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August 24, 2017 | Vol. 92, No. 1

Explosion rattles campus Chronicling the day of the New Richmond explosion

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n the afternoon hours of June 28, an explosion rocked campus, destroying two floors of James H. Richmond College and seriously injuring a former Murray State residential director. The explosion is currently being investigated as a gas leak. The following events were put together from official statements by Murray State employees, shedding more light on the events prior to the explosion.

A gas regulator was struck by a lawnmower. The incident was reported to another Murray State employee shortly thereafter.

Maintenance crews were mowing the grass. Footage from security cameras show the crews stopped mowing around this time.

A regulator monitors the amount of gas coming from the ground, into the meter and then into the building.

The employee contacted “Murray City Gas utilities” to change the regulator.

A Murray State employee went to the site and turned off the gas services.

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Former Residential Director Dakota Fields was inside the building when the explosion occurred. He was taken to Murray-Calloway County Hospital and later flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Fields continues to recover at his home in Illinois.

Most of Fields’ belongings were destroyed, though two items were left unscathed: his Bible and his devotional.

“God saved me that day and he wanted the world to know by letting that photo go public,” Fields said.

“It was a

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According to the employee’s statement, the regulator was replaced and gas services were restored.

To ensure the regulator was working properly, the city employee performed a ‘soaping’ test. This process includes spraying the device with soapy water.

If bubbles form, then there is a leak. No leaks were detected.

The regulator was replaced and the area was declared safe.

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Interior surveillance video obtained by The Murray State News shows painters inside James H. Richmond Residential College about an hour and a half before the blast.

miracle I did not die.”

Dakota Fields, former Murray State residential director

The south side of New Richmond Residential College exploded, resulting in damage to three residence halls and Winslow Dining Hall.

Spokesperson for the Kentucky State Police, Jody Cash, said the explosion was the result of a natural gas leak. Cash declared the incident non-criminal and turned the investigation over to the Kentucky State Fire Marshal.

Photos courtesy of Dakota Fields

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According to the official report from the Murray State Police Department, “One unknown bystander reported that his father had been painting in the building that day and could smell the odor of natural gas.”

The document stated Dakota Fields was found between Hester and New Richmond Colleges. An officer then tended to Fields until he could be evacuated by emergency personnel.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Mr. J’s Grill and Pub may soon reopen Sabra Jackson Staff writer

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Mr. J’s Grill and Pub, a favorite local hangout for many students, closed its doors Aug. 11, just days before students were to return to campus.

Luckily for students, however, owner James Hudgins said Mr. J’s may soon reopen, possibly under a new name.

Hudgins said he closed the doors because of personal issues, and has spent time reflecting on the era of his life in which h he operated the business.

REOPENING

Hudgins said customers will recognize the new owners as former employees of Mr. J’s prior to its closing, but their names have not yet been released.

“They are good people,” Hudgins said. “I have the utmost confidence in the two young people who are now going to be the owners.”

Hudgins predicts that it will take at least 90 days for the

restaurant to reopen. The new owners will need time to file paperwork and renew the liquor license.

OWNER’S REFLECTION

Hudgins said one of his favorite things about serving the Murray community was his customers and staff began to feel like family.

Hudgins has lived in Murray since he was 4 years old. He said he plans to stay around town, but is returning to his old profession.

Before owning the pub, Hudgins hauled new cars for more than 20 years.

Hudgins said one of his proudest accomplishments was being awarded the best bar by The Murray State News four years in a row.

Hudgins said he walked into the building one day while his father was cleaning it up and they spoke about it being up for lease. Hudgins decided to ask his father to give him a chance at owning the building and give it “the old college try.”

After selling all of his equipment, CDs and his motorcycle to buy the building, Hudgins said he tried his best to build something special.

“That was an awesome four years,” Hudgins said. “I have absolutely no regrets for doing what I have done. There is sorrow that runs very emotionally deep for me that I’m no longer there.”

Hudgins thanked the students for being the people he will miss most.

“Thank you,” Hudgins said.

“You have helped make my life great for four years.”

BACKGROUND

Mr. J’s used to be known as The Hub in the 1960s. The restaurant was one of three hangouts when Murray residents Bob McGaughey and Roger Reichmuth were students at Murray State. Those three hangouts included The Hub, The Hut and The College Grill.

McGaughey said you could walk into The Hub at 10 a.m. and see students dancing and play-

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James Hudgins owned Mr. J’s Grill and Pub for four years. ing card games such as hearts, bridge and rook.

McGaughey said his favorite memories revolve around the former owners of The Hub, Jack

and Jo Shroat. “[Jo] was like everyone’s grandmother,” McGaughey said about Shroat. “You would walk in and she would say ‘well

how was your class, you went didn’t you?’”

After The Hub, the building was known as Saturday’s and Mr. Ed’s Coffee Shop.

Student workers may pay more under payroll tax Destinee Marking Staff writer

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A one percent payroll tax may soon be imposed on those working in the city of Murray, including student workers.

The Murray City Council will hear the second and final reading of the ordinance and then vote on Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Mayor Jack Rose was the tie-breaking vote in favor of the tax during the first reading of the ordinance on Aug. 10.

