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Vol. 88, No. 5
Zay Jackson charged with assault,
jailed after weekend altercation
Jonathan Ferris || Sports Editor
[email protected]
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Zay Jackson, sophomore guard from Hammond, La., moves the ball
down the lane in a home game against Eastern Illinois last season.
Jackson has been charged with two counts of assault after an altercation over the weekend and will appear in court on Sept. 26.
Zay Jackson, sophomore guard on the
Murray State men’s basketball team, was
suspended from all team activities Monday
after he was arrested late Sunday afternoon
on two counts of second-degree assault.
Murray Police responded to an altercation
in the parking lot of the Murray Walmart
around 4 p.m. Sunday where Jackson allegedly hit two people with his vehicle. Both
victims reported minor injuries.
The alleged victims were identified as
Jason and Alia Clement, a married couple
from Paducah, Ky.
In sworn affidavits from both of the
Clements, they claimed to have seen Jackson exit Walmart and cause a shopping cart
to collide with a parked car. Jason Clement
says he made a remark about the incident to
Jackson, who allegedly responded to his remark and then got into his white
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. At the time,
Jackson was with an unidentified female.
Jason and Alia Clement claim they continued loading groceries into their car when
Jackson pulled up alongside them and began
conversing with them. Alia told Jason to get
a picture of Jackson’s license plate. As Jason
stood behind the car taking a picture with
his cell phone, Jackson backed into Clement,
striking him multiple times. Jason Clement
then said Jackson pulled forward and struck
his wife, Alia, with his car as well. Jason
moved to the front of the car and Jackson
quickly accelerated, striking Jason once
more and throwing him onto the hood of the
car. Jackson continued to drive with Jason
on the hood of the car. The Clements said
Jason was tossed off the hood as the car approached the tire and oil change area of the
Walmart parking lot near Lowes Drive.
Jackson has yet to make a statement on
the incident in defense to the Clements’
claims made by the alleged victims.
Officers responded to the incident and arrested Jackson at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Sunday afternoon. Jackson remained in the
Calloway County Jail Sunday night and appeared in Court at 9:30 Monday morning.
Jackson was initially charged with three
counts of first-degree assault, but one of the
charges was dropped and the other two
were reduced to second-degree assault
charges at Monday morning’s arraignment
hearing.
His initial bond of $20,000 was also lowered to $15,000 at the hearing. Jackson’s preliminary court hearing is scheduled for Sept.
26.
see JACKSON, 3A
Board addresses key issues
Enrollment,
enhancement
on Regents’
agenda
Authorities
respond to
student hit
by car
Staff Report
Chris Wilcox || News Editor
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Photos by Kristen Allen/Contributing photographer
President Randy Dunn, left, and Board Chair Constantine Curris look on during a presentation at the Sept. 7 Board of Regents meeting.
from excess interest earned on a previous bond issue.”
The board approved the use of the
nonrecurring funds.
Ky. Hwy. 121 Proposal
Street
N. 16th
Board members heard a proposal
to expand the highway directly
north of the CFSB Center and Roy
Stewart Stadium.
The proposal outlines an
increase in lanes at Hwy.
121’s intersection with
Gilbert Graves Circle.
5-lane
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The University Board of Regents
heard updated enrollment numbers at
their Sept. 7 meeting, along with several key reports, including a proposed
enhancement project on Ky. Hwy. 121.
The report from enrollment management indicated an overall increase
in students. According to a fall comparison document, 14 days into the semester there was an increase of 417
students from last fall. First time freshmen increased by 94 students. The
total enrollment for the fall semester
is currently slightly above 10,700 students.
Fred Dietz, executive director of enrollment management, said the University has had a 5.9 percent increase
since fall 2009.
“This is quite an accomplishment
and represents a lot of hard work by
the entire Murray State community,”
he said.
President Randy Dunn said he was
pleased with the results. In an unofficial survey the University conducted,
numbers at neighboring universities
either remained unchanged with the
new semester or dropped.
“One of our strongest regional competitors for regional students, obviously, is SIU Carbondale,” Dunn said
after the meeting. “They’re down a
thousand, almost. They took a big hit.”
Further board discussion highlighted the property transfer and easements for Ky. Hwy. 121 improvements.
The Kentucky Department of Highways (KDOH) is proposing to widen
Hwy. 121 from 12th Street to Bailey
Road. The project will include widening the road to five lanes from 12th
Street to the east entrance into the
CFSB Center and four lanes with a divided median from the east entrance
of the basketball facility to 16th Street.
Kim Oatman, director of facilities
management, said KDOH had to purchase some land and easements from
Murray State in order to do the widening.
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CFSB Center
Roy Stewart Stadium
Regents discussed several proposals, including a proposed Ky. Hwy. 121 expansion.
“The land that they purchased is
small strips of land along the edge of
the existing highway,” he said. “The
easements are also strips of land next
to the highway that will be used for
utilities and for the highway construction. Some of the easements are temporary and some are permanent.”
Oatman also said Murray State is
going to try to work with KDOH to install decorative lighting and signal
poles like those on 12th Street in front
of Roy Stewart Stadium
Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Tom Denton said
the cost would be approximately
$350,000 and the portion of the state
proceeds that could be used toward
the $350,000 cost would be approximately $150,000.
“So we would have a net cost of
about $150,000,” he said. “The source
of funds would be nonrecurring (not
from the operational budget) funds
Policy Actions
Josh Jacobs, chief of staff, presented
two policy changes to the Board of Regents Policy Manual and recommended the board accept the amended
versions of the Faculty Senate and
Staff Congress handbooks.
Both the faculty and staff handbooks have been under revision for
months in an effort to sync policies
across the University for the 2014
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools reaccreditation. The intellectual property policy and Council on
Postsecondary Education policy were
also amended at the Board of Regents
meeting.
The intellectual property policy
was updated primarily to reflect new
technology. The original policy, accepted in the 1970s did not specifically
define procedures for how the policy
would be carried out, how income distribution would be separated or the
administration of the policy. Jacobs
see REGENTS, 3A
Chelsea Watkins, senior from
Paducah, Ky., was struck by a moving vehicle on 16th Street Wednesday morning at at approximately
10:11.
The Murray Police Department
reported that Clara Beach, 77, of
Murray, was traveling south on
16th Street when Watkins stepped
into the crosswalk and Beach’s vehicle made contact with her near
Calloway Avenue.
