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The Murray State News February 18, 2016

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Colleges, schools brace for proposed state budget cuts $2.1 million by June 30, 2016 $4.3 million for fiscal years 2016-17, 2017-18

The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business has a plan for how to handle these budget cuts if they are enacted.

Gerry Muuka, interim dean of the College of Business, said the budget cut will result in a hiring freeze for faculty searches in the College of Business but will not eliminate a position that is currently filled.

He also said the College of Business will reduce the use of adjunct faculty and reduce the number of graduate assistants hired to assist faculty with research.

“We will keep the teaching graduate assistants for COM 161 and CSC 199; however, some streamlining will occur in the manner in which we offer, especially the COM 161 labs,” Muuka said.

However, Muuka is confident the College of Business can handle a budget cut.

“In an email I sent to all faculty and staff in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business on Wednesday afternoon, I commend them for being a cohesive group, and that I am extremely confident in our capacity as College of Business to meet the challenges before us now, and any unanticipated ones going forward,” Muuka said.

Lydia Kiesewetter, junior international business major from Louisville, Kentucky, said she believes the budget cuts are “unnecessary and crazy.”

She said although professors may not see a big influence, students in the College of

Business see the downside losing TAs that help students, as well as not having the chance to experience new professors.

She also said that Bevin’s budget cuts to higher education make her nervous about finding a job after graduation, and how that will affect her ability to pay back student loans.

“With cuts in the states, jobs in Kentucky could be dismissed altogether for the sake of money,” Kiesewetter said.

“This is also alarming because we have loans to pay back, and we all want jobs when we get out.”

Leslie Shockley, junior finance major from Paducah, Kentucky, said she is afraid that Bevin’s budget cuts will affect the availability of technology and resources that will be available to students in the College of Business, such as the Bloomberg Terminal.

Shockley said the Bloomberg Terminal is “a computer system that allows you to analyze and monitor real time financial data.”

She also said that the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville also have Bloomberg, “but their students don’t have access to them like Murray State students do.”

“Technology is a huge part of the business world, and without these resources, Murray State students will have to do an excessive amount of independent studying to remain competitive in the job market,” Shockley said.

- Alicia Steele, Staff writer

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts The newly-proposed budand associate professor of get has everyone squirming, the College of Humanities but the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, said she is conand Fine Arts approaches the cerned about what the perforchallenge with a level head mance-based metrics might and suggestions for overcombe and what that competition ing the upcoming cuts. might do to post-secondary education as a whole.

Faculty members and students of the College of Humanities and “We can see the effects of Fine Arts each have individual performance-based funding at plans and suggestions for what lower levels and with an emphasis on standardized tests there, cuts Murray State can afford to and the performance of teachmake. The suggestions range from cutting specific sports proers, and how that translates to grams, like the football program schools, but I do not think you get a full picture of the successes to, not hiring new professors for positions where other professors of a school district just from the performance on a national have retired or left the university. exam,” Charshe said. l o t t e “So I am Beahan, worried profesabout sor in the w h a t College t h a t of Humeans manities f o r and Fine higher A r t s , second- Staci Stone, Interim Dean and Associate Professor said she ary eduquescation.”

Regardless of what current tions the need for so many administration positions. suggestions will be turned into “Administrators seem to action in the future, Murray proliferate,” she said. “There State may look like a new instiare deans and then there are astution, Stone said, but one thing sistant deans and then there are will always remain. assistant-assistant deans and “I have heard the guiding prinvice presidents, and there is a ciples for recommending cuts certain point where perhaps it are that we must remain what is time to look at administrator we are at heart,” Stone said. “At cuts as well as faculty cuts.” our core we are a student-cen Beahan also agrees with tered institution, teaching, at the Bill Schell, another professor forefront. What we care about in the College of Humanities is our students and what those and Fine Arts, that the football students have with our profesprogram should be cut or at sors and the experience of our least funded a little less. students.”

Staci Stone, interim dean - Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer

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At our core we are a student-centered institution, teaching, at the forefront.

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The School of Nursing and Health Professions Marcia H o b b s , Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions, said planning for growth with the Hobbs budget is going to be very difficult, particularly for applied health sciences.

She said the department is deeply concerned about the cuts and thinks the massive nature will affect the num-

ber and quality of professors hired.

“I think our program will be affected just as any other program on campus with respect to equipment,” said Kristan Erdmann, Athletic Training Program Director. “We have been very fortunate to purchase some fantastic equipment in the past couple years.”

She said she would hate to see their ability to continue to purchase quality supplies be hindered because of budget cuts. The department purchased a nerve conduction velocity and electromyography unit and a muscle skel-

etal machine in the past few years. Murray State is the only school in the state to have a muscle skeletal machine.

Erdmann said she is also worried about their ability to travel to conferences and workshops, in which they would lose the ability to bring new knowledge and insight into classrooms.

“If our professional development funds decreased, we would be impacted financially on a personal level,” Erdmann said.

She said the exercise science program is in the process of hiring an additional faculty

member and hopes they can continue with that process.

She does not foresee anyone wanting to leave and has not heard that anyone plans to.

“It worries me because I am looking for the best education possible in my field of study and the department needs funding to do that,” said Bryanna Kampwerth, freshman from Highland, Illinois.

She thinks in the long run, the budget cuts will hurt students and hopes they are reworked so that students do not suffer.

- Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer

The College of Education and Human Services The College of Education and Human Services, COEHS, has the highest ranked elementary education program and the second highest ranked secondary education program, said David Whaley, dean of College of Education and Human Services.

Despite the proposed cuts, COEHS is committed to upholding instruction for students in the department.

Since Gov. Bevin’s budget is not finalized, Whaley is unsure what specific cuts will be made if the budget passes. He said he is identifying the college’s priorities.

“Priority No. 1 is that ‘The COEHS desires to maintain its earned reputation for out-

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standing academic programs that provide students with opportunities to excel in their chosen disciplines,’ according to the College of Education and Human Services,” Whaley said.

Another priority is to maintain a rigorWhaley ous course study for students, Whaley said.

“I’m glad that Dean Whaley is devoted to our education,” said Alyssa Smith, freshman from Marshall County, Ken-

tucky. “As an education major, I do not want my education to be affected because we do not have the money to pay for professors and learning tools, but Dean Whaley is keeping the emphasis on academic achievement.”

COEHS will maintain their academic programs and a well-trained and educated staff. Quality teachers and professors are a priority.

Whaley said the College of Education and Human Services is committed to quality staff and quality education, and it will be accommodated in a new budget.

Incoming students whose majors fall under COEHS should know their education

will be affected by Bevin’s proposed budget cuts.

“I think the department will suffer and education majors might have less hours going into schools to observe before practicum, and it could affect student teaching,” said Elizabeth Grogan, sophomore from Murray.

Education majors need 200 or more hours for practicum, observation and field experiences.

“Individually, we will have to each work a little harder and make adjustments quicker, so that it doesn’t affect us getting jobs,” Grogan said.

Whaley is not certain what

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Hazing prevention program aims for zero tolerance Greek life members reinforce empowerment, living up to values Breanna Sill Staff writer

bsill@murraystate.edu

Marquise Braham was a freshman at Penn State University-Altoona when he committed suicide after being hazed by his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa.

Braham jumped from the window of a hotel while on spring break in March 2014.

What his brothers did not know, prior to making him consume large amounts of alcohol and mouthwash, kill, gut and skin live animals and swallow live fish as part of hazing exercises, was that Braham had suffered severe mental illness and suicidal thoughts for the majority of his life.

Had his brothers known this about Braham, would they have hazed him as dangerously as they did? Or at all?

This was one of the scenarios that was presented to leaders of Murray State’s G r e e k c o m m u n i t y during a session on hazing prevention training organized Ditty

by Evan Ditty, Coordinator of Greek Life and Student Leadership Programs.

“This program was made to show us that hazing does happen at university level Greek organizations,” Ditty said. “This is not news to any of us, but with all the bad publicity that Greek life has gotten in the past year and a half and the stuff we are doing, it just doesn’t seem to work on the modern college campus.”

Ditty said he thinks it’s important for the people working in Greek life to catch up with the other college systems. He can’t say for sure that hazing is a problem at

Murray State, but based on the national average, he said there is a definite possibility that it happens on this campus as well.

“The idea is to empower the students, specifically the leaders, the presidents, the risk management chairs and the new member educators to take that stance and say ‘Enough is enough.

We need to stop this. This doesn’t fit with our values as an organization,’” he said.

“We want all of our organizations to be living up to their values.”

Taylor Chadduck, junior from O’Fallon, Missouri, and new member educator for Sigma Sigma Sigma, said she learned a lot about the different kinds of hazing during the class.

“We learned everything that goes into hazing,” she said. “It’s like verbal abuse, mocking and things that others might not even consider to be hazing.”

For Chadduck, hazing is something she said she and the other members of her organization have zero tolerance for.

“These are our new members and we don’t want them to feel uncomfortable or to feel like they are not a part of the organization because they are new,” she said.

Ditty said the university may not see the impact from the classes externally from Greek organizations, but he believes they are something that will evolve internally.

“I think it’s all something as simple as fixing up their processes,” he said. “A lot of the times groups sometimes go back to the mean, and that’s not what we want. We want all our organizations to be high-functioning and doing things right. Ideally, we will have more awareness of what hazing is.”

Chadduck echoed Ditty and said within her own organization, she is planning

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CORRECTION On Thursday, Feb. 11, The Murray State News printed an error in the article, “Bringing awareness.”