If the payroll tax passes, it would go into effect starting on Jan. 1, 2018. The ordinance would also eliminate the city

sticker. However, that would not occur until June 1, 2018.

Dan Miller, city councilman in favor of the tax, said making people who live and work in Murray buy a city sticker is not a reliable way to raise money. He said this generates nearly $1 million for the city, but not all of that comes from purchasing the stickers.

According to the Final Report of the Mayor’s Committee on Revenues, Needs and Expenditures read at the July 17 council meeting, “A considerable portion of that sum has been due to late fees and violations.”

Besides eliminating the city sticker, Miller said prop-

erty taxes will be lowered to be more comparable to those in surrounding cities.

“In some ways it’s to try to make the economic model more in line with surrounding communities,” Miller said.

As for Murray State students who work on campus and in the city limits, Miller said the payroll tax will be a break because students won’t be paying for a city sticker out of pocket. Money will be taken out of their checks gradually with no risk of owing a fine, he said.

David Eaton, department of economics and finance department chair, said students who work a minimum wage

job 15 hours per week during the school year earn $3,500 in one year. Students earning above minimum wage or working more than 15 hours will pay more under the payroll tax.

“Students who pay the prorated $35 city sticker would have to earn more than $3,500 in Murray in order to pay more under a payroll tax,” Eaton said.

City stickers expire on May 31 of each year. Prices begin at $50 in April, but gradually decrease, reaching $35 in August.

Councilmember Linda Cherry said she will vote against the payroll tax.

“It is an unfair tax,” Cherry said. “The greatest burden of this tax will fall on the backs of those who can least afford it.”

Cherry said the tax will benefit people like her and her husband who own property and have insurance because those taxes will decrease with the payroll tax.

She said for people who do not own property or do not have insurance, a payroll tax will hurt them.

“All they get with this payroll tax is money taken out of their check every week,” Cherry said.

If the tax does not get approved, Cherry said she suggests raising the cost of the

city sticker to increase annual revenue.

Larry Elkins, Calloway County judge executive, said the fiscal court has made its opposition of the payroll tax publicly known.

“This payroll tax is going to really hurt the people and the citizens of our community that can least afford it – the working class people,” Elkins said.

The meeting will be held in the council chambers of city hall and is open to the public.

If the ordinance passes, the city will continue to administer $150 fines until June 1, 2018 for those who do not purchase a city sticker.

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Sports Soccer seeks a three-peat Sports Editor: Bryan Edwards Assistant Sports Editor: Blake Sandlin Phone: 270-809-4481 Twitter: MSUSportsNews

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Following an 8-5-4 season and another year of OVC play without a loss, Head Coach Jeremy Groves and the Murray State soccer team are finishing its preparations for the 2017 season.

Murray State is also predicted to finish first in the OVC Preseason poll, which is voted on by the coaches and sports information directors of the OVC. Groves said his expectations for the team never change.

“We want to win as many games as possible and win a regular season championship and hopefully go to the NCAA Tournament and win a couple games there and upset some people,” Groves said. “Our expectations never change here.”

The Racers are two-time OVC regular season champions and have a record of 17-0-3 in the past two of regular seasons of OVC play.

Groves said he doesn’t talk about the unbeaten streak because he’s more focused on the present instead of the past.

“It’s a different year, we’re not really thinking about that this year, same as we didn’t think about it last year,” Groves said. “It’s not something that we talk about. Streaks are meant to be broken. I think it’s a really cool thing that it’s happened, but we’re not looking into the

future, our next game is Friday and that’s the game we have to get prepared for.”

The Racers return a handful of players, including two-time OVC Offensive Player of the Year Harriet Withers, who is optimistic about the upcoming season. “I’m really excited to play this year,” Withers said.

“We have a really strong team, a lot of new girls who look really promising. We came in fit, which is really good and I think we’ve all been working hard and honestly I think this season is going to be a great one for us.”

Withers finished last season with eight goals and four assists. She said she wants to do even more this year.

“There’s always that talk of us being the odd ones out, and no one has made it into the tournament. I think that’s just an extra challenge for us,” Withers said. “We’re ready for it and we want to be the first to break that streak and make it a third year in a row, which would be amazing.”

In addition to the players returning for the Racers, they have a complete freshman class coming in to bring support to the team.

Groves said he is very excited about the team’s depth coming into the season.

“I think it’s the deepest squad we’ve ever had,” Groves said.

“We’ve had five or six freshman

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Junior forward Cori Cain moves the ball forward during the Racers’ 2-0 win over Marshall. come in and play to a level that’s extremely high straight away.”

Withers said the newcomers this year could make a big impact this season.

“I think this is a great group of freshman,” Withers said.

“I think this is the strongest group we’ve had come in. A lot

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Junior quarterback Shuler Bentley scans the field during Murray State fall camp.

Bentley’s job to lose Blake Sandlin

Assistant Sports Editor basndlin1@murraystate.edu

It’s been 278 days since quarterback KD Humphries played his last football game in the navy and gold.

Since then, many Racer fans have been asking the same million-dollar question: Who’s taking his place?

