transported. A report was taken. 3:44 p.m. A person reported the theft of a parking permit. Public Safety was notified and a report was taken for theft by unlawful taking from a vehicle under $500.
Nov. 11 12:43 p.m. A caller reported the theft of property from Faculty Hall. Public Safety was notified and a report was taken for burglary of the third degree. 2:11 p.m. A caller reported a motorvehicle collision at the Ryan Avenue parking lot. Public Safety was notified and a report was taken.
Nov. 12 11:07 a.m. A caller reported the threat of a fire in Waterfield Library to Public Safety. The threat was previously unreported. Public Safety and the state Fire Marshall were notified and a report was taken. 4:34 p.m. A caller reported a medical emergnecy in the Blackburn Science Building. Public Safety and Murray Ambulance Services were notified. The patient refused transport and a report was taken.
International student numbers grow Ben Manhanke || Staff writer bmanhanke@murraystate.edu
Thirty Mexican students from Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro and Universitario Tecnologico de Queretaro arrived on campus Tuesday as part of their government’s Proyecta 100,000 (100,000 Strong). These students, as well as 7,500 other Mexican students, will study abroad in the U.S. this year as part of their government’s recent initiative. The program, in partnership with the U.S. government’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas, aims to have 100,000 Mexican students studying in the U.S. and 50,000 American students studying in Mexico by 2018. Guangming Zou, director of the Institute for International Studies, said he was first contacted about the opportunity to host these students Aug. 29. These students are the first group from Mexico to study at Murray State. After securing housing for students on campus, the University submitted its proposal to accept 30 students into its English as a Second Language program two days after the initial contact. Zou said while he’s unsure what the outcome of Murray State’s participation in this program will be, it’s a good start for future relations with the country. “Will this be the beginning of a partnership between Mexico and Murray State?” he said. “That’s everyone’s question, including ours. I do see this as an opportunity and prelude to developing an institutional relationship.” All of Murray State’s contact has been with Mexico’s Ministry of Education. But with the Mexican students’ arrival this week, along with two professors from these universities, Zou said a direct dialogue be-
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Record numbers of international students have enrolled at Murray State this year. tween the schools can now begin. Murray State first experienced the effects of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas movement last semester when five students from Panama studied here as part of their country’s Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” program for students from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds. Since President Barack Obama introduced this program between the Americas, the exchange of students between countries has not only increased, but the number of government-sponsored programs with similar goals such as 100,000 Strong has as well. Half of Murray State’s approximately 1,100 international students come from either government-sponsored programs, most notably through Saudi Arabia, or are individual students who apply online or
through recruiting agencies. The other half is made up of students from the University’s partner campuses in, for example, China and South Korea. Despite record international enrollmment, Weihong Gao, ESL Associate Director, said original projections indicated there would be a shortfall of students this semester, specifically from those studying in the ESL program. “Almost all of our partner universities across the board sent a fewer amount of students this year,” Gao said. “At the beginning we were expecting a much deeper cut (in enrollment), but this loss was made up for by a large number of Brazilian students who enrolled this semester.” Of approximately 80 Brazilian students studying at Murray State, 30 are enrolled in the ESL program.
These students’ education is also sponsored by their government and private business as part of the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program. Zou said in the future Murray State will see even more students studying here from South and Central America as part of this growing trend. He has begun negotiations with Panama’s Ministry of Education to bring teachers wishing to teach English to the University in May. “The world is flat,” Zou said. “Years ago we talked about a flat world and that’s something people did not understand scientifically, and now, metaphorically, people are saying that the world is flat and becoming smaller and smaller. When we bring lots of diversified groups to campus, that’s part of your education. You see what the outside world really is.”
Dining Services releases quality survey Brittany Risko
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Each year, Dining Services and Racer Hospitality holds a survey for students to rate its separate vendors. Each student, faculty and staff member is emailed the web address and a log in code to fill out the survey. The survey provides direct information that will be used to improve dining establishments. “The results come in the form of a graph and it shows customer satisfaction based on the categories provided,” said Paula Amols, director of Dining Services. Last year, 1,300 people took the survey. The survey started Monday Nov. 3. As of the following morning, 1100 people had taken the survey. Madeleine Loftis, junior from Louisville, Ky., said it is cool that students get entered to win great prizes for giving their opinions.
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Students, faculty and staff can take a survey about food and service at Murray State vendors. “Students get to have a voice in the kind of dining services and food that we have on campus,” Loftis said. After taking the survey, students are entered to win prizes. An Xbox One,
Kindle Fire HDX, a bronze commuter meal plan, a $250 book -store gift card or a smart watch are up for grabs. There is little work on the University’s part to get the results of the survey.
Along with other universities in the nation, Murray State is part of the National Association of College and University Food Service that provides the survey. “We let them know that we would like to partici-
pate and they send us all the information about how to download it and put it out there,” Amols said. From there, the surveyor gives the University all of the results. “They give us a picture of the customer satisfaction here. We can compare the satisfaction levels of all categories to all the other colleges,” Amols said. The survey is broken into categories, including food quality satisfaction, freshness and how much presentation matters. Madie McNeil, freshman from St. Louis, likes that she was able to give her own opinion during the survey. “I was able to tell them what I liked about the food that was served in Winslow, and how well having a variety is working out,” McNeil said. All responses are confidential and go through a third party provider. The access code students are given tracks who wins prizes.
Thank-you letters cause scheduling conflicts Ben Manhanke || Staff writer
Nov. 11, 1:25 a.m. – Officers conducted a foot pusuit of three people in the 200 block of College Courts. Murray Police were notified to assist. The people were located and a report was taken.
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Scheduling for classes was complicated further for some students when they found holds on their accounts for failure to submit thankyou letters for scholarships. Those with holds placed on their accounts received a final email Nov. 6 sent from the Office of Development and the Scholarship Office notifying them of their change in registration status. An initial email from these offices was sent Sep. 9 informing students of the requirement to write these letters and of their Oct. 1 due date. Mason Vowels, junior from Louisville, Ky., said he did not receive any warning about needing to write a thank-you letter until last week. “I don’t think that it’s fair for them to put a hold on your account,” Vowels said. “Especially because I was not told with any sort of notice that I needed to turn it in until this past Thursday.” Vowels, a recipient of the John W. Carr Scholarship, said he felt writing thank-you letters should only
be mandatory for students receiving more selective scholarships, not scholarships based solely on GPA and ACT scores. “Most of those letters are going to seem fairly disingenuous,” he said. “They are required letters and so many other people are writing them too.” While writing thank-you letters to the benefactors of Murray State’s scholarship was mandatory for several years, this was the first year a hold was imposed on students for failing to comply. Mark Welsch, interim executive director of Development, said part of the reason for this new system was because some students were not complying and submitting their letters. In the past, he said, students were asked to mail thank-you letters themselves, however the number of complying students declined. “I think overall it’s a good thing for it to be mandatory,” Welsch said. “I know there have been a couple of situations where students were unhappy, but I’ve talked to several students personally and none of them disagreed philosophically with the
requirement to send letters. I think some of them just ran into some time management problems.” Scott Mainord, sophomore from East Prairie, Mo., said he thought writing the thank-you letters should be mandatory. “I think it’s great to show at least the benefactor that the students who receive the scholarships appreciate them and use them,” Mainord said. “It shows (that students) are getting their education and are being able to afford it.” He said this was his second year writing thank-you letters and that this year it was more organized and an easier task to accomplish overall. To aid students in writing their thank-you letters, several workshops were held from Sep. 8 through Sept. 19 across campus. Students could come and ask questions as well as sit down, write and print their letters. Jamie Haynes, assistant director of Stewardship and Donor Relations, said due to the high demand for these workshops they experienced last year, they added 10 more work-
shops this year. In the 33 hours of workshops visited by 259 students, she said more than 450 letters were collected. A total of 4,000 letters are expected to be collected in total. Haynes said students don’t realize the role they play in stewardship and the effect writing these letters has on benefactors. Many times, she said, the thank-you letters prompt benefactors to provide additional money to their scholarship. “Scholarships are often viewed as faceless money rather than the gifts they are,” she said. “But there are faces and stories behind each one and they rightly deserve our gratitude.” Students demonstrate their good character to benefactors through the letters, she said. The letters act as a character witness, reminding benefactors who they are helping through their support. “These letters are very meaningful to benefactors; reminding them of the impact of their support while gaining the satisfaction of knowing they make a difference in someone’s life,” Haynes said.