The article incorrectly quotes Abigail French, director of the Women’s Center. She should be quoted as saying that “There has not been a significant increase in diagnosed instances of eating disorders ... ” and that friends should not try to be a doctor or counselor. to someone with an eating disorder.

On Thursday, Feb. 11, The Murray State News printed an error in the article, “STEM writing workshop combats gender stereotypes.”

Constance Alexander was incorrectly quoted and her quote included a grammatical error. Additionally, the cutline incorrectly identified Dr. Heather Passmore as a student. The News regrets the errors.

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COEHS From Page 1 the specific repercussions are, since the state budget is still being determined.

The budget cuts will have an impact on the college and Whaley is determined to make

Check out a few photos from the Presidential Lecture held last Monday. For a video, check out our coverage on TheNews.org.

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Greek life members signs a confirmation that they completed the session. the impact minimal.

Murray State’s education preparation program is accredited nationally by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.

Murray State was the first nationally-accredited program in 1954. This remains the ‘gold

The Hutson School of Agriculture The Hutson School of Agriculture has seen a 55 percent increase of students since 2005, standing on a firm foundation of student retention, STEM-H degrees produced (both degrees rank in Top 6 in number of Murray State graduates and account for 20 percent of Murray State STEM degrees), job placement and service to the region, said Tony Brannon, dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture.

“The Hutson School of Agriculture has always operated with the future in mind,” said Melissa Schenck, senior agriscience technology major from Boston, Kentucky.

“While we might have to operate with a different budget than we are used to, I have no doubt that the school will continue listening to what the students want and need from their education.”

Brannon has been at Murray State for 28 years and served as an administrator for 20 of those years. Based on that

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HAZING to speak to both the actives of Tri Sigma and the new members to make sure they know exactly what hazing is and why it is wrong.

“I want new members to know when or if they are being hazed and I want them to feel comfortable talking to me about it,” she said.

If a student feels like they are being hazed, Ditty said, the best thing to do is to contact the adviser for that organization.

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experience, he said he has learned a lot.

“Most importantly, I know not to overreact to any prediction or potential cuts and I fully realize that the budget process plays out over a 3-4 month period every year with lots of reiterations and versions with final decisions not coming many times until May or June,” he said.

He said the school is “currently fully participating in that strategic discussion process.” But, he added that it is too early in the process to discuss any specific types or amounts of cuts or how they school would cope with them.

He said the Hutson School of Agriculture’s goal will be to maintain and protect funding to support the growing demand of their academic programs and regional service operations like those provided at the Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

- McKenna Dosier, Staff writer

standard’ of accreditation, Whaley said.

“With a carefully constructed process, based on strategic priorities, and with an eye to our students and with the strongest desire to maintain our quality programs, any harsh impact on students can be minimized,” Whaley said.

- Ashley Traylor, Staff writer

The Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology

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MARTIN LUTHER KING III: Above, this year’s Presidential Lecture speaker, Martin King Luther III, speaks to a large crowd in Lovett Auditorium about the progress of civil rights since his father, Martin Luther King Jr. Below, King holds a press conference in Pogue Library.

Leaders in the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology said they have nothing to report at this time, since it is too early to know what the outcome of the proposed budget cuts may be.

“We are early in the process and are in the phase where we are gathering information and looking at what areas might have the ability to streamline operations, be able to provide savings or perhaps generate new revenue,” said Steve Cobb, dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. “So at this point, there have been no cuts and there are no effects to discuss.

Any decisions to that end will be some time in taking shape.”

- Cody Hall, Contributing writer

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Marshall were notified. A report 10:56 p.m. A caller reported a was taken. fire in the construction area of 12:01 p.m. A caller reported a New Franklin Residential Colsparking outlet in the 300 block lege. Public Safety, Murray Fire of College Courts. Officers, the Department and Central HeatMurray Fire Department, Cening and Cooling were notified. tral Heating and Cooling Plant No actual threat of fire was loand the State Fire Marshal were cated.

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Students rally against budget cuts Cody Hall || Contributing writer chall22@murraystate.edu

Murray State students will join a rally with other university students around Kentucky to protest budget cuts proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin.

Students plan to meet at 10 a.m.

Feb. 25 at Kentucky State’s stadium parking lot. From there, they will march onto the State Capitol’s front yard with professional signs opposing the cuts. The students plan to stay until 6 p.m.

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shift the cost burden of higher education to students and their families,” Davies wrote in the email.

“These cuts further hamper our ability to carry out our mission in providing a high quality, affordable education to the students of our region and state,” he wrote.

If the budget is passed, beginning on July 1, the university’s state appropriation may have a permanent reduction of 9 percent – over $4 million.

Before July 30, the university may have a 4.5 percent mid-year cut of

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ernor’s budget that are of great concern to Murray State University,” President Bob Davies wrote in an email to Murray State students about the proposed cuts.

“These budget cuts, if enacted, would result in devastating reductions at Murray State and further

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state appropriations. Effects of the budget have yet to be determined since it is too early in the process and the proposed budget is will not be passed until April.

A student-led Facebook group formed the “March for Education” initiative to gain momentum and or-

ganization.

Emily Ferguson, junior from Owensboro, Kentucky, Katherine Summerfield, senior from Louisville, Kentucky, and Kaley Owens, junior from Paducah, Kentucky, initiated the march.

In an email to rally supporters, Ferguson wrote that this is “probably one of the most important things we will do in our college careers.”

More than 150 students plan to attend the protest and more than 300 people are “interested” as of Wednesday, according to the Facebook group.

Students from Western Kentucky, Kentucky State, Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State have been asked to join in the protest.

The march will be funded and organized by students. Having received no funding from the university, students will be carpooling to Frankfort and will make signs with their own supplies.

In addition to signs, the students plan to have students speak, recite poetry, play music and put on skits.

In an organizational meeting Feb. 8, Summerfield said she wanted to let Gov. Bevin know that college students are angry and won’t stand for it. Rather than being apathetic as many college students are stereotyped, she wanted to take action.

Multiple petitions have been cre-

ated due to the purposed cuts.

A Murray State specific budget cut petition has reached more than 3,300 signatures. Martin Luther King III agreed to sign the petition when he spoke at the university for the Presidential Lecture series. He also said he would send a letter to the governor.

Among those that signed a petition against the budget cuts were Jacob Scott, junior from Paris, Tennessee, and Brenden Breen, sophomore from Murray. They also posted a video called “Save Murray State” to YouTube to raise attention.

“Many students like me who are here solely on financial aid will have to drop out,” Breen said in the YouTube video. “I can not afford to attend on my own accord, so if tuition goes up, that’s it for me and many others like me.”

Scott said students must repeatedly voice their concerns to state leaders — and not just through a one-time petition.

“Day one, send an email to legislation and Gov. Bevin,” Scott said.

“The next day, call both of them.

Then send them both a letter. Then wait one day and do it all over again.

Flood the legislation and Gov. Bevin’s office with so many phone calls, emails and letters that we can not be ignored.”

Psychology researcher visits university Mikayla Marshall || Staff writer mmarshall5@murraystate.edu

The Dr. and Mrs. Gary Brummer Colloquium Series in Psychology welcomed Daniel Simons Thursday, Feb. 11, to present “Missing What’s Missing.”

The presentation revolved around the idea that the human mind misses more details than the average person may think. The experiences humans have on a daily basis can be misleading, fostering illusions about cognitive abilities and delusions about the richness of understanding.

“There is usually a finding of over-confidence, and the people who are the most over-confident tend to be the least capable,” said Simons, a visual cognition researcher.

Simons is co-author of the book “The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us.” The book focuses on improving previous studies on the topic and discovering how much people cognitively miss in everyday occurrences.

In one experiment they completed, a man asked another man for directions. In the middle of giving directions, two men walk in between them with a wooden board. The man giving directions continues to explain but does not notice that the man he was giving directions to is a completely different man.

The most recognizable experiment of Simons’ study is the “Monkey Business Illusion.”

In the video, there are three basketball players in white shirts and three in black shirts. The audience is supposed to count how many passes are made between the basketball players in white.

At the end, the audience counted

16 passes, but most miss the person in a gorilla suit walking through and banging on his chest for nine seconds.

Simons plans to continue this work and see if there are individual factors within people that cause them to miss certain occurrences.

He wants to see if some people notice more than others. So far, the only factor discovered is age, with younger people noticing their surroundings more.

“He is one of the leading visual cognition researchers out there,” said Eric Smith, associate professor of psychology.

Smith said he admires Simons’ work with ethics and how his work teaches educators how they can improve in their field. He said there has been controversy in the psychology field regarding replication of others’ work and Simons’ work helps by updating and furthering his research.

“It was very fascinating,” said Bree Lowrance, sophomore from Smithland, Kentucky. “It was really eye-opening to see how much we miss on a day-to-day basis.”

She said that the presentation was entertaining because Simons demonstrated his work in a relatable way.

Simons said he enjoys presenting his work. He said his favorite part is the questions because he gets to see what viewers take away from the presentation and he gets to hear different insights.

The Dr. and Mrs. Gary Brummer Colloquium Series is an annual series and will continue to host speakers for the rest of this year and begin again next year.

The next speaker will be Wayne Weiten, professor at University of Nevada - Las Vegas, discussing popular myths about psychological research.

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Daniel Simons presented his research, “Missing What’s Missing,” during the Dr. and Mrs. Gary Brummer Colloquium Series in Psychology.