That question was answered

Graphic by Rosalyn Churchman

Wednesday, when Murray State announced junior quarterback Shuler Bentley as the starter for the season opener against Kentucky Wesleyan next week.

Even though the team’s last-minute change might seem like a reluctant measure, Head Coach Mitch Stewart said the delay was a result of the quality of players in the running.

“I feel great about the quar-

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terback position,” Stewart said. “The good thing about the quarterback spot is I just have so much to choose from.

This is the best I’ve been and the deepest I’ve been at the quarterback position, where I’m not just relying on one guy, and if he goes down then the ship is sunk.”

Bentley, a Division I transfer from Old Dominion, played in 11 games over two seasons with

of strong, promising players, which is great to see. They’re settling in really well and not looking lost at all.”

Groves is excited to see the team play against an opponent instead of facing each other in practice, and is excited to see what the Racers

the Monarchs, throwing for 1498 yards in those games.

Another key area in the Racers backfield that needs to be addressed is the establishment of an efficient run game, a clear issue last season with the team finishing last in the OVC in rushing offense. Stewart said he has placed an increased emphasis on the ground game over the offseason as a result, admitting it’s paramount to offensive success.

“We’ve just made an emphasis of it,” Stewart said. “You’ve got to be careful when you do that because you want it to be balanced. If you can’t run it, you can’t throw it, and if you can’t throw it, you can’t run it.”

For any potential shortcomings in the backfield, the Racer’s defensive secondary is poised to pick up the slack, at least according to senior linebacker Lamont Crittendon.

“I expect for our secondary to be one of the best secondaries in the country,” Crittendon said. “We’ve got so many players back there. We’ve got guys that can play any position in the secondary. We’ve got Dylan Boone that can come down and play a high safety and come down and play a nickel linebacker. We’ve got a couple guys like that.”

Returning for the defense is junior defensive back D’Montre Wade, who was first in the OVC in passes defended, averaging 1.64 per game to go along with a combined three interceptions on the year.

Another key player is senior defensive back Zachary Wade, who recorded four fumble recoveries and finished fourth in the OVC in tackles with a sea-

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will bring this season.

Withers said there aren’t words to describe the feeling of being on the pitch in an actual game.

“We can train and train, but when it comes to game day, there’s really no feeling like it,” Withers said. “It’s so exciting,

the adrenaline is pumping and it’s always just so fun. I can’t wait for our first game to see how we work against a real team, because it’s not until you play against someone else that you really see how we work together and what we can do to get better for the season.”

Racer facilities don new upgrades Blake Sandlin

letics] because it was needed for recruiting purposes,” bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Stewart said. “Recruiting is what it is, whether you like it or not. It’s the haves and the When M urray State fans have nots, and if you have file into Roy Stewart Stadium not, then you aren’t going to next week for the inaugural get the players.” game of the 2017 football sea These facility upgrades son, they will be greeted with stretch far past the walls of a gamut of facility upgrades the football stadium, with designed to give both playother courts and fields across ers and fans a revolutionized campus receiving makeovers gameday experience. of their own. Cutchin Field, Thanks to contributions by home of the Racer’s womthe Racer Club and miscelen’s soccer team, received laneous donors, the stadium new dugouts for their team will now feature a new video this offseason. The courts and instant replay board to inside of Racer Arena, the replace their previous scoreCFSB Center and the practice board, measuring 18 feet and court in the Gene W. Ray nine inches high and 33 feet Center are currently being and six inches wide. resurfaced and refloored.

In addition, the stadium Passersby can even witness will now play home to new some additional branding LED lighting that will more within Bennie Purcell Tennis than double the lighting levCourts, Racer Field and Reaels in the stadium when comgan Field. pared to the previous lights.

One major renovation that But more importantly, said has not yet reached compleAssistant Athletic Director tion is the addition of a new for Facilities Brock Rydecki, video board in the CFSB Centhe switch to LED lighting ter. The new board, which is will serve to reduce mainexpected to be installed in tenance costs while also the coming weeks, will reimproving cost-efficiency place the current scoreboard within the stadium operation. in the center of the arena – a “Our lighting levels were commodity that has become very bad before, and the somewhat of an institution maintenance of those lights for Racer fans since its inwas very expensive,” Rydecki ception in 1998. But all good said. “So really it was a comthings must come to an end, bination of us needing new and the prospective video lights because they’ve been board will revolutionize the around for a number of years, fan experience. With a nineand we were spending a lot of screen display–four screens money on upkeep every year. for video, four for stats and So going with a full LED, a wraparound advertisement we’re going to save probascreen–as well as several bly 60 to 70 percent powscreens housed in the corer-wise.” ners of the arena, fans will Other parts of the stadium have the opportunity to view receiving a facelift include Murray State basketball like upgrades to the Racer Room, never before. a new track surface, cleaner “I would say that we will stadium walls and surfaces, a probably have the biggest new stadium PA system and [video board] with the most updated facility branding displays in an arena in the throughout the stadium. conference once we get this Football Head Coach Mitch set up,” Rydecki said.

