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The Murray State News October 16, 2015

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Nick’s falls to finances

Tuition proposal petition to go to Board of Regents Mikayla Marshall Staff writer

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Nick’s Family Sports Pub closed its doors for good Monday morning after 13 years of business.

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Rebecca Whitley, owner of Nick’s Family Sports Pub, notified management Monday morning that the locks had been changed and the pub would not be opening for business because of financial reasons.

More than 30 employees were notified by management through phone call or text message that they no longer had a job.

Rebecca Stamper, former Nick’s employee, said this is not the first of Whitley’s businesses to close its doors. Last week she closed Yesterday’s Catfish Shack in Paducah, Kentucky.

“The employees were under the impression that Nick’s was OK since it was still making money,” she said.

Stamper said Nick’s was still making profit and passing all health inspections, so the closing came as a surprise.

“All of our employees were kind of blindsided,” she said. “We had no idea.”

Sierra Lagore, daughter of owner Rebecca Whitley, said the future of the business is up in the air. However, she said Whitley closed the business abruptly because she did not want employees to aban-

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Nick’s Family Sports Pub was in business for 13 years before closing its doors Monday. doned the pub before it’s last day.

“She had to do what she had to do,” Lagore said. “She has a good heart and she cares about her employees.”

Lagore said Whitley owns other businesses outside of Murray but also works as a registered nurse. She said she tried to handle everything as best as she could, but ultimately was struggling.

A sign on the business’ front door thanks customers for “a great 13 years,” a sentiment accompanied by block letters that read, “permanently closed.”

Alyssa Schloss, former Nick’s employee, agreed that the pub’s closing came unexpectedly.

“I just woke up this morning to a text that Nick’s is closed,” Schloss said. “I don’t really know a whole lot more than that.”

Students and community members are disappointed by the news of the pub’s closing.

Peter Ney, senior from St. Louis, is one of many students, faculty, staff and alumni who are upset about Nick’s closing, which came just after Murray State’s Family Weekend.

“I’m really sad they closed,” Ney said.

“They had great food and a really great atmosphere.”

Breanna Sill, Staff writer, contributed to this report.

Next moves by state to shape tuition Bailey Bohannan Staff writer

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With the Kentucky governor’s race is quickly coming to a close, and with it comes the question of the state budget for the next two-year term. Murray State’s leaders say they are concerned about what the next budget for public universities will be.

The next governor after being elected Nov. 3 will have less than three months to propose a $20 billion two-year state budget, of which only a piece will go to universities.

The Kentucky legislature must

approve that budget by April 15 and then university boards, such as Murray State’s Board of Regents, can set tuition rates.

Tim Todd, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said state funding for Murray State over Todd the past 10 years has been cut by about 10 percent. He said this trend could continue over the next two years. If the state funding

is cut again, Murray State faces crucial cuts across campus, he said.

“I think over the last 10 years, with all the budget cuts we’ve had, we’ve pretty much trimmed all that we can trim without getting into the bone,” Todd said. “I think we’ve trimmed all the fat that we can.”

With state funding decreasing, students are affected by increasing tuition. It has affected faculty and staff by a lack of increase in salaries, and it has affected Murray State as a whole with the overall morale of the college, Todd said.

“I think one of the main

things that [cuts in state funding] could affect is morale,” he said. “If you keep cutting and keep cutting and keep cutting, you eventually are going to take the wind out of people’s sails.”

One proposal for state funding is to link some new money to the university’s performance in certain areas, such as student retention rates. The universities would have to compete against their own track records in order to get more state funding.

“Murray State is supportive of performance-based funding,” said Jackie Dudley, vice presi-

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AlcoholEDU causes scheduling concerns Alicia Steele || Staff writer asteele5@murraystate.edu

University administration has received complaints about its policy of placing administrative holds on the accounts of students who did not complete the AlcoholEDU Literacy Program, which will postpone spring scheduling.

Tim Todd, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, confirmed that he has been made aware of concerns regarding these holds but said no decision has been made about whether the policy will be reviewed or rolled back.

“This is still in process so I

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don’t think any answers exist yet,” Todd said.

Incoming freshmen and new transfer students had to complete AlcoholEDU, an online workshop to inform students of the risks of alcohol use and how to drink responsibly.

The program also included a survey to collect information about students’ alcohol consumption.

Those students had to finish AlcoholEDU by Oct. 5 with at least an 85 percent on its final quiz or else an administrative hold was placed on their accounts, which prevents scheduling for spring classes, said Vice President of Marketing and Outreach Adrienne King.

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Jamie Delaney, sophomore from Dover, Tennessee, said she believes the university linking the scheduling of classes with completing AlcoholEDU may be ineffective because students cannot ask questions as they are taking it or students can ask their friends for the answers. However, she said she understands the university’s thought process behind it.

“Not allowing students to register for classes seems like an extreme step, but I understand that’s what’s needed to motivate students to finish it,” Delaney said.

King said the decision to implement AlcoholEDU came

from “a great deal of consideration” from university officials.

“This included specific recommendations from Murray State professionals who are trained and knowledgeable about this area,” King said.

King said these professionals include: • Camisha Duffy, the executive director of the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA).

• Abigail French, director of the Women’s Center.

• Judy Lyle, former associate director of Health Services.

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Student groups across campus plan to go to the Board of Regents meeting in December with petitions filled with student signatures opposing the proposal to charge higher tuition for each credit hour taken beyond 12 in a semester.

Although this proposal would affect only students enrolled beginning Fall 2016, these groups said they want to stand up for future students who aren’t on campus to stand up for themselves.

The administration has made it clear this is only a proposal and a the decision won’t be made until Spring 2016.

“It is a thing that we are looking at,” President Bob Davies said.

Now an in-state student taking 12 credit hours pays $3,804 per semester, the same as an in-state student taking 15 credit hours of in-person courses. Online courses cost more.

But online courses do not count toward the current cap, “which drives me crazy,” Davies said.

The proposal would charge an additional fee to students that take more than 12 hours.

That fee for in-state students would be $266 per hour over 12. That would mean an in-state student taking 12 credit hours would pay $3,996 per semester and an in-state student taking 15 credit hours would pay $4,794 per semester, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Murray State News.

The proposed fee is different for students from each state in the region and other out of state students. Though certain counties in regional states can receive in-state tuition, those students would still pay the additional fee. Students from Illinois, for example, would be charged $508 per hour above 12, and out-of-state students would be charged $725 per hour over 12. An out-of-state student taking 12 credit hours would pay $13,047 per semester, according to the proposal.

University officials have said past tuition increases stemmed from falling state funding. Money from the state has dropped 10 percent in 10 years.

At the same time, Murray State recommends students take 15 credit hours in order to graduate in four years. A statewide effort called “15 to Finish” encourages that

course load.

“We’re all under a lot of pressure to trim our majors down to 120 (credit hours),” said David Pizzo, department of history faculty coordinator.

Pizzo said he, along with several other professors, want the policy proposal to be more clear on how the proposal lines up with the “15 to Finish” effort.

“I hope they are intending on being very transparent on what this actually is, because I work here and I can’t find an adequate explanation on what they intend to do,” Pizzo said.

A student group comprising Honors College, double major, agriculture, education, music and international students will be one of the groups standing against the proposal at the Board meeting in December.

“It didn’t come as a complete shock since there are many projects on campus that need more money, but I was surprised they would put it on the students in this type of burden,” said Helen Beckert, senior from Henderson, Kentucky.

As these students understand it, the proposal is a way to raise money toward the university. The group has had discussions regarding alternative solutions to raising revenue, those being cutting cost in certain areas of the budget and increasing cost for parking.

“We feel that since this will impact the incoming freshmen, and since they don’t have a voice here, we would want them to do the same for us,” said Keith Adams, freshman from Perry, Ohio.

“We’re just trying to be fair to everyone and very diplomatic in our process.”

Davies said the university has found that capping tuition at 12 has many problems. He said it sets scholarships at a set dollar amount instead of at an inflationary amount. Therefore a student may receive a $4,000 scholarship, even when tuition rises that scholarship would still be $4,000.

“We’re trying to position Murray State to having the best quality freshman class we can,” Davies said. “The goal is to make sure we are able to always have a high quality academic experience and to provide robust scholarships.”

He said most universities have done away with the cap system over the past years.

Davies said he hopes to have campus-wide discussions over the next few months in regard to the topic.

CORRECTION On Friday, Oct. 9, The Murray State News printed the location for Jhonda Johnson’s book signing incorrectly in the article, “Author hosts Bob Warren book signing.”

The location is at Hardin Library in Marshall County.

The News regrets the error.

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Shots fired off campus

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Police are looking for suspects who fired gunshots into an off-campus house on the north side of Murray around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a safety bulletin sent to the Murray State community.

No injuries have been reported and the Murray Police Department is investigating the incident. Public Information Officer David Howe said there are no updates and it remains an open investigation as of Thursday.

The bulletin said police

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• Roy Dunaway, the university’s interim police chief.

Additionally, King said the Murray State Alcohol Task Force used an outside expert from EverFi, the company that produced the AlcoholEDU course.

King said the expert told the university’s committee in a meetKing ing that “if Murray State does nothing else but make the alcohol awareness training mandatory it would be an important first step.”

Requiring a mandatory alcohol training program for students was listed among the best practices toward preventing alcohol-related incidents at colleges and universities at the 2015 Association of Governing Boards’ National Conference, King said.

Some students told they agree that the university

do not have a description of the suspects, their vehicle or which direction they might have driven.

Adrienne King, the university’s vice president of Marketing and Outreach, said the information provided is all that is known, but she said if more information becomes available it will be sent to the university community.

Wil Underwood, senior from Owensboro, Kentucky, said three officers arrived at his house Tuesday evening on Covey Drive. He said the officers asked if he had noticed anything suspicious in the area and told Underwood and his

roommate to lock their doors and stay inside.

He said two of the officers had guns drawn and one had a shotgun. He said officers were driving down the road with brights on and a police car was parked in his yard. Underwood said he has not heard any additional details outside of the bulletin sent by the university.

King said the safety bulletin was issued out of “an abundance of caution.”

She said suspicious activity should be reported to Public Safety and Emergency Management, Murray Police Department or through the LiveSafe app.

should provide alcohol education, especially to new students, but have different opinions about how to require students to take it.

Delaney said she likes the idea of AlcoholEDU but said the online program is ineffective.

“Students can get friends to take the test for them or look up the answers,” she said.

Delaney said by taking the course online, students have no way of asking questions about the information.

Ben Logsdon, freshman from Crestwood, Kentucky said it is informative, but doesn’t need to be two hours long and should not be a means for the university to place a hold on a student’s account.

“I had no idea that one of my medications interacted with alcohol the way it did,” said Longsdon.

Jodessa Bowman, freshman from Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, agreed that the test is too long but said the university requiring students to participate is a positive thing.

“I think the test is a good idea, but it needs to be shorter so students are more willing to pay attention to it,” Bowman said. “Alcohol can lead to a lot of bad things if people don’t drink responsibly, and the only way to learn how to drink responsibly is to be educated about alcohol and how it can affect you.”