Murray Police Department
Spokesman Sgt. Scott Svebakken
said Watkins crossed the street
near Alexander Hall during an exchange of classes. Beach, who was
driving south toward Main Street,
struck Watkins in the crosswalk
and immediately stopped her vehicle.
MPD Officer Patrick Morris responded to the scene shortly after
10 a.m. and determined that
Watkins required medical attention. Shortly afterward, she was
transported to the Murray-Calloway County Hospital where she
was treated for minor injuries and
released, according to an MCCH
spokesperson.
The report claimed Watkins
suffered multiple injuries, though
no charges have been filed against
either the driver or victim.
Beach said she was not injured
after the accident. Other responding agencies included the Murray
Fire Department, and University
Public Safety, but Murray State Police Chief David DeVoss said his
officers were only on the scene for
backup and did not take part in the
investigation. DeVoss said the
MPD maintains jurisdiction on
city streets in the event of accidents, but those streets are typically under the Murray State
Police’s jurisdiction.
Although Wednesday morning’s
incident occurred on campus, the
MPD conducted the investigation,
which was completed shortly before noon.
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This week
Sunday
Friday
Saturday
• 3 p.m. Soccer vs. Alabama A&M,
Cutchin Field, open to all
• 4 p.m. Planetarium Show; Gold
Pond Planetarium, Land Between the
Lakes, open to all
• 6 p.m. Murray State Muay Thai;
Carr Health Building, Martial Arts
Room
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• 7:30 p.m. Cinema International;
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• 10 p.m. The Avengers, Curris Center theater, open to all
Tuesday
Wednesday
• 5 p.m. Leadership Connection
Workshop; Curris Center, Barkley
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Dance; Wrather Auditorium, open to
all
• 7 p.m. Sci Fi Club meeting; Faculty
Hall 208, open to all
• 10 a.m. Blood Drive; Curris Center
Dance Lounge, open to all
• 4 p.m. High Intensity Cardio Class;
Wellness Center, open to all
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Center, open to all
• 7 p.m. Wednesday Word and Worship; Curris Center Theater, open to
all
• 7:30 p.m. Sex Signals; Dating/Sexual Assault Awareness Lecture; Curris Center Ballroom, open to all
Police Beat
person at Roy Stewart Stadium. The person had permission to be there and the
Murray State Police took an information report.
10:40 p.m. A caller reported a
robbery at Hester College. The
Murray State Police were notified and took an information
report.
Sept. 6
10:11 p.m. A caller reported a
person acting suspicious outside of Waterfield Library.
10:38 p.m. A caller reported
storm damage to a gate at Roy
Stewart Stadium. Central Plant
was notified.
11:55 p.m. A caller reported a
dispute between residents at
Regents College. An officer
was called to the scene and
took an information report.
Sept. 8
11:16 a.m. The Murray State Police arrested Daylann Fitz,
freshman from Hickman, Ky.,
for second-degree robbery. An
officer took an information report.
3 :01 p.m. A caller reported a
dispute between residents at
Regents College. The Murray
State Police were notified.
8:03 p.m. Officers reported an
intoxicated person in the Roy
Stewart Stadium parking lot.
The individual was taken
Sept. 7
10:32 a.m. A caller reported a
student having a seizure in
Faculty Hall. The Murray State
Police and Emergency Medical
Services were notified.
7:18 p.m. A caller reported a
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Monday
• 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Winslow
Cafeteria, open to all
• 1 p.m. Soccer vs. South Alabama,
Cutchin Field, open to all
• 2 p.m. Free Movie Afternoon;
Traders Mall Family Theater, 6900
Benton Road, Paducah, open to all
• 6 p.m. Sunday worship; Ignite Student Ministry, Robert Miller Conference Center, open to students
• 9:30 a.m. Constitution Day;
Collins Center for Industry & Technology Building, Freed Curd Auditorium, open to all
• 4:30 p.m. Reading Experience
View and Voice; Faculty Hall, Room
208, open to all
• 4:30 p.m. International Business
Seminars informational meeting;
Business Building, Room 252, open
to all
Thursday
• 10 a.m. Blood Drive; Curris Center
Dance Lounge, open to all
• 5:30 p.m. Tennis Club; Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, open to all
• 7 p.m. The Art of Belly Dance; Old
Fine Arts Dance Studio, open to all
• 7:30 p.m. Cinema International;
“Pina Bausch,” Curris Center Theater, open to all
• 8 p.m. Fencing Club; Carr Health,
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home by a friend and an officer took an information report.
Sept. 9
Please submit events by noon
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calf roaming outside Calloway
County High School.
Sept. 10
5:08 a.m. An officer issued a citation to Ryan Skaggs, senior
from Elkton, Ky., for speeding
on Valentine and 16th St. and
failure to provide proof of insurance.
3:1 3 p.m. A caller reported a
theft from a vehicle at Roy
Stewart Stadium. An officer
took a report for unlawful taking of more than $500.
8:24 p.m. A caller reported a
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12: 28 p.m. A caller reported a
vehicle break-in at Franklin
College.
4:45 p.m. A caller reported receiving unwanted texts from
an unknown person. The Murray State Police were notified
and took a report for harassing
communications.
10:36 p.m. A caller reported
possible drug activity in the
Sept. 11
11:57 p.m. A caller reported a person trying to get on the roof of
Hart College by climbing out of a
window. Officers were notified
and things appeared normal upon
their arrival.
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Preston Jewell, a 20-year war veteran, raises the American flag Tuesday
at Spring Creek Health Care retirement home during the Murray-Calloway County Hospital’s flag
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Franklin College parking lot.
The Murray State Police issues
a citation to Dylan Benson,
sophomore from Alton, Ill., for
possession of drug paraphernalia. The Murray State Police
were notified.
Sept. 11
11:44 a.m. A person reported a
possible vehicle break-in at
Public Safety. The Murray
State Police took a report for
theft and criminal mischief.
4:40 p.m. An officer reported a
vehicle with the trunk up at
Franklin College. An officer
contacted the owner and the
trunk was secured.
9:14 p.m. A caller reported a
broken spotlight and smoke at
Wrather Museum. The Murray
State Police, Central Plant and
the Murray Fire Department
were notified. An officer took
an information report.