Stewart said the facility up But these unprecedented grades have had an immedirenovations come with a ate effect on his team, saying price. The combined cost of that he has noticed a boost in the upgrades is estimated to team morale since seeing the be approximately 1.9 million newest amenities. Stewart dollars, but Rydecki believes also said the upgrades will streamlining the technolcome in handy as a valuable ogy in the facilities will help recruiting tool.

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Young Racers eyeing fourth consecutive conference crown Keenan Hall

Contributing writer khall16@murraystate.edu

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Senior middle blocker Olivia Chatman jumps to spike a ball.

The Murray State women’s volleyball team’s offseason is on its last set of practices and the three-time defending OVC champions are ready for the 2017 season.

The Racers are coming off a record-breaking season in 2016. Last season, they became the first team in school history to win a set in the NCAA tournament. However, many seniors and key players moved on from the program. The Racers led the conference in kills, assists and digs last year.

H e a d Coach David Schwepker is starting his 20th season coaching for the Racers. While admitting he has an array of talent on his roster, he said the team’s inexperience could play a role this year.

“We’ve got a lot of talent but the experience level

isn’t there yet,” Schwepker said. We’ve got some athletes that have to be able to handle themselves maturity wise, and that’s kind of a problem right now. So we’ll see. If they can mature and grow that way, then we’ll be fine. But if they can’t, we’ll be up and down.

The Racers have one senior on the roster and two juniors. The remaining roster spots belong to 10 underclassmen. Experience and knowledge can go a long way on the court, and Schwepker described the challenges of coaching a team with so much youth, as opposed to last season’s team comprised of five seniors.

“I think it comes down to it’s not what we can do, it’s about how we can handle the emotions in our head,” Schwepker said. “I talk about this all the time, when you have a veteran team, they are more mature,

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to compensate for the high price tag.

“A lot of the upgrades will see a return on our investment, especially with the lights. We’ll see a return there,” Rydecki said. “We’ll have some return on investment from the change from our old video board to LED, but nothing that is wowing.”

With the Racer’s football team scheduled to compete next week for their first game in Roy Stewart Stadium since the upgrades, Racer fans are surely hoping the acclaimed sports mantra “Look good, play good” comes to fruition in their season opener.

son total of 90 last year.

The Racers have nine defensive starters and eight offensive starters returning to the field this season, an asset that Crittendon said should trickle down to the newcomers.

“I think this team is a lot more mature, and you would expect that when you have so many returning players from last season,” Crittendon said.

“So I think the young guys that come in definitely take note of that, they see the standard of how things are, and that definitely helps our team as a whole.”

As for Stewart, who is entering his third season at the

they can handle the ups and downs and don’t freak out.

We’re not at that point.”

Returning this season is junior outside hitter Dacia Brown, who led the team in blocks last season. Brown recorded 61 blocks and was fourth in team kills last season with 213. Schwepker witnessed her development last season and adjusted accordingly, moving Brown to outside hitter.

Another key rotation player coming back from last year is senior middle blocker Olivia Chatman.

Chatman was fifth on the team in kills, finishing the season with 137 total.

Murray State volleyball will welcome a new chapter following the departure of one of the most decorated volleyball players in the history of the OVC. Former Racer Scottie Ingram was the team leader with 530 kills and 415 digs.

The supporting cast of

Kristen Besselsen was second in kills with 282, and Hannah Stultz with 41 service aces The Racers are tabbed fourth in the 2017 OVC Preseason poll, voted on by the head coaches and sports information directors of the OVC. The team received six first-place votes, earning 188 points collectively. While Schwepker prefers being on top, he conceded that his team was deserving of the fourth-place preseason ranking.

“I think it was fine,” Schwepker said. “I like being number one, but I don’t like being number one because if I’m not, I’m always fighting to be there. But if I am number one, it’s what I want, but I don’t like being in that position.”

The first game of the season starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25 in Birmingham, Alabama against Ohio University.

helm for Murray State, he’s seen a noticeable difference in his team’s performance on the field as they know what’s expected of them.

“The biggest advantage is just how they practice,” Stewart said. “When you’ve got returners, they know how you want to practice, and that’s usually the hardest thing. It allows you to do things in practice that with a young team, you wouldn’t be able to do.”

The team has also welcomed a surplus of transfers to the program. Players like junior defensive backs Rico McGraw, transfer from the University of Georgia, and Jason Johnson, transfer from Western Kentucky University comprise a loaded group of players looking to aid the Racers in constructing a successful campaign.

Murray State will look to improve on a 4-7 year that ended in disappointment with a 55-19 loss against Tennessee Tech.

The Racers will kick-off their season next week at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 31 when they host Kentucky Wesleyan College.

While the Racers are merely facing a Division II school, Crittendon said they’ll be treating it the same as they would a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.

“We just want to be the best that we can be week in and week out,” Crittendon said.

“We’re going to prepare how we prepare. We’re going to prepare for Kentucky Wesleyan just as hard as we’re going to prepare for Louisville. We just want to be the best team that we can be.”