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“Money always seems like a big motivation for universities.”

Many students, including Covington, consider this opportunity to perform well a great incentive, but there are concerns as to what this money would go toward.

Students, faculty and staff have opinions as to what should be on top of the list.

Rachel Jackson, sophomore from Frankfort, Indiana, said while Murray State has an attractively-low tuition, it needs additional money to keep building the new buildings and keep good faculty and staff.

From an administrative perspective, other factors should be higher on the list, including salaries, Todd said.

“I am going to advocate as

much as I can for faculty salaries,” he said.

Dudley said she is concerned about pensions; the less state funding, the more the university has to contribute toward pensions.

Covington said the university’s ability to retain professors is a big thing. He said life at Murray State is pretty good and we don’t need to improve everything; we need to keep things going.

“Personally, I think that so far the welfare for Murray State and the academics and the infrastructure is pretty well,” Covington said. “So my concerns for the budget aren’t improving everything, from my perspective at least. From my prospective, it needs to be containment.”

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President Bob Davies and a committee of the vice presidents put together Murray State’s priorities to send to the Council for Post-Secondary Education what Murray State needs from the state. The plan is due in Frankfort, Kentucky Friday.

Not only does the faculty at Murray State support this form of state funding, some students said they do too.

“I do think it would be a great motivator,” said Tyler Coving-

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POLICE BEAT Oct. 8

1:37 a.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana at Hart Residential College. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

11:19 p.m. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Chestnut Street.

A written warning was issued for failure to wear a seatbelt and disregarding a stop sign.

Oct. 9

2:27 a.m. A medical emergency was reported at Franklin Residential College by a caller. Officers, Murray ambulance and Student Affairs were notified.

The patient was transported by ambulance.

5:52 p.m. The smell of marijuana was reported by a caller at White Residential College.

Officers were notified and a report was taken.

Oct. 10

6:08 a.m. A caller reported being stuck on the elevator in Blackburn Science Building. Officers and Central Heating and Cooling were notified.

6:35 p.m. A motor vehicle collision was reported at Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

Oct. 11

1:27 p.m. Officers conducted a traffic stop in the Immanuel Lutheran Church parking lot. A citation was issued for failure to wear a seatbelt.

5:04 p.m. Officers conducted parking enforcement in Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot.

Three citations were issued.

Oct. 12

10:14 p.m. Officers conducted a traffic stop by Regents Residential College. A written warning was given for failure to regard a stop sign and failure to produce proof of insurance.

11:18 p.m. A traffic stop was conducted by officers at Five Points. A verbal warning was issued for only one functioning headlight.

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Murray State to potentially open daycare Courtney Scoby Staff writer

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A survey was sent out recently to faculty, staff and students with children to assess the interest in the opening of an on-campus daycare facility.

The President’s Task Force on Daycare, which was appointed by Interim President Tim Miller in late 2013, sent out the survey Sept. 22.

The University Faculty and Staff Insurance and Benefits Committee made the recommendation that resulted in the task force.

Maeve McCarthy, chair of the President’s Task Force on Daycare, characterized the task force’s mission as follows: “We are charged with investigating the need for on-campus childcare and presenting options to the president.”

Last year, the task force presented a proposal to President Bob Davies under the leadership of former Chair, Jo Robertson, that recommended the creation of “an on-campus childcare facility run by MSU,” McCarthy said.

However, the task force was not entirely successful.

“There were a number of drawbacks to the proposal,

including the need for MSU to subsidize the facility,” McCarthy said.

Although Davies said the creation of an on-campus daycare facility was not feasible at the time, he did recommend some other options.

“Dr. Davies asked us to look at options such as partnering with an existing daycare or outsourcing the project,” McCarthy said.

As the members of the task force take on the difficult duty of exploring other options to include in a new proposal for this semester, they felt the need to gauge campus interest through the survey.

“The goal of the survey was to give us an accurate picture of campus childcare needs,” McCarthy said.

Of the 603 survey respondents, 165 said that they would probably or definitely use on-campus childcare.

Of the respondents, 127 said that they would use on-campus childcare full-time.

Of the 603 respondents, 100 were students. More than 60 percent of the 100 students said they had missed a class before because they could not find childcare.

“I feel that this indicates a significant campus need,”

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Of 603 respondents to a childcare survey, 68 said they had missed class due to lack of childcare options.

McCarthy said.

Robyn Pizzo, senior education abroad adviser, responded positively to the idea of on-campus daycare.

“As an employee with an infant, I am obviously in favor of high quality on-campus daycare,” she said. “Many others I have spoken with are in favor of it as well.”

However, she said some people were upset that the survey was not sent out to the entire university community.

“Some people I spoke with were disappointed that they were not able to voice their support even if they don’t

currently have children aged 0-5,” she said.

Brittany Prather, senior from Mayfield, Kentucky, and mother to a 4-year-old and a 22-month-old, remains a bit skeptical, however.

“I’m very picky and prefer to have someone I know watch them or someone the kids are familiar with,” she said. “I’m not really a fan of daycares, but if the curriculum and price was conducive it would be something I would be interested in.”

Prather’s son is in preschool, and she expressed concern about an on-campus daycare’s ability to provide a good replacement.

Residential colleges to begin offering free laundry Kayla Harrell || Staff writer kharrell4@murraystate.edu

The university is changing its laundry cost policy to free for on-campus students.

David Wilson, Director of Housing, said the fiveyear contract of paying quarters for laundry ended recently with the current appliances.

Kelly Tyner, sophomore from Fishers, Indiana, said she is glad the contract is up.

“It is a pain having to constantly be looking for quarters to do laundry,” she said.

Wilson said the university put out a request for proposal, or RFP, and one option was to provide for free laundry. The university took this request from the students into consideration and will proceed with the new policy change.

“We are making this change as a potential perk to provide to students who live on campus,” he said.

Tyner agreed with Wilson and said when she was in high school and looking into colleges to attend after graduation, the cost of laundry was evident among the majority of them.

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Oct. 13

5:16 p.m. Public Safety and Emergency Management received notification of an active fire alarm at Regents Residential College. Officers and Central cooling and Heating were notified. The alarm was accidentally activated during fire alarm testing.

8:00 p.m. A motor vehicle collision was reported in front of Alexander Hall. Murray State Police Officers and the Murray Police Department were notified. The accident was referred to another jurisdiction.

Oct. 14

8:28 p.m. Officers conducted a traffic stop at The Keg. A verbal warning was given for speeding.

9:28 p.m. Racer Patrol reported the smell of marijuana coming from a vehicle on North 15th Street. Officers were notified and a report was taken.

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“If the daycare offered something in line with his educational needs, I would be willing to try something new,” she said. “I would have a ton of questions though in regards to food, discipline, caregivers, types of activities, etc.”

McCarthy remains hopeful that the university can provide a viable daycare option.

“There is a shortage of daycare options in Murray, and I am hopeful that MSU can help with that,” she said.

“This could be of great benefit to employees and students and could be a great recruitment tool.”

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Free laundry is something Director of Housing, David Wilson, hopes students will see as a perk when deciding to live on or off campus.

College, said the change will only affect the residential college members that live on campus. One aspect still up in the air about the change is if the housing cost will increase to cover the new policy.

“It will be paid by housing fees,” Wilson said.

“But there is not a specific increase for this change.”

The residential colleges have not prepared for the change in the cost of laundry yet. Fister said the time frame for this change was undecided due to various circumstances. The residential colleges did not begin a process before the policy was officially changed in case the time frame was later down the road.

“I will never say that things cannot change, but at least for the duration of this new contract, this is what we will provide to our residents,” Wilson said.

Steve Cohen, contributor for Forbes, wrote an article in 2012 about the expenses of college for students. He and his daughter visited colleges in South Carolina, Indiana and Maryland. He referenced laundry technology at other colleges.

“College students who run out of clean underwear today can go online and dialog with the washing machines in the dorm basement,” Cohen said.

“Before trudging downstairs you can see which machines are free. You pay by swiping your student ID, and then get a text when your wash is clean.”

This technology for laundry purposes could be an option for the next policy change for Murray State in the future. By adding laundry swipes to students’ accounts, they can see part of what they are paying for within the housing fee.

“The downside to have the laundry switch to free is the laundry rooms will be super busy,” Tyner said. “It will be difficult to find an open washer and dryer.”

Cohen’s article on the laundry policy of other colleges took this disadvantage and found a solution suitable for the students.

Students with an opinion on the current policy change can voice their opinion to the housing office.

Faculty forum addresses methods of teaching diversity Lauren Epperson Staff writer lepperson1@murraystate.edu

Jesse Martin, sophomore from Paducah, Kentucky, recalls sitting through classes his freshman year that required a large amount of group discussion.

“I was in a sociology class last year and one of the topics that was brought up was the issue of race and gender. Obviously, it got a little heated,” Martin said. “It was frustrating to not be able to talk.”

Martin said he remembers most students in the class failing to pay attention and losing interest in the discussion, leaving only a few students to continue arguing. The professor struggled to regain the attention and focus of the class.

Students tuning out lengthy discussions is one example of the issues addressed Monday at the 2015 Fall Forum by guest speaker Bridget Arend, director of University Teaching at the University of Denver’s Office of Teaching and Learning. The Murray State Office of Faculty Development sponsored the forum, which consisted of two presentations for faculty on teaching strategies. “[The presentation] was very informative. I’ve gotten great ideas

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The fall faculty forum encouraged professors to conduct constructive discussions in the classroom. about how to incorporate discussion within my classroom, and how to hold my students more accountable,” said Jamie Mahoney, professor of special education.

The strategies Arend recommended included using daily journaling to help students condense their ideas for discussion and using focus questions to direct classroom

discussion.

Arend’s presentations focused on encouraging professors to look beyond the immediate results in the classroom and focus on the long term effects of positive teaching strategies.

“I think it’s more about looking beyond just teaching language and information. It’s about teaching life

skills and deciding how we can provide that in the classroom,” Arend said.

Arend, who has been with the University of Denver for 15 years, has a background in teaching, learning and assessment in higher education and adult learning. Arend also serves as an adjunct faculty member with the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education and the department of organizational and professional communications at University College.

“I want to be the best teacher I can,” said Elizabeth Price, interim coordinator of the Faculty Development Office. “This is about making those decisions about how to help students learn the best they can.”

In conjunction with former University of Denver, Professor Emeritus and former Dean Jim Davis, Arend co-authored “Facilitating Seven Ways of Learning: A Resource for More Purposeful, Effective, and Enjoyable College Teaching.”

“I think having the Fall Forum for our faculty is a great idea; it presents professors with an opportunity to learn from each other and improve their skills, furthering the betterment of Murray State,” said Aaron Thompson, sophomore from Olive, Kentucky.

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Forced training proves problematic The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board.

Sexual assault and alcohol abuse are serious issues not to be taken lightly and are, frankly, impossible to solve overnight.