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The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Many students rely on scholarships in order to afford college. Thanks to the generosity of benefactors and foundations, we can go to school at a far-reduced and sometimes free rate. For that, we are gracious. However, the way the University is handling our gratitude seems out of hand. Those who received scholarships are required to write thankyou letters to their benefactors. A thank-you letter must be written for each scholarship, so some are required to write multiple. If the letter was not submitted by the Nov. 10 deadline, that student had a hold placed on their
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are a yearly requirement, which means benefactors, if they read our letters at all, have read very similar letters to the year before. There isn’t anything interesting about reading a letter about our future plans for two or three years in a row. While it is probably gratifying for a benefactor to know they are helping a student attend college, they would likely appreciate our thanks if they were more genuine and personal. When the University makes thank you letters a requirement, they take away the personal value and graciousness that gives a “thank-you letter” its name.
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bly be? We are also unsure if the benefactors directly read our letters. Some scholarship benefactors are no longer living, so who do our letters go to? These rules, along with a short deadline, means some students will be revising their letters beyond the due date. A hold on an account can keep a student from registering for classes or viewing their transcript. The point of scholarships is to ensure students have the means to pursue higher education. Putting a hold on our account because of a thank-you letter is in conflict with this idea. Scholarship thank-you letters
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MyGate account. We feel that handling gratitude in this way makes it seem forced. While we are thankful for our scholarships, the importance placed on these letters is too high. On Murray State’s website, there are extensive guidelines as to how to write the letters. These guidelines limit what we are allowed to say in our letters. If the letter does not meet all the guidelines on format, they will be sent back to the student for revision. With such strict rules, the benefactor will likely read hundreds of letters that say roughly the same thing. How rewarding can that possi-
Most people have no earthly idea what net neutrality is. Those who have read up on the subject know how absolutely vital this is to the world. The idea of net neutrality is making sure that Internet Zac Garrison service providers and the Senior from government Franklin, Ky. treat all of the information on the Internet equally. It means charging different people to access different things or throttling information unless additional money is paid, equally. I have followed this topic for some time now and earlier this week I saw a tweet from Republican and Texas Senator Ted Cruz that said “Net Neutrality is like ObamaCare for the Internet. The Internet should not run at the speed of the government.” Ironically, the first thing that I thought might not be fit for print, but the second thing I thought was, does Cruz actually know what net neutrality is? The largest thing that bothers me about this fight against net neutrality is that it is similar to the same system we have in place now;
we’re just putting a title to the ideology behind having the Internet equally accessible to anyone with a computer and Internet access. Cruz tries to shake a finger at President Barack Obama by saying that the government is trying to privatize Internet, while at the same time Cruz is trying to help commercialize it under our very noses. Senators that are paid big bucks to publicly denounce net neutrality is what reminds the world that politics are dirty. Net neutrality brings up the never-ending correlation between our rights to freedom against the thickness of their pocketbooks. We have the right to information on the Internet and should not be nickeled and dimed to access it. As an avid Internet user, I can see the perks of having equality in data on the Internet and I can also see the downsides of having data treated differently among different people. Many people rely on their access to the Internet, that if their freedom and equality of information on the Internet was compromised, they would not be able to function the same way they had in the past. Do I necessarily think that the Internet needs to be qualified as a public utility? No. But it’s a thought in the right direction. The Internet is not something that anybody needs to be in control of and that is exactly where this whole argument begins. Comcast and Time Warner want to have more control over the Internet. Other than just providing people the ability to access it, they want to be able to charge you for access-
ing it. They want to control what you see by making you pay more for the information that is at this time, mostly free. Ending net neutrality means that we, the consumer, lose and they, the corporations in charge, win again. Other than the corporations who would profit handsomely from being able to charge you $0.99 per Google search, nobody truly wins. Even the individuals who will help try and end net neutrality will be upset when they have to pay an extra $2.99 per month to have access to Google Images. These two examples have not been previously mentioned as something that will happen, but ending net neutrality will give big corporations like Comcast and Time Warner the ability to implement that kind of business strategy on our access to the Internet. Even though I may sound like a broken record by now, educate yourself. Learn the ins and outs of just how important net neutrality is to us and to the world and become familiar with just how bad things could get if we ever lost sight of the equality of data on the Internet. It’s about money and greed. So Ted Cruz, instead of attempting to rile up your uneducated Twitter followers with large words they have never heard, why don’t you ask yourself why you care all of a sudden? Do you really care about the people that you’ve sworn to represent? Or do you just care about the amount of zeros on a check that your position can bring? The basic roots of this country weren’t founded on monetization and control, they were founded on freedom. Remember that.
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Qualls: The sound of silence Many of my left-leaning friends expressed great astonishment at the midterm election results. In particular was the surprising defeat of Alison Lundergan Grimes. Some of my right-leaning friends thought Mitch might get ditched after all. Not even close. How could this be? I mean, when everybody you Kevin Qualls know says they’re Professor of voting for Grimes, mass communications how could she possibly lose? I wasn’t surprised. That’s because I understood something not on many people’s radar. How could the political predictions of so many people be so very wrong? McConnell got 56.2 percent of the vote with Grimes trailing way behind at 40.7 percent. Not the down-to-the-wire, nail-biter that was forecast. First of all, relax. I’m not going to talk about politics. I mean to discuss perception. To do that, I would like to introduce the work of the German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann. In the early ‘70s she advanced a hypothesis that came to be known as the Spiral of Silence Theory. It goes something like this: when a minority
viewpoint (not a people group – we’re talking numbers here) dominates public discourse, those who hold the majority opinion are less likely to express it. After all, who wants to be isolated? If some neighbors have a LOT of “Ditch Mitch” and “Vote Grimes” yard signs, would you really want to express your contrary viewpoint? Awkward. Best to keep silent. Especially if your boss lives in the same neighborhood.
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Same thing on social media. The passionate political opinions of your pals may suppress your expression to the contrary. Meanwhile, those who do share the very vocal minority viewpoint are emboldened to chime in. And they do. Noelle-Neumann visualized this process as a spiral. As the majority viewpoint is less represented, those who hold that opinion begin to believe that they are the minority. That’s because all the people that would agree with them are silent. And that view spirals downward. But, of course, there are the polls. Remember reading all those public opinion surveys that said it was going to be a close race between McConnell and Grimes? How did that happen?
Cheers to ... RJ Mitte. The “Breaking Bad” guest star offered fans and students words of inspiration in the Curris Center Ballroom Wednesday. Not only is he a fantastic actor, but he uses his disability to inspire others.
Jeers to ... The sixth circuit. After striking down the gay marriage ban in July, Kentucky had to revert back to the ban after the sixth circuit ruled in favor of the appeal. The fight for equality is getting exhausting.
Maybe the people who are more vocal about their viewpoints are more willing to express them when the phone rings and a pollster wants just a few minutes of their time and all of their opinions. Maybe the majority of people are, by their nature, not so likely to share their thoughts with a telephone pollster. This scenario isn’t new. Richard Nixon understood it. He described a “Great Silent Majority” of Americans that shared his vision of how to deal with the issues of his day. He was elected. Twice. His second term didn’t turn out so well. So what can be extrapolated from these experiences? What other issues of our day are perceived in this inverted fashion wherein the minority view is considered to be prevailing? We’re fragmented. Some watch Fox. Others watch CNN or MSNBC. Fewer people read. There’s the Drudge Report and Salon.com. Each of these report the issues of the day in a way most palatable to an audience that share an agreement reality about climate change, health care and whatever else. It’s an “us” and “them” paradigm that is contrived to garner ratings rather than understanding. Opinions are solicited whether they are informed or not. We have “hot debates” rather than thoughtful analysis. Discourse is framed in a “for or against” scenario as if there are only two sides to every issue. And fatigue finally sets in. Tired of the shrill voices, many opt out altogether. They really get silent. The safe things to talk about are sports or the weather. It’s supposed to get really cold next week.
Jeers to ... Thank-you letters. We appreciate scholarships, but forcing us to write letters or being locked out from scheduling classes is counterproductive and not genuine.
Cheers to ... CMT. After winning the CMT Country College Town Sweepstakes, some of country’s hottest performers touched down at Murray State. We’re a small school, but we know how to draw national attention.