Sept. 12
3:0 8 p.m. A person requested
to speak to an officer regarding
criminal mischief at Public
Safety. An officer took a report
for criminal mischief in the
third degree.
8:59 p.m. A caller reported possible criminal mischief at
Pogue Library. The Murray
State Police were notified and
took a report for criminal mischief for less than $500.
7:57 p.m. A caller reported
stolen property at Franklin
College. The Murray State Police were notified.
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According to the new policy any person (student or employee) in violation
is subject to disciplinary action, including expulsion or termination from the
University and all other appropriate
legal actions.
Men’s basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm made an appearance at the Sept. 7 meeting.
REGENTS
From Page 1
said the revision clearly defines all aspects of the University, faculty, staff and
students. He said he anticipates the policy having a comprehensive effect.
The CPE policy redefines the way
new academic programs can be accepted at the University. Before, the
board would approve a program and
then it would be sent to the CPE for dismissal or approval. Now, the program
will be sent directly to the CPE for a 45day preapproval process before making
it to the Board of Regents.
Jay Morgan, associate provost, said
this amended policy was suggested by
the CPE in order to ensure fewer conflicts. If a board approved a program and
the CPE denied that approval for any
reason, it looks bad on both agencies.
With the new policy, the CPE can
strike down a program proposal before
the board takes too much time contemplating it.
The Regents also approved the
NCAA/OVC governing board certification. Phil Schooley, staff regent, said the
decision was simple.
“If the board doesn’t approve,” he
said. “We don’t play.”
The certification states the president
maintains oversight of athletics.
Additional board action included a
gun policy the regents passed unanimously.
John Rall, general counsel of Murray
State, said the new policy prohibits
deadly weapons everywhere on campus
except inside vehicles, with the exception of uniformed personnel.
Personnel Changes
Dunn presented the salary roster, faculty retirements, professor emeritus
designation and staff leaves of absence
without pay.
Professor emeritus designation is
meant to commend retired faculty that
have had an outstanding teaching career
and who have taught at the University,
even while retired.
Faculty Regent Jack Rose was the only
person to comment regarding personnel
changes, and he only commented specifically on the salary roster.
He said he was disappointed by some
of the increases on the salary roster, but
that he would limit his discussion.
In an interview with Rose on Monday,
he said when the board developed the
budget earlier in the year he believed
they had decided there would be no increases for the faculty or staff.
“State statute bars me from voting on
salary schedules,” he said. “It doesn’t bar
me from comments at the meeting. I believe there were increases that were inappropriate for the time being – some of
the raises should have waited. I’m not
going to point anyone out to embarrass,
and I’m sure most were deserving, but I
believed the University salary would
stay the same as last year.”
At the Building and Grounds committee, the board discussed the acquisition
of a property at 913 Waldrop, which
Dunn suggested might be used to move
the housing office out of the basement
of the Roy Stewart Stadium.
JACKSON
From Page 1
Jackson remained in the Calloway County Jail until early Monday afternoon when teammate,
Latreze Mushatt posted $1,500
bail, 10 percent of the bond. Jackson was released from jail Monday afternoon.
Head Coach Steve Prohm and
the athletic department released
statements on the arrest late Monday evening.
Prohm officially announced
that Jackson would not be permitted to take part in team activities
until further notice.
“I was disappointed and surprised to learn of the incident on
Sunday involving Zay,” Prohm
said. “I will continue to work with
the authorities to gather and evaluate the facts as quickly as I can
to get a clearer picture of what actually happened.
“There is a standard of
conduct I expect from all my
players, and from what I know
at this point, that standard
was compromised.”
–Steve Prohm
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
“Until that time, Zay has been
suspended from all team activities. There is a standard of conduct I expect from all my players,
and from what I know at this
point, that standard was compromised.
“I will support Zay in his
efforts
to
make
this
right, but I anticipate this
matter
will
take time to
fully resolve.”
Director of
Athletics
Allen
Ward
Zay Jackson
said he supports the action Prohm has taken and
apologized for embarrassment the
incident may have caused the
University.
“The department takes matters
such as this very seriously,” Ward
said. “I fully support the manner
in which Coach Prohm has handled the incident and the action
he has taken on Zay’s involvement
with the team. We will continue
to monitor the matter closely and
make decisions accordingly as additional facts are presented. I
deeply regret any embarrassment
this has caused the University.”
As a freshman, Jackson played a
key role in the Racers historic
2011-12 basketball season.
Jackson saw action in all 33 of
the Racers’ games last season and
averaged 4.9 points and 18 minutes per game. Jackson was expected to be a starter on this
season’s team.
There is no word on Jackson’s
status for the opening game Nov.
9 against Brescia.
Walker appears in court again after acquittal in July
Meghann Anderson || Assistant News Editor
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Jerry Wayne Walker Jr. first appeared in court
more than 10 years ago for charges relating to a
September 1998 fire at Hester College. Last year,
the Paducah man charged with setting the fire
and killing one student all those years ago faced
nearly a year of court deliberations in a re-trial in
which he was acquitted
And again on Sept. 7, Walker appeared in Calloway County Circuit Court for six counts of tampering with evidence.
Calloway County Circuit Judge Dennis Foust
said the court is seeking justice in one of Murray’s
most unrelenting cases, as more than a dozen individuals have stood suspect. He said he will have
a ruling on proceeding to trial by Sept. 28.
Walker was acquitted for the second time in
July in connection with the ‘98 fire.
The charges relate to letters used as evidence
at the trial in Benton, Ky. The letters are allegedly
written by Walker and imply other people were
involved with the fire.
Retired County Circuit Judge John Daughaday
was meant to argue for the defense, but due to
health issues Richard Null, Walker’s past defense
attorney, took his place.
“What the Commonwealth is doing is charging
him with something he didn’t do,” Null said. “It
undermines what the court does when they don’t
agree with the verdict. Everyone knows he was
acquitted, everyone knows he is being tried again
today.”
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Null said the Commonwealth does not believe
the jury’s verdict in July’s two-week trial, which
resulted in a full acquittal of all charges against
Walker.
Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blakenship,
said there is nothing personal between him and
Walker.
He said the defense attorney did not want to try
the tampering charges in August because it would
have rained on the acquittal.
Blakenship brought the tampering charges before a grand jury prior to the trial in August and
asked they be added to the case.