Historic chemical landmark commemorated Cody Hall || Contributing writer chall22@murraystate.edu

A steel plaque sits outside Jesse D. Jones Hall to commemorate William Kelly’s pneumatic iron process, naming it a National Historical Chemical Landmark.

On May 11, 2015, the American Chemical Society granted Kelly’s pneumatic iron process for refining iron as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. It is the first National Historic Chemical Landmark in Kentucky.

B o m manna Loganathan, professor of chemistry, presented the finding to the American Chemical Society.

Loganathan He will be presenting the results of his research into Kelly’s history in detail Feb. 25 in the Carr Health Building.

The presentation is about William Kelly, who discovered a way to make stronger steel cheaper and more effectively. This is commonly known as the Bessemer process, made famous by Englishman Henry Bessemer. Kelly was the one who invented the process, but Bessemer received the fame.

“The world’s greatest invention happened right here in western Kentucky,” Loganathan said. “West Kentucky was very involved in the iron-steel and steel process.”

Loganathan did not intend to do this research until after he visited Land Between the Lakes and became interested in the furnaces there.

As a former chairman of the local American Chemical Society chapter, Loganathan was able to submit his findings, including collections of news articles and the journal entries of William Kelly.

The American Chemical Society’s scientists, historians and engineers agreed to approve the research and found that Kelly’s process was fitting to become a National Historic Chemical Landmark in western

Kentucky.

“Modern construction would not be possible without Kelly’s process,” Loganathan said. “The Eiffel Tower, modern cars, kitchen utensils, railroads, all the tall towers we have. Without steel, we could not enjoy this sophisticated life.”

Loganathan said he had the help of local historians and professionals. Don Hicks, retired professor from Georgia State, William Oliver, retired professor from Northern Kentucky and Sally Whittington, director of the Rose Hill Museum, worked alongside him on this project.

Odell Walker, historian at the Lyon County Historical Society, provided Loganathan with many of the articles on which he based his research.

Walker had been researching Kelly’s work on and off for more than 20 years. He knew about Kelly’s experiments before Loganathan even began his research.

“It’s taken too long for Kelly to get the recognition that he deserved,” Walker said. “He demonstrated the process years before

Bessemer, and he should have gotten credit for it a long time ago.”

The American Chemical Society established the National Historic Chemical Landmark program in 1992.

It was established for the public to recognize the contribution of chemical sciences to modern life in the United States. It records their histories, information and resources about the key achievements.

“It made possible the rapid manufacture of a malleable product of iron, in large quantities and masses, at a low cost,” said Joseph D. Weeks, in a document from the Engineering and Mining Journal in 1896.

“Its commercial and economic importance cannot be measured,” he said.

Loganathan researched Kelly for the sake of preserving history. He conducted this research on the side, separate from the research he does through the university.

His usual research with the university is about pollution in the atmosphere.

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Kentucky, Alaska, Florida, Texas, Virginia and 22 other states – one of these things is not like the other.

According to End Revenge Porn, 26 states have revenge porn laws, and Kentucky is not among them. As close to home as this hits for us, it hits home for unprotected residents of 23 other states as well.

About half the states in this grand country of ours have no solid, well-defined laws for victims of the crime that is revenge porn – emphasis on the fact that it is, truly, a crime. It’s not only time for that to change – we’re sorely past due.

Thankfully, Kentucky is making valiant efforts to move us in the right direction.

According to a news article published by WLWT on Feb. 15, House Bill 110, otherwise known as The Revenge Porn Bill, passed in the Kentucky House by a unanimous vote of 92-0 and will now move to the Senate for consider-

ation.

This bill, according to the Courier Journal, would establish misdemeanor charges for those who intend to harm someone by distributing “sexually explicit images” without consent, along with felony charges if such images are used in the pursuit of financial gain.

Another bill, sponsored by Sen. Joe Bowen, is in the works and would increase the severity of charges against those who distribute their own nude photos and/or nude photos of minors.

Actions like these are imperative in a time where digital photography, cell phones and social media are not only increasing in popularity, but are becoming weaponized.

Revenge porn is undoubtedly a form of sexual assault – it may not be physical, but it offends and scars in irreparable ways. And, like other forms of sexual abuse and related crimes, victims often don’t come forward because they

don’t feel fully protected by the law.

Also, in some cases, it’s one of the most personal crimes there is, leaving victims emotionally distressed, socially and occupationally impaired and, in some cases, suicidal.

Revenge porn, in essence, is one of the more brutal betrayals of trust. Whether you’re in a committed relationship or you’re trying to please someone in a casual setting, there’s a certain implied level of trust that indicates a sexually explicit or nude photo will be for the recipient’s eyes and pleasure only.

However, in a world of digitalized, fast-paced romance that constantly treads a fine line of intimacy and virality, nobody is safe.

This isn’t a matter of victim-blaming or, “He/she asked for it.” – it’s a matter of considering every outcome. The ugly truth is this: the person you trust, love or are simply attracted to may

not feel inclined to respect your privacy if things end and they no longer have any allegiance to you.

Actually, the ugly truth isn’t that, it’s this: people can be unbelievably inconsiderate and nobody unconditionally deserves your trust.

When you open your sex life up to cameras, there is an unquestionable risk. In some cases, it is like handing someone a loaded gun and telling them to point it at your head, but not to shoot.

Chances are they wont shoot, but why give them the weapon in the first place? And if you do give them that weapon, you have to be sure their intentions aren’t devious now and won’t be in the future.

But, in the end, it shouldn’t be completely up to us to protect ourselves.

Soon, hopefully, there will be laws in place that will ensure liberty for victims and for criminals who have violated their privacy to be brought to justice.

Some Things Considered

Let’s get in formation

If you’re like me and didn’t watch the Super Bowl – not even for the commercials – you probably still heard about Beyoncé’s halftime performance. If not, hopefully you saw her surprise new music video, “Formation.”

As per usual, the video and performance garnered Hallie Beard two kinds of responses: the Junior from “Slay, Queen Louisville, Ky. Bey!” reaction, and the pearl-clutching, fan-waving reaction.

For the halftime show, she performed part of her new song while her dancers sported black leather and berets in reference to the Black Panther Party. Nothing too scandalous, but it was enough to set social media ablaze with race-related outrage.

While perusing Facebook, I came across a link to a tangent by Tomi Lahren, a political commentator and video host often featured on Fox News. The headline read, “Blonde Badass Tears Beyoncé Apart in a BRUTAL Rant That Has Gone Viral!”

Lahren opens her rant by claiming, “Now, even the Super Bowl halftime show has become a way to politicize and advance the notion that black lives matter more.”

I’m not sure when Beyoncé worked into her lyrics, “Black lives matter more,” but it must have been pretty sneaky.

Lahren goes on to say that Beyoncé’s message was not about equality, but “ram-rodding an aggressive agenda down our throats.” Since when are costumes and lyrics in a performance seen as aggressive? Country singers have referenced and shown confederate flags in their shows for years (see: Lynrd Skynrd, Kid Rock, Blake Shelton), but no one would dare call that an agenda in any sense.

In her annoyed and unprofessional rage, Lahren states that Beyoncé, “like President Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith, Al Sharpton and so many others just can’t let America heal.”

Let that statement sink in – in Lahren’s mind, African Americans who celebrate their heritage or, I don’t know, express outrage about police brutality, aren’t letting “America” heal from the damage of institutionalized racism.

I don’t think Lahren actually has any interest in “healing” from racism, because she’s not comfortable with black voices. “Formation” is an expression of culture – one not every person can relate to – with references to afros, hot sauce, Creole and Jordans. If Lahren is uncomfortable with those references, it’s because she’s aware of her exclusion from them.

As she continued in disgust at her not being a part of Beyoncé’s life, she stated, “Keep ripping off the historical Band-Aid. Why be a cultural leader when you can play the victim,

right?”

I wish I could give that question right back to Lahren, whose entire segment was a pseudo-victim’s cry of unfairness. After making the obvious statement that white girls like Beyoncé, too, she claimed that the singer doesn’t recognize that and instead wishes to perpetuate “the great battle of the races.”

Maybe Lahren watched a different halftime performance and music video than I did – I missed the part where she said she didn’t appreciate white fans.

As if her misguided spouting wasn’t ridiculous enough, Lahren ended with a direct statement for Beyoncé: “Your husband was a drug dealer. For fourteen years, he sold crack cocaine. Talk about protecting black neighborhoods. Start at home.”

How Jay Z’s past is relevant, I’m not sure.

Celebrity involvement with drugs isn’t exactly front-page news these days, and it’s not a racial issue; Lahren only wanted extra dirt to fuel her rage. Forget that Jay Z established the Shawn Carter Foundation with his mother in 2003 to “help individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education,” according to the website – that doesn’t vibe with her skewed stance.

Beyoncé didn’t write “Formation” for everyone, and that’s OK. She didn’t write it for me or other white girls as blonde as Tomi Lahren.

Rather than getting irate about our exclusion, though, let’s take time to listen.

Maybe we don’t have spots in this one formation, but we can still stand in solidarity with Beyoncé and acknowledge that her upbringing, struggles and efforts are as valid as ours.

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“No problem” is a problem

Robert Valentine Senior lecturer of advertising

The nice young man at the restaurant brought a nice cup of nice hot coffee just in time to keep me from freezing to death.

“Thanks,” said I, and I meant it.

“No problem,” said he.

And right there, I had a problem. I always have a problem when someone does something nice for me and I say, “thanks,” and I am told that the act of kindness performed was “no

problem.”

Really? In that case, I take back my “thanks.”