I’m proud to be a part of many things that are larger than myself. I’m proud to be a Racer, I’m proud to be a Kentuckian, but I am not proud to be within the region of the sixth circuit. A 2-1 deCarly Besser Opinion Editor cision by the sixth circuit reversed the strikedowns of gay marriage bans in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. Everything that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender identifiers and supporters have worked hard for has now been reverted back to step one. Regardless of anyone’s stance on gay marriage, Gov. Steve Beshear’s reason for defending the ban was laughable to anyone. He claimed that allowing gay marriage will harm Kentucky’s fertility rate. Many of us hung our heads in embarrassment that this man was the sole representative of our state and that he would defend such an asinine assertion. But lo and behold, he got what he wanted. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote a 42-page decision three months after hearing oral arguments. He stated that when judges and lawyers make the final decisions about the legality of gay marriage, they become the heroes. Instead, the people themselves should be able to decide what the definition of marriage is. LGBT people don’t care who gets the gold medal once they can marry their partner. It’s not about who gets the credit. They just want to marry the people they love. He also labels the legality of gay marriage as a “new social issue.” Despite public support of gay marriage inching up in the past decade, gay marriage is not a new social issue. For decades, committed LGBT couples have sat on the other side of the fence hoping they can affirm their relationship through a legal union. This is an issue that has perpetuated itself for years. Circuit Judge Martha Craig Daughtry was the dissenter of the case. Her written dissent was a blistering, even mocking rebuttal to Sutton’s decision. She asserts that Sutton did not look at the plaintiffs as people who are suffering actual harm, but as social activists and political zealots who happened to make it to appeals court. In the issue of gay marriage, opposers often try to remove a face from the argument. They see the fight for marriage equality as a platform for political activism and fail to realize that their decisions and opinions directly hurt those who fall in the LGBT community. Now that vehemently opposing gay marriage is less popular than supporting it, Republican officials are now using the “let’s wait and see” tactic in hopes of stifling marriage equality, despite it being overdue. People who are fighting for marriage equality are not trying to push reform on residents of the sixth circuit. They’re trying to marry their partners; they’re trying to see their family members marry their loved ones. They’re campaigning with their hearts and with hopes that politics laced with homophobia will eventually be a thing only read about in history textbooks. To further denigrate the relationships of gay couple is hateful, regardless of how you justify it. cbesser@murraystate.edu
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University works to retain faculty Kate Russell || Staff writer krussell13@murraystate.edu
Murray State attracts students with its small town atmosphere and low cost and it uses those same qualities and others to recruit and retain faculty. Marty Jacobs, professor of education and newly elected Faculty Regent, is in his 20th year at Murray State. He said when he applied to Murray State in 1994 he was looking for his next adventure. “Murray just ended up being a really good fit,” he said. Jacobs was granted tenure after working five years. He said during those first five years, he was evaluated on his teaching, research accomplishments and service to the University. He said evaluations in those three areas determine if a faculty member is fulfilling the needs of the University. Jacobs stressed the importance of a supportive role for fellow faculty. He said the tenured faculty have a responsibility to mentor those who are untenured. He said having a mentor helped him when he arrived at Murray State, and he thinks faculty support is one of the most important parts of the being a professor. Jacobs said he has loved working with his colleagues over the last 20 years, but his favorite part is working with students. He said he loves being a part of the next generation. “It’s been a treat,” he said. Sunayan Acharya, assistant professor of eco-
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Bellarmine Ezumah, assistant professor in the journalism and mass communications department, listens to a student’s response to her lecture. nomics and finance, started working at Murray State two years ago. Acharya said Murray State was appealing because of the city’s low cost of living and the friendliness of his colleagues. He said he stayed because he likes his job and his department.
“There’s a lot of flexibility in terms of what I can teach and what I can do research on, and those are two very big things,” he said. Acharya, who has three years before he can apply for tenure, said he believes Murray State does a good job recruiting and retaining faculty.
“Murray looks for people that would fit in here, in the University and the town,” he said. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Jay Morgan said most faculty decide to make Murray State their home within three years. Morgan said the trend seems to be that if a faculty member stays past three years, he or she ends up staying for a long time. He said some qualities attracting faculty to Murray State include benefits, the teaching environment, a strong student body and a retirement system. Faculty also look at the quality and cost of living in a small town like Murray, he said. Morgan said each year the University hires approximately 35-40 new faculty members. This fall, 70 new faculty members were hired. Morgan said more professors retired last year than usual, causing the spike in hires. He said retirement is the most common reason for a faculty member to leave the University. Other than retirement, he said faculty occasionally leave if they or their spouse gets another job. Morgan said the departments that have recently hired several new faculty members are psychology, biology and occupational safety and health. He said the new hires are due to the retirement of several professors in those departments. Morgan said there are numerous appeals to potential professors to come to Murray State.
Professors publish new novel based on mystery, betrayal
University begins International Education Week event planning
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One year ago, Morgan Huston, junior from Murray, was in Germany. Specifically, she was living in Regensburg, a small city in the German state of Bavaria. Huston spent the fall semester of her sophomore year studying abroad in Germany with six other women from Murray State. Huston said she learned about who she is while she was abroad. She learned about the world, that she is strong and capable and that she can adapt. “Before I studied abroad, the world was big and scary and seemed completely out of my reach,” she said. Now, almost a year after she returned to the U.S., Huston is helping other students at Murray State come to the same conclusion she did – the world is absolutely within reach. Next week, students, faculty and staff of Murray State have the opportunity to experience the world. International Education Week begins Monday with informative and hands-on ways to engage and learn about global cultures. Melanie McCallon Seib, director of Education Abroad, said Murray State began celebrating International Education Week in 2001. While most Kentucky universities play host to a guest speaker or two, McCallon Seib described International Education Week at Murray State as a “mini conference.” This year’s week-long event in the Curris Center features travel posters and hands-on sessions such as Chinese calligraphy and indigo dyeing. There will also be informative sessions, such as a comparison of the American and Chinese education systems, music as a global language and how one student’s study abroad experience inspired him to work for Amnesty International. This year’s theme for International Education Week is “Understand One Another: A Global Endeavor.” McCallon Seib said the goal for the Education Abroad Office is to shift the campus perspective about international students and about the world. “We want to get the 96 percent of campus that doesn’t get on a plane, we want to get them a different cultural perspective,” she said. “We want to educate them.” Students who happen to be in the Curris
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Betrayal, corporate espionage, mystery and fraud: these words sound more likely to describe the next James Bond movie than assigned reading for class. But for many marketing and accounting students in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, these topics are interwoven into their curriculum along with core business principles in an attempt to make these topics engaging as well as educational. Lawrence Murphy Smith, professor of business, and Katherine Smith, assistant professor of marketing, are co-authors of the 200-page educational novel, “The Bottom Line is Betrayal”, along with Larry Crumbley, professor of accounting at Louisiana State University. In the 22 years since “The Bottom Line is Betrayal” was published, it has gone through six subsequent editions. The seventh and latest edition was published this year. “Our goal is to mix academic technical information into a story that makes technical information come alive,” Lawrence said. “It’s not like reading a regular academic textbook. There’s adventure and mystery as well.” “The Bottom Line is Betrayal” revolves around an international business professor and litigation consultant hired by the Coca-Cola Company to prevent its downfall through the theft of its secret Coke formula. The couple said by involving a large corporation such as Coca-Cola, it has allowed for them to touch on the topics of international business, business ethics and look at a variety of positions in companies such as marketing,
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Professors Lawrence Murphy and Katherine Smith look at their novel, “The Bottom Line is Betrayal.” accounting, finance and management and how they work together. Lawrence said students in his classes that are assigned to read the novel responded to it much better than a textbook. “I get a lot of comments from students on teaching evaluations when I’ve used educational novels,” he said. “One student wrote ‘I started reading (the novel) and instead of reading the six chapters I had to for the exam, I couldn’t put it down. That novel was so interesting I finished the whole book in a couple of days.’” Katherine said she also has noted similar success in her classroom when using the novel as a supplement to traditional textbooks. “For one thing, they’ll actually read the whole thing,” she said. “Not just skim over the key terms like with a textbook. It actually engages students and brings them into the story, and if you’re actually engaged in what you’re reading, you remember it better.” But are students learning as well as being entertained by the novel’s topic?
They are, according to a 2013 study by University of Oklahoma professor Jeremy Short, published in Business Communication Quarterly. In Short’s study, 114 students in a senior-level business course were assigned either a graphic novel, a novel presented in comic-strip format or a textbook for their class covering the same material. Eighty percent of students indicated that they learned and preferred learning from the educational novel and students who read from the educational graphic novel recalled more information verbatim. Lawrence and Katherine, authors of several textbooks and academic journals, recognized the need for more traditional material in classrooms and said the 200-page novel is only a supplement. Lawrence said, for now, he is happy with the effectiveness of the novel. “It’s wonderful to see students engaged in the material you’re trying to teach and that this particular teaching device is having a positive impact,” he said.