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Features The Murray Rocks Movement: Features Editor: Emily Williams Assistant Features Editor: Nick Erickson Phone: 270-809-5871 Twitter: MSUNewsFeatures

Painted pebbles spark flame of unity across Murray community Emily Williams Features Editor

ewilliams15@murraystate.edu

“It’s the little things in life.” But what does this small phrase mean for each, individual person? For some, their ‘little thing’ could easily be the bliss felt during an evening bike ride while the sun sets in the distance, or a dog enthusiastically greeting you as you walk through the door after a long day at work. Others may count their ‘little thing’ as the comfort of hearing their mother’s soothing voice on the phone when they are going through a crisis, whether it be a broken heart or a broken thumb.

Whatever it may be, this is a phrase that some might consider overused and repetitive in today’s society.

For Murray citizens, however, this phrase has taken on a newfound meaning and manifestation through a series of little, painted rocks hidden all over the city of Murray.

Shannon Contri, resident of Murray, was one of the visionaries for the Murray Rocks movement. Contri said it all started when she saw a post shared on Facebook by a friend from Florida about painting rocks and began to investigate what the

movement was all about.

“When I asked what they were doing, they said they were painting and placing rocks to spread kindness and joy,” Contri said. “So I came to work and told my coworker Laken about it. She immediately set up the Facebook page, I went and got rocks, and we started painting that day.”

Laken Vance, resident of Murray, was also a visionary who worked with Contri to start the Murray Rocks movement. She said after starting the process of painting rocks and placing them strategically around Murray in November 2016, there wasn’t much activity or feedback at first. It wasn’t until school let out for the summer that things really began to pick up.

“Once people started finding rocks and joining in with it, I just felt so honored to be a part of something that’s so big now in Murray,” Vance said.

“It all started with me and Shannon and now everybody is looking for rocks. Basically, if you’ve not heard about Murray Rocks, I feel like you might live under a rock.”

Contri said she believes the Murray Rocks movement has been effective in getting people out and about, exercising as a family and has

Photos contributed by Laken Vance

A collection of a few of the colorfully painted Murray rocks found within the city by Murray residents brought people together by spreading joy.

For some Murray residents, the rocks go much deeper than just a simple pick-me-up.

Amanda Pitman, Murray resident and participant in the Murray Rocks movement, said the little bits of encouragement shined a light in her

life during a time when she needed it most.

Pitman said after having received unsettling news about a loved one, she found two rocks outside of her home and again within the hour at McDonald’s. She said she shed tears of joy and was overwhelmed with hope

‘He can do anything’ Murray State student sends dreams down the runway Sydni Anderson Staff Writer

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Roby Blackwell wore a light blue t-shirt that read “oh yeah, bucko?” across the front in custom script. He sat at one of the picnic tables in front of Waterfield Library like any other college student taking a break between classes. But Blackwell isn’t just any other student. He has his own clothing line and this season’s collection is called “Picnic.” His shirt is one of the pieces from the collection.

Blackwell is a junior and an art major from Mayfield, Kentucky. Roby Joe Picnic is his third collection, following Roby Joe Summer 2016 and Roby Joe Holiday.

He said his first venture into design started in middle school.

He made jewelry and hair accessories, which he said acted as a gateway to his clothing line.

Blackwell moved to Nashville following high school graduation and spent one semester at the Art Institute of Tennessee before moving back to Kentucky. In May of 2016, he held his first fashion show.

“It was a lot because you had to have ‘X’ amount of clothes made and then be ready to

kick your butt in gear and get all the orders done after that,” Blackwell said. “I had twelve looks in the first show.”

He said he works at Flowers and Furbish, a floral design studio in Paducah, Kentucky where his first show was held.

Blackwell said the flower shop was cleared out and around 120 people attended. He said his boss, Sara Falder is supportive of his passion.

Falder said she has known Blackwell for six years. She had just opened Flowers and Furbish when Blackwell asked if she would be interested in collaborating on a fashion show.

“I remember thinking how passionate he was about what he was doing and how adorable he was,” Falder said. “I like to hire individuals who are artistic but not trained in flower design. Roby’s floral designs are untamed and engaged.”

She said Blackwell keeps his floral ideas fresh. Falder describes Blackwell’s clothing designs as imaginative, humorous, exciting, fresh and wearable. She said someone once told her that Blackwell is designing what young adults should be wearing. Falder said she could see his future going wherever he wants it to go.

“He can do anything,”

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Falder said.

Blackwell said he had always known he wanted to pursue clothing design.

“Once I could pick out my clothes, my mom knew I was picking up more interesting pieces,” he said. “Brighter patterns and patterns versus solids – she could kind of just tell I had a knack for it.”

Blackwell said he even started to pick out his mom’s outfits and would draw clothes on top of the pictures he was coloring.

Mary Hayden, junior from Fancy Farm, Kentucky, said she has known Blackwell since their freshmen year of high school and supports his interest in clothing design.

“I am always happy to help with anything from searching Pinterest for inspiration, staying up late hours with him when he sews, helping plan his upcoming shows and managing what needs to be done the day of,” Hayden said.

She said Blackwell is passionate about everything he puts his mind to, which shows in his clothing line.