“I think we are more damaged in the court
when we don’t prosecute people who are guilty,”
Blakenship said. “No one was trying to trap him
into a tampering charge. I keep hearing, Walker
has lived a good life, leave him alone, but that is
not the law.”
He said he has heard it’s a poor investigation,
but he has not heard that Walker is innocent.
“I am not ashamed of any offers I’ve made in
this case,” Blakenship said. “Double jeopardy
would protect him if he apologized for doing it.
I’m not asking you to lie, I’m offering outright dismissal with prejudice.”
He said he thinks this is Murray’s most historically important case.
Null said asking a person to say something they
didn’t do is punishment.
Said Null: “This is not about closure of Mrs.
Minger (the mother of Michael Minger, who died
in the 1998 Hester fire) anymore, this is about
closing the case.”
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Awareness or confusion?
The staff editorial is the majority
opinion of the editorial board of
The Murray State News.
This week marks the 38th
annual National Suicide Prevention Week. Murray State has
seen its share of the tragedy as
recently as last Spring in a very
public and dramatic case that
shook the Murray State community to its core.
In response, University officials have made counseling services a focal point and have
posted signs and posters across
campus, giving students vital
information on their services.
We applaud this effort to
reach out to troubled students
dealing with difficulties on campus. The Office of Student
Affairs has done a good job of
making counseling information
avaliable and ubiquitous on campus.
We take issue with one poster
in particular, which we seem to
see more than any other on campus. The poster presents a
skyview with the sun shining
from one cloud to another; the
top of the poster has the word
“suicide” with more words
below, “It is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Let
us help you explore other
options.”
Maybe we’re being picky, but
we feel there are real issues with
the poster. The imagery – clouds
and the shining sun, seem to
present a view of the great
beyond – the afterlife. That is
not something you want to con-
jure up in the minds of those
with suicidal thoughts.
The words that follow only
compound the problem with the
poster. When talking about suicide, would the word “solution”
enter into the discussion?
Does belittling what the distressed student is feeling or is
dealing with as “temporary”
really do them any favors?
The suicidal thoughts, depression and other issues that many
students face are anything but
“temporary.” In many cases, suicide is the end result of a series
of problems or depressive disorders that consistently plague
those who ultimately end their
own lives.
University officials have their
hearts in the right place on this
issue, but their heads in the
clouds.
“It glorifies suicide by putting
a sunbeam through the ad,” said
Dylan West, junior from Benton,
Ky. The imagery and the presentation of these posters to the student body, and especially to distressed students having trouble
at Murray State will likely have
a neglible or negative effect in
students seeking help for whatever problems they may face.
We want to make it clear that
we support what the Office of
Student Affairs is trying to do
here, but we would prefer a
more thoughtful and considerate
approach to this important and
painful issue going forward.
Students must be made aware
of counseling services in ways
that help them use them.
The News would like to
remember all of those who
lost their lives on
Sept. 11, 2001.
May we never forget.
Where were...
you on
Sept. 11, 2001?
“I was in the fourth grade having class and
another teacher walked in and gave my
teacher the news. Then she told us what was
going on and turned on the TV news.”
Sara Decker • Freshman
from Clarkson, Ky.
“I was in the fifth grade and was having
class when my teacher was called out of
the room. When my teacher came back
in, he told us the news.”
Heather Burgard • Senior
from Paducah, Ky.
“I was in my porch, school hadn’t started yet,
playing games and my mother came in and
told me that the United States was being
attacked. I wasn’t sure what to think but I was
surprised like everyone else.”
Noah Green • Senior
from Chicago, Ill.
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A Professor’s Journal
Two roads diverged in a wood
This Fall
semester I have
the good fortune
of teaching both
HIS 099 Freshman Transitions
and HIS 400 Prof e s s i o n a l
Engagement and
Senior Seminar.
Duane Bolin Students in both
Professor of classes are still
in the process of
History
figuring out who
they are and how they will spend
the rest of their days.
I want to speak to you, the reader, through the written word just as
I speak to my students in class.
Now, in your youth, you have,
stretched out before you, the rest of
your life. You have decisions to
make, both academic and personal.
Where will your roads take you?
And how will you find the way?
C. S. Lewis, the Oxford scholar,
Christian apologist, and writer of
children’s stories and science fiction novels, found what was for
him the narrow road that leads to
life, a road less traveled, but only
after he had journeyed along for
some time. In 1922, long before he
wrote “Surprised by Joy,” he began
a long narrative poem, which he
titled “Dymer.” The poem, published over four years after it was
begun, had many favorable
reviews, but few readers. A line
from the poem, however, came to
serve as the title for a published
collection of Lewis’s diary entries
from the mid-1920s. The collec-
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tion’s title is taken from these lines
found early on in the poem:
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
“You stranger, long before your
glance can light
Upon these words, time will
have washed away
The moment when I first took
pen to write,
With all my road before me—
yet to-day,
Here, if at all, we meet . . .”
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better
claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted
wear;
Though as for that, the passing
there
Had worn them really about the
same,
These were heady days for the
young Lewis, and he did indeed
have all his road before him. In two
years he would take a “First” (at
Oxford University, a rare A+) in
Classical Moderations (the Greek
and Classical writers) and he was
then, in 1922, studying for another
examination in “Greats” (or Greek
and Latin historians and philosophers). He yearned for an Oxford
fellowship to teach and write.
These were Lewis’ pre-Christian
days, and as he wrote in his diary
on that beautiful spring April Sunday, sitting in his “bedroom by an
open window in bright sunshine”
struggling to begin his poem, how
could he have known what twists
and turns his road would take?
Robert Frost, a more accomplished poet, wrote familiar lines
about a “road not taken”:
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden
black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to
way,
I doubted if I should ever come
back.
“Two Roads diverged in a yellow
wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I
could
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
Along with Frost, C. S. Lewis himself chose a road less traveled and
what a difference that choice made
for the thousands of us, later readers of The Chronicles of Narnia,
The Screwtape Letters, “The
Weight of Glory,” and all the rest.
Just like my students, and just like
you and even me at my advanced
age, we too have all our roads
before us. What choices will we
make? Where will our roads take
us?
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Opinion
September 14, 2012
5A
L ett er s to th e Ed i to r
Born in the U.S.A.