There will always be people who don’t know the difference between right and wrong, or who know the difference and simply don’t care. For some people, there will always be “just one more drink.”

Forcing students and faculty to take tests and surveys and calling that “training,” frankly, won’t change that.

Holding people’s academic future hostage and threatening to take away social Greek members’ privileges is conducive to indignation, not education.

Simply put: you cannot test away problems like sexual assault and alcohol abuse.

These methods of “training,” Title IX and AlcoholEDU, are just Band-Aids – thin pieces of plastic or fabric temporarily covering a wound. We can’t act surprised when it doesn’t pre-

vent an infection.

When sexual assault victims come forward or when people wind up in the hospital from drinking too much, we can’t say we did everything we could because we made people take some online surveys.

It certainly is not entirely up to Murray State to prevent these things from happening. The information provided through these trainings is valuable and is probably the reason why there have been so many sexual assaults reported this semester.

That sounds like a bad thing, and it is, but it likely means at least one goal of the training is being met: people are beginning to understand the many forms sexual assault takes. People are more comfortable and equipped with better knowledge to come forward and file an official report.

But the assaults are still happening. People, both illegally and legally, still drink alcohol

excessively.

Murray State has a major predicament on their hands – a double-edged sword.

If given a choice between doing something and doing nothing, the latter usually seems most appealing to people, especially when you’re one of thousands of students and faculty members facing endless requirements day in and day out. We all have “better things to do.”

Thus, Murray State had to enforce the training as yet another requirement. Because if a problem persists and people aren’t voluntarily educating themselves, the university is forced into forcing our hands.

We then complete the training as quickly as we can without taking the questions or information seriously because it’s just another thing to cross off our to-do lists. The fact that they’re actively trying to do something about serious, harmful issues

becomes a moot point.

Online training is clearly better than not addressing these problems at all, but we need to find a better solution and we clearly don’t know what that may be or where to start.

The answer may be to have training in person – speakers, presentations, etc. Maybe we need to funnel the time and resources spent on forced education into improved security and lighting on campus. Perhaps, instead of increasing the punishment of those who don’t take a few tests, we should increase the punishment of sexual assault, public intoxication and underage drinking offenders.

Nobody at The News knows the right answer or claims to know better than Murray State, but there’s got to be a better way.

We need to face these issues head-on instead of standardizing them to the point of resentment.

I Get to Write About Anything I Want?

Facebook’s Evolution from the Original Social Network “Back when I joined Facebook there wasn’t a ‘like’ button. If you thought your friend’s status was funny, you had to have the gumption to type out ‘Hahahahahha YAAAAAS!’ We didn’t even have a share button. It was a different time back then.” Taylor Grace Suiter Me, in the future, maybe.

Senior from

Back in Brentwood, Tennessee 2008, I joined Facebook.

The habit of posting statuses, notes and uploading albums of pictures soon became natural. It was awesome – content generated by the individuals I called “friends” in a format much more streamlined than the MySpace pages which came before it.

I loved writing about how my day was, making jokes as my statuses and complaining about whatever homework I was avoiding from my homepage. I liked reading my peers’ thoughts and seeing their photos.

I’m not sure when the shift happened, but

it seems that today the original social media site has become anything but original.

Log into your Facebook and I promise that 75 percent, if not more, of the things you see on your newsfeed are some type of viral footage of a kid doing something adorable but staged, a video of a quick, easy (and probably fattening) recipe or broadly-targeted, text-only images. “Share this if you have a sister who you love” rings a bell. The people I notice participating most in this “Share if” cycle are my older family members.

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I’m not sure when the shift happened, but it seems that today the original social media site has become anything but original.

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The same generation who joined Facebook to keep up with long-lost college roommates and high school classmates are the ones who share nothing about their own lives on the site.

Instead, they cycle around the same greeting-card-generic sentiments without thought. As much as I love seeing that my aunt loves Jesus and her corgis by re-shar-

ing an image, I would rather read something she wrote herself.

Perhaps this is why non-Millennials connect with today’s Facebook so much more than they do with other forms of social media like Twitter, Instagram and, more recently, Periscope.

These other platforms encourage the individual using them to generate their own content in order to participate.

The Facebook of today allows you to update your profile without saying anything yourself. The same image that’s been shared by 300,000 other people now appears on your profile, too.

The “share” has become as automatic as a “like,” sometimes to our embarrassment.

Perfect example: the other day my stepfather shared a photo from “I’m Only A Whore When I’m Drunk.”

It was a photo about finding your soul mate, which he directed at my mom by tagging her.

It had nothing to do with drinking or being promiscuous and it’s not like he liked that page. It was simply a sweet poem which had simply showed up in his newsfeed from another friend that he decided to share, tagging my mom along the way.

He had no idea that his modern attempt at a romantic gesture was totally overshadowed by the name of the page he had shared it from.

I think a sweet status written by himself would have done the trick.

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Opinion

October 16, 2015

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Letter to the Editor

I Have a Lot of Feelings Respect and consideration

The following are Facebook comments responding to Our View, “Pushing the limit.“ The Murray State News reserves the right to publish Facebook comments and messages in its print edition, as both the Facebook page and the newspaper are considered open public forums.

You can’t push the 15 to finish campaign then require students to pay extra to accomplish that goal.

Kiaya Young Murray State alumna from Paducah The real effect this may have, however, is a reduction in enrollment, a reduction in the quality of those who do enroll and a reduction in the public perception of [Murray State] as a good value in higher education.

Indeed, it also stands to “punish” those who go above and beyond and try to graduate faster, and those whose degrees effectively require them to take large course loads. This may stand to push away borderline students who may be equally considering [Murray State/UT Martin/Southern Illinois University] or even just community college.

We still want to hear from you!

Are you concerned about a certain issue on campus or just want to share your opinion?

The News is always accepting Letters to the Editor. For a chance to get your letter published in print or on TheNews.org, email your submission to letters@thenews.org.

Monty Breneman Murray State alumnus from Paducah

Rational Animal

It’s all semantics It’s become a movie cliche for a character, during a heated debate, to declare that they don’t want to “just debate semantics.”

The implication is that debates about the meanings of words are trivial and unnecessary.

After all, it seems to be assumed, we all agree about the meanings of John Muenzberg words. To debate Lecturer of philosophy them is to avoid the real issue.

Yet one dominant characteristic of a critical mind is the recognition that we rarely all agree about the meanings of words, and debating them is, quite often, the most important issue there is.

Using words in vague ways can indicate that people have not carefully considered their positions.

It can also indicate that they are trying to take advantage of situations.

The most recent demonstration of this issue is the current crisis of refugees just now hitting Eu-

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Questions, comments or concerns should be addressed to aborthwick@murraystate.edu

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rope. Countries such as Libya, Lebanon and Jordan have been dealing with refugees for several years. Lebanon is a country of 4.5 million people.

Since 2012, they have been forced to take in over one million refugees, mostly from Syrian civil war. Overwhelmed with the numbers, on May 6, 2015 Lebanon stopped officially accepting refugees.

This is one reason thousands of refugees are trying to enter Europe, and also why there has been finally been news coverage of their plight.

After the tragic deaths of refugees, German Chancellor Angela Mekel announced that Germany would accept 800,000 refugees. She also rebuked other European Union (EU) countries for not accepting more.

The semantical importance of this announcement is that the EU are now officially calling them “refugees” rather than “migrants.” This change in terminology happened in late summer, as the number of asylum seekers blossomed. As a number of news outlets have explained, EU policy compels the member states to accept resident applications from refugees, but does not compel them to accept applications from migrants.

Migrants are defined as people who cross borders voluntarily. Refugees are people who are forced to leave their homeland due to threats to their lives. The goal of the Geneva Conventions, which EU refugee policy is based on, is that refusing refugees can turn a horrible situation

Cheers to ... Anderson Cooper.

into a catastrophe. The history of wars tells us that while soldiers are killed in battles, civilians commonly die from disease and starvation. Acceptance of human rights and acknowledgment of moral behavior compels the EU to accept civilians in danger.

But even though the refugee crisis began for Lebanon three years ago, leaders in Europe continued to refer to them as “migrants.” This was a calculated political move. If a leader called them “refugees” they would be committing their country to accepting applications and housing the people temporarily, which requires infrastructure and money.

News articles from spring commonly refer to migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. Since this implies a voluntary move, the stories failed to garner public reaction, nor did they bring about coordinated efforts by European governments. Ultimately it took several tragic incidents to finally alter the minds, and language, of European governments.

We could debate what the words “refugee” and “migrant” mean, and debate which criteria would designate a person as one or the other. Such a debate could be referred to as a debate of semantics, but I think we can recognize that it is more accurately a debate about whether some people are going to be housed, clothed and fed, or not.

That semantic debate is not trivial. It is actually a matter of life or death.

Jeers to ... Nick’s closing.

Our journalistic role model kept the Democratic National Debate on track Tuesday evening. He excelled in keeping the candidates in line and asked some tough questions the American people need answers to. Some candidates dropped the ball, but Cooper never faltered.

Yes, it’s sad that we will no longer be able to satisfy our Nick’s buffalo chicken dip and Strawberry Long Island Iced Tea cravings. However, what’s most unfortunate is how their employees were blindsided by the owner’s decision to close the popular bar.

Jeers to ... The off-campus shooting.

Cheers to ... STEM Career Fair.

Very few things are as unpleasant and frightful as getting an email from the university about a shooting in the area. Before the email was sent, rumors on social media of a city-wide lockdown were causing a panic. It’s scary how common situations like this are becoming.

Murray State introduced a new opportunity for students seeking employment in the near future: a career fair for those interested in science, technology, engineering and math. The event was held Wednesday and benefited both the employers and students in attendance.

Stubbornness is exhausting.

Defying change is, often, pointless.

An existence based solely on closedminded objection to differing Allison Borthwick viewpoints is bound to be a Opinion Editor lonely one.

There’s a fine line between respectfully proving someone wrong and arguing for the sake of arguing.

Standing up for ourselves is a good thing. Getting back up when someone pushes us down is admirable.

Persistence is the key to achievement.

But there comes a time when we have to let up a little bit. We need to be able to open our minds. We should strive to broaden our horizons. If we can’t fully accept change, we have to find a way to adapt to it or, at the very least, tolerate it.

There is no reason, unless the very foundation of our beliefs or morals is being attacked and threatened, for us to lash out at someone for doing, saying or believing something different.

Anger is never a good first reaction.

Anger is blinding – it changes us and only allows us to see what we want to see, which is usually just our side of things. We become hostile, defensive and hateful – embodiments of the purest forms of negativity, poisoning our lives and the lives of others.

It usually becomes clear too late that if we just welcomed a different perspective, regretful actions and words could have been avoided.

Avoiding unnecessary conflict usually boils down to two, sometimes foreign, concepts: respect and consideration.

Respect yourself and others enough to know that it’s not just your way or the highway. If we all not only considered each other’s differences but actively tried to understand them, actual wars could be avoided. Friendships and relationships could be saved. Barriers could be broken and glass ceilings could be shattered.