“Roby is very determined when it comes to his work and very kind-hearted when it comes to everyone around him,” Hayden said.

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Models Shelby Sokolik (top) and Ellie Brower (bottom) modeling Blackwell’s exclusive clothing line entitled “Picnic.”

This determination can be reflected in Blackwell’s plans for the future. In the short term, he said he is hoping to get an internship in New York. Blackwell said post-graduation he is looking to return to Nashville but it isn’t his endgame.

“I would like to move off and maybe work under a bigger fashion design house,” he said. “I really love Nashville a lot and the fashion scene is growing a ton. That might be a good transition period and hopefully I’ll be going to New York after that.”

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upon finding these rocks, so she paid for the order of the car behind her at McDonald’s hoping to make someone feel as lucky as she felt.

“I think that’s what Murray Rocks is all about,” Pitman said.

“It’s an unexpected gift from a stranger that you find seemingly when you need it most.”

Vance said these rocks are hidden all over Murray within the city limits as well all over Murray State’s campus such as residential colleges and the quad.

“To see how a simple rock can brighten someone’s day is probably my favorite part,” Contri said.

Students seek solace in furry friends on campus

The rising numbers of ESA’s at Murray State Emily Williams Features Editor ewilliams15@murraystate.edu

According to activeminds. org, more than 80 percent of college students reported having felt overwhelmed with all they had to do in the past year and 45 percent have experienced feelings of hopelessness.

Mental health issues within the college student population, such as depression, anxiety and eating disorders are associated with lower GPA and higher probability of dropping out of college altogether, according to the site.

Finally, almost one third of all college students report hav-

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ing felt so depressed that they had trouble functioning.

With anxiety being such a prevalent issue among millennials and college students specifically, the search for relief and support has brought about the need for a furry companion, for some.

These animals, commonly known as emotional support animals, or ESA’s, serve the purpose of providing companionship, relieving loneliness and helping with depression, anxiety and phobias, according to adata.org.

At Murray State, there are approximately thirty students who have registered ESA’s, according to Ken Ashlock, Associate Director at the Office

of Student Disability Services.

This does not include the very small percentage of students at Murray State who have a registered service animal.

Service animals differ from ESA’s in that they are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability, according to adata.org.

Velvet Wilson, Director at the Office of Student Disability Services said the policy for service animals and emotional support animals does not come directly from Murray State, but rather from Title II of The American With Disabilities Act

as well as The Fair Housing Act of 1988.

“Emotional support animals are used for mitigating symptoms of a mental health issue,” Wilson said. “It helps comfort the individual, not necessarily performing a work or task for that individual, but it does help mitigate some of the symptoms they might be experiencing because of that mental health condition. It helps them live more comfortably and successfully.”

Kelsey Ross, senior from Paducah, Kentucky said she suffers from moderately severe social phobia, general anxiety and depression. She has owned her dog, Viper, since June of this year who serves as an emotional support animal for her. She said Viper is a great icebreaker in social situations because people will often initiate conversations with her about her dog and it’s a way for her to ease into having a conversation with others.

“When you have anxiety like I do, it makes everything so much harder,” Ross said. “You feel like you can’t breathe and everyone is staring at you and judging you all day everyday. Viper is always

August 24, 2017 there to distract me and remind me to take a deep breath and keep going.”

Ross said the last year in her life as been really tough after losing two of her three grandparents and her dog that she’d had for ten years.

She said she had found herself hardly getting out of bed, even to do the thing she loved the most: riding her horses whom she loved dearly.

“I knew I had to do something to take the edge off but you still have to learn to cope and Viper helps me so much.”

Ross says she will often take Viper to class with her on Murray State’s campus but she often feels as though her professors are skeptical as to whether or not Viper is really a registered ESA. Laura Beckers, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Murray State said she expects students to ask permission before bringing a dog or cat to class but she always allows them to do so when they have asked.

“My general rule is that as long as the ESA is not disturbing students in the classroom, they are welcome to stay,” Beckers said. “If the

dog or cat becomes disruptive, then I would ask that they be left at home. Personally, I like seeing non-human animals in the classroom because I believe it softens the environment and makes it a more informal space. For my style of teaching, I like to have a casual, informal, and open learning environment.”

Beckers said that while she is tolerant of animals within the lecture hall, the same does not necessarily go for a lab setting.

“I would not feel comfortable having an ESA in a lab where students are dissecting specimens as sharp instruments would be in use, and if the dog/ cat made an unexpected move or sound, it could cause harm to a student,” Beckers said.

She said there are often chemicals in labs that would be dangerous to animals and her bottom line would be “dogs in the lecture halls are fine, but let’s not bring them to the lab.”

Wilson said for students who are seeking information about service animals or emotional support animals should contact The Office of Student Disability Services located at Wells Hall.

Murray State students reflect on exhibit benefits Nick Erickson Staff writer nerickson@murraystate.edu

With Murray State holding its annual Foundations Art Exhibit, students from years past have been reflecting on their positive experiences with the gallery.