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Center Wednesday will gain a new perspective at the International Bazaar. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., students from more than 40 countries will show off clothes, dances, food, music, art and more from their respective homes. McCallon Seib said many international students participate in putting on the event and local schools even bus students to campus to experience the bazaar. Another large International Education Week event is the Global Alumni Distinguished Lecture Series. Katie Payne, associate director of Alumni Affairs, planned the lecture series. Payne said she is excited about this year’s speakers: Col. Lucretia McClenney, alum of the School of Nursing who spent 30 years in the Army, journalism alum and novelist Kristie Helms and Sonja Martinez, who earned her MBA at Murray State and spent years managing the Christkindlmarket in Chicago. Payne said she wants students to hear what they can do after graduating from Murray State and how they can see the world. “The overall purpose is to speak about global experiences across all majors,” she said. Payne said the unique experience of Murray State’s International Education Week serves to make everyone who attends more well rounded. She said there is something new to learn in every session. For McCallon Seib, seeing students learn is what makes her organize International Education Week each year. “The reason we keep doing it, even though it takes so much effort and so much time, is because not everyone is going to get on a plane,” she said. “Even if a student only comes to a session for extra credit, they might accidentally learn something.” For Huston, using what she has learned in her travels to help other students is important. This semester she has worked as a study abroad mentor and will host a world trivia night Tuesday. Huston said she hopes the events next week will stir a hunger for travel in students who didn’t previously have an interest. “International Education Week benefits students by giving those without the opportunity to travel a glimpse of what is out there,” she said. “That is why I think IEW is important.”
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RACR Audit pros, cons weighed Students, professors examine degree audit after a year of use
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With the help of the RACR Audit system, students have more control of the scheduling process. Students, as well as professors, have largely positive opinions of the audit, saying it helps them access a list of courses they need to take to fulfill the requirements of their major. Marcie Hinton, professor of journalism and mass communications, said the nearly one-yearold RACR audit system makes it easier to advise students on what they need to do to graduate. “It acts as a check list and allows us to submit some what ifs, which helps me answer questions for students in areas with which I might be less familiar,” she said. Hinton said it makes it easier for students to organize classes themselves. She heard complaints regarding the system as a whole, but she countered that Murray State is the third university she has advised for and the RACR Audit system is the easiest and most intuitive for her. “Also, it gives students a jumping off point for taking control of their own education,” Hinton said. “It serves as a catalyst for asking questions when they get to an advising meeting. I am glad we all have access to the same information.” Hinton said the system itself has its flaws. She said it can be unyielding for some new users. However, with new technology comes the freedom of being able to choose one’s own classes and, as Hinton said, one can assume control of their own education and provide a better base of opportunity for student-adviser relationships.
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Kelsey Donovan, senior from Danvers, Ill., schedules for the spring semester with her adviser Elizabeth Thomas, lecturer in the department of journalism and mass communications. This allows students to better understand curriculum paths and gives ease of access to the student, the adviser and the Registrar’s office staff. It becomes more about creating a solution to a problem than focusing on the problem alone.
Delia Root from Madisonville, Ky., said the system itself needed to be improved by showing the specific prerequisites that are required to take a certain course. “It hasn’t given me any trouble and it has
made choosing my classes much easier,” she said, despite the need for improvement. Root said that because the system is designed to be intuitive, she has more contact with people that she would need to talk to.
Student graduation timing examined in job search Amanda Grau || Assistant News Editor agrau1@murraystate.edu
All students face the dog-eat-dog job hunt after graduation, but the time of year graduation occurs may play a role in how well a student does. Katie Mantooth, Career Services counselor, said the biggest issue students face is the hiring period within each industry. “This depends on the industry and type of position a student is seeking,” Mantooth said. “In education, there do not tend to be as many opportunities in January. However, the rest of the world doesn’t operate on an August-ish start date.” Hiring can be based on need, on the fiscal year or on when the training period begins, Mantooth said. When these needs do not line up with graduation dates, students should not give up searching for job opportunities.
Mantooth said the average job search can take six to nine months. Students may get hired, but have to wait for the start of the new training period to begin working. “Some companies recruit and hire training classes that may only start each July for example,” Mantooth said. “That doesn’t mean a December grad won’t be selected. It just means he or she may be without employment until then.” Chelcee Stearns, senior from Marion, Ill., said her experience with the finance industry has taught her the importance of timing. Stearns, who will graduate this December, interned with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in Ohio last summer and was offered a permanent position. Stearns said the finance industry only hires at the first of the year. For her, timing is everything. “There’s also less competition, I’d think,” Stearns said. “But finding a job in general is just hard. The industry is important though. Finance
only hires at the first of the year, but they’re always hiring for (public relations).” Stearns said she thought her fresh skill set gave her an advantage. A more recent internship means she has less time to fall behind or forget what skills she learned. Madeline Slimack, senior from Bellville, Ill., will graduate in May. After a year away from her Omnicom internship in Chicago, she thinks it will reflect negatively on her resume. “It’s a whole year of not being focused on that skill,” Slimack said. “I’ll be starting from the bottom again instead of picking up where I left off.” No matter the time of year, both Slimack and Stearns said it takes effort to seek out available jobs and dedication to pursue them. For December graduates, Stearns said available jobs may not be as noticeable but there could be less competition. Slimack said May graduates might find employers easily but there will be more competi-
tion from graduates and potential interns. Kevin Qualls, assistant business professor, said the increased competition in May from the mix of graduates and internship hopefuls can make it more difficult for traditional graduates. Students graduating in December are less numerous and therefore more easily sought and targeted, he said. Qualls said employers have contacted him in the past to ask about students graduating in December. He said the fiscal year plays a big role in corporate hiring because the new budget has been set and money is allocated to new hiring personnel. Mantooth said she recommends that all students come into Career Services and utilize the one-on-one coaching that is available. A strategy for interviews and submitting job applications can be established with a Career Services counselor.
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November 14, 2014
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RACERS CLINCH OVC TITLE Kelsey Randolph
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With a three-set sweep of Austin Peay State Tuesday, Racer volleyball clinched the regular season championship 14-1 and will host the OVC Tournament beginning Nov. 20. The Racers won 12 straight matches after dispatching Austin Peay at home and UT Martin Nov. 7, and Southeast Missouri State Saturday. The first set began with outside hitter, Scottie Ingram taking control. Ingram led with seven points in the first 10 minutes of the game before Austin Peay took its first point. The Racers easily took the first set 25-18. The next two sets gave Murray State a tough run. In the end they pulled away, winning the second set 25-15 and finally the third set 25-21. Head Coach David Schwepker said the team braced for a tough time because Austin Peay was the only team in the OVC to defeat the Racers in the regular season, sweeping Murray State in three sets Sept. 30 in Clarksville, Tenn. “Austin Peay took away a couple of their big players,” Schwepker said. “I thought it would be to our advantage but it took us back. The girls did a good job of changing their lineup and using it to their advantage.” With only one game left before the OVC Tournament, the team is preparing for one last game against Morehead State, who is 2-12 in the OVC. Schwepker said they are only focus-
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President Bob Davies joins the team as Athletic Director Allen Ward congratulates them after the game Tuesday at Racer Arena. ing on the next game against Morehead State and won’t think about the tournament until it begins. “Our chemistry was great this year,” Ingram said. “When I’m on the court I know exactly what I’m doing. We knew this game was a revenge match and we just looked up and something sparked, we knew we wanted it and it
showed in us.” Schwepker said he is looking to see setter Sam Bedard, right side hitter Kristen Besselsen and outside hitter and defensive specialist Taylor Olden help lead the team into a good tournament weekend. He said Bedard and Besselsen are two players that lead the team every
game and he sees Olden as a silent leader. Crowds can clearly see what she is capable of by assisting in points every game. “We’ve worked so hard for so long,” Besselsen said. “We are so happy that all the hard work at practice has paid
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Basketball returns with Freed-Hardeman exhibition Mallory Tucker || Sports Editor mtucker11@murraystate.edu
Men’s basketball kicked off the 2014-15 season at home Nov. 6 with an exhibition game against Freed-Hardeman University. The Racers beat the Lions 74-42, working out some of their pre-season kinks as the game progressed. Head Coach Steve Prohm was pleased with the team’s early performance and the crowd’s turnout. “It’s good to kick off the new year,” Prohm said. “I thought we had a good atmosphere for exhibition game. I thought our students turned out really well – I’ve been tweeting with them all day – so really appreciative of those guys coming out. Lower bowl was filled, so I thought that was good.” Despite a packed house, the Racers were slow to start the exhibition. With barely seven minutes left in the first half, Freed-Hardeman led Murray State 21-15 before the Racers kicked it into gear. Sophomore guard Justin Seymour started off an unmatched 13-point scoring run as the Racers took the lead and finished the half leading 38-23. “Well, I guess you could say that first game jitters put that into play,” said senior guard T.J. Sapp of the Racers’ slow start. “We all was anxious to get ready to get playing. Took a lot of quick and early shots when we should have probably went more inside out, get it, you
know the flow going starting in close and then moving it out. But you know, after a while, we ended up starting to play some Racer basketball. It was still kind of a work in progress, but you know, first game. We’ll get it going all right.” Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., is an NAIA school, and senior forward Jarvis Williams believed his team might have played down to the level of its competition. “Not to take anything away from that team, but you know, what we go through in practice and everything, our defensive energy should have been at a higher level,” Williams said. “We just need to come out with that same intensity as we would in practice. It’s a part of first game jitters. We got the flow going and we picked it up.” The Racers picked it up in the second half as they built a strong lead, helped by dunks from multiple players. Now, Prohm and the players are learning from the exhibition and looking forward to getting their legs back under them as they prepare for their game against the University of Houston tonight at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center. “To be honest right now, we look a little banged up,” Prohm said. “We look a little beat up, we looked a little tired at times tonight. We’ve got to get our legs back, we’ve got to get our
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Sophomore point guard Cameron Payne dribbles into the paint against Freed-Hardeman Nov. 6 at the CFSB Center.