The way I was raised is different from the way you were raised. The way I was taught is different from the way you were taught. The way I feel is different from the way you feel.

All these things and more make me a fundamentally different person than you, and that absolutely doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

We are going to disagree on things.

We are going to do things differently.

The way I see things may be completely different than the way you see them – a fact that can either solve problems or create them. Different perspectives can either breed positive change or regression.

We can accept that there is beauty and opportunity in our respective differences, or we can keep fighting them every step of the way.

“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment. If it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Let’s modify, shall we?

If we keep doing the same things out of utter defiance of change, we will all just be driving around in circles – getting nowhere, achieving nothing.

We need to stop allowing our pride to burn bridges we may end up wanting to cross. aborthwick@murraystate.edu

Day dreamin’

By Jade Simpson

The News

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October 16, 2015

Murray State alumnus holds local art exhibit Courtney Scoby Staff writer

cscoby@murraystate.edu

Photos Courtesy of Joseph Routon

“A Dancer in Cambodia” is one of the pieces on display at Joseph Routon’s art exhibit at Paris-Henry County Heritage Center until the end of October.

The Paris-Henry County Heritage Center in Paris, Tennessee is hosting “The Photographic Exhibit –World Travels with Joe Routon,” an art show that began Sept. 20 and continues until Oct. 31.

The exhibit is free and open to the public and features 90 of Routon’s photographs from 20 different countries.

Joseph Routon, a native of Paris, Tennessee and graduate of Murray State, is an accomplished artist and musician, whose photographs have appeared on the cover of “Budget Travel Magazine,” in the travel section of the “Philadelphia Inquirer,” in advertising for the Travel Division of the “Smithsonian Institution,” and in the United Nations’ publication, “The Interdependent,” according to a press release from the Paris-Henry County Heritage Center.

Although his primary profession is painting portraits in oils and he has enjoyed much success with his photography, he began his career in church music. He earned a Bachelor of Music in organ music from Murray State.

Shortly afterward he moved to Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Joyce Ann, whom he met while studying at Murray State. He pursued a Master of Sacred Music degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Routon’s interest in art developed early in life but did not become a career until much later in life.

Routon’s grandmother, Pearl Routon, was also a portrait painter and his father studied art at Murray State under Clara Eagle, a former professor. Routon later studied under

Eagle as well.

“She was a wonderful teacher and she laid a great foundation for me,” he said.

After a few years of full-time jobs in church music, Routon took a continuing education course in portrait painting at East Tennessee State, at the urging of a friend.

“From the beginning, I was hooked on painting portraits in oil,” Routon said. “I started thinking about changing careers.”

Soon he, his wife and their three young children moved to New York so that Routon could continue studying portrait painting at the Art Students League in New York City. He worked as a photographer for the “Advertiser Photo News” in Warwick, New York to help pay for his studies.

When his wife was offered a job in Haddonfield, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia, the family relocated again. Routon furthered his artistic studies at the nearby Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Routon and his wife now reside in Haddonfield, where he runs his oil portrait business.

While the mention of oil portraits may conjure up images from history textbooks, Routon said that the practice is far from a dying art.

“When photography evolved to the point where everyone could take pictures, many thought that portrait painting would soon die out,” he said. “For a while, it ebbed, but in the past decade or two it has enjoyed a rebirth.”

Although his profession is painting oil portraits, his photography is “strictly for fun,” he said.

“I especially like it when I can use my photography for a good cause, such as a

medical mission trip to Mexico, where I photographed and documented the work of several ophthalmologists who performed eye surgeries for the World Cataract Foundation,” he said.

One reason Routon derives so much joy from his photography is because of the places it takes him. Over the years, he and his wife have traveled to about 50 countries.

“In the beginning we traveled mainly to Europe, to see the art museums and churches,” he said. “As I became more proficient with the camera, I wanted to expand my horizons, so we traveled to Asia, Africa, Russia and South America.”

Routon’s inspiration comes not just from exotic locations, but from the works of other artists as well.

“Two weeks ago we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to see a special exhibit of paintings by the great portrait painter John Singer Sargent, and two days ago we were in Philadelphia for an exhibit of the leading Impressionistic painters,” he said.

However, he does not have to look far from home for inspiration.

“Also, my wife inspires me,” he said.

“Her willingness, 36 years ago, to pull up stakes; leave good, secure jobs; and move, with three small children and very little money, to New York for art school made it all possible.”

Routon also credits his alma mater for his success.

“It’s very doubtful that I would have been able to become a full-time artist if it hadn’t been for the great training that I received at Murray,” he said.

Inaugural STEM fair opens new doors for students Teddy Martin

Contributing writer emartin11@murraystate.edu

A career fair for the prospective science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students opened up Wednesday, providing an opportunity for employers and students to congregate.

The fair was meant to showcase businesses to students and provide openings for careers and internships.

“There are so many reasons why we put on this fair,” Ross Meloan, director of Career Services, said. “The major reason was that Murray State’s career fairs were getting out of hand.

We just didn’t have the space, and logistically, it wasn’t working out. In other words, it’s difficult to do this career fair along with the general fair we’ll be having on October 15th on one day. So we’ve separated the two and we decided to do it along STEM lines.”

Meloan said this was the first career fair the university has had like this. He said Career Services may expand upon the fair in the future.

“That depends on the economy driving this,” he said. “We have a lot of companies who are moving in the direction of construction and development, so we’re excited about that. As

markets emerge, we want to respond to the demand for our students, our university, for our community.”

Aaron Dentin, with the director of human resources and training of Batten & Shaw, said they are looking for potential project managers, superintendents and anyone who wants to be in the field or office.

“Our main goal for the students and what we look for are very driven and want to succeed in their profession,” he said.

For the job field, Dentin said internships benefit students as a whole, in addition to making students look more desirable on a resume.

Volunteer activities, Habitat for Humanity and other organizations all are perfect to catapult students into the job world.

Joshua Reed, a graduate student and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) major, said the career fair helped him reach his college goals.

“The point of coming to college is to get a job,” he said.

“So this is game time for what you’ve been working for after five years.”

Reed said the fair was a huge opportunity for students to get the job they’ve been pursuing after several years at the university.

“I expect to learn about the different industries, different companies and different opportunities for my major specifically,” Reed said. “You have to ask yourself where you can take your degree and ‘where can I see my future going.’”

Reed said the fair could be a very intimidating atmosphere but he wasn’t worried. He said the university would not send employers to make students feel small, rather to help them into a career for the rest of their lives.

Andrew Porter of Tennessee Technological University’s College of Graduate Studies said he was representing graduate school for those interested in defining their career in STEM. “We don’t specifically offer internships, although universities are a good place to work, so there are job opportunities,” he said.

Porter advised students to research and know who they were going to be talking to.

He said companies like people who are thorough and interested in the machinations of the firm.

Jeremy Booth, sophomore from Paris, Tennessee, said he was trying to get a summer internship.

“I’m an OSH major,” Booth said. “I’m very open with my

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An Occupational Safety and Health major, Mathew Cardani, sophomore from New Philadelphia, Ohio, met with Flint Howard and Tim Wallin, representatives from Flintco, during the STEM Career Fair Wednesday. options. For my fellow students: relax. Talk to people and be confident at what you do and you’ll succeed at anything.”

Booth said he wanted to be a superintendent for a company one day, so the career fair was a good jumping point for him.

He said he just wanted to be in the field and not the office, actually doing hands-on work.

“I hope to get an internship and different insights on com-

panies and what they’re about, what they do and what I’d be doing during my internship,” Booth said.

Meloan also mentioned another career fair coming up Nov. 13 for teachers because of the shortage in the U.S. He said the key to the fair and the reason why Career Services holds them is an opportunity to bring companies to Murray State so the students don’t have to do this on an in-

dividual-by-individual basis.

This way they can browse the career fair and companies in one location at the convenience of their home.

“Let us help in Career Services because the statistics on this are very plain,” he said.

“Those students who allow Career Services and the university to assist them in finding a position in employment, do well and do better than those people who don’t.”

Obituaries William “Bill” Benriter

Ralph A. Tesseneer, Jr.

William “Bill” Benriter died Sunday, Oct. 11 at the age of 73 at Murray Calloway County Hospital. Benriter served as the Director of Food Services at Murray State for more than 17 years before retiring. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Humane Society of Calloway County, Murray-Calloway County Hospice or First Christian Church.

Ralph A. Tesseneer, Jr. died Sunday, Oct. 11 at the age of 91 in his home in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Tesseneer served as the dean of the Graduate School at Murray State. The family requests memorial gifts be made to The Ralph and Laura Tesseneer Scholarship Fund at Campbellsville University, Gideons International or Hosparus of Central Kentucky.

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Women’s team expects tough schedule, better chemistry in 2015-16 Mark McFarland Staff writer mmcfarland1@murraystate.edu

A tough non-conference schedule, including Alabama A&M and Florida State, sets up a challenging beginning for the women’s basketball.

The Racers plan on playing a tough schedule against some very high RPI conferences, w h i c h includes the number seven Cross team in the country, Florida State, according to Head Coach Rob Cross.

“Our early season schedule is tough,” Cross said. “So we will be tested before we get into conference.”

Murray State is returning eight players for the new season including the reigning OVC freshman of the year Ke’Shunan James, sophomore guard from Jackson, Tennessee, who is looking to come away with the OVC player of the year.

James scored 447 points in her freshman year, while averaging 15.4 points a game.

She also came away with 189 rebounds, while averaging a 6.5 rebounds per game. James plays at either the guard or forward position and looks to be a huge impact for the team in conference and non-confer-

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Nonconference schedule Date

Game

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11/13

Oakland City*

5 p.m.

Kelsey Randolph

11/15

Alabama A&M

3 p.m.

krandolph3@murraystate.edu

11/18

Illinois State

7 p.m.

11/21

Central Arkansas*

1 p.m.

11/24

Lipscomb

11/28

Central Arkansas

2 p.m.

12/2

Southern Illinois*

6 p.m.

12/5

Evansville

1 p.m.

12/14

Blue Mountain College*

6 p.m.

12/17

Jacksonville State

10 a.m.

12/19

Florida State

2 p.m.

12/30

Lindenwood-Belleville*

5 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

* Denotes home games

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Returning from a 29-6 season and a record-breaking 25-win streak, the men’s basketball team looks to begin its season with a new coach and six new players.

The Racers ended their conference play with a heartbreaking lost to Belmont 8887, in the OVC Championship game. During the summer, the Racers lost former Head Coach Steve Prohm to Iowa State but gained a familiar face in Matt McMahon.

Sending the team to Canada, the Racers were able to play together and begin play. McMahon said with 10 practices over the summer and seven, 30-minutes workouts the team is familiar with one another and has a grasp

on what it takes to play with each other.

They began practice Monday, Oct. 5 for their first full practice of the season.

“We’re really excited to get underway officially on the court,” McMahon said.

“Hopefully we benefited from the trip to Canada. Hopefully we’ll be able to handle the pace of practice and be faster.