After all, in most cases, someone is just doing a job. They are supposed to bring the coffee; they are supposed to tally up the sale and put the goods in a bag. It’s not supposed to be a problem. Being unemployed is a problem, but doing your job shouldn’t be.

Of course, it wasn’t a problem. But the proliferation of “no problem” in everyday speech has become an epidemic.

I am aware that the thought one wishes to ex-

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press is something like this: “While I appreciate your thanks, you should know that it is part of my job – and a part in which I take unbridled delight!”

Naturally, that kind of effusive discourse would probably alienate the patrons in most restaurants and would be a definite turn-off for people calling the theater to clarify the time of the next showing of “The Lego Fifth Element.”

So what is one to do?

I like the British solution. When offered thanks, the tradition is to respond, “It is my pleasure.” That is a nice way of saying, “Please don’t feel that you are in my debt; I enjoyed being of help to you, so we’re even. No ‘thank you’ card, please.” The Brits are so good at it and have been doing it for so long that they shorten the whole thing to the smiling delivery of one word: “Pleasure!”

There is an American approach to the issue that might even be better. I am told by those much older than I that, when someone offered “thanks” in the old days (say, the 1980s), one

might respond, “You’re welcome.” That means, according the Dictionary of Out-moded Terms and Languages (Revised), that the recipient of coffee, assistance or a college degree is free of obligation and is “welcome” to a state of non-obligation. It is an international expression.

The Canadians say, “Oh, you’re welcome, eh?”

The Scottish say, “Aye maist welcome.”

The Italians say, “Prego!” (Also the name of a good red sauce – yum!)

The Germans say, “Bitte schon,” in response to the polite “Danke,” and it means, “You’re welcome.”

The residents of Millsaps College in Mississippi say, “Well, aren’t you just the sweetest thing!” (It means “You’re welcome.”)

The Australians say, “No problem, mate.”

And there you have it. The whole thing starts with the Australians, whose principal exports to the United States have been “no problem,” reference to a coal fired portable grill as “the Barbie,” Mel Gibson and Olivia Fig Newton John.

While a lovely group of people in and of themselves, the Aussies obviously have only a tenuous grasp of the English language and ought not be the standard-setters for polite interpersonal conversation. They are, however, very jolly and have never started a war with anyone over oil.

Thereby hangs the tale: “No problem” is a shabby way to say “You’re welcome.” It’s not even an American phrase and ought to be sent back to Australia on the next Qantas jet. So now, even though there was no real problem, the problem is solved.

You’re welcome.

Cheers to ... Awareness.

Jeers to ... Ice.

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The proliferation of “no problem” in everyday speech has become an epidemic.

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Next week, Feb. 21-27, is Eating Disorder Awareness week. We all need to pay attention and educate ourselves. For instance, a lot of the comments we make can be offensive if we don’t take into consideration what people may be going through (Ex: “You’re SO skinny!

Eat something.“)

Hardly anything ruins a day quicker than walking out to your car and finding a giant ice-sculpture in its place.

The flurries of sleet, hail and freezing rain made for a rough start to the week. We definitely got a good arm workout from hacking away at our iced cars, that’s for sure.

Jeers to ... Apathy.

Cheers to ... The March.

A little more than 3,000 people have signed the “Racers in Action: Stand Against Higher Ed Budget Cuts” petition that has been floating around online and actively sent out by professors.

Come on, people. More than 11,000 students attend Murray State and we should all be signing it.

Hundreds of people will be joining the March for Education in Frankfort, Kentucky on Feb. 25, many of whom will be Murray State students, faculty and staff. This peaceful protest in response to proposed budget cuts will undoubtedly be sending a strong message to Gov. Matt Bevin.

Pro tip: toddlers are the smartest, most honest people in the world.

If you’re looking for some poor soul to ask, “Do I look fat in this?” or “Give it to me straight: Allison Borthwick who should the American Opinion Editor people put in charge of the free world?” a toddler would be the only one to answer you with complete honesty.

They would put down the pull-up they flung off their bottom in defiance of the man, dislodge the pretzel from their nose, look you up and down and say in broken, sincere English, “Yes – and anybody but Donald Tr--” before they throw up all the cake they ate without you knowing because nausea is one of the few areas where Donald Trump doesn’t discriminate.

The trick is this: their brains aren’t fully developed yet. They know not of moderation or “time and place” – if they’re going to say or do something, they’re going to go all in and mean it.

They either love something or they hate it and there is no in between.

Boogers are little gifts God planted in their noses, and pieces of broccoli are teeny tiny nightmare trees Satan sent up to this planet to punish them for living.

A toddler once told me I was beautiful and that he liked me and I cried for 19 hours straight. I also may or may not be wanted for kidnapping.

Speaking of me, here’s a fun story: I learned the hard, embarrassing way that “virgin” is not synonymous with “child.”

Let me explain.

If you don’t already know, toddlers have a knack for learning new words, due to the fact that basically everything they hear and see is brand new information. And when they learn a new word, they use it whenever possible, regardless of its true meaning.

So, when young Allison Borthwick was at a gathering of adults, heard nearby mumbling and saw some lady shove her boyfriend and say, “Shh, you can’t say that! There are virgins in the room!” while looking over at me, a child, a light went off in my underdeveloped brain. I learned a new word: “Virgin” – aka “child.”

I was the smartest, most well-informed virgin in the world, and I was ready to take the world by storm with my new golden nugget of information.

Later that month I attended a family gathering – and what better occasion to fall flat on my face in a pool of my own tears and embarrassment than Thanksgiving?

My cousins and I were frolicking and playing with the energy of rabid squirrels when I heard my uncle say a bad word. I stopped dead in my tracks, turned toward him and announced to the room in a triumphant, scolding tone, “Hey! There are virgins in the room!”

I mean, I wasn’t wrong – there were, in fact, virgins in the room. But, as it turns out, that was neither the time nor the place, and “virgin” does not mean “child.”

Ya live and ya learn.

I think the moral of the story is: be a toddler every now and then. Life seems to be much more fun and informative.

Be unapologetically honest. Be weird. Say what’s on your mind.

Unless what’s on your mind is, “Allison Borthwick shouldn’t write columns anymore because she has clearly lost her mind. Also she sucks.”

Keep that to yourself. I hear she has a lot of feelings. aborthwick@murraystate.edu

It’s a trap

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Is the Bible reliable?

Bailey Bohannan Staff writer

bbohannan@murraystate.edu

The Christian Faculty Network will be hosting a multiple speaker event, at 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 in the Curris Center Ballroom about the reliability of the Bible.

Murray State Professors Murphy Smith and Katherine Smith will be speaking at this event; “Is the Bible Reliable?

Evidence from Archaeological and Historical Research.”

Murphy, the Dill Distinguished professor of accounting in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, said the Christian Faculty Network hosts many of these multiple speaker events, and many of them combine the biblical viewpoints that have been questioned, with historical and scientific fact to confirm the Bible’s accuracy.

“This presentation will give people a better understanding of the Bible and its reliability from an archaeological and historical perspective,” Murphy wrote in an email.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Katherine Smith, assistant professor of marketing in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, is a published professor who has many recognitions for her research, one of which includes the Murray State Emerging Scholar Award and Outstanding Research Award. Google Scholar shows that her work has been cited more than 500 times.

Murphy Smith is known for many of his research articles, books and monographs, academic conference presentations, research grants and awards for teaching and research. His work has been cited more than 1,400 times, according to Google Scholar. His research examines ethics, international accounting and the impact of religiosity on business and society.

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Two professors, Murphy Smith and Katherine Smith, will discuss whether the Bible is reliable on Feb. 22 in the Curris Center.

Murphy also cited the exPAST EVENTS EVENT PURPOSE In past events, the subjects have ranged from Timothy Keller’s book, “The Reason for God-Belief in an Age of Skepticism,” “The Theological, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of the American Polity,” given by award-winning Murray State professor Winfield Rose and last fall’s title: “God’s Blueprint: Scientific Evidences for a God-Designed Universe.”

This specific speaker event, given by Murphy and Josh Ridley, physics professor, brought in more people than the Curris Center Theater, could contain and overflowed into standing-room only.

Murphy said he hopes this year brings in just as much of a crowd filled with a variety of students, faculty, staff and the community of Murray.

People have questioned the reliability of the Bible because specific historical acts have not lined up with what the Bible has told about, Murphy wrote.

Murphy gave specific examples in history where people questioned the Bible because there was no historical proof of the Hittites, which in the Bible was Israel’s ancient enemy, yet they were unaccounted for in history.

“In 1906, archaeologists discovered the ruins of Hattusas, the ancient Hittite capital at what is today called Bogazkale, Turkey,” Murphy wrote. “They also found Hittite historical records, which showed an empire flourishing in the mid-second millennium BC.”

ample of when people questioned the Bible’s accuracy because the existence of Pontius Pilate, the man who presided over Jesus’ trial, couldn’t be proved. However, in 1961, the Pilate Stone was discovered in Caesarea, showing Pilate ruled Judea from 26 to 36 AD. The event will combine history and the Bible into a single challenge to the audience: “Is the Bible reliable?”

It also will provide information about historical facts that make the Bible reliable, Murphy wrote.

“The presentation challenges participants to answer the question: Is the Bible reliable?” Murphy wrote. “This is a question of interest to many people in all stages of life and in all walks of life.”

Three residential colleges — Springer-Franklin, White and James H. Richmond residential colleges — are searching for new college heads and accepting applications until March 11.