Football stopped at EIU Mallory Tucker || Sports Editor mtucker11@murraystate.edu
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The Racers line up to take on the UT Martin Skyhawks Nov. 1 at Roy Stewart Stadium.
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Head Coach Chris Hatcher said his team was plagued by problems Saturday as it fell 48-26 to the Eastern Illinois Panthers in Charleston, Ill. “Plagued by an inability to hang onto the football,” Hatcher said. “Plagued by a couple costly penalties. And plagued by our inability to stop the run.” The Panthers came out on top from the start as they took an early three-touchdown lead. On the opening drive, Eastern Illinois moved the ball 75 yards downfield in less than two and a half minutes. Things looked hopeful for the Racers as they took over on offense and carried the ball to the three-yard line
before a fumble that was recovered by Eastern Illinois. The Panthers moved the ball 97 yards to score again on their second possession of the game. Hatcher attributes much of the loss to inconsistency. “We got the ball coming out of the gates and really couldn’t do anything with it,” Hatcher said. “We were very inconsistent on offense. We had a bunch of yards, we moved the ball well, we didn’t finish drives, we had three costly turnovers, especially on the first drive of the game, but we did get a few stops. We didn’t take advantage of the stops when we got them.” Now that the Racers are done with
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Red’s Report
Land of the Sea, home of the sports I may go to a school in a small town in Kentucky and I might spend a lot of time here, but this hasn’t always Kelsey Randolph been my home. I share Assistant my heart with Sports Editor the rainy city of Seattle. For years I’ve spent my spring breaks, summer breaks and part of my Christmas breaks traveling more than 1,500 miles through smelly airports to visit my family. I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to share the place I call home with another state. It doesn’t rain as much as everyone says; the clouds give everyone a nice undertone to their face. Starbucks is on every corner of every street and in every bookstore and mall. Microsoft dominates a majority of the property, rightfully so, and you meet someone new everyday that works there. One thing, though, that comes with calling Seattle part of my home is that it is home to not only a Major League Baseball team but a Super Bowl champion. Home of the Seattle Seahawks, Century Link (CLINK) and the twelfth-man phenomenon, I can happily say I love my city. Game day looks a little like game day in most places. We rally the snack food, gather friends and turn the game on someone’s big TV. If you are fortunate enough to go to a game you pack your scarf, rain jacket, face paint and prepare your vocal chords. I’ve been a loyal Seahawks fan after my father moved to Washington when I was six years old. I remember watching the game and listening to my father and his friends rant about how one day they’d see their justice. It only took 14 years to get their justice at the 2014 Super Bowl. While most people would say the Seahawks cheated the Denver Broncos when the Seahawks won 43-8, I can’t help but be a proud fan. I have friends that complain because the Seahawks didn’t give the Broncos a chance, but really, how did they not? In the spirit of the sport you don’t “give” someone a chance, you take what you can get and play a fair game. With the holiday season approaching, everyone in my family will be sitting around the TV on Sunday afternoons to watch sports and yell at the referees for not making the right call. It’s always a great time. This year, I don’t have as high hopes for their success, but they are pretty solid with a six game win and three game loss record. I can’t mention the NFL team without talking about our MLB team, the Mariners. It’s okay to laugh because we all know the Mariners don’t have a great record, but like the Seahawks, the Mariners have a good fan base. Game day is the same; we all pack our scarves, baseball hats and popcorn to get us through the game. My family is one of many lucky season ticket holders to the Mariners. We may not be the best, but we have the best. Among many is Robinson Cano, ranked eighth in baseball. We had Ichiro Suzuki, who sadly and bitterly left us for the New York Yankees in 2012, and we had Ken Griffey Jr. until he left for the Cincinnati Reds in 2000. The land of blues and greens gives me my pride of Starbucks coffee, rainy days, MLB and NFL. I won’t let someone tell me the Seahawks didn’t give anyone a chance or that the Mariners don’t know what sliced bread is. I’ll always call them a part of my home. krandolph3@murraystate.edu
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Soccer finishes season at OVC tourney, 4B
Women’s tennis ends fall season, prepares for spring, 4B
Veterans celebrate their service, holiday, 6B
Sororities, fraternities raise money for Special Olympics, 5B
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STOPPED From Page 1B the 5-1 OVC Panthers, the team is focused on a similarly difficult opponent on the road. “It wasn’t like we went up there and got stomped by a bad football team, we got stomped by one of the best in the league,” Hatcher said. “We got beat by a good team. We didn’t play well. When you combine those things, makes for a long day. This week, we look forward to seeing much of the same from your opponent in attacking style, defense that’s going to try to put pressure on us.” The Racers kick off against Eastern Kentucky at 1 p.m. EST Saturday in Richmond, Ky., for their last away game of the season. The Racers defeated the Colonels last season at home for the first time since 2004. The 2004 season is also the last time Murray State beat Eastern Illinois on the road. Despite two consecutive
losses, Hatcher said the team hasn’t given up. “Right now with our football team, they’re in really good spirits,” Hatcher said. “They continue to play hard, they continue to do everything that we ask them to do. But with us not being able to stop the run, it puts a lot of pressure on that offense, because you have to play perfect on that side of the ball to give us a chance to win. So we’re getting back to the drawing board this week.” University of Cincinnati transfer quarterback Bennie Coney has led Eastern Kentucky to success thus far this season. The Colonels are ranked 15th in the nation with an 8-2 overall record and a 5-2 conference record, with losses to Tennessee Tech and No. 4 Jacksonville State. According to Hatcher, the Racers will return a few injured defensive players Saturday in hopes of making the necessary stops. Junior defensive tackle Demetrius Mason, freshman defensive lineman Bishop Woods and senior defensive linebacker Perry Cooper’s injuries all looked optimistic as of Monday.
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EXHIBITION From Page 1B spark back, and keep getting better. We’ve got a ways to go. We’re not where we need to be. This reminds me of our team last year at this time, just early. But it’s good to get this behind us, and now it’s on. They all count, and we better be ready, cause it’s coming quick. And we’ve got a good opponent – great opponent – and a tremendous coach coming in here.” In addition to getting healthy, the team has been focusing on its defense this week during practice. Prohm said he thinks his team will be able to score, but it must focus on the defensive end of the game in order to take the next step toward success. Houston boasts a high-major basketball program and a successful first-year head coach in Kelvin Sampson. As they travel to mid-major Murray State, the Racers aren’t as worried about playing a high-profile opponent as they are about playing to the best of their abilities. “We don’t get into all that,” Williams said. “We’re going to be ready for whatever. We’re just going to have to come out and not start off slow. We got the first game out of the way, even though it’s an exhibition, but we’re used to the crowd. Now we’ve got everybody where we need to be.”
CLINCH From Page 1B off. I’m excited to see the tournament here. We will take it one game at a time and will not take any of them lightly.” After clinching the match Tuesday night, Athletic Director Allen Ward presented the team the regular season conference award. “It is so awesome to get that trophy,” Ingram said. “It is nice to be undefeated at home. We have pushed through the season and won. Now we’re just looking to finish this weekend and take on the tournament, hopefully taking it through to the end.” The Racers are preparing for Saturday’s match against Morehead State in Morehead, Ky. The OVC Tournament runs Nov. 20-22 in Racer Arena. “We clean our floor,” Schwepker said. “This is our floor and we sweep and mop the floor every week. I hope that it keeps them grounded. At this point we’re only preparing for Morehead State and then we’re only thinking about the next game. I hope this rubs off on them and they take pride in the arena. Everyone knows we are good, it just makes it exciting.”
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Senior forward Jarvis Williams goes up for a dunk Nov. 6 at the exhibition against Freed-Hardeman at the CFSB Center.
UPCOMING EVENTS Jenny Rohl/The News
Junior Sam Bedard sets up freshman Olivia Chatman against Austin Peay State Tuesday at Racer Arena.