We have a lot of terminology and drills our guys are familiar with already I just really want to have an up tempo, high-energy practice.”

Returning from the 201415 season are seniors Wayne Langston, Jeffery Moss and Terron Gilmore, juniors Damarcus Croaker, Gee McGhee and Justin Seymour and sophomore Kedrick Flomo.

Seymour, a 6-foot-3-inch guard from Atlanta, averaged 20.3 minutes of playing time

and 7.1 points per game, traveled with the team to Canada during the summer and said he saw big improvement in the way the team works together.

“It’s good, we still have to build,” Seymour said. “Some guys we’ve only known two months and we already do have some relationships but we have to continue to build them and build them as quick as we can.”

McMahon sees potential leadership in several of the returning members but said the guys are working every day for the starting position because they need to evaluate every aspect of the game and every day is an open tryout.

The team must fall in line during every practice and McMahon wants to see the guys competing for the role on the team, he said.

“I want to see us continue to improve from a leadership standpoint and a lot of that falls on Wayne, Moss and also Seymour that we can continue to do from a communication standpoint,” McMahon said. “They have to talk more to the team; they’ve got to show some growth in that regard. We’re going to emphasize in practices that I haven’t been around a good team that’s a quiet team. We want a high energy level and we’re never going to let up on that.”

New to the team this season are juniors Bryce Jones from Brooklyn, New York, A.J. Patty from Westchester, Illinois, Jonathan Stark from Munford, Tennessee, freshmen Brion Sanchious from Pompano, Florida, Chad Cul-

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Volleyball sees 13 win streak, set to face Belmont Kelsey Randolph Sports Editor

krandolph3@murraystate.edu

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Senior Taylor Olden drives the ball into Austin Peay’s court during their home opener Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Racer Arena.

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The Racer volleyball team opened home conference play against Austin Peay State and won, which continues their win streak to 11.

Over the weekend, the Racers played Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and swept them both improving their streak to 13 and a 16-1 season.

With a record like the Racers, the team is seeing numerous honors and awards like senior setter, Sam Bedard who has received her fifth ADIDAS OVC Setter of the Week and averaged 3.5 digs per set over the weekend recording a double-double and leading the team in service aces making four.

Along with Bedard’s honors, junior libero Ellie Lorenz has recorded 1,000 digs and is the 16th Racer to see this honor.

Though many of the Racers are seeing personal records and honors, Head Coach David Schwepker doesn’t believe those should be the focus.

“We don’t talk about the

awards and it’s nice to get them but the bottom line is it’s great to get them but sometimes if that’s all you’re working for it’s difficult,” Schwepker said.

“Especially the weekly awards we don’t vote on. Anyone can vote on those. If it’s something you can control then go for it but if it’s something you can’t control then you got to let that go. We try to stay humble and understand that we don’t have that control.”

Previously the Racers are saw 18 winning sets in a row and 13 swept games for the season. In 2014 the Racers had a 26-6 season with 18 sweeps overall.

Lorenz said she attributes the winning conference thus far to the hard work in practice along with their game-like drills that prepare them what she says both mentally and physically.

“The environment in Racer Arena is awesome when we play,” Lorenz said. “But overall we really don’t let the atmosphere affect us when we play.”

On Friday the Racers take on their biggest competition, the Belmont Bruins, 5-1 in the OVC and 8-9 overall and who the Racers faced in the OVC

Championship. On Saturday the Racers match against Tennessee State, 4-2 in the OVC and 9-9 overall.

Both Lorenz and Schwepker said they look forward to facing tough competition and will not focus on anything that happened in the 2014 OVC Championship.

“The thing about this team and the reason I think they are successful is because they want to play good competition, they like it and they get pumped up,” Schwepker said. “They want to see what they can do against these teams. They’ll be ready and we got to get out there and play.”

The Racers host Belmont at 7 p.m. Friday in Racer Arena and Tennessee State at 2 p.m.

Saturday. Friday’s game will be a “glow out” game where fans are encouraged to wear white or neon. Fans will be given glow sticks along with other giveaways.

“The fans really help us,” Schwepker said. “The girls love to have people there and to see that kind of support hypes everyone up. We always want to have as many people in the stands are possible.”

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HOPE WALK

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Second full alumnae game ended in success, 3B

Soccer sets 3-0 record in OVC so far, 4B

The Murray Women’s Club’s suicide awareness walk, 5B

A look into Murray State’s legal scholars, 6B

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WOMEN’S From Page 1 ence play.

“The team gets along really well with each other,” Cross said. “Last year we had some internal struggles going on for the entire year, where we were playing for ourselves rather than for the team, but this team has been the opposite so far.”

The internal issues may be fixed the team has an overall record of 8-21 and only 3-13 in OVC from the 2014-15 season to bounce back from. With the leadership coming from seven juniors and seniors this year

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the team looks to make some improvements on the court and in their leaders according to Cross.

Though the record did not show much for the Racers last year, they led the OVC in points per game with 73.6. The team was also third in the OVC in assists with 3.9 per game and posed three games where the Racers hit three digits.

Murray State is returning eight players to the roster this season while adding seven new players including Bria Bethea a sophomore guard and forward, Abria Gulledge a freshman forward, Krystal James a junior guard, Michaela Manley a freshman guard, Daniella Pisano a junior guard and Taylor Reese a freshman

Sophomore guard and forward Bria Bethea practices with the coaches during their first week.

forward.

Cross is looking for the older players who have been around to take the new players and the freshmen under their wing. He expects the chemistry the girls have shown thus far to continue throughout the season.

The work happened early as Coach Cross said that all of the girls were able to make it to both summer school sessions this past summer and put the extra work in. He believes that this kind of work ethic will help the team overcome adversity.

The team will start their road toward an OVC championship on Friday, Nov. 13 at the CFSB Center against Oakland City University.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL From Page 1 breath from Ripley, Tennessee and Charles Brown from New Orleans. McMahon and Seymour both said with a few workouts during the summer they’ve seen the younger guys step up and take initiative.

“Sanchious stands out because he gained so much weight and is such a physical presence and he’s very young but everybody is working hard no matter what,” Seymour said.

McMahon said it’s been a big turnaround for the younger and new members but he feels confident that the terminology is key and

the team has benefited from a strong knowledge and understanding of the defensive rules.

Not only are there six new faces on the team but McMahon is respectively new and brings along James Kane who originally was brought on by Prohm in 2011, Tim Kaine and Shane Nichols as assistant coaches. With a new head coach, Seymour said he can see things changing but they are for the better.

“With Coach Mac being a new coach you just want to be there to help him,” Seymour said. “He has an idea of how things are done but people just have to follow what he says. Me, Wayne and Moss just have to reinforce what he says. There’s no reason nobody else should be doing what we’re doing.”

McMahon said he believes the team is ready to practice and put forth its best effort and he has high hopes for the team.

The Racers begin their non-conference with an exhibition game against Freed-Hardeman on Nov. 11 then face Harris-Stowe State on Nov. 13. with conference play beginning Jan. 2 against Morehead State.

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity and to get the chance to do it at Murray State,” McMahon said. “It’s a tradition here – a good fan base and incredible support from everyone. I’m very fortunate to have this opportunity to have these guys.

I definitely wake up every morning with a plan to make sure I take full advantage of it.”

The News’ Athlete of the Week The News picked Ellie Lorenz as our Athlete of the Week for being the 16th Racer to have 1,000 digs.

Ellie Lorenz

Volleyball Position: Libero Height: 5 feet, 4 inches Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri High School: Lindbergh High School

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1. How long have you been playing your sport and why did it interest you to begin with?

“I have been playing volleyball since I was in third grade. My older sister played so I wanted to play like she did.”

2. What is it about your sport that makes you enjoy it?

“I love the intensity of volleyball. There is always something happening. There is never a dull moment.”

3. How does it feel to have so many sweeps in the season thus far and to what would you attribute the success of the team?

“It’s a really big accomplishment for us but we take one game at a time so we try to forget about the previous games and our ‘streak’ that we are on. ” 4. What do you most look forward to the rest of the season?

“I’m excited to keep playing at home and to continue working towards the OVC tournament. ” 5. If you could give one piece of advice to someone about accomplishment, what would you say?

“No matter how hard it is, keep pushing towards your goal”

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Alumnae return to Racer Field

Blake Bernier Staff writer

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Racers old and new played against each other at Racer Field on Oct. 11 and the current Racers won 11-6 against the alumnae behind the pitching of senior J.J. Francis.

The alumnae team featured six players from last years team, including the star trio of pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey, shortstop Alexa Becker and centerfielder Mo Ramsey.

Head Coach Kara Amundson said she immediately began working on getting the alumnae game set up when she became head coach, and this is the fourth year of the game. The number continues to grow for the alumnae team.

“They set the foundation for what we continue to do,” Amundson said.

In the top of the first inning, Francis struggled with her control, walking the second batter and then after a single

by Becker, allowing both runners to advance. With two outs and runners on second and third, junior catcher Jocelynn Rodgers attempted to pickoff the runner at third but the ball ended up in the outfield and the alumnae team took the lead 1-0.

The bottom half of the inning pitted the Racers against the all-time strikeout leader in Murray State history, CheyAnne Gaskey.

Senior second baseman Shelbey Miller led off for the Racers and, like many before her, she struck out.

“I was begging her to swing,” Gaskey said. “I was thinking that maybe I can get it close enough that she will actually swing.”

The next six batters all reached base and with the help of a couple errors and the Racers jumped out to a 5-1 lead and never looked back.

Gaskey said she wasn’t in game condition Sunday but she enjoyed getting to see all

Off the Gridiron

Sports in the real world Growing up we hear about the real w o r l d .

We have school to prepare us for the real w o r l d , parents to help us prepare, and spiritual and life experiences to help you prepare for the real world.

But one thing that adds in preparing you for the real world is sports.

Sports have almost as many scenarios as life. It’s unpredictable and it’s never fair. We can love it, but it will not love you back and it can be gone in any given moment.

It pushes us in ways that you never thought were possible. If we get pushed out of our comfort zone, we have to adapt quickly.

In terms of the sports world every few years you move up in the level of play.

You may go from the stud player to a guy on the bench.

But each time you go up in the level regardless of where you are, we always have to work our way back up the totem pole.

The same applies for jobs: there is a hierarchy and someone to answer to.

And every so often you can be someone the company looks to and get promoted or demoted.

For example, if we’re going to get a job a person must come with a well written resume but in sports a player must prove their worth on film and the person’s salary is based on your performance.

Some jobs are made for those who want to work alone. Just like in sports some are more self-rewarding like tennis, track and field or golf.

Yet even with those jobs and particular sports a

John Morris

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Alumna Alexa Becker gets thrown out attempting a double steal during the Oct. 11 alumnae game. of her former teammates and compete again.

“I was just hoping to get the ball across the plate,” Gaskey said. “I haven’t touched a ball since the last game of our season.”