Give Murray State chance to win big
There are plenty of good little FCS Division
1-AA teams in various conferences and
leagues. You self-absorbed, egotistical, mindless and delusional dolts clearly embarrassed
our, my and your school, its alumni, future
prospects, yourselves and everybody connected with athletic department.
The sports broadcasters, ESPN and other
college sports networks found the scheduling of Florida State in the ACC and Murray
State in Ohio Valley Conference pathetic.
You finance genius types got your non-conference football payday. Every time ESPN
showed us the updated score we puked our
collective guts out.
What a joke you and your college administration is pretending to be competitive with
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the likes of Florida State.
The Racer football team gears up for the fall season with a fall practice session at Roy Stewart Stadium
Wouldn't you all agree that Murray State
program and the students by actually putting
was going to get smashed and beaten to a
Florida State on the football calendar. It's a
pulp all over the field by Florida State? You
wonder some of the kids weren't really hurt,
subjected your athletes to physical peril, risk,
harmed or injured. Actually, they were in
danger, derision, scorn and mental health
many intangible and tangible ways.
issues.
Play UK, Louisville or Vanderbilt every
I’ve been a loyal supporter of the Universiyear for non-conference instead of thinking
ty of Washington and now Pacific 12 since
– John Cooper
you have arrived in the football or basketball
1973.
world.
Murray State alumnus
My wife graduated from the University of
You have no class or character for schedulWashington School of Social Work. She were you trying to accomplish? Who were
ing this game.
retired from the government as a career you trying to impress? What was your true
You are professional and managerial losers
senior executive administrator. I retired from motive, inspiration booking this away game
but your students and alumni and football
the Bank of America as corporate loan & with Florida State?
players are winners.
business development officer. I worked with
Is Southern California, Stanford, Oregon,
the Small Business Administration as a disas- UCLA or UW on the future schedule?
ter reserve loan specialist, too.
How about Michigan, Louisiana State, Ohio
The game you all planned or scheduled State, Miami? Putting this game on your
some time ago was an un-mitigated disaster schedule is repulsive, disgusting and repreJohn Cooper
69 – 3.
hensible.
Murray State
Why did you schedule this game? What
You did more damage to your school and
alumnus
“You did more damage to your
school, program and the students
by actually putting Florida State
on the football calendar.”
Remembering the past, moving forward
My name is Donald Eugene Robinson. On
Oct. 20, 1926 my mother gave birth to her
12th child, that baby was me (Donald), in the
town of Harrisburg, Ill. My father was a coal
miner of 30 years there.
Yes, I remember when gas was 17 cents a
gallon. Yes, I remember when bread was 5
cents a loaf. I remember when you could buy
a nice pair of shoes for $1.50.
I remember when you could rent a whole
house for $30 or $50 a month. I remember
when my dad worked for the Works
Progress Administration fixing roads for $30
every 2 weeks.
Then he worked for a farmer for 50 cents a
day.
I remember when my dad got older and
had to retire, Social Security was not started
yet and drew what was called the old age
pension. He drew $17.50 a month. The grocery man got all of that. Yes, I remember
when milk was 20 cents a gallon, and eggs
were 10 cents a dozen.
I think of what Bill Cosby said when he was
cheers
&
jeers
Cheers to ... football season!
The most-watched sport in
America is back, from college campuses
to the gridiron
of the NFL and
we’re glad to see
it.
Racer
Nation, this is
our year! (Hopefully ... )
Check it!
76 years old. He said that he was glad that he
was on the way out instead of on the way in.
I feel sorry for the young people.
I remember when Pearl Harbor was
bombed in 1941. I was a 15 year-old young
Hunter Love, Mancil Vinson, and Bro. Jerrel
White, of the Memorial Baptist Church.
Maybe times will get better, I hope. For
now, I’ll tell everyone, this year, I will celebrate my 86th birthday on Oct. 20 – remembering the good old days.
“... I remember when gas was 17
cents a gallon. I remember when
bread was 5 cents a loaf ... I
remember when you could get a
nice pair of shoes for $1.50.”
Rev.
Don Robinson
non-student from
Murray, Ky.
– Rev. Don Robinson
non-student from Murray, Ky.
man. Oh, yes, I remember just 47 years ago
this July, the year of 1965, when I moved to
Murray.
At that time, the only big place to shop was
Uncle Jeff’s, on the southside of Murray.
Yes, I remember some of my old buddies,
like Robert O. Miller, Guss Robertson,
Cheers to ... cool weather.
After an unbearable summer, it’s nice to see
sweaters,
jackets,
and
scarves again around campus. Winter will
be here before we
know it! Is snow
too much to ask
for this year?
We want to hear from
you! Make your voice
heard – shoot us an
email to
[email protected]!
Jeers to ... midterms looming
in the coming weeks. It won’t
be long before we have to start
cramming for midterms, finals,
and everything in between.
Thankfully we have
a long, promising,
two-day
Fall
Break ... a whole
month away ...
Jeers to ... cigarette
butts littering the
sidewalks.
What
happened to all of
the
smokestacks
and ashtrays on campus? This
is starting to look pretty nasty
and tacky all at the same time.
Gotta love those budget
cuts.
Winds of change
The winds of
change are blowing in the windy
city.
On Monday,
26,000 members
of the Chicago
Teachers Union
(CTU) went out
on strike for the
Devin Griggs
first time in a
Opinion Editor quarter-century.
The men and women of the CTU
are striking not for themselves but
for the children of the Chicago
Public School System, the third
largest in the country, who have to
deal with not having enough textbooks to go around, class sizes of
35 to 40 students (the largest in the
state of Illinois), and chronic
under-funding of essential school
services.
The story is a familiar one for
just about every city and small
town in the United States. Class
sizes have swelled to unmanageable dimensions, funding has been
slashed across the board and students lose out on a quality education while teachers are scapegoated by politicians with no answers
(or bad answers) of their own for
why American education is in the
state that it’s in.
Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of
Chicago and former White House
Chief of Staff for President Barack
Obama, has been relentless in his
attacks on Chicago public school
teachers, backed in large part by
his handpicked school board
(which is full of millionaires and
billionaires with no actual educational experience) and Chicago
media outlets which jump at the
chance to deride teachers as “lazy”
or “inept.”
Emanuel, like so many in the
political establishment, offers solutions that would do nothing to
actually improve the quality of
education in the city of Chicago.