Tonight: WBB vs. Ohio 5 p.m. at the CFSB Center Tonight: MBB vs. Houston 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center Thursday: WVB hosts OVC Tournament at Racer Arena, time TBA
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Rifle falls to UK, wins against Army Kelsey Randolph || Assistant Sports Editor krandollph3@murraystate.edu
The Racer rifle team finished its fall season with a split last weekend, losing to No. 2 University of Kentucky but beating No. 12 Army. “I thought the weekend went well,” said Head Coach Alan Lollar. “Our match against UK was tough because they are a pretty good team, and they shot well as a team. We came out four points above our average, and I am very pleased with it.” The Racers lost to UK by five points in the smallbore category with a score of 2,311 and finished up air rifle with a score of 2,350, giving the team an aggregate score of 4,661. Rifle has two categories, smallbore and air rifle. The difference between the two is the size of the barrel and the position they shoot from. Smallbore requires three positions: kneeling, prone and standing. For each position, the shooter gets 20 rounds for a total of 60 shots. Air rifle requires the shooter to stand the whole time and requires 60 shots, all while standing. “I think they’ve done a good job,” Lollar said. “They’ve worked hard and been consistent. They have individually shot at a good level and when they do that the team does better. I am really proud of them for that.” Leading the Racers Fri. Nov. 7 were freshman Ben Estes, sophomore Sam Harris and junior
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Sophomore Sam Harris begins spring training after the team’s last matches against UK Nov. 7 and the Army Nov. 8. Tessa Howald. All three shot above 570 both days. The highest score possible is a 600. Following Friday’s match against UK, the Racers shot Sat. Nov. 8 against Army. The Racers finished smallbore with a total of 2,312 and air rifle with a score of 2,337, giving them
an aggregate score of 4,649. Another of the team’s top scorers both days was junior Kaitlyn Wilson. She helped the Racers by shooting above a 550 in both categories against UK and Army. “For me, UK was intimidating because they
are a big school with big numbers,” Wilson said. “We did better this year than we did last year against them. The Army was a little down, but we knew we could come out top. UK just had it all together that day.” Senior Kelsey Emme and Estes led the Racers against Army, both ending with identical scores in smallbore. The team finished the fall season ranked No. 8 in the NCAA. Lollar said because the fall season is over, the team will now focus on training for spring, specifically in air rifle. “Consistency is what’s important,” Wilson said. “Personally I will work on my smallbore since I have a decent air rifle score, but as a team we need to work on our intensity. As a team we will bump up our training; we have had enough matches at this point everyone knows what to expect.” Looking back from the beginning of the semester, Wilson said she’s seen freshmen like Ivan Roe and Estes step up and support the older team members as well as the older members help out the younger members. She said the team has changed drastically since she was a freshman and she’s seen the team become a family. Wilson said not everyone has a good day everyday so to see another team member do well makes the team feel good. The spring season will start with the second MSU Tri-match against Columbus State and UT Martin Jan. 11th at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range.
Feels Like ‘93 has first loss against the Primetimes Intramural standings Fraternity Men
1. Lambda Chi Alpha 2.Alpha Sigma Phi
Women
Independent A
Sorority
1. Feels Like ‘93 2. Hooligans
1. AGD A Team 2. AOII A
Independent B
Independent A
1. Pylon Pythons 2. Steak Sauce
1. GRANNY PANTIES 2. Sigma Violets
Independent C
Independent B
1. Alpha Sigma Phi B 2. Pike B
1. Monstars 2. Decipticons
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1. Springer-Franklin A 2. Hart Ravens Results as of Tuesday, Nov. 12
Alex McLaughlin || Contributing writer cmclaughlin1@murraystate.edu
The team Feels Like ’93, suffered its first loss of the season Monday to the Primetimes in intramural football, 25-7. That snapped a five-game winning streak for Feels like ’93. The game started with the Primetimes notching up a few quick touchdowns to jump into an early lead. Feels Like ’93 hit back with a touchdown and looked to be rallying from Kendall Magana, from Arlington, Texas, and Campus Director for Campus Outreach. However, the Primetimes’ defense shut down Feels Like ‘93 and converted pressure into points with an interception late in the game to put the game out of reach. Feels like ’93 players emphasized that intramural sports for them is not just about winning games. Meeting new people and having fun doing it is the main goal. Feels like ’93 is named after the 1993 Dallas Cowboys and was started by Magana. Magana, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, uses flag football as a way to reach out to students on campus. “I had a team chaplain at SEMO who started to do Bible studies with me and introduced me to Christ,” Magana said. “He really helped me turn my life around and I am trying to give that same positive influence and develop relationships with people here on campus.” Clay Fuson, senior from Nashville, Tenn., said flag football helps him fulfill his competitive spirit. “I played baseball all through college,” Fuson said. “I am about to graduate in December and I am no longer eligible to play. It is good to get out here and get good exercise and meet new people from around campus. We all have that common interest in football and it makes for a great time.”
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A Feels Like ‘93 player rushed the ball during a game Monday night.
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Soccer falls at OVC Tournament, finishes 11-9 Staff Report
Murray State women’s soccer closed it’s season at the 2014 OVC Tournament in Cape Girardeau, Missouri with a 5-1 loss to Morehead State. The Racers came to the tournament on the back of a 1-0 win over UT Martin. Murray State had won five of its last six matches, going to the OVC Tournament with good form. However, the third-seeded Racers battled aggressive offensive play from Morehead State. Morehead State applied pressure early and bad luck would see Morehead State jump ahead with an early 12th minute goal. Murray State goalkeeper Shelby Haworth, who had 93 saves this season, knocked away a hard shot at goal only to see Morehead forward Jade Flory rebound the ball and quickly find the back of the net. Murray State had five shots to Morehead
State’s seven shots in the first half, but Murray State could not convert pressure into points and the first half ended with Morehead State leading 3-0. The second half began in the same manner with Morehead State notching another goal, bringing Morehead State to a 4-0 lead. Harriet Withers, Murray State forward from Murwilumbah, Australia, finally found a way through the Morehead State defense at 55 minutes and prevented a shutout loss for the Racers. Withers ended the night with four shots and the Racers’ only goal. Morehead State had only one more opportunity at goal and finished the night with 16 shots. The Racers ended their season with a winning record of 11 wins and 9 losses. In OVC conference play, the Racers had a 7-3 record. The Racers went 7-2 at home and found most their losses on the road or in non-conference matches.
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(Above) Pavlina Nepokojova, senior forward from Prague, Czech Republic, plays against Jacksonville State Sept. 28. (Left) Julie Mooney, senior midfielder and forward dribbles against Belmont Oct.26.
Soccer statistics for fall season
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4-6
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Tennis ends fall season with new rule Alex McLaughlin || Contributing writer cmclaughlin1@murraystate.edu
Murray State women’s tennis ended the fall season by winning nearly 80 percent of its matches at the Red Wolf Invitational hosted by Arkansas State last weekend. The Red Wolf Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark., hosted rival teams from around the region including Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and UT Martin. The Racers walked away with a winning record of 26-7 in singles and doubles matches in the tournament. “We tried a bunch of different strategies this weekend,” said Interim Head Coach Jorge Caetano. “We mixed it up just to see how things would go and it all went very well. We dominated the doubles.” Caetano said the weekend was a preview of the tennis preparation for the spring. The team is trying to eliminate weak spots and win against the best teams in the spring. “This whole semester we have been focusing on taking control of the match,” Caetano said. “Whether we win or lose, we are taking responsibility. When we play, we aren’t waiting for the other teams to give us points. We are going out and taking the game to them. We have been doing that all spring and it showed up this weekend.” A recent change effective for the spring 2015 season in NCAA tennis is the elimination of advantage scoring when a game is knotted in deuce of 40-40. This means that when the game is on the line there are no second chances for the athletes. If the game is tied at 40-all, the next point wins. This rule is going into effect to reduce the length of matches, but it also is being implemented to increase the excitement of the matches.
The NCAA rule change causes increased pressure on the athletes. However, Murray State’s Andrea Eskauriatza, who didn’t lose a single set at Red Wolf Invitational, said this rule change is not going to be an issue. She said the team is preparing for the change. “We played the same tournament last year and we dominated a lot more this year,” Eskauriatza said. “We had a lot more wins overall as a team and it showed on the court. Last year we were not as aggressive as we needed to be, but right now everyone is playing better. Jorge has been working closely with us to prepare us for the spring and we are a lot better team as a whole.” Nancy Karaky, freshman from Baabdath, Lebanon, took the championship in her match at the Red Wolf Invitational. Karaky said the team hopes to repeat its success as OVC champions. “We all played very well,” Karaky said. “The results are there in the singles and the doubles. This is my first year here and it has already been a very good experience. The pressure is definitely there, but we all feel confident.” With the fall matches over, the athletes get a mental break before the busy spring schedule, but the training does not stop. The athletes will follow strict training schedules in the gym and on the tennis court during Winter Break. University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., will host women’s tennis Jan. 24., which is 12 days after the first day of classes. Caetano said he expects Tennessee to be one of the toughest matches of the season. “Everyone is ready for the spring,” Caetano said. “Everyone is feeling really good. We have eight good girls that can play well. There is going to be good competition, but we have been working hard so we can show up in the spring and compete. From what I’ve seen this fall, we are on the right track to have a successful spring and go for the OVC title.”