The Murray State University Galleries, in conjunction with the Department of Art & Design is on display from Aug. 3 through Aug. 31 in the Curris Center Gallery. The gallery proudly displays work from the foundations classes in Art & Design: Introduction to Drawing, Life Drawing, Two-dimensional Design and Three-dimensional Design.

Rosalyn Churchman, junior from Louisville, Kentucky took part in the 2016 gallery and said having her work on display was rewarding for herself.

“It’s very encouraging to have the opportunity to display your art in a show,” Churchman said. “It’s a time when other people can appreciate all of your hard work and heart that went into each piece.”

Churchman said the gallery motivated her in pursuing her art.

“It’s encouraging to know that my professors found quality in some of my pieces and chose them to be featured in the show,” Churchman said. “ It lets me know that I am on the right track and only makes me want to push myself further as an artist.”

Churchman said all of the gallery’s pieces, including her own, were chosen by faculty members to be featured and juried by faculty in the Art & Design program.

Buddy Kubik, junior from Cadiz, Kentucky said he felt satisfied taking part in the 2016 gallery despite the fact that his featuring his piece was a spur of the moment decision.

“My display piece, ‘Amazon Goddess,’ was a celestial transparent electric eel swimming through the stars,” Kubik said. “Albeit the last minute design, it felt great being selected into a show that’s selective and only chooses a few pieces.”

Kubik said he looks forward to all that awaits the Department of Art & Design for the remainder of the school year.

“The department always has things lined up with each semester and every month they have something new,” Kubik said. “I look forward to the Chicago trip coming up the most.”

Alaina Goodlett, senior from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky took part in the 2016 gallery and said that she had gotten into the exhibit through suggestion of her drawing professor at the time.

“She chose the pieces and suggested I enter them to be judged and they were chosen to go on display for the show,” Goodlett said.

She said that it is a great opportunity for all artists to gain exposure.

“Having work on display meant that the pieces I worked on were getting seen and were seen as ‘good enough’ for display in a gallery full of my peers,” Goodlett said.

“The gallery made me set goals and push myself to work even harder.”

For anyone interested in taking part in the Department of Art & Design’s future endeavors, contact Pamela Parker at pparker@murraystate.edu.

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A piece in this year’s Foundations Exhibit.

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Opinion Our View

Life, liberty and the pursuit of a name The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board.

The eyes of the world have settled on the city of Charlottesville, Virginia.

The city of 50,000 is home to the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation home and a due-to-be-removed statue of Confederate icon Gen. Robert E. Lee which has sparked one of the largest white supremacist rallies in recent memory.

And the fallout is only just beginning.

Before continuing, it must be made clear that The Murray State News Editorial Board does not support, condone or sympathize with the actions and motives of the neo-Nazi and white supremacist protesters. Their hate speech should not be tolerated or accepted in a nation of which the majority of citizens value multiculturalism, diversity and safety.

However, the “Unite the Right” rally has given birth to a large doxxing phenomenon which, while generally effective at shaming these individuals back into the shadows of society where they belong, raises almost as many questions as it answers.

Doxxing, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge.”

Irresponsibly exercising ones right to free speech often comes with consequences, and in the case of these Confederate sympathizers, having their ideologies and identities publicly exposed is one such consequence.

These protesters, whose rallying cry is the Ku Klux Klan hallmark “blood and soil” and who have advocated for genocide and violence, are losing the protection of the mob mentality they clung onto and are shedding friends, family and jobs faster than their metaphorical white hoods can be snatched.

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But what happens when “citizen journalists,” ordinary people who pride themselves on their Nancy Drew-like detective work, go after the wrong person? And then that person and their family receive death threats and suspicious packages on their doorstep?

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The internet, social media in particular, allows the sharing of information at speeds so dizzying they would put a “Fast and Furious” stunt driver to shame. So when the wrong information gets thrown out into cyberspace, it’s nearly impossible to stop.

Professional journalists practice due diligence to the highest degree, as the misidentification of a person can quickly kill a career and severely damage the reputation of the organizations said journalists represent.

But for a Facebook detective, the stakes aren’t so high. And if there is so little to lose, the sense of responsibility one has when handling such delicate situations is lost.

Some will argue the end justifies the means.

Others will argue that even one mistake severely damages the credibility of the counter action and possibly even invalidates it completely.

And if the credibility of doxxing is an issue of morality, a consensus will never be reached – what’s considered moral is as different from person to person as a fingerprint.

So then how do we collectively come to terms with the reality of a world in which a few keystrokes can put an innocent person in the crosshairs of passionate and furious justice as quickly as it can unmask a white supremacist for the threat to society they truly are?

If you are committed to holding your fellow countrymen responsible for their vile misuse of the freedom to speak as they please, you yourself must weigh heavily the responsibility you hold in making our country as safe as possible.

Death threats, vandalization and fraudulent accusations are not benefiting either side.

The oft-invoked mantra, “with great power comes great responsibility,” rings truer now than it ever has.

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Between You and Media

Artistic Differences Rachel Wood Contributing writer rwood7@murraystate.edu After a lot of traveling this summer, I discovered I’m a huge fan of museums (and not just because they are usually one of the few free things to do in larger cities).