In the second inning the alumnae team loaded the bases with two outs. Molly Hargrove, alumna, walked to the plate with the song “I Just Wanna Run” by The Downtown Fiction playing over the loud speakers. DJing and former player, Mo Ramsey said she was well prepared for the moment.

“I spent about a month getting ready for this game and I have songs I didn’t even get to use,” Ramsey said. “I have songs for everything from timeouts to errors to strikeouts.”

Becker said Ramsey’s disc jockeying made the game fun and kept it light.

It wasn’t just situational music that Ramsey had prepared, she also spent the time to get every former players original walk-up song ready.

Despite the motivational music, Hargrove grounded out to third base, ending the threat. In the bottom of the second the alumnae were provided with a lift from current Racer pitcher sophomore Haven Campbell. Campbell completed a scoreless frame to keep the score 5-1.

The alumnae team cut into the lead in the third inning with three runs on three walks and two singles bringing the score to 5-4.

“I’m impressed with what they did, putting some runs on the board today,” Amundson said. “They haven’t lost their competitiveness.”

The Racers tacked on five more runs in the bottom of the

third with six base hits against Campbell.

Junior pitcher Mason Robinson came out to pitch the rest of the game for the Racers, and one of the first batters she faced was 2012 alumna Megan Glosser from Mattoon, Illinois.

Glosser said she didn’t see the ball as well as she used to but it’s a lot of fun getting a chance to compete against the current team. Glosser batted .391 in her senior season.

“These pitchers have really good stuff and I think these girls are going to do really well,” Glosser said.

The Racers will play two doubleheaders this weekend to cap off their fall season.

The first doubleheader starts at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and the second starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday. All four games are at Racer Field.

person still has some type of teamwork involved and this helps you progress and get better.

For instance, with most jobs there might be people that we may not always agree with, but have to get along in order to progress.

Sports help us learn to be diverse, connect and work well with others. We must learn to rely on others to do their jobs and if things don’t go well with coaches or so in the real world, the employer will have to make a change.

The biggest similarity between the real world and sports is competition. We live in a very competitive world.

As the saying goes, “It’s a dog eat dog world.” There are people going out looking for jobs and the companies or employers looking for whom they think is best to help progress their brand.

Just like there are teams and schools looking for who they believe is the best to fit for their program or league and will help them progress.

Each and every year the cycle continues when there’s new people to fill those positions and replace a person if need be.

This goes from the top to the bottom no matter where you are in the job or team being replaced is easier than maintaining. Not only do you have to maintain but you must evolve as well.

This goes to show that nothing is guaranteed or promised in either of the fields.

A person must always be willing to adapt or change, be able to come up with new ideas or find more than one way to contribute.

We would like to be dependent in more than one skill rather than dependent on one.

Whatever that one skill is or that one job is what if it is no longer needed or some one can do it that and more.

The more we can do the more useful we are. jmorris36@murraystate.edu

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Women’s golf fifth at Austin Peay State Mallory Tucker Staff writer

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Women’s golf finished fifth in a field of eight at the Austin Peay Intercollegiate in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Oct. 13.

Rounds of 322 and 325 totaled the Racers at 647, 28 strokes behind tournament champion Austin Peay.

“They were disappointed, extremely disappointed, in how they played,” said Head Coach Velvet Milkman. “Which is a good sign – they care. It’s a different golf course and we just didn’t handle it very well. You have to be very patient on that golf course, and we weren’t.

I don’t know exactly why we didn’t perform; however I know we have a lot of talent and we’re going to be fine. It’s just a bump in the road.”

Freshman Jane Watts led the Racers in individual scores with rounds of 76-80=156 for a 12th place finish.

Just a week earlier at the UC Bearcats Fall Classic in Mainville, Ohio, Watts tied for the second-best scores amongst the Racers, and Milkman said Watts was definitely a positive in a tournament of unexpected results this week.

“It’s really exciting for a freshman to do that,” Milkman said. “She’s getting so much better, and that’s fun to watch.

So as I said, there’s positives; it just hasn’t come together yet.”

Sophomore Moa Folk finished at 17th for the Racers and senior Sydney Trimble took spot 20 on the leaderboard.

Sophomore Anna Moore took 26th place, and seniors Abbi Stamper and Sophie Hillier rounded out team play at 29th and 35th, respectively.

“I thought the tournament was a good learning experience for us,” Milkman said. “We didn’t play to our potential, and at times you learn more when you don’t play to your potential. I think the girls really learned a lot of things, and we’re going to work on those things and move on positively.”

The Racers will end their fall season Tuesday at the Middle Tennessee Invitational in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Milkman hopes to see anywhere from three to five OVC teams, but is also excited to face other talented mid-major programs as they put the Austin Peay Intercollegiate behind them.

“We need to end on a positive note, there’s no doubt,” Milkman said. “We don’t want to end like we did at Austin Peay, because that’s just not fun – to end on a negative note.

We’re going to work extremely hard up through the tournament, and I really feel like we will. We’re not that far away from putting it all together.”

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Soccer sets first 5-0 OVC record

Mark McFarland Staff writer

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The Racers put their perfect OVC record on the line this past weekend, facing two teams. Defending their record, the Racers beat Belmont and Jacksonville State, on the road, to improve to a historic 5-0 conference record.

Murray State went into the weekend with a 9-4 overall record and a 3-0 OVC record.

It was the first time that the Racers were 3-0 in conference play since 2008. The Racers gave their best effort to continue their historic run.

The team traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to take on the Bruins, who came into the game with a 2-9-1 overall record and a record of 1-3 in the OVC. The Racers started out the scoring in the 18th minute of the game as Taylor Stevens, senior from Fort Wayne, Indiana, received the rebound off of the goalkeeper and buried the ball in the back of the net.

This not only gave the Racers the lead, but it was the only goal scored.

Though the Racers won the game Belmont came out strong leading the board in shots 14-7 the team could not put the ball in the back of the net.

“Belmont’s record isn’t good overall,” said Head Coach Jeremy Groves. “But I think they’re a better team than

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Members of the Murray State soccer team practice defensive drills at Cutchin Field. what they are showing. Anytime you play on the road it’s hard to win.”

The Racers had to quickly get ready to head to Jacksonville State, who came into the game with a 6-6-1 overall record and a 3-1-1 OVC record.

The first half of the game was a tough defensive battle

as the half ended in a scoreless tie with neither team putting any chances in the back of the net.

It took until the 68th minute for anyone to hit the net as Marissa Burroughs, senior from Popular Bluffs, Missouri, received a long ball from Stevens and hit the ball past the

keeper.

The Racers again proved to be too much for their opponents as they led the Gamecocks in shots 16-9 which marked Murray State’s fifth conference win of the year.

“It is definitely great being 5-0 in conference,” Stevens said. “We got five more games though so we got to focus on those, but it definitely gives us confidence going into these next few games.”

The Racers are gearing up to travel to Morehead State to see who will be heading down the stretch as the number one seed for the OVC tournament.

“Thursday is going to be the biggest game for us all season,” Groves said. “If they beat us they go top and if we win we stay top. At this point in the season it’s just about taking each game as it comes and taking care of business.”

It is clear that the Racers are going to go down the stretch in these last five games looking to stay the number one seed in the conference tournament.

Groves said that he and the team have talked about making sure they put themselves in a place where they control their own destiny and do not need help from other teams.

The Racers look to continue their hot streak and stay undefeated this week and nearly seal the conference regular season championship as they play Morehead State then travel to Tennessee Tech on Sunday.

Intramural Softball Lizo A completes undefeated season Blake Bernier Staff writer

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The men’s Lizo A team completed the undefeated season by mercy ruling the Richmond Shenanigans in the intramural championship on Tuesday night 21- 3.

Throughout the tournament, the Lizo A team, coached by Cody Durbin, senior from Brandenburg, Kentucky, averaged 15 runs and fewer than four runs against them per game.

“We dominated all year long,” Durbin said. “We just hit the ball really good and played solid defense and we really played as a team.”

Lizo A swept both championships with the women’s team winning 3-2 over the AOPi A team.

In the semifinal game, the men’s Lizo A team played the only other team to go undefeated in the regular season, Who’s on First. Only eight players showed up to play for Who’s on First, a day after Chase Bittner, junior from Evansville, Indiana, said the chances of a perfect season depended on whether enough guys showed up.

Durbin said it helped them out playing against a team of eight players. That limited Who’s on First’s defense and opened large gaps for hitters to place the ball and rack up runs.

The championship game against the Shenanigans was

lopsided from the first inning with Lizo A jumping out to a 10-0 lead. Lizo A team scored six of the 10 runs with two outs, including an in-the-park homerun by speedy, senior Trey Carr from Madisonville, Kentucky.

Carr said he knew he would score on the hit when he reached second base and saw the fielder hadn’t collected the ball yet. Later in the game, Carr used his speed to earn a single on a routine ground ball to

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allowing 21 runs.

“Mid-season we had to make a pitching change and you have a team lean on your arm and come championship game it’s just a little too much, it breaks down,” Abel said.

Abel’s teammates were quick to shift the blame to their defensive effort and the absence of the Shenanigans most valuable player, sophomore Brendon Shepard from Du Quoin, Illinois who missed the final game.

We dominated all year long. We just hit the ball really good and played solid defense and we really played as a team.

shortstop. The shortstop didn’t attempt a throw.

“It feels pretty good knowing that anytime I hit it into the infield, nine out of 10 times I’m going to be safe,” Carr said.

Each team scored a run in the second inning keeping Lizo A up by 10 runs. The third inning is when the Shenanigans collapsed.

The Shenanigans committed three errors during a second 10run offensive surge from Lizo A. “We have our spurts,” Durbin said. “We had a game earlier in the year that we were losing 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth, and we scored 15 runs to run rule them.”

After the game, senior pitcher Hal Abel from Millstadt, Illinois, apologized to his teammates for

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In true Shenanigans fashion, the team decided to make a statement with each player providing one word at a time. They said that they thought they could leave early because the errors made the game end faster with the mercy rule coming into play.

Shenanigans coach senior Taran Coleman said they were a “B team with a dream” that came out to have fun and made it to the championship but came up one game short.

Durbin said he told the team that if they scored two or three runs then it would be hard for the Shenanigans to comeback against their defense.

“Defense wins championships and that’s what we did tonight,” said senior Kris Cowan.

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The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calloway County is having their first Walk of Remembrance and Tranquility to honor suicide victims at Chestnut Park Saturday.

The one-mile walk, “Warriors of Hope: Fighting for Suicide Awareness and Prevention,” aims to honor those who have committed suicide and offer support to the families who have lost a loved ones.

Pat Harrington, co-chair of the organization and a member of the Murray Womens’ Club, pitched the idea to the organization after her daughter attended a suicide awareness walk in Memphis, Tennessee in 2014. After hearing how wonderful and thrilling it was, she decided to try it out in Murray.

“Murray is such a giving community and suicide is not just a family problem,” Harrington said. “It’s a community problem and we felt that the community would come out and support us in that.”