The position of a college head helps students assigned to the residential colleges by providing advising and overseeing the residential colleges’ programming, said Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs.

“Being able to advocate for the students, an adviser, mentor, resource and to get faculty more involved so students can meet outside of the classroom to get to know them,” he said.

A college head should try to get students involved and continue the traditions of that college, Robertson said.

“You have to be someone who loves working with students in non-classroom setRobertson tings and be able to multi-task, with a positive attitude and high energy level,” Robertson said.

Katelyn Jaqueway, senior and historian of White Residential College Council, found out in December that White would get a new college head as James “Corky” Broughton leaves the position.

“I hope that anyone who comes in next year is really involved like James is,” Jaqueway said.

Keenan Hall, sophomore, from Richmond Residential College Council, said he was not aware that Richmond

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You have to be someone who loves working with students in non-classroom settings, and be able to multi-task, with a positive attitude and high energy level.

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- Don Robertson, VIce President of Student Affairs

would get a new college head.

“Hopefully the new person is engaged in community activities and cares about the residents well-being, and I look forward to meeting he or she,” he said.

In 1996, Murray State became the first U.S. public university to adopt residential colleges and touts the system as part of its student retention efforts. Each of the eight residential colleges have their own colors and mascots and compete against each other in academic and athletic competitions.

The application process for college heads includes interviews with the selection committee and meetings with the Regional Training Center of that specific college.

The selection committee consists of students, faculty and staff that are members of that specific college. Feedback from students is a factor, Robertson said.

To learn more about gaining college head experience, an informational meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Curris Center Tennessee Room. Applications are available online at murraystate.edu and in the Office of Student Affairs at 425 Wells Hall or emailed from jmathis@murraystate.edu.

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President - must be: Junior by fall semester, 2.7 gpa Vice President - must be: Junior by fall semester, 2.7 gpa Secretary - 2.7 gpa Treasurer - 2.7 gpa Senator At Large – 8 positions, 2.5 gpa College of Business – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa College Education & Human Services – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa College of Humanities & Fine Arts – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa College Science, Engineering & Technology – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa Hutson School of Agriculture – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa School of Nursing & Health Professionals – 3 positions, 2.5 gpa RCA President - 2.7 gpa RCA Vice President – 2.5 gpa RCA Secretary/Treasurer, 2.5 gpa

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Applications due Monday, February 29, 2016 at noon in the CSI office.

All RCA officers must have lived in residential college 1 year prior to election.

Mandatory Candidates Meeting Barkley room Monday, February 29, at 4 pm.

Applications due Monday, April 4 at noon in the CSI office.

Applications due Monday, April 4 at noon in the CSI office.

Other Judicial Board – 10 members, must be Junior by fall semester, 2.5 gpa Campus Activities Board – 15 chair positions, 2.5 gpa

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February 18, 2016

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‘It’s a time to celebrate’ Racers honor Purcell, blaze past Southeast Missouri State

Kelsey Randolph Sports Editor

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“He came here and he never left,” said senior forward Jeffery Moss, reflecting on the passing of Bennie Purcell. “His spirit will always be here. It’s something Murray State will always remember.”

In a silent arena among former basketball players, Racer fans, friends and family, a moment of silence blanketed the CFSB Center for “Mr. Murray State,” Bennie Purcell.

“I think as a coach here at Murray State University it’s our job and duty really to teach the tradition here,” said Head Coach Matt McMahon. “The championship tradition, the players that have come before them and what it means to Murray State …

They might not appreciate it now, but they’ll look back in 30 or 40 years and know they played in the game with the pregame tribute to Bennie Purcell.”

Early Friday morning, Purcell, former men’s basketball player, the first to reach the 1,000-Point Club, a former coach and Racer fan, passed away. His legacy is one that was felt through the entire game Saturday evening.

Moss, the 43rd member to

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Bennie Purcell’s retired jersey number banner hung lower than the others in memoriam of his time at Murray State. be a part of the 1,000-Point Club, said he wasn’t expecting to be a part of the tribute video that preceded the game Saturday.

“It motivated me to get

out there and do what I did,” Moss said.

Moss shot 20 points, six of those points coming from behind the arc. Moss and junior forward Gee McGhee dom-

inated their way from behind the 3-point line, totaling 43 points of their 83-56 win against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. McGhee, usually a starter, came

off the bench almost eight minutes into the game.

McMahon said he wasn’t benching McGhee but wanted to give some other guys the chance to prove what they

could do coming off the bench.

By the end of the first half, the Racers were ahead 23 points. The energy and crowd participation showed no sign of letting up, McMahon said.

The team entered the second half with the lead. Moss said the crowd wasn’t always on their feet, but the energy helped improve their game along with guest appearance Cameron Payne, 2014-15 guard for the Racers.

The Racers, humbled by their win, took a moment to raise their hands up to Purcell’s No. 21 banner, which hung lower than the others in remembrance.

The team offered many thanks to Purcell, who used to stand atop the B entrance of the CFSB Center, watching the Racers in every win and loss they encountered.

In the last months of his life, Purcell made appearances at the Hall of Fame inductee dinner and presented Moss with his 1,000 point ball in December.

“We just wanted to go out there and play our hardest for Mr. Purcell,” Moss said.

McMahon said from the beginning of his head coaching

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Women on hot streak Freshmen leading the race Mark McFarland

Justin Gaston

Assistant Sports Editor

Contributing writer

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jgaston2@murraystate.edu

The women’s basketball

team has a 6-7 OVC record and are tied with Austin Peay State for sixth place as of Feb. 16.

The Racers put a few wins together riding a three-game win streak, which is the first of the season. Head Coach Rob Cross said the success has come due to the energy and focus his team has recently found.

“Right now we just have a lot of confidence and we are playing with belief,” Cross said. “And that means a lot.”

During the three-game winning streak, the Racers have come away with two huge victories against teams who have been higher than them in the standings all season, Southeast Missouri State and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SEMO

The Racers were able to defeat SEMO Saturday 80-61 after losing by 37 points just 10 days before. The Redhawks shot 12-19 from behind the arc in the first game and just 1-9 in the second game.

SEMO’s sophomore guard Hannah Noe scored 22 points at SEMO, but the Racers were able to hold her to just four points in the game at Murray State.

Cross said the team showed up and responded well to the 37 point loss.

“Our team, obviously, was a lot more locked in, and to be honest with you, our players felt like they needed to redeem themselves,” Cross said.

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The Racers lost a close game to SIUE 64-61 on Jan. 23 at home. Another close game between these teams took place on Feb. 10 at SIUE

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Junior guard LeAsia Wright rebounds the ball against in Southeast Missouri State Saturday. when the Racers came away with the 79-76 victory.

Sophomore forward and guard Ke’Shunan James led the charge for Murray State with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman forward Abria Gulledge scored 12 points, four assists and one steal during the game. This was the third road win of the season and the only road win the Racers have in the OVC. Cross was happy with how his team came out and played against the team picked to win the OVC. “We had a good week, got our first conference road victory, which was huge,” Cross said. “You know against one

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of the teams that was picked to win the league at the begging of the year and is up there battling it out right now with UT Martin and Belmont for the league title. The thing was, they made their runs.

Shronda Butts is a phenomenal player.”

James took home her third OVC Player of the Week on Tuesday, but she had some company as Gulledge took home Freshman of the Week honors as well.

The Racers will play Saturday at Austin Peay State in a rematch of their 75-72 win Feb. 6. They will then return home for the final game of the regular season against UT Martin Feb. 27.

Head Coach Jenny Swieton said this year’s freshman class has given the track and field team an extra boost of momentum heading into the OVC Championships on Feb. 26.

“We knew we had a really good freshman class coming in this year,” Swieton said. “So we definitely knew that this year could be a big improvement over the past couple years.”

This past Friday and Saturday at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, freshman sprinter Tamdra Lawrence finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.69 seconds. Sophomore sprinter Deja Rodgers also competed in the event, running 25.56 seconds. Freshman sprinter and hurdler Jocelyn Payne set a new personal record in the event with a time of 25.83 seconds.

Freshman hurdler Jabreuna Brimlett tied her personal best, running 8.61 seconds in the 60meter hurdles to place sixth in the preliminaries. She took seventh in the finals with a time of 8.78 seconds.

Brimlett set a personal record in the triple jump, 39 feet 2.25 inches. The personal record ranks fourth in the alltime rankings at Murray State.

The Racers’ 4x400-meter relay team placed seventh at the meet. The team, made up of Lawrence, Brimlett, sophomore sprinter Anna Curlin and Payne, placed seventh, setting a season best with a time of 3 minutes 57 seconds.

Freshman thrower Christina Meinhardt placed tenth in the shot put, setting a personal record throwing 41 feet 3.75 inches.

Swieton said the freshmen class has transitioned and adjusted very well as has the entire team battling around weather conditions affecting how they practice.

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Swieton, while proud of how well the team has been doing is still expecting growing pains to come from the underclassmen throughout the season.

“At the end of the day, there are going to be people that are going to be at their best maybe in March, maybe in April and they’re hanging on for dear life and that’s part of the coach-athlete relationship,” Swieton said.

Three Racers broke the school record in the 3,000 -meter. Sophomore distance runner Vallery Korir, senior distance runners Brittany Bohn and Ali Hester each put up record times that currently rank them first, second and third alltime in the 3,000.

Other notable stats: • Korir placed 11th in the 3,000 with a time of 9 minutes 49 seconds. Bohn finished with a personal best time of 9 minutes 51 seconds.

Hester finished with a time of 9 minutes 54 seconds, a new personal record.