Instead of promising to increase
funding for Chicago public schools,
he’s made a goal of converting half
of the public schools in Chicago to
for-profit (but subsidized by the
taxpayer) charter schools. In
response to weak test scores
(which correlate pretty strongly
with poverty and lack of resources
in schools), he proposes linking
teacher pay with how well their
students do on standardized tests.
The president and otherwise
well-meaning politicians continue
to say we need to increase
accountability and standards to
remain competitive in the global
economy. We need to introduce
charter schools and voucher programs, because public education
just isn’t working anymore.
Here’s a thought – public education might be suffering in the United States because most schools
don’t have enough money.
Instead of demonizing teachers,
how about we start giving them
the tools they need to educate our
kids?
Devin Griggs is vice president of
finances for the Murray State College Democrats.
[email protected]
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Interfraternity Council Rush began Monday and will end next Monday, Sept. 17. Rush is hosted in an effort to recruit new members to the Greek organizations and to introduce all of the brotherhoods to the prospective pledges.
ΛΧΑ ΠΚΑ ΣΦΕ ΦΚΤ ΑΓΡ ΤΚΕ ΣΠ
ΣΧ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ
Greek brotherhoods host Rush Week
Alex Berg || Staff writer
[email protected]
Murray State’s fraternities met in the quad
Monday at 5 p.m. to kick off Rush Week. Each
fraternity set up its own station in the quad
where members could hangout and get to know
some of their potential new members.
At Rush Week, kick-off events included cornhole games, music and discussion between
potential members and actives.
The week serves two main purposes for fraternities and students. First, it gives fraternities
another chance to recruit new members and,
second, it gives prospective fraternity brothers a
chance to meet all the fraternities.
Mike Young, assistant vice president of Student Affairs, said recruitment is essential to a
fraternity’s survival and success.
“For fraternities, recruitment is the life blood
of the organization,” he said. “If you are not
recruiting new members, you cease to exist.”
Although any student is allowed to rush the
fraternity of their choosing, they still have to
meet a high school GPA of 3.0. If the student is
a current or transfer student they must have at
least a 2.3 GPA and 12 credit hours.
Each fraternity determines if a student is suited for their organization.
Austin Reed, freshman from Montecello, Ill.,
was attending the Rush event and gave his
thoughts on the GPA requirement.
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“I am confident in my GPA and I know it will
not be an issue for me, especially when I
become a member,” Reed said. “Because I know
the brothers will keep me accountable and help
me succeed.”
Last year approximately 175 men registered to
rush. This year, more than 200 men registered.
When searching for the right fraternity, it is
important students keep options and minds
open, said Sean Edgin, junior Sigma Phi Epsilon
member from Fulton, Ky.
“I would advise weighing your options and
paying attention to which fraternity you feel
most comfortable with,” Edgin said.
Seth Hall, senior Sigma Phi Epsilon member
from East Prairie, Mo., said students come
check out some fraternities even if they have
decided not to join.
“Even if you don’t want to go Greek, you
should still try it out,” he said. “It is a great way
to make friends and network with other students.”
The fraternity hopefuls were allowed to meet
with as many fraternities as they were interested in, but as Rush Week progressed they were
required to narrow down their choices.
Vice President Young said the opportunities
fraternities present to students are unique.
“It is an excellent opportunity for young people to find that sense of family and the groups
they can connect with and provide that mentor
type environment,” Young said.
Student regent aspires to serve community
This is the second installment of a 12-part series profiling the representatives who make final University decisions.
Chris Wilcox || News Editor
[email protected]
The student Regent of the Murray State Board of Regents
holds a vital position on campus.
The student is the voice of the students within the administrative governing body. Jeremiah Johnson, graduate student
from Hopkinsville, Ky., holds the role of student Regent and Student Government Association president.
Johnson is serving his second term in both roles.
Johnson said he has always wanted to represent the common
man and to have the ability to make others’ lives better. He said
a major influence on his aspirations is his mother.
“She passed away when I was 9 and it made me really think
about all the good she had done,” he said. “She was always working her hardest to make other people’s lives better. I want to follow the lead she established.”
Johnson credited two of his high school advisers for making
him the public speaker he is today.
He said Olivia Clark and Brad Hawkins of Christian County
High School had a huge impact on his life.
“Without their influences I don’t think I would have ever
looked within myself to see the potential of a public speaker or
public servant,” he said.
Johnson’s career goals include working within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture or within higher education, but
through his career, he wants his main focus to be on agriculture.
“Agriculture has been at the core of my life, all of my life,” he
said. “I grew up on a tobacco farm – that’s the reason I could
afford college. Agriculture is everything. It’s clothing, food, biofuel and so much more.”
Johnson said his passion for agriculture ties in with his passion for others. He said his role as SGA president and student
Regent allow him to serve his peers.
“Much of the time, people say the board doesn’t care about
the students,” Johnson said. “That isn’t true. The board represents the students, faculty, staff and community of Murray State,
but they also must run the University as a business.”
He said the board does take his views and opinions to heart,
and he has had regents pull him aside to ask him about how the
students feel on certain issues.
A key issue the students always complain about is the rise of
tuition.
“The University would’ve gone into the red if we didn’t raise
tuition,” Johnson said. “I think if we wouldn’t have raised tuition, we would’ve had to
take too much from our reserves. You can
only do that so many times before you don’t
have any money left to pull from.”
The regents gather their information from
briefs sent weekly by the president’s office,
a copy of The Murray State News, clips from
other regional papers and by contacting
administrators at the University about campus events.
“Most of the time we go through the presJeremiah
idents office in answering our questions,”
Johnson
he said. “Many times we will go to another
Student Regent
higher administrator position to get
answers. The three constituency regents get reports from their
people all the time.”
Johnson has senators within SGA who report information
from each of the academic colleges, residential colleges and
other student groups.
He said it was his mission to have the best information when
he goes to the board to represent the student body.
The impact of his position is real, he said. At the beginning of
his first term, students made him aware of the new sidewalk in
front of the Waterfield Library, and how it could become slippery.
Several people fell as a result, he said so he worked with the
board and facilities management to get more traction installed.
The sidewalk has become less hazardous as a result of their
work.