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for those between the ages of 25-34 in Kentucky, according to 20072011 statistics by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

Having been concerned with these statistics, the coalition decided they wanted to do more in helping Calloway County reach its goal of zero suicides.

The coalition is made up of a wide array of members, ranging from Murray State Police to community members. Some members have been directly affected by suicide, having lost loved ones to suicide.

Harrington, whose hus-

Sigma Alpha holds Stud Auction

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Roll calls were made throughout Lovett Auditorium Saturday night. Strolls were performed, and the audience danced. The annual National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show creates an atmosphere of participation.

DJ Stump encouraged the audience to get on their feet and dance. Chants, music and laughter filled the room in anticipation of the performances to come.

Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated, or Zetas, won first place for the sororities, and Western Kentucky’s Iota Phi Beta, or Iotas, won first place for the fraternities.

The lineup started with Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated, or Deltas. Next came Phi Beta Sigma, then Sigmas Zetas, leaving the Iotas to finish off the performances. Each organization had a central theme to their performance, such as the Deltas’ Greek history museum theme and

Kelsey Grapperhaus Staff writer kgrapperhaus@murraystate.edu

In this year’s Sigma Alpha’s annual Stud Auction, some changes have been made to involve the members and residents of Bright Life Farms, a group home and farm for disabled adults, in this professional agriculture sorority’s philanthropy event, Stud Auction, where fraternity men are auctioned off to the audience for the chance of a date.

Reaching out to as many

the Zetas’ mental asylum, “I’m not crazy” theme.

The emcee of the evening was Rick Daniels, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

He said he considers Murray State his second home because Daniels has been the emcee for step show for five years.

“I feel the Greek community here has a true love and respect for what it means to be Greek,” Daniels said.

“That is the reason why I love coming back to the show no matter what.”

The show included a video about the history of stepping, as well as honoring the history of desegregation at Murray State.

“When it comes to stepping and strolling, it is us,” said Antwan Dawson from Western Kentucky. “It is not just for entertainment or to win a trophy. It’s to continue your organization’s legacy.”

Ryan Jones from Western Kentucky said stepping was important to him because these are the strolls were passed down from brother to brother.

“We looked up to them and now we

members of the organization as possible, Sigma Alpha plans on having as many residents possible from Bright Life Farms to attend the auction.

“Having residents of the farm in attendance can help participants and my sisters within Sigma Alpha to see how precious life is and that it’s the little things that really matter,” said Abby Morris, a junior agribusiness major from Benton, Kentucky, “I know if I am giving to a philanthropy, I like knowing exactly what it is benefiting so just seeing how happy the residents get while at the

can do what they did,” Jones said.

This manifested itself when alumni got involved during intermission and short breaks throughout the night.

Alumni from various chapters including Murray State’s, participated in strolls with students, cheering on members of their respective organizations.

Songs were played from various decades to encourage a richer experience for every member of the audience.

History matters in their strolls, their roll calls and the reasons they went Greek in the first place, said Sydney Warfield, member of Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated.

“When you see Zetas and do research on the founding women, you see they are confident and unafraid to be themselves,” said Warfield.

Daniels wants students who plan on coming to step show to keep one thing in mind: its purpose.

“Come and have a good time but know that what you’re seeing is more than entertainment,” he said. “Its about love and respect.”

event will be very moving for all,” said Morris, who also served Sigma Alphas philanthropy committee two years prior.

Bright Life Farms is a faithbased non-profit home and farm, located in Princeton, Kentucky. “The group home houses mentally or developmentally challenged adults, who are 18 years and older, and who can do a lot of things but should just never live alone,” according to Bright Life Farm’s website.

The informational website also says that adults who live in the group home are provided with “an environment

of freedom in the boundaries of safety and responsibility of their actions, as well as their needs. They will be given choices, enlightening those who love them and shining brightly in the community.”

“The thing that sets Bright Life apart from other group homes is their focus on using agriculture practices to help each resident learn the value of self-sufficiency through raising agriculture animals and crops,” said Shelby Fuhr, junior and philanthropy chairwoman from Columbia, Illinois.

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Bible group stirs controversy Monika Staszczak Contributing writer mstaszczak@murraystate.edu

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Leah Hoeck, one of the younger members of the church, held the provocative signs as her family members stood beside and explained their views.

A Christian group called Truth on the Web Ministries came to the Murray State campus last week with big signs and loud preaching. It caught the attention of some Murray State students and staff.

The group set up their event on the Free Speech zone by the Curris Center, where they interacted with everyone, answering questions and explaining their beliefs.

To be able to use Murray State’s Free Speech zone, a group has to fill a request form, describing the type of event and other information, and then be approved.

Truth on the Web is an independent Church of God group from Woodstock, Illinois. It is not affiliated with any official church. Instead, members meet in each other’s houses for Bible study and worship. They state that their mission is to spread what’s written in the Bible and warn about the consequences of living a sinful life.

“To share a witness and a warning so that some would hear and be pricked in the heart and turn from sin to Christ in their lives” was the goal of this event, said Kenneth Hoeck, member of the Church of God group.

Ron Sessions, a minister from the Church of God at Woodstock was the main speaker at the event. Apart from preaching, he and a few others also discussed the teachings with all interested.

The youngest group members, around nine to 16 years old, held up signs that caught attention of passerby. Some signs stated “Jesus forgives sin.” Others gave examples of what sin is and the consequences of disobeying the Bible.

Some of the signs provoked discussions between preachers and the audience. One of them quoted the Bible, Matthew, Chapter 7, where according to the group, God states that sinners and disobedient people will burn in a lake of fire unless they turn to God. On the other side, the sign listed many different sins quoted from the Bible.

Among those listed “sins” were homosexuality and feminism.

These caused a lot of people to stop and try to understand.

Daniel Jessee, freshman at Murray State asked if as a guy, if he falls in love with another guy, he is going to burn in hell.

Sessions said being homosexual is setting the heart to something that is not proper.

Committing that sin is disobeying God, he said.

Explanations like this one upset a lot of people, leading them to believe that the group

is being hypocritical and judgmental.

“We are not here today to condemn you,” Sessions said to the crowd. “We are not here today to judge you.”

Danielle Williams, freshman at Murray State, stopped by the Church of God group because feminism was listed on that sign, and tried to understand why that is a sin. As it came from the Bible, Sessions explains, it can be interpreted as people that hold themselves above God, as if they have authority.

Sessions admits that this was a “poor choice of words,” out of context from the Bible, and does not really belong on the sign.

“We didn’t make the signs, we just got them from the organization,” Sessions said. He added that the signs are mainly used to catch people’s attention, and get people to talk to the members.

Not everyone limited themselves to simple verbal protest. One student decided to spray a bottle of Febreez on the event, as a “peaceful protest,” he said. Despite many controversial conversations, the event seemed to happen as expected for the Truth on the Web group.

“They’re happy with what they’re doing and that’s great, but there’s just no need to be so mean to people,” Williams said about the Church of God members.

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Mock Trial prepares for match Breanna Sill Staff writer

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Two attorneys are cross and direct examining two witnesses about a crime in a room full of jury people and in front of a judge. The location, though, isn’t a typical courtroom setting - it’s a classroom on the fifth floor of Faculty Hall.

This is a meeting of Murray State’s Mock Trial organization and the attorneys, witnesses, jury and judge are all students performing the duties of real professionals in preparation for an upcoming competition.

Katy King, junior from Owensboro, Kentucky, and president of the Mock Trial club, said the organization will be traveling to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to compete at Middle Tennessee State University in November against hundreds of other schools.

This included schools as large as University of Georgia.

“We hope to gain experience about real life cases [at these competitions],” Glenda Wright, junior from Owensboro, Kentucky, and vice president of the Mock Trial club said. “We are competing against another team and I know what my witnesses are going to say, but I never know what to expect from the other team.”

The Mock Trial organization is not just a club- the group meets together every

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proceeds from the philanthropy event to Bright Life Farms, Sigma Alpha also makes an annual donation of $1,000.

Last spring semester, the sisters of Sigma Alpha received the opportunity to go to Princeton, where they were able to walk through the group home to experience what it is like to live on the farm as one of its residents.

“It was a really amazing experience to see where all

SUICIDE From Page 5B band, a Murray State graduate of 1972, committed suicide in Aug. 2014, said that it not only affects the person committing the act but it changes the lives of families left behind as well.

“You’re never the same again,” she said. “You survive until you can live again.”

While the objective of the walk is to raise money toward spreading awareness and educating people about the issue, one of the main messages it hopes to bring across is to speak up.

Harrington said the problem lies in people trying not to talk about it, especially younger people. Middle school students often uphold an “oath to secrecy” to a friend who is having suicidal thoughts.

Harrington said, is young people would rather keep the secret than speak to an adult.

“They don’t have the maturity or foresight to know that their friend might have been mad but might have still been alive if they had said something,” she said.

Often described as a permanent solution to a temporary problem, suicide only creates problems, it doesn’t solve them said the co-chair of the

Monday for one hour as an actual class. Students are able to take the class four times, for one credit hour each time.

King said, although she is a political science major, the club welcomes students of all majors; not just students who one day hope to become lawyers.

“Anybody can be involved in this club,” she said. “We have students here learning more about things like public speaking. It helps with everything from talking to people and making friends. We are all really close as a team.”

The organization is overseen by Paul Foote, assistant professor of political science, and Jamie Jameson, attorney and current candidate for Marshall County Circuit Court Judge.

“We really honestly couldn’t have done this without Jamie Jameson,” King said. “He has just been so helpful and has built this team up so much.”

This week, the club began having bi-weekly practices to prepare for the upcoming competition.

During the competition, the Mock Trial team is assigned roles as either witnesses or attorneys and they prepare both sides of a case- prosecution and defense. When they arrive at the competition the team will find out which side of the case they are on, and have a specific amount of time to prepare their arguments.

“The prosecution will call

their witnesses and they will give them a direct examination by asking them open ended questions like ‘Where were you?’ and ‘What happened next?’” King said. “Then the defense will give a cross examination, which will try and discredit the prosecution’s witness.”

The hope is that after this trip in November the team will qualify to move on to a higher level round of competitions.

“Around five or 10 years ago, we actually had a Mock Trial team go to nationals, which is a huge deal, like that is so hard because within each round you can win awards,” King said. “Going to Nationals means you compete against everyone in the entire nation and it’s so hard.”

Right now the team has approximately 10 members, but they are always looking for more people to become interested and join the team.

King said for her, joining the team gave her more than a good resume boost, it gave her a strong sense of self-confidence.

“The thing that I take away from this team the most is self-confidence,” she said.

“When I was a freshman I had zero self-confidence and now I feel like I can be a leader.”

For more information on the Mock Trial club, contact Katy King at kking21@murraystate.edu or Paul Foote at pfoote@murraystate.edu.

Katy King, president of Mock Trial club, is in her fourth semester of membership in the organization.

of the money we raise goes towards,” Delaney Brown, junior from Indianapolis, said.

“It’s one thing to send a check, but to be able to see what the money is used for was eye opening and inspired myself, and the girls who visited, to raise more for them.”