• Sophomore distance runner Meagan Smith set a personal record in the event, finishing with a time of 10 minutes 11 seconds. Sophomore distance runner Caroline Grogan also finished nearing her personal best (10 minutes 24 seconds).

• Junior mid-distance runner Tia Weston finished second in the 800-meter dash.

Weston finished with a time of 2 minutes 18 seconds almost matching her personal best.

• Sophomore mid-distance runner Emani Griffin placed third in with a time of 2 minutes 18 seconds, which is a new personal record.

• Senior long distance runner Emma Gilmore ran a season best in the mile with a time of 5 minutes 04 seconds.

• Senior distance runner Leah Krause (5 minutes 12 seconds), sophomore

distance runner Rebekah Priddy who ran a time of 5 minutes 15 seconds and sophomore distance runner Emily Flaherty who finished 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Flaherty, Priddy and freshman distance runner Ida Mutai who ran 5 minutes 25 seconds, all set personal records in this event.

• Sophomore hurdler and jumper Taylor McCammon set a personal record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.88 seconds.

• In the 5,000-meter Krause set a new personal record.

Krause finished 10th as she ran 17 minutes 57 seconds, ranking seventh all time at Murray State.

• Priddy also set a personal record of 18 minutes 08 seconds coming in closely behind Krause.

The Racers have been firing on all cylinders this indoor season, hoping to carry that momentum into the OVC Championships.

The Racers are set to compete at the OVC Indoor Championship in Nashville, Tennessee on Feb. 26-27. This will be the final indoor track meet for the Racers this season.

CORRECTION On Thursday, Feb. 11, The Murray State News printed an error in the article, “Out with the old, in with the new.”

The article stated Elijah Daniel had been kicked off of the team and that Roman Clay transferred after his sophomore year.

That is incorrect, he left the team to go to the NFL draft.

Also, Roman Clay transferred from Kent State University after his freshman season.

The News regrets the errors.

See an error? Email us at murraystatenews@icloud.com

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“As we all know it’s not every day you run into people who give you that type of support and encouragement,” McMahon said. “Both in the good times and in bad.

But he’s been great to me and he’s what Murray State basketball is about what he’s what Murray State University is all about. I want to continue to thank Mel Purcell and his family. Obviously we’re sad but it’s a time to

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celebrate the life that he lived and the impact that he had on so many Murray State Racers.”

McMahon said the team would continue to remember his kindred spirit. The team has a bye on Thursday that will allow for a day of rest and recuperation before their travel to Austin Peay State Saturday.

The Racers are No. 1 in the OVC West with an 8-5 record in the OVC and a 14-12 record overall.

After traveling to Clarksville, the Racers will travel to Eastern Illinois on Feb. 25 and then host their final home game on Feb. 27 against UT Martin.

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Junior guard Bryce Jones goes up for a layup Saturday against the Redhawks.

Softball opens up weekend in Georgia John Morris Staff writer

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The Murray State softball team comes off a weekend of games at the Kennesaw State University Kickoff Classic, their first tournament at Bailey Park.

In 2015, the Racers opened their spring season going 3-2, as opposed to this spring, beginning 2-2.

They started off the weekend with a two-game losing streak, falling first to Loyola Chicago 9-1 and then 7-0 to Kennesaw.

“We did not really do much in the first two games Friday that were playing to the level and ability that we are capable of, and the losses we took showed that,” said Head Coach Kara Amundson.

Amundson said the team put together good efforts and was in high spirits.

The Racers came out swinging and got two wins on Sunday, the final day of the tournament. The Racers handled Loyola Chicago with an 8-1 win.

The Racers followed with a win against Eastern Tennessee State, shutting them out 5-0.

“We executed both offensively and defensively,” Amundson said. “We moved runners when we needed to, we made the routine plays defensively and we attacked the zone from the pitcher circle.”

Loyola was first on the board in the game on Sunday, starting with a home run, but the momentum quickly switched over in the Racers favor as they came away with eight straight runs.

Junior infielder, Jessica Twaddle went 3-for-3 in the game, adding a double, two runs and two stolen bases, an RBI and a walk. Junior catcher Jocelynn Rodgers

went 3-for-3 with her first run of the season followed by senior infielder, Shelbey Miller, who also added to the day’s production going 2-for4. The Racers had a total of 11 hits and the three combined for eight of them.

In game two against ETSU, the Racers had five hits but not in their favor. The Racer’s defense came away with three doubles.

The Racers came up with solid execution from the plate with five straight hits.

Miller and Twaddle showed up again in game two when Miller went 3-for-3, two RBIs with a double and a run.

Twaddle scored and stole two bases for the second consecutive game.

Junior infielder Maggie Glass had three runs batting 2-for-3 batting with two RBIs and her first home run of the season.

The Racers’ defensive performance was led by the solid pitching, said Amundson.

Junior pitcher Mason Robinson won both games for the Racers, only allowing one run in 11 innings and just seven hits.

“Our pitchers did a great job of attacking the zone, and allowing the defense to make plays behind them,” Amundson said. “I believe we turned five double plays on the weekend, which is pretty impressive.”

Saturday, the Racers’ slate of games was canceled due to weather concerns. This gave them an extra day of preparation going into the games played on Sunday.

Murray State will play against Austin Peay State, Missouri State and Western Kentucky on Saturday and Sunday.

The Racers will be at the Holiday Inn Hilltopper Classic hosted by Western Kentucky.

February 18, 2016 Marky Mark Talks Back

Integrity matters

Integrity is defined in the dictionary as the quality of being h o n e s t and having strong moral principles.

Mark McFarland It is not Assistant Sports Editor only about being honest, but about being someone who is respected and who has a good moral compass.

If that is the true, why are athletes held to a lower standard?

People see the athletes as some of the greatest people and role models in the world.

The issue is athletes aren’t held to the standard they should.

There are athletes that get away with a lot of things other human beings would never get away with.

Ray Rice got caught beating his wife and got suspended from the league. Though he completed everything the NFL had asked of him to get reinstated to the league, he still cannot find a job. This is one step to stopping the problem.

If NFL general managers and owners take a stand for trying to better their teams, then maybe the NFL will try to better the league.

Issues like this are what are tainting the league and everyone involved with it.

Rice is someone who does not belong in the league if the NFL does not get their act together.

Many athletes go around with “perfect” records with not a scratch on them from a moral point of view. Peyton Manning is one of those athletes.

This season, there have been rumors, though none of them have been proven true, of Manning using performance enhancing drugs (PED) to better his play in his old age, plus the rumors

of sexual assault while he was still at the University of Tennessee.

Before him came players like Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds.

All three of these hard-hitting baseball players were busted with PEDs, and then caught lying about the issue to Congress.

There are actually some sports writers who vote for guys like this to be put in the Hall of Fame every year.

If that does not show the amount of undeserved respect some of these athletes receive, nothing else will.

Americans have an issue with believing the best in athletes way too often.

Athletes are always given the benefit of the doubt yet constantly prove America wrong when they mess up yet again.

Granted, there are some athletes who are good people to follow morally but there are far more who have proven they need to be held accountable more often.

Athletes have a persona about them. They act invincible and can get away with anything. This is one of the major issues that has led to the issues athletes have on and off the field.

The NFL has issued more and more changes to its policy on domestic violence because it becomes more of an issue every season.

Because of the recent troubles in the NFL with domestic violence, NCAA teams, including Murray State, have been doing things to try and let their players know that it will not be tolerated.

It is time to wake up. Much like politicians, athletes believe they are untouchable.

They believe they can get away with anything and if they get caught they will try and lie about it until they are put in their grave.

Athletes are great for America. They go out there and put on a show when they are asked to so they can entertain the American people.

The issue is the amount of respect they get. When is enough enough?

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Murray State students got a small taste of New Orleans last week when Alpha Mu Gamma hosted a small Mardi Gras celebration in the Curris Center.

King cake, beads and mask making supplies were available for all who attended. The festive mood was enhanced by traditional Creole music playing in the background.

Shortly after, students sat in a semicircle and gazed upon a projector and screen. Therese Saint Paul, professor of French, stood before the small group with photos and slides, recounting the history of Mardi Gras. Reika Ebert, chairwoman of modern languages, stood beside her dressed in Mardi Gras colors and a festive hat.

For most, Mardi Gras creates images of debauchery, but for those gathered there, the true meaning of Mardi Gras was revealed.

The intent of the evening was more than just to enjoy some cake and music. Saint Paul explained the meaning of Mardi Gras and its evolution to what many expect from New Orleans’ “Bourbon Street.” She said all carnivals, such as Carnival in Brazil or Mardi Gras in France and New Orleans, have

Lexington, Kentucky, the experience was eye–opening.

“I definitely thought it was interesting,” he said. “This is something that is world heritage and is celebrated in our own backyard in New Orleans.”

He said that events like this are important for students to attend because language is an important part of being a global citizen. Ebert believes in this as well she said. By attending events that enrich students with more than just language skills, rather cultural experiences, students can have a deeper understanding and compassion for others, Ebert said.

“If someone sees there is not only one way of relating to each other, it gives greater understanding and flexibility to that person,” she said. “You get to participate in another culture directly and that is something no one can take from you.”

Mardi Gras celebrations aid in this experiential learning process.

For Ebert, celebrating together and learning new things is something all students can benefit from.

“Any society needs rituals and celebrations,” she said. “Sharing music and food is a great way to build community because you don’t even need words.”

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the same intent, despite the actual practice of the holiday in different countries around the globe.