Across campus
Safe Zone Project Training
Fazoli’s to open in December
Hart Cafe hosts events
LGBT services is hosting a training
session on Sept. 28, which will cultivate
Safe Zone initiatives.
Nora Spencer, director of LGBT Life
at Vanderbilt University, will join attendees and share her perspective on this
work.
The registration deadline is September 21. For more information, contact
Jody Cofer, [email protected].
Local company TeCaSe, LLC recently
broke ground on a Fazoli's at 507 Rushing Way.
It is expected to open in early
December.
The restaurant will be the first built
from the ground up with Fazoli's allnew design.
The company is hiring approximately 30 associates in November.
The Thoroughbrewed Cafe in Hart
College is hosting several events this
semester.
There will be a band playing every
Thursday evening from 7-10 p.m.
throughout the semester. On Mondays
and Thursdays the cafe will have a trivia question and the winner will receive
a 10 percent-off discount card for coffee
drinks.
September 14, 2012
Section B
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Slow out of the gates
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A crowd of 9,848 gathered Saturday evening at Roy Stewart Stadium to watch the Racers take on the Central Arkansas Bears.
Turnovers and missed opportunities cost Racers
Edward Marlowe || Staff writer
[email protected]
It’s only two games into the season, but the Racers are just 3-9 in scoring attempts inside the red zone.
The lack of execution has left too many points on the field and not on
the scoreboard, lending to an 0-2 record and tough start to the season. The
most recent loss was a 42-20 drubbing Sept. 7 at home to the No. 20 Central Arkansas Bears.
The loss particularly stung senior quarterback Casey Brockman, who
threw three interceptions on possible scoring drives and missed several
open receivers downfield for big gains and potential points.
“When you miss as many throws as I missed and made as many red-zone
turnovers as I made, you just can’t win a game like that no matter who
you’re playing,” Brockman said. “You just can’t win a game when you’re
playing like that.”
The Central Arkansas offense didn’t make it much easier for Brockman
and the Racers, as Bears quarterback Wynrick Smothers tossed four touchdowns in the first half, putting Murray State in a deep 28-7 hole early on in
the second quarter.
Head Coach Chris Hatcher was quick to remove all of the blame from
Brockman’s shoulders, pointing to several key factors affecting the final
outcome of the game.
“We made way too many mistakes and didn’t finish drives,” Hatcher
said. “We got behind in a big hole early, we were inconsistent on our special teams which is something that has been plaguing us, but I saw enough
good things out of our team that are correctable things in order for us to
move forward and I still think we have a good football team.”
The mistakes have hopefully been corrected just in time to hit the road
and face the Missouri State Bears, who are looking for vengeance from the
last time the two teams met in 2010.
In an October Homecoming game, Murray State and Missouri State
combined for 131 points, as the Racers escaped with a thrilling 72-59 victory after scoring 27 points in the final frame. Though 5-1 against the Bears,
the Racers lone defeat came to Missouri State on the road. Junior linebacker Qua Huzzie, who was named Pepsi Athlete of the Week for his stellar play against Central Arkansas, said the defense hasn’t made many
adjustments since week one and the team is just looking for more consistent play on the outside.
“They run the spread, so they have a little bit of run and a little bit of
pass,” Huzzie said. “They hardly screen, so we’re going to come in and try
to stop the run and hope our DBs come in and stop the pass and they have
nowhere to go.”
Junior running back Jordan Morrow, who scored his first Racer touchdown against Central Arkansas in dazzling fashion using a spin move to
juke his defender, said working the linebackers would be key to breaking
the defense for a big play.
“They run an odd defense, which means the running backs will have to
recognize the linebackers walking up two at the line,” Morrow said. “We’ll
have to pick up the two linebackers blitzing to protect Casey, and so
we’ve been working on picking up blitzes in practice.”
“We play a good Missouri State team this weekend, Hatcher said,” a team
that has played two good FBS opponents to start the season. It’s kind of
hard to tell what they got because, like us at Florida State, they’re just playing some better players. The schedule has not gotten any easier for us, and
to go onthe road and play a team of this caliber is going to be a big test
again for our team early in the season.”
Kickoff is 7 p.m. this Saturday at Plaster Field in Springfield, Mo.
The game will be televised on the Racer TV Network and broadcast on the
radio at Froggy 103.7 FM.
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Head Coach Chris Hatcher has run the “Hatch Attack” offense since he was a quarterback at Valdosta State.
Offense plays with style and flair
Edward Marlowe || Staff writer
[email protected]
From a distance, the entire offense looks highly intricate and downright confusing at times.
Screens. Verticals. Crossing routes. Slants.
Stop-and-go’s. Multiple receiver sets. No huddle. Breakneck speeds with breakneck plays
designed to keep a defense unsettled and unprepared for the next snap.
Known as the infamous “Hatch Attack”
around the league and at Murray State, Head
Coach Chris Hatcher said his offense is anything but complicated, using unique designs
and trickery as tools to confuse defenses into
thinking there is more going on than meets the
eye.
“I like to describe it as basketball on grass,”
Hatcher said. “We’re going to play a very uptempo game and try to get the ball in space to
people who know how to score.”
A quarterback at Valdosta State in his playing
years, Hatcher ran the same offense behind center as he employs now as a coach. Though he
has made his own twists and tweaks to the playbook, Hatcher said the offense is a derivative of
the “Air Raid” style, typically including multiple
wideouts, a running back to the right or left and
a shotgun formation for the quarterback.
“We want to just push the ball, whether it’s
running the ball, throwing short or throwing
deep, we’re just trying to attack the open grass
on the defense,” he said. “Above all else, it’s a
simple scheme and you have to adjust to the talent you have.”
While the high-flying offense receives much
credit, Hatcher said one of the most important
elements of the scheme is the run game. The
multiple wide receiver formations spread out
the defense and force out of the box to protect
against the pass, giving running backs room to
run around the outside and up the middle.
“You’ve got to have a running back that can
catch the ball, and we don’t care how many carries he gets,” he said. “It really matters how
many touches he gets. We want to get him a
minimum of 20-25 touches a game. We’ve
always had a 1,000-yard rusher because we
spread the defense out and make them play
sideline to sideline and it just opens up the middle.”
Offensive coordinator Mitch Stewart, who
also played quarterback at Valdosta State, has
been working with Hatcher since they both
coached at Georgia Southern.