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Nancy Karaky, freshman from Baabdath, Lebanon, practices for the Red Wolf Invitiational Nov. 7 in Jonesboro, Ark.
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RJ Mitte spoke to students Wednesday about his struggles with cerebral palsy and overcoming his disability.
‘Breaking Bad’ star speaks to students
Hunter Harrell || Staff writer hharrell@murraystate.edu
Wednesday, students, faculty and staff at Murray State were seeing stars. Not only did CMT invade campus, but “Breaking Bad” actor RJ Mitte visited with students and community members to speak about his disability, his acting career and how to overcome challenges. Dressed in a navy pinstripe suit, Mitte approached the stage and the crowd cheered. Mitte put his hands together, thanked the crowd for having him and began his lecture. “If you have no idea who I am, then I have no idea why you’re here,” Mitte said. Mitte introduced himself, including his role in “Breaking Bad” and the many charities he works with now due to his struggles with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder caused by injury to the brain, such as lack of oxygen, in development. The disability affects body movement and muscle coordination, and varies in severity from case to case. Mitte shared his struggle from a young age, before he was diagnosed. “My family knew something was wrong,” Mitte said. “They didn’t know what it was. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was three.” Eventually Mitte was able to get a diagnosis at a Shriner’s hospital and he began treatments. For more than 5 years, he wore casts on his legs. Mitte said he was always trying to find ways to take the casts off. He said on several occasions, he would pretend to fall
into the pool so by the time he was able to swim out, the casts were ruined. Mitte’s struggle was discomfort. Mitte handled the heat by freezing coins and dropping them into the cast to cool down his legs. “I would get so many stuck in the cast it would get uncomfortable to walk,” Mitte said. “I would finally go to the doctor and have them cut my cast open and money would fly out.” The physical discomfort was just that, however. There were other problems Mitte faced as a child as well. He was bullied throughout his school years and said he had to stand up for himself often. Now years later, Mitte is a successful actor, with experience in background roles and as a series regular in “Breaking Bad.” He also works closely with charities relating to cerebral palsy research. Mitte segued into speaking about his experience in the real world of people trying to tear him down for his disability. He talked about how the acting business is unfortunately negative. “You will get told no to more times then you will ever get said yes to,” Mitte said. “You can say ‘Oh, I want to do this,’ they will say no.” Toward the end of the evening he wrapped up his lecture by advising people to be who they are and set an example for others. “Protect who you are,” he said. “If you let (people) manipu-
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Typically this time of year is reflected by the aisle of Wal-Mart that has the discounted Halloween candy one day and Christmas decorations the next. The holidays have arrived, and Tymeless Hearts is hosting its second Holiday Bazaar. Beth Brown, national executive director of Tymeless Hearts, said the event is open to anyone looking to fulfill shopping needs or grab some pictures with Santa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 22 on the third floor of the Curris Center in the Large Ballroom. “We have done similar events in the past, but this will only be the second time for the Murray State chapter to raise money this way,” she said. “Our Holiday Bazaar is an event (where attendees can get) pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves, as well as shop for things at other booths full of fun.” The event is set up like a community market with a large variety of vendors, ranging from church groups to businesses. The vendors will set up in booths to sell products, provide people with services for donations, promote and advertise their businesses and services or give away coupons and free samples. In previous years, community members set up booths alongside local businesses and handed out free samples of handmade crafts or jewelry. “There will be several different vendors and other booths set up for shopping,” Brown said. “Gift wrapping will be available as well,
CHD (congenital heart defect) awareness jewelry, pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and/or elves, and crafts thanks to the Basket Gifts and more.” The vendors benefit by earning money through selling products or getting their name out in the community, but the Murray State chapter of Tymeless Hearts sees the event as an opportunity to help their own club and the community. “The student organization benefits from the experience of being involved and helping others,” Brown said. The money raised from vendor entry fees and obtained through the bake sale will help families struggling with medical bills or basic needs due to heart conditions. This is just one way the event benefits the community. “There are over 50 Heart families in the local area who are signed up so far to get gifts this Christmas, so they will benefit from the toys donated and money raised,” Brown said. “The entire community benefits from pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves for only $5 or a donation of a toy for a Heart family. This is an incredibly good deal in comparison to most.” In addition to the inexpensive holiday photo, the Holiday Bazaar is a one stop shop for holiday goodies. Brown said Murray State students are especially welcome to shop and support a great cause. “It’s a great way for students to get some Christmas shopping done before heading home,” Brown said. “You can get a one of a kind gift for your parents or someone else on your list.”
New fitness class sweeps campus Madison Wepfer
Assistant Features Editor mwepfer@murraystate.edu
A new fitness class is taking over the country and landed at Murray State this fall. The class is called Barre and is a combination of ballet, pilates and yoga. Instructors began teaching barre this fall. It was originally open to students and Murray State faculty, but due to a lack of sufficient space and instructor availability, the class is now only open to faculty and their spouses. The goal of barre is to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility while strengthening the core. Each class includes a strength session and a stretching session and avoids jumping or high-impact movements that could harm the joints. Brittney Stinnett, fitness coordinator at the Wellness Center, said the class is a great way to reach muscle groups that would be forgotten in yoga or pilates classes. “It’s different every single class, so it
gives the variety and it works those muscle groups that you tend to miss,” Stinnett said. “If you have never taken a class before, you can walk in and utilize the class.” Students in the class do a different routine in each class involving stretching, kicking and bar work. Wellness Coordinator Lauren Smee said the class is great for any entry-level participant. “The instructor gives modifications for every level so there’s beginner, intermediate and advanced,” Smee said. Although parts of the class may be difficult, the instructor works with each student so participants aren’t strained or hurting their bodies. “It’s definitely a challenging class, but you can change things up or stop or take a break or do things a different way,” Smee said. The level of difficulty is mild given the optional modifications to all of the moves. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and do what they feel is best for their bodies. Much of the class is taught using only the body, meaning no yoga mat, balancing
Campus Plunge raises funds for Special Olympics
ball or additional equipment is used. Smee said that makes the class intriguing to participants because all the participants need is their body to do the workout. The class has gotten a lot of attention this fall from faculty and their spouses. Although the class appeals mostly to women, Smee and Stinnett said there have been quite a few men enroll in the class as well, and they have enjoyed it. Smee and Stinnett said they hope to recruit more instructors in the future so they can schedule available spaces in the Wellness Center. That would allow them to open the class to students again. The class is a part of the Racer Wellness Program for Murray State faculty. The class meets from 11- 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Carr Health Building. “(Opening the class to students is) something we’re looking forward to, but the way classes work here, it’s based on instructor availability,” Stinnett said. They hope to find more instructors and create a schedule for the Wellness Center so that anyone can participate in the class.
Taylor Inman || Staff writer tinman@murraystate.edu
Murray State’s first Campus Plunge took place at the Alpha Gamma Rho house Nov. 6. Students and faculty showed up to get dunked in ice–cold water for a good cause. Alpha Sigma Alpha and AGR hosted the event to raise money for Special Olympics Kentucky. Registration began at 7 p.m., and the opening ceremony started at 8 p.m. Best Buddies, an organization that helps Murray residents with disabilities get in-
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CMT: Students gathered in the Quad to be a part of a taping for CMT’s “Hot 20 Countdown” with hosts Cody Alan and Katie Cook.
volved and meet people, was involved in the opening ceremony. Best Buddies has some Special Olympics athletes that were able to attend the plunge and present awards. The top fundraising Greek group on campus was ASA, but there were other individual winners. One of the many unique things about this plunge was the costume contest. Teams and individuals dressed to impress with costumes such as “sharknado” and the “icy articulators.” The plunge was glow-themed; with a giant inflatable palm tree slide that plungers slid down into the icy water.