“Carnaval [France, carnival in other countries] is one of the biggest parties,” Saint Paul said.

“Originating in Germany then adopted by Catholics, the celebration is meant to be a catharsis before Lent.”

For many around the world, Mardi Gras and Carnival is a time in which societal norms are turned upside down. Ebert pointed out in Cologne, Germany, there is a “Women’s Carnival” which is held the Thursday before the big celebration.

“Women go wild, and for that day women rule and take power,”

Ebert said.

She used this example to illustrate the notion of Mardi Gras being a release for one day of the year. For many who are religious, it is a time to engage in behavior otherwise seen as abnormal before reflecting and giving up certain behaviors or items for the Lenten season.

“If you allow space for people to engage in prohibited behaviors, it can create a cathartic release,” Saint Paul said.

Ebert said this release can even reinforce pre–existing social norms. She said that by allowing role reversal, debauchery and other prohibited behaviors, people are more accepting of their daily lives.

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Spring philanthropy hits close to home Connor Jaschen || Features Editor cjaschen@murraystate.edu

In 2001, Maria Long was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at the age of 10.

She would spend the next year in and out of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, until she died in 2002. She was survived by her sister, Mary Caroline Long, who would go on to dedicate herself to spending money and time in her sister’s memory.

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Maria has swept me into her mystery. Sharing her life with others keeps her spirit alive.

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- Mary Caroline Long, Philanthropy Coordinator for Alpha Gamma Delta

Now in charge of this year’s Alpha Gamma Delta philanthropy, Long, junior from Louisville, Kentucky, said the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation’s focus on juvenile diabetes care hits home, reminding her of her sister’s health conditions at such a young age.

Long said she wanted to help other young people struggling with their health.

Taking charge of this year’s philanthropy in support of juvenile diabetes seemed like a perfect fit.

“Being a part of [Maria’s] life story has evolved into my life story,” Long said. “It has forced me to look at myself from within and share the experience with others.”

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‘Secrets’ may throw listeners for a loop Nick Erickson || Staff writer nerickson@murraystate.edu

A change in sound can either make or break a band. When a band has stuck to the same format for so long, a sudden change can gather a new fanbase or lose the support of old fans.

For those who enjoyed the “heavier” or darker side of the post-hardcore rockers, Secrets, a let down might be in store. With the group’s newest release, “Everything That Got Us Here,” the departure of former lead vocalist, Aaron Melzer, brought forth a more melodic direction for the band, with guitarist and singer Richard Rogers taking on the role as frontman. On this album, Secrets tells the experiences they’ve learned from growing up, and show that from loss, they are able to grow as a band, for better or for worse.

To anyone left in fear that the band has lost screaming with Melzer’s departure, fear not. There is still screaming, though it is drastically reduced.

Joining the lineup is Wade Walters, who, when he isn’t assisting on vocal duties, plays bass. Walters vocals are

up to par with Melzer’s, and while on most tracks are sparsely used, certain tracks do in fact showcase how Walter’s can add the heavy flare Secrets is known for. Though disappointing to many, this allows Rogers, who previously was limited to mostly singing choruses, to showcase his enormous vocal range. This is a win or a loss depending on the listener.

Opening with one of the most creative introductions to grace a rock album in ages, thanks to its structure, “Intro” is a 34 second-long exclusively acapella track. This is something often not found in this genre of music, but the band pulls it off extremely well, and it’s undeniably catchy. Unfortunately, this is the biggest standout from any of the other 10 tracks on the record.

Lead single from the record, “Rise Up,” is a powerful track that can give listeners an idea of what is to come with the rest of the album. Rogers dominates most of the track, delivering an impressive singing performance during most of the verses and choruses, with Walters chiming in

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with some extra vocals and a driving bassline.

The following single, “Left Behind,” is reminiscent of the group’s previous album, “Fragile Figures,” and is one of the grittier songs on the album, comprised of screaming vocals that the

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During parts of the production of the Vagina Monologues, Yasmine Martinez, sophomore from Paducah, Kentucky, was so moved by the monologues she cried.

“I thought it was going to be nasty the whole time, just because of the name, but it had all these different levels,” Martinez said.

She said just hearing the stories of the women in the monologues shocked her.

“I feel really empowered because no one talks about this stuff,” Martinez said.

The Women’s Center put on the Vagina Monologues, Feb. 11-13 to bring awareness to Murray State’s campus and to support the Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center in Paducah. The Vagina Monologues is a part of the V-Day Campaign created by author Eve Ensler to help end violence against women and bring awareness to everyone.

Alexis Ash, sophomore from Paducah, Kentucky, said she was excited about seeing the show from the first time she heard it

group is known for. This track consists more of Walters screaming, with Rogers tackling singing the chorus and bridge, much like how Melzer and Rogers did so often on previous material. Those who love an infectious melody and a tight breakdown, beware of this track.

After “Left Behind,” listeners should have a general idea of what they will find within the majority of the album: mostly softer rock tracks with sparse screaming or songs which Rogers and Walters share closer to 50/50 vocal duties. The vocals on “Everything That Got Us Here” are beautiful, and very well – produced. Instrumentally, everything sounds clear production-wise, too. Though there are not really any ear-catching moments from the guitars or drums, it’s solid and on par with most other bands within this genre.

“I’ll Be fine” offers up some of the best lyrics Rogers has ever written for the band to date, getting very personal about his past alcoholism. It’s touching and likely could connect with many fans.

was coming back. She said she knew some of the actresses and could not wait to see it.

“I thought it was awesome and empowering,” Ash said. “I think it is a great learning experience for men and women. It’s breaking the silence that has always been there.”

Director Jasmine Wilkerson, graduate student from Americus, Georgia, and co-director Tyler Bradley, graduate student, said they were pleased with the way the production went.

Wilkerson cried as she talked about how happy she was with the first night’s performance.

“Vagina Monologues is something that requires a strong commitment from student leadership; Wilkerson and Bradley are just that,” said Abigail French, director of Murray State’s Women’s Center.

French said it would have been impossible for her to accomplish what Bradley and Wilkerson did on her own. She said it was an honor to support the Vagina Monologues and she is grateful for the director’s commitment.

The production of the Vagina

Monologues not only had an impact on the audience, but it also affected the actresses.

After Saturday’s performance, actress Nicole States, sophomore from Carrollton, Kentucky, was so excited she couldn’t stay still.

States read a monologue about a woman who was an attorney who turned to prostitution.

“I feel very hyped right now.”

States said. “It was like an out-ofbody experience.”

States said she had never been a part of a production like this before.

“This piece is so much about the empowerment of women through the taboo of the vagina,” States said. “I think I get so hyped about it because I feel like I’m doing something great because all this money is going to the Merryman House.”

States said it takes a lot of confidence to perform onstage with any production, but it took something else to be in the Vagina Monologues. She said her personal experiences motivated her to perform.

“My background that I come from, like my home life, it’s not

“In Loving Memory” is another track that stands out from others, focusing again on Walters vocals, displaying how good his low growls are. This track features the heaviest breakdown on the CD and is a force to be reckoned with. Album closer, “The One With No One,” is a beautiful, acoustic guitar-driven track. Rogers ends the album on a delicate note with this track, singing of heartache over a failed relationship.

Despite the riffs not being memorable,, the choruses and vocal melodies are so well-written and catchy they carry the listener throughout the entire album. Rogers truly is the heart and soul of Secrets, and it’s safe to say that his new position as frontman of the band was a justified decision. Although it might take many fans time to adjust, Rogers vocals and lyricism could rival anyone else in the music scene. For any past fans of Secrets who haven’t already checked out “Everything That Got Us Here,” give it a chance; they might surprise you with the softer direction, but might hook you in with some surprising new talent.

good,” States said. “And to be able to give to something that is working to end domestic violence its really close to me.”

She said her background gave her the strength and motivation to be in the show especially because the proceeds go to the Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center.

Alayna Bristow, freshman from St. Louis, read a monologue about a woman who had to go to a “vagina workshop” to learn about her body.

Bristow had never been in any type of production before she performed in the Vagina Monologues last weekend.

“I feel great,” Bristow said.

“The audience was super jazzed and involved, so that made it even more fun.”

Bristow said a lot of people don’t know what the Vagina Monologues are about, and they don’t know what to think about it, but she hopes after they have seen the show they have a better understanding.

“Sometimes life is vulgar and these issues are horrible, so why not be real and not sugarcoat them,” Bristow said.

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The Murray Woman’s Club hosted the Masquerade Charity Ball in honor of the Murray communities public services and protectors.

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This year, the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta followed the recipe laid out two years ago for their annual “XOXO Gossip Squirrel” fundraiser; the sisters collected donations in the Curris Center, selling items to raise money.

This year, though, the organization changed what they sold in order to better coincide with their philanthropy’s cause.

In the previous years, the philan t h r o p y would sell bags of candy for $1 donations.

Since the philan thropy is going toward diLong a b e t e s treatment, Long decided candy wasn’t the best product to sell. This year, they sold wristbands instead, each sporting the theme of the week, “Kissing Away Diabetes.”

Each bracelet would be bought for a special someone and the sisters went out at the end of the week to hand out the presents to whomever they were bought for.

In the end, they tallied up the total number bought for each sorority and fraternity to get the “Most Loved” prizes, winners being Kappa Delta and Pi Kappa Alpha, respectively.

The group also held change wars for the “Most Spirit Points Award,” with the winners being Alpha Omicron Pi in the sorority division and

Sigma Chi in the fraternity division.