Having a younger sister with special needs, Brown has always been involved with volunteering and working with kids who have disabilities.

“A lot of those kids are only children, which allows their parents to focus on the care of that one child, but often times they are put in a group

home with other handicapped adults,” Brown said. “I can tell you that a lot of these homes are not in great shape.”

However, Brown said that her experience on the farm during the previous semester really impressed her, saying that they had “amazing interactive opportunities for the residents” as well as room for them to take walks, host group dances, and to even attend worship and counseling sessions.

“I am by no means an expert when it comes to group homes,” Brown said. “But I can say that this was the most impressive group home I’ve

seen with some of the most caring staff and I look forward to raising more money for these adults and going back for many more visits!”

Local community members, students and Greek life members get to raise their paddles to bid on contestants on Tuesday at the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center, located on College Farm Road. Check-ins for participants will start at 6 p.m. and the event will begin shortly after at 6:30 p.m.

Organizations all across campus have been encouraged by Sigma Alpha to nominate a stud. The cost to enter

coalition, John Dale, a retired pulpit minister for the Glendale Road Church of Christ in Murray.

Dale, whose mother committed suicide when he was 11 years old, wants to let people know help is always available.

“Suicide, though always an option, is never a good option,” he said.

The walk, which starts at 4 p.m., will include a Remembrance Ceremony where a vase with flowers will be presented to the affected families to honor the loss of their loved one.

There Release Ceremony involves family members writing a message to their loved one on a piece of paper and “releasing” it.

Families are encouraged to bring a photo or framed picture of their lost loved one to display at the Remembrance Ceremony.

Despite the event honoring families who have experienced loss and sharing grief with people who have experienced the same devastation, Harrington said it is to be an event of peace and joy.

“What we want to do with ‘Warriors of Hope’ is to extend hope to those who have thought about suicide, to let them know they are not alone,” she said.

Jennifer Taylor, counselor at Murray State and secretary of the coalition, said there is

a group working on forming a Families of Suicide Loss support group where survivors can attend and speak on the grief they have had to face after losing someone to suicide.

It is also to inform people on how to properly react when someone approaches a person with thoughts of suicide, which involves questioning, persuading and referring.

Chi Alpha celebrates 40 years

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Suicide is not just a family problem, it’s a community problem .

- Pat Harrington, co-chair of the organization and a member of the Murray Women’s Club

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“The first person I knew [who was affected] was a friend in Memphis,” Taylor said. “At that time it was years ago and I didn’t know what to do. I want people to know what to do.”

The donations, which will be made out to the Murray Womens’ Club, will remain in Calloway County to implement trainings in suicide preventions and to distribute information on suicide.

Registration for the walk, which will start and finish in Chestnut Park after one mile, is at 3:30 p.m. and the opening ceremony begins at 4 p.m.

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Da’Sha Tuck Staff writer dtuck@murraystate.edu

On Sept. 25, 2014 Chi Alpha lost their campus ministry director, Mark Randall, to extenuating health issues he had struggled with for years. As the one-year anniversary nears, the Christian organization reflects on Randall’s legacy and the un-branding of the ministry as a whole.

“I was there when he took his last breathe,” said John Shehan, former Chi Alpha president. “I gave him CPR.” Since early 2004, the group was known as Christ Ambassadors, but beginning this fall they went back to the nationally known name, Chi Alpha.

Ryan Brooks became the campus minister after Randall died.

“When Mark Randall died, it was our 9/11,” Brooks said.

He said they were broken and had to rebuild from the ground up. Brooks and Randall worked closely together, which students and alumni said helped with the transition.

During the Homecoming weekend, Chi Alpha celebrated 40 years of being on Murray State’s campus, the first time the group was able to invite alumni back.

On Saturday, the group

a stud in the auction is $30 for the first and $15 for each additional stud.

Morris said that even though they currently only have eight pre-registered contestants, Sigma Alpha expects several more studs to sign up to register the day of the event to be auctioned off, where they will have a $10 late fee.

For bidders, paddles will be provided at the door for a bidding fee of $1.

The auction will begin with a parade of studs to be introduced to the audience, followed by each stud having their own individual introduction to a song they will have

participated in Tent City and went to the football game together. After the game the group joined together at the Chi Alpha house for a bonfire.

Sunday after their church service, Darrell Ramsey, cofounder of Murray State’s Chi Alpha, joined the group. He discussed what it meant to him to see the organization he founded with Randall in the 1970s be what it is today.

Tyler Covington, freshman from Murray, said Chi Alpha was a huge influence when he decided to attend Murray State.

Covington said he has been a part of the Hope Harbor Church, where Chi Alpha attends, for years. He said growing up he saw the members coming and going from his church and wanted to be a part of the organization. He said he liked the result he saw in those who were involved.

The entire weekend was filled with students and alumni swarming the now renovated Chi Alpha house. Laughter and shrieks of excitement filled the rooms. This was the first time alumni had been back to the house since the funeral for Randall.

Alumna Allison Crump described being back with her Chi Alpha family as the moment when winter ends and all

chosen beforehand, and then auctioned off by this year’s auctioneer, Emily Hume, a senior from Taylorsville, Kentucky.

After the auction, information will be given to winning bidders upon purchase of their date and on Thursday, Oct. 22, there will be a date night for all purchased studs and their winning bidder(s).

Murray State’s Sigma Alpha professional agriculture sorority encourages the Murray community to show support for their organization and have fun while bidding on dates with “some of Murray State’s finest.”

the cold harshness of season melt away and so many things start to grow, revive and flourish.

After graduating, Crump went on to become a doctor.

She is currently researching character development while completing her pediatric residency.

Crump attributes her success to Chi Alpha and Randall.

She said he taught her that love is a verb and that life is not about her but about Jesus.

“A lot of what I know about Chi Alpha moving forward was done over the phone,” said Katie Gagel, alumnus from South Korea.

Gagel said Randall taught her the practical aspects of being a Christian. She said he told her if she wanted to know who Jesus was then she better open the Bible.

Pastor Brooks now leading the group into what he describes as an un-branding said they are doing well. Brooks said as a group they are still finding their way.

Brooks said when he graduated he could not see a better path for his life than to come back and give to the organization that made him who he is today. He said he knew no matter what he did his life would fall short if he was not involved with Chi Alpha.

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‘The Martian’: ‘Cast Away’ in space Film’s cinematography and accuracy deems plot believable Former NBA Star Lamar Odom Comatose Lamar Odom, reality TV star Khloe Kardashian’s soon-to-be ex-husband, was found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada on Tuesday.

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“The Martian” is essentially, at its core, “Cast Away” in space. And while that may sound corny, it actually works.

The movie focuses on an astronaut named Mark Watney (Matt Damon) who becomes trapped alone on the planet Mars after an accident during a severe sandstorm. His team of fellow astronauts presume he’s dead and leave him behind while they head back to Earth.

With no foreseeable way of communicating with his team or NASA he decides that his only way of survival is by figuring out, in his own words, “I’m gonna science the s**t out of this planet” and by making serious life decisions that he knows could possibly kill him at any given moment.

This film is styled the same way “Cast Away” was. Both films are about a middle-aged man who becomes trapped in a nearly unlivable place, alone and must use the resources they have available to them in order to survive.

Both films also relied on a oneon-one dialogue for the majority of each movie, since both of the main actors had no way of communicating with anyone else. For instance, “Cast Away” used a volleyball named “Wilson” in order to do this, whereas “The

Martian” uses a video journal that Watney keeps on his computer.

The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, who is responsible for the movies “Alien,” “Gladiator” and “Prometheus.” This film will undoubtedly become a classic, just like his former movies that people will be rewatching years from now.

The cinematography of the film was beautifully done. It is so good in fact, that it makes the viewers truly feel like the movie could have been filmed on the surface of Mars.

This film also uses a lot of accurate science behind it and incorporates it into the plot, so when the audience is watching the movie they feel like they are actually learning something. This adds a more believable quality to the overall movie.

For instance, in order to survive, Watney realizes he is going to have to grow his own food. He knows that in order to do that he’ll need large quantities of water, and after several tries of combining hydrogen and oxygen, then burning it, creates water.

Even though “The Martian” is considered more of a sci-fi and a drama, the script offers quite a bit of comedic relief. It seems like the only purpose of the character of Annie Montrose, played by comedy genius Kristen Wiig, was to say witty one-liners.

Even though it doesn’t add anything to the quality of the film, it does help

lighten the seriousness of the rest of the script.

The same goes for the main character Mark Watney, who is trying to lighten up his predicament by saying things like, “They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially colonized it. So, technically, I colonized Mars. In your face, Neil Armstrong.”

“The Martian” isn’t flawless. The running time was well over two hours long, and even though the plot takes place over a considerable amount of time it still felt like the film could have been trimmed down a bit, especially when it comes down to the scenes that are focused on what was going on back on Earth.

This is definitely worth the time and money to go see. The audience will not only leave feeling satisfied with the plot, but they will feel like they learned something in the process too.

There is a stigma about every single organization on campus, from the residential colleges to the individConnor Jaschen ual clubs.

These Features Editor s t i g m a s are propagated even further when the headlines in papers such as these are liked, shared or retweeted because “that darn organization is at it again.”

These stereotypes fall especially hard on Greek organizations, or at least they seem to.

Every other day, it seems a new Greek organization is getting in trouble for hazing or having a little bit too good of a Friday night. Greeks are under an immense amount of pressure to evolve into a more liberalized organization that may seem foreign to some of the old school members.

I get it completely. I’m a fraternity man myself. The Greek system does immense amount of good in their respective communities, whether it be donating money, time or just the spreading of culture.

Based upon their values, fraternities and sororities are amazing in all the good they do.

To the hundreds that help maintain our system, it seems like news organizations tend to sensationalize the bad, rather than the good.

“You guys only ever report the bad! What about the thousands of dollars we donate to charity?

Why don’t you do a story over that?”

Yup, I’ve heard it all before.

And trust me, I’m not going to use the “you-should-be-doingthat-anyway-it-isn’t-news” argument. That downplays all the good works we all do and makes it seem like it goes unappreciated.

But the whole selective reporting thing just isn’t true.

For the Sept. 25 issue, The News covered Kappa Delta’s Laser Tag. We covered when the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi brought a speaker in for women’s empowerment.

We were planning to cover Watermelon Bust – as we always do – but there wasn’t enough notice that Lambda Chi Alpha would be able to put the event on to actually be able to cover it.

In short, we do cover the stories that show the good you do for the Murray community. You just don’t read them.

Yeah, I know, I’ll be crucified here for saying anything negative about the “oh-so-perfect” Greek system, but let’s just be real here.

Nine out of 10 people in your organization don’t read anything in the news until it’s negative about that organization. Then, all of a sudden everyone is up in arms about that front page story, when they could just turn to the Features section and realize we wrote about their philanthropy.

We care about both sides. You just don’t care to read it.

And until you are willing to pay attention to the stories over your good deeds, how can you expect anyone else to? cjaschen@murraystate.edu

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