The plunge brought out 90 participants and volunteers. Kelley Kennedy, ASA senior from Louisville, Ky., has worked with Special Olympics Kentucky and said they were pleased with the outcome of the event. “We are going to try to make it an annual event,” Kennedy said. “We are really excited about it; Special Olympics was enthusiastic about it. They were really happy with how the first year went. This was a really good first plunge to get under our belt to see the things we need to tweak and change, but I think it will be
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Veterans celebrate holiday, service Tiffany Whitfill || Staff writer twhitfill1@murraystate.edu
Freedom is not always free. For this reason, veterans are recognized in November each year for their dedication and service to our country. In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first tribute of Armistice Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. The original celebration of this holiday intended for all businesses and manners to pause at 11 a.m. for parades and public affairs. To this day, some of the traditions still take place. Discounts, parades and ceremonies took place in the community of Murray Tuesday. Dining Services and Racer Hospitality offered an 11 percent discount for all meals on campus to veterans. The VFW Post 6291 hosted a Veterans Day parade to honor local veterans. David Hadzima is the officer in charge of the Murray State Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Hadzima has completed nearly 18 years of service, nearly eight years Army and 10 years in the Air Force with the Department of Defense and said his love for the U.S. stands true and committed to excellence. “I have served globally in places like Korea, Japan, Australia and the Middle East,” Hadzima said. “Logistics is my craft and I owe my gratitude to the American people for giving me this wonderful opportunity to serve my ‘patriotic calling.’” Murray State is home to an active ROTC service that is led by experienced veterans, including Hadzima, that give students the opportunities to make a difference in the U.S. and globally. Hadzima is proud of Murray State for its support. “The United States Army Cadet
Command is very thankful for all of the Academic Institutions across the United States who provide support and resources to enable ROTC leadership program(s) success.” Hadzima said. “I am thankful for Murray State University who always supports their Army ROTC classes, events and training opportunities.” It is through the efforts of ROTC that opportunities of high honor are available. The ROTC sponsors events including the Best Racer Competition as well as athletic excellence and training throughout the campus. There are opportunities with Color Guard to represent our national/state/ community colors during collegiate sporting events. ROTC is offered classrooms and offices in and near the second floor of the Blackburn Science Building and Army ROTC training-space at the Hamilton Field. Hadzima said his Army ROTC Cadets are top scholars and athletes who prove their abilities to lead professionally each and every day. There are many freedoms that citizens of the U.S. can enjoy. Without the efforts of veterans, these freedoms would be limited. “The men and women who I have served with and will serve with, also known as ‘my family,’ all deserve my endless loyalty and respect,” Hadzima said. “Their selfless sacrifices and worldwide service have upheld their commitment to national defense while sustaining our freedom(s) for years to come.” Veterans have put their lives, commitments and future on the line for our country. Through their service and sacrifice, we can enjoy our rights. “Veterans Day is about being thankful for all servicemen past, present and future while appreciating the sacrifices that their families endure each and every day,” Hadzima said. “Hooah!”
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The Murray State Army ROTC Color Guard honored service men and women at a Veteran’s Day ceremony Nov. 11.
MITTE From Page 5B late you, you won’t realize who you have become. You have the opportunity to make an impact in so many lives and so many aspects of this world.” Mitte finished his lecture and the crowd engaged him with questions. Many asked about his experiences on ‘Breaking Bad,’ while others asked him about his other upcoming roles. Many students thanked Mitte for coming
after the lecture and expressed excitement to take pictures after the event. Clint Combs, senior from Murray, was able to ask Mitte a question in the session. After the show he said he enjoyed hearing Mitte speak. “I thought RJ did an excellent job,” Combs said. “He was a fun speaker to listen to. Also as a fan of the show, I thought it was weird to see that character live.” Attendees walked away with more knowledge of the person behind the character and the struggles he has faced with cerebral palsy. Mitte reminded each person there to stand for what they believe in and believe in who they are.
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Sororities and fraternities competed in the Campus Plunge hosted by Alpha Sigma Alpha and Alpha Gamma Rho Nov. 6.
PLUNGE From Page 5B a fun annual event when we get it going.” “We did a lot of plunges around the state,” Kennedy said. “I mainly worked with West Kentucky Plunge and the Owensboro, Ky., and Louisville area.” The Campus Plunge has raised more than $7,000 and the number is still growing. People are still donating to the plunge for Special
Olympics Kentucky. ASA and AGR are working on ideas for the next plunge. “We’re thinking about making the plunge on a Saturday morning instead, so people won’t have to worry about classes,” said Kennedy. “We do need to stick to the time frame of late October or early November, because there are other plunges in the area that we don’t want to compete with. But it still has to be cold enough outside to make sure ‘you’re freezin’ for a reason’.” ASA is a regular contributor at the West Kentucky Polar Plunge at Kentucky Lake in February and plans to show up to support Special Olympics Kentucky once again next year.
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Mitte, most well-known for his role in “Breaking Bad,” took pictures with attendees and spoke with them after his lecture.
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Matthew McConaughey stars in “Interstellar,” a futuristic thriller about a man who has to save mankind.
‘Interstellar’ cast, visuals impress
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DICAPRIO CELEBRATES THE BIG 4-0 Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his 40th birthday Tuesday night in Hollywood. Guests included stars Tobey Maguire, Jonah Hill and Adam Levine. Sources say it was a small party where guests danced and enjoyed hors d’oeuvres.
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Like many people, I had no idea what I was walking into when I purchased my ticket to see Christopher Nolan’s newest film, “Interstellar.” To make the broadest of indications, I do not think I have seen a film like this. The majority of his films are long and packed with a rich story, and this film was no different. “Interstellar” is a Nolan masterpiece and a signature checkmark to one of his own directing idols, Stanley Kubrick. In a time when all the world’s resources are almost gone, a decision must be made on what to do for the survival of the human species. One man has to put it all on the line in order to save mankind from certain extinction. His mission is to pilot a spacecraft that will use a newly discovered wormhole in deep space to find a new ecosystem capable for the rest of the world to live in. If used correctly, the wormhole will take the spacecraft through vast distances of interstellar travel, while also surpassing the limitations of human space exploration. By voyaging into deep space, he has the ability to unlock civilization-old mysteries in our universe. But as a father, he will have to risk this once-in-a-lifetime chance with the possibility of never being able to see his
children again. “Interstellar” stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, David Gyasi, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Mackenzie Foy, Wes Bentley, Topher Grace, Ellen Burstyn and Michael Caine. The film is directed by Nolan with a screenplay from Nolan and his brother, Jonathan. In his first performance since his Oscar win, McConaughey wows the audience again with his uncanny determination. This film at its heart is an ensemble film; if one person fails then the film fails. Every person in the film pulls their weight and helps make it the best it can be. I will say though that veteran actor Irwin does a remarkable job as the robot, TARS. The camaraderie that McConaughey and Irwin show throughout the film is hysterical and respectful of one another’s craft. The young Foy is another joy to watch. It can be hard for young actors and actresses to get a break in today’s industry, but she will have a bright future. Nolan has shown he does two things best when it comes to film: pulling off the visually impossible and knowing who to work with to make his film the best. This film, visually, will blow your mind. It will make your innermost science nerd come out and play. Nolan decided to work with re-
nowned physicist Kip Thorne to help ground the film through the grit of the scientific anomalies. From the emotional pleas delivered by McConaughey to Caine’s multiple and heartfelt recitings of the famous poem, “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas, you will find yourself lost in the characters and their words if not the visuals and the legendary score by Hans Zimmer. If you want to see one movie this fall, you owe it to yourself to see “Interstellar.” I know that it is almost three hours long, but trust me, you will not regret it.
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Interstellar
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Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, David Gyasi, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Mackenzie Foy and Michael Caine
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Dearest readers, friends and colleagues - congratulations. You are reading my very first column. ThroughMadison Wepfer out my time in this small Assistant corner of the Features Editor paper, I will write about the topic that is on our minds almost 24/7. The thing that slips in and out of our heads as we’re doing our daily routines – waking up at 2 a.m. with middle-of-the-night cravings, sitting in a lecture twirling our pencil around the desk watching the minutes go by - that sweet, guilty pleasure that we all must give into at one time or another. It’s something we all have in common, something we all crave. We all need it to survive, and sometimes, we just can’t get enough of it until we’re lying on the floor belly-up, groaning and moaning until morning. What is this pleasure, you ask? Food, of course! It’s decadent. It’s sexy. Yes, sexy. The single greatest ability that separates us from the animals, other than our ability to accessorize, is the ability to cook and create food. Meals have become an art form and a way of life for many people. When I see fried chicken lying on a warm bed of mashed potatoes tucked in with a blanket of gravy, I see a work of art. A crispy-fried, bona fide work of art. And when you come across a beautiful, plump, round cake iced to perfection and displayed tall and proud on a crystal cake stand, I think that deserves some recognition. That, my fellow food fanatics, is what this column will be dedicated to. Food can bring people together and make people happy. It can turn a cold, rainy day into a warm, fuzzy memory. Of course it’s cheesy, but only the best dishes are. My first childhood memories are of food. It was eating raw cookie dough out of the roll and watching my grandma make cornbread in a cast-iron skillet. It was helping my mom make chicken pot pie and making the whole house smell like buttery, flaky goodness. Food isn’t just a meal. It’s an experience. I believe that a great meal can inspire happiness. Because who can argue that pie isn’t the bomb diggity? Not only should food be delicious, it should be made with simple ingredients. The recipes I will offer you in each column will reflect that in every way. Simple ingredients, simple dishes and bangin’ flavors. Scout’s honor. mwepfer@murraystate.edu
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