Rachel Ross, junior from Murray, said Long has done an excellent job in continuing what Ross started two years ago, with the addition of the bracelets as well as the walk held on Saturday, where participants released balloons in honor of those affected by diabetes.

“I loved the idea of adding the walk to ‘Kiss Away Diabetes’ because my grandmother was a diabetic,” Ross said. “It was a bittersweet moment for me on Saturday to release a balloon in her honor. The day before was the anniversary of her death, so it hit close to home.”

Though the philanthropy is not nearly as big as Alpha Gamma Delta’s fall philanthropy, ‘Rockathon,’ Ross said she hopes to keep the spring philanthropy as a simple way of lending a helping, philanthropic hand.

“It is a fun, simple way to raise more money for the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation,” Ross said. “But I do see the walk continuing to grow.”

Long said she thought the week was a success and was thankful for all the participation from the Murray State community, particularly the Greek organizations.

She also encouraged those who missed out on the past week’s philanthropy to take the chance to participate in the upcoming “Up Till Dawn” philanthropy event, held

by Murray State’s St. Jude’s Philanthropy Team, which Long is also a part of.

Through it all, Long said she always keeps her sister’s memory with her in these philanthropic pursuits.

“Maria has swept me into her mystery,” Long said.

“Sharing her life with others keeps her spirit alive.”

While the Murray Woman’s Club has had its share of weddings and parties, for the first time ever, they hosted a Valentine’s Masquerade Charity Ball, complete with live band and dancing crowds, in hopes of raising money to support Murray’s law enforcement and fire and rescue departments.

Ali Ray, head organizer for the event, wanted to put on something that would give people a reason to dress up and go out.

“I have never seen anything like this here,” Ray said.

“There’s ‘little black dress’ parties here and there, but nothing like this where you can get dressed up, go out have fun and donate to a charity for people who save our lives every day.”

The proceeds from the ball were split between the Calloway County Fire and Rescue, Murray Fire Department, Murray Police Department and the Calloway County Sheriff’s Department. The money was specifically for officers or fire

and rescue personnel who get injured or killed in the line of duty. Ray explains how there isn’t really much going on for that cause or for those departments in general.

“I don’t know of any actual fundraiser for our actual police department or fire and rescue in our area,” Ray said. “There’s nothing that benefits them directly.”

With Ray doing some sort of event nearly every year, she is no stranger to charity. She once donated roses to Calloway County High School to randomly give to girls who might not have gotten anything for Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day isn’t necessarily my favorite holiday. I feel it can be a sad holiday for people,” Ray said. “So, if you’re a family member of an officer who has been fatally injured and they’re not there, it could be really hard. So I was just looking for something to boost people’s spirits.”

Among all of the people in masks Friday night was Amy Washington-Owens, who lost her husband in 2011 when he was driving home from his job with the Mayfield Police

Department and crashed his car. Washington-Owens spoke from her own experience, talking about how people tend to forget that something like that could happen.

“You know it’s a dangerous job but you don’t think anything’s ever going to happen,” Washington-Owens said. “So if it’s easy for a spouse to forget, it’s easy for community to forget too.”

She said when she heard about Ray’s plan for a masquerade charity ball, she was instantly interested.

“When I found out what it was for, I was pretty excited and curious to what inspired that,” Washington-Owens said. “Community members don’t always think about those things. You don’t think about law enforcement until you need them,” But while people were dancing, laughing or enjoying chocolate–covered strawberries,, there was a sense of higher purpose for the entire night.

“It’s not even the financial aspects of it,” Washington-Owens said. “It’s just knowing that someone out there cares.”

Theater classic set to storm the stage

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Preparation for the first performance continues, as the cast makes finishing touches on all ends of production.

Taylor Inman Contributing writer tinman@murraystate.edu

Tennessee Williams’ famed classic, “The Glass Menagerie,” will make its Murray State debut, telling the memories of Tom Wingfield’s last attempt to satisfy his mother’s expectations before leaving to pursue his dream.

Murray State’s upcoming production is directed

by Lissa Graham-Schiender, who has directed over 40 plays in her time teaching at Murray State. She said that though this is an American classic produced in 1944, it has something to say for college students of today’s time.

In the play, Tom (played

by Noah VandenBosch), his mother Amanda (played

by Katherine Summerfield) and his younger sister Laura (played by Karson Crass)

grapple with expectations for their life and the task of setting Laura up with Tom’s coworker, Jim (played by Landen Bates). The entire play is only what Tom remembers, as he warns the audience at the beginning of the play that what was only important to him is what is shown.

Though “The Glass Menagerie” is a production with a smaller cast, Graham-Schiender said that there’s a benefit to working with only four people.

“The students get a lot more personal time with the director,” Graham-Schiender said. “The whole thing has been extremely rewarding, working with the students, teaching and guiding them through the play. And the set is also pretty rad.”

The set, one of the most unique aspects of the show, is made to look like a curio

cabinet and appears to float on top of the stage. The characters that interact in it are like the glass figurines the play centers its metaphor on.

Laura, who has been left with crippling social anxiety after surviving polio as a child, must find a way to please her mother and find a decent suitor for herself.

Summerfield, senior from Louisville, Kentucky, said while her character is the antagonist, she becomes the catalyst for the other characters to be pushed toward their full potential.

“Without her pushing, Tom wouldn’t have left home,” Summerfield said.

“She’s so life-like. Amanda is a struggling single mother and you can see her character in everyday life.”

Summerfield said she has learned something from the character that took time for her to grow closer to.

“You can’t put people in boxes, you can’t make them act how you think they should act,” Summerfield said. “Amanda can’t put Laura and Tom in the box that she wants them to be in.”

Graham-Schiender hopes that students take away the important lesson that “The Glass Menagerie” tells.

“This play is about regret.

Sometimes we get put into situations in life where no answer is the right answer,” Graham-Schiender said. “But you have to answer the question anyways.”

Murray State’s production of “The Glass Menagerie” will premier at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the Robert E. Johnson Theatre. For tickets, call 270-809-4421. General admission will be $15 per person, the MSU/AARP rate will be $12 per person and student admission will be free with an MSU ID.

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MOVIE REVIEW ‘Deadpool’ shatters box office with $135M Adam Winn Staff writer awinn@murraystate.edu

Most people are familiar with the popular Marvel superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, etc. Unfortunately, most are unaware of one of the darkest, wittiest superheroes in the Marvel universe: Deadpool. However, audience members going to watch “Deadpool” expecting a typical superhero film are in for a shock.

“Deadpool” is packed with crude humor and gratuitous violence. While this isn’t normally the type of thing viewers expect to see in a mainstream superhero movie, it not only works, but outshines a majority of its genre predecessors.

The movie is based on the “Deadpool” Marvel comic books and tells the story of former Special Forces operative-turned-mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds). After being diagnosed with late stage terminal cancer, he is mysteriously approached by a recruiter that claims the people he works for can cure Wilson of the disease through experimental treatment.

After much contemplation, he decides to give the experimental trials a shot. After arriving at the secret facility, he soon realizes the scientists have much more sinister plans for him. He discovers their goal is to turn him into a mutant with superpowers and use him as a slave soldier.

The experimentation ultimately is a success and cures him of his cancer and does give him superpowers in the process. However, the experiment leaves him horribly disfigured. Wilson then escapes from the lab and vows to track down and kill the scientist Ajax (Ed Skrein) who was responsible for torturing and mutilating him.

With his newfound superpowers, he decides to take on the name “Deadpool” and with help from X-Men members Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand) he sets out on his mission to get the revenge he deserves.

Theatergoers should be aware that this is an R-rated film and it absolutely deserves the rating it received. This is not the type of superhero film that the viewer would want to take their children or younger siblings to watch. The film contains an abundance of sex, graphic nudity, non-stop foul language and violence, so if the viewer gets easily offended by this type of raunchy storytelling, then this is definitely not the film for them.

One of the best parts about the film is the fact that

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Ryan Reynolds lounges in red spandex as the new Marvel anti-hero, Deadpool. it is consistently breaking the fourth wall. Deadpool frequently speaks directly into the camera, letting the audience know that he knows he is just a character in the movie.

At one point in the movie when Wilson is about to undergo the advanced experimentation, he tells the recruiter, “Don’t make the suit green or animated!” This is obviously a reference to Reynolds previously starring in the critically-panned superhero movie “Green Lantern,” in which he played the title character and wore a computer-generated suit.

Another instance of this is when Colossus starts to drag Deadpool back to the X-Men Mansion and tells him, “You are gonna have a talk with Professor Xavier.” Deadpool responds with, “McAvoy or Stewart? I find these parallel universes so confusing.” This is obviously an amusing jab at the fact that two different actors have played the character “Professor Xavier” in the “X-Men” franchise.

It’s also important to mention the film is told non-sequentially. This filming style works extremely well and does so using flashbacks, that way

it doesn’t confuse the audience or allow them to get bored with the plot.

The casting for this movie is perfect, from the main characters to the secondary characters. The role of Deadpool feels almost as if it was written specifically for Reynolds. He brings this perfect balance of humor and seriousness to his character and even though Deadpool is more of an anti-hero than an actual superhero, the viewer is still bound to find themselves rooting for him.

“Deadpool” is an outrageously hilarious film that never once takes itself too seriously. The flick is one of the best superhero comic book adaptations to date. As long as the audience decides not to take the movie very seriously either, then they are likely to find it enjoyable from the opening credits all the way to its fantastic conclusion. After watching the film, the viewer just might leave the theater with a new favorite superhero.

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