I certainly don’t fancy myself an art critic or even a historian, but I feel qualified enough to make a few educated assessments about gallery displays.

I must admit, I’m usually not the biggest fan of modern art. I don’t just mean because of the usual excuses – “it’s confusing” or “I could make that myself” – but I always feel I am so distant from it. Most modern art I’ve seen is interesting to look at, but I never really got much out of it.

But while in London this summer, I still took some time to visit two of the city’s major modern art

museums: Tate Modern and the Saatchi Gallery.

The Tate Modern is probably what you picture when you think of a museum for modern art: winding galleries filled with strange-looking pieces made from bizarre materials. The museum has an entire exhibit titled “Media Networks” which immediately drew my attention.

Unfortunately for me, it seemed most of the works in this gallery took a negative approach to technology, assessing how it can prevent us from properly communicating and cause us to retreat into our own self-absorption.

Obviously, I wasn’t a fan.

The Saatchi Gallery, however, became one of my new favorite art museums precisely because of the way it interacted with technology. There wasn’t a tendency to condemn those who loved social media; in fact, many of the gallery’s displays found ways to show how

media has positively impacted the way we express ourselves and interact with our increasingly-connected world.

The main installation at the time of my visit was titled “Selfie to Self-Expression.” After years of condemning people who love to take and share selfies, it feels like such a term would be out of place in a prestigious gallery setting.

However, Saatchi Gallery expertly combats this assumption.

Instead, these displays put technology right in the hands of the visitors. One display showed famous artists’ self portraits and allowed visitors to tap the screen next to the painting to “like” the photo; another room put prints of celebrities’ selfies alongside the selfies of ordinary people.

Like most of the art in Tate Modern, it feels like artists, journalists and other social commentators shun media for the way it separates us from one another, plays

into our insecurities and makes us self absorbed – you’ve probably seen copious amounts of scholars and political cartoonists playing into this belief.

To me, this is too easy a claim to make for it to spur anything thought provoking. And this way of thinking could potentially stifle future endeavors by new artists.

Just like the art in the Saatchi Gallery exhibit, technology has allowed us to express ourselves in ways we’ve never seen before.

Almost everyone has access to a camera, a microphone and an online audience interested in what they have to share. Perhaps most importantly, the presence of technology has opened up a new avenue of artistic expression to those who may not have access to extensive artistic training.

Just remember this: those famous artists that were painting self-portraits? They were taking selfies too.

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While Murray maintained relatively normal traffic levels, this year’s total solar eclipse gridlocked the surrounding areas, with visitors flooding in from all parts of the country.

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As several thousand eclipse viewers packed into the western Kentucky region, many events celebrated the celestial phenomena that led to increased volumes of traffic in some areas.

Keith Todd, districts one and two public information officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said a northbound backup on Pennyrile Parkway caused a few hour delay and what is normally a two to three hour drive from Paducah, Kentucky to Elizabethtown, Kentucky turned into an eight hour trip. “We were a little concerned about Eggner’s Ferry Bridge, but I’ve talked to some people who were up there yesterday and they said while it did get crowded right before the eclipse, you could still walk across the bridge,�

Todd said.

The bridge wasn’t gridlocked with people and he said vehicular traffic kept moving even during the eclipse.

One thing he noticed was people were gradually coming into the area and many were staying with family and friends, which made it hard to

count how many people were in the area. “One friend of mine was saying he grilled out in his yard and invited his neighbors to come over,� Todd said. “When it happened, they could hear people hooping and hollering down the street. That’s a pretty neat experience.�

Janice Wilson, public affairs specialist at Land Between the Lakes, said she estimates more than 50,000 people visited LBL to view the eclipse but they are waiting on more information from traffic counters. LBL sold 2,000 camping permits for the weekend, plus she said there were lots of people who just drove down for the day. “I think we may have underestimated how many people at one time would be in the Golden Pond Visitors Center,� Wilson said. “The facility wasn’t made for several hundred people to be there at the same time, but they were in and out, moving constantly and everybody seemed to be happy.�

People moved to the observatory, where the West Kentucky Ameatur Astromomers had about 800 people look through their large telescope on Sunday alone, which was more people than they’d ever had.

“It was a great day,� Wilson said. “I think everybody was here for a common cause and a common experience, and our crowd was great. Everyone was happy and appreciative to be here. Our staff was all hands on deck and it took every one of us to make this a safe and enjoyable experience for the visitors who were here.�

Wilson said 80 percent of the visitors had never been to LBL, while several countries were represented as well as most of the fifty states.

Sgt. Brant Shutt at the Murray Police Department said there were no issues with traffic or crime within Murray for the weekend. “Everything here in town and even around town, from

what I saw, went really smooth. We didn’t really have that much of an influx of traffic or anything,� Shutt said. “We basically just saw groups of people enjoying the eclipse and that was good to see.�

Students assembled by the hundreds across campus to watch the eclipse, many of whom received free eclipse glasses sponsored by the College of Education and Human Services, the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology and the Student Government Association.

Jeanie Morgan, coordinator for student activities at Murray State, said SGA was delighted to be a part of the event and donate 275 pairs of glasses to students.

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