As one of the youngest coordinators in FCS,
Stewart has orchestrated top-ranked offenses
over the past two years for the Racers. He said
the Hatch Attack, along with the Racer athletes,
has played a big part in the success.
“We’ve been very fortunate to have the quarterback that we’ve got and some guys around
him and some guys up front who can protect
him,” Stewart said. “We’ve got some good backs
and some good wideouts and we’ve been fortunate with it.”
By using key personnel and a rotating wide
receiver corps, Stewart said this made it possible to keep players fresh and ready on the field
for the anticipated long drives and unique plays
designed to get the ball to the end zone.
Like Hatcher, however, Stewart said it all
came down to simplicity and execution.
“We’re going to be really, really base,” he said.
“We’re only going to do a few things through
the course of a game. We’re going to dummy it
up so it will look like a bunch, but at the end of
the day we’re only going to run 20-25 different
plays because we’re going to try and play at a
rate of speed that’s going to allow us to do that.”
For the Racers, speed is the name of the game.
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ELIZABETH VICTORY
I love jerseys. Besides
actually watching, this is
probably one of my
favorite aspects of sports.
I love wearing my team’s
jersey and showing pride.
It is safe to say I have a bit
of an obsession. If I had
enough money I would
love to buy jerseys of
everyone on the Chicago
Jaci Kohn
Cubs and Blackhawks rosAssistant Sports
ters.
Editor
Jerseys can strike up a
conversation between
strangers. For example, whenever I wear a
Cubs jersey around campus I hear people say,
“The Cubs suck.”
Now I am nowhere near the fashion police.
In fact, while I am sitting at my computer
writing this column I am wearing basketball
shorts and a T-shirt. However, there are some
terrible sports uniforms. They are awful. I
feel bad for their fans because I would not be
caught dead in some of these shirts.
Luckily for me, the Chicago teams are very
stylish, well, for the most part. Which brings
me to number one on my list of sports fashion victims, the 1976 Chicago White Socks.
As a side note I planned on using each
sport in this list. But, there were so many
horrible uniforms and jerseys I figured it
would be easier to choose if I just picked one
sport. So here is my baseball fashion police
blotter.
The 1976 Chicago White Socks
Now being a
Chicago Cubs
fan, I may be a
little biased, I
have hated the
Socks since
birth. However,
when you take a
second look at
these uniforms,
no matter what
team wore
them, it would
still be awful. I
mean come on,
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shorts! Even
young boys in pony league get to wear pants.
Was the extra 12 inches of fabric too expensive? You can’t forget the collar and kneehigh socks. It’s quite a look. The players look
like they should be going to class at a private
school. In fact, my school uniform in grade
school looks suspiciously close to what the
Sox are wearing.
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Cartoons on
jerseys are bad
and the Pirates
are huge
offenders in
this category.
Look at that
huge pirate. It
almost takes up
the entire torso
of the player.
Frankly, the
pirate is just
creepy. I guess
that’s one way
for a team to
bleacherreport.com
win. Put a
creepy pirate on the first baseman’s chest and
the player won’t want to come anywhere near
you. Also what are the Pirates’ colors? Oh
yeah, yellow and black, so where did the red
come from?
The Washington Nationals
Now these
uniforms actually aren’t that
bad, but if you
look close at the
word “Nationals” on the player’s chest you
will notice
something is
off. The word is
missing the letter O. Now
these were not
intentional and
sports.espn.go.com
only two players
wore the jersey.
After three innings someone realized the
blunder and made the players change. I guess
one could argue that the button in the middle
of the word is supposed to be the missing O.
Even though from far away you can’t see the
button and it still looks misspelled. Either
way it is not good. This is what spell check is
for.
So, to summarize: Major League Baseball
players wear pants not shorts, big ugly cartoons ruin jerseys, use colors sparingly and
always spell check.
The MLB should hire me as their consultant.
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Rifle
While it may take physical strength and
mental endurance to compete during the season,
Head Coach Alan Lollar looks for more from his
shooters than ability alone.
“Obviously you look for a certain level of
skill,” Lollar said. “They need to be at a certain
level to help us as soon
as possible. Beyond that
I’m looking for someone
who can convince me
that they’re going to
work hard for four years.
That they want to be the
best they can be. They’re
willing to listen to me
and work with me to figure out the best way for
them to shoot. It’s not
necessarily my way, but
cooperate and try to find
the way that works best
and understand that it’s a
process and a journey and believe that’s half the
fun.”
This season the rifle team added four freshman shooters. The Racers now consists of seven
freshmen and sophomores and three upperclassmen.
“I’m really excited about these freshmen,” Lollar said. “Tessa Howald is from Missouri. She’s a
really hardworking, good young shooter who has
a good standing position. Like a lot of high
school shooters, she didn’t get to shoot a lot of
smallbore because of lack of range time, and so
she’s making her adjustments from three position air to three position smallbore now, and
once she does that, I think she’s going to have a
really nice year.”
Kaitlyn Wilson is a smallbore shooter from
Pennsylvania. She will help the team in both
smallbore
and
air,
Lollar
said.
“Her mental approach to the shot is very
tough and I think she’s going to do a good job for
us,” he said.
Other incoming freshmen include Hannah
Harris and Ryan Limpus.
“Harris is a hard worker. She does a lot of
things well and we’re looking for some big
things out of her in the future,” Lollar said. “Limpus is from Tennessee. He hasn’t shot for a couple of years, but he’s shown a lot of
improvement over the last year. We’re hoping
that with a little more experience and a little
more training time he’ll be able to help us down
the road somewhere.”
With more than two weeks remaining before
their first match of the season and with the team
returning to the range near the level they ended
last season, there’s little doubt the Racers
will be more than ready when their season begins.
“I’ve been really pleased,” Lollar said. “We
came back in pretty good physical shape so that
we’re not too sore after work outs. I think it’s
going to be a big year for some upperclassmen.
(They) will have to step up into leadership spots
maybe a year earlier than they thought they
might have had to. It’s time for them to grow up
and take their turn now, we’ll see how it goes.”
The Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association
2012-13 Preseason Poll, released on Monday, has
the Racers ranked eighth
in the nation behind
schools such as Texas
Christian University (1),
University of Kentucky
(2), and West Virginia
University (3). The poll
is voted on by 14 different coaches from around
the country. The Racers
were the second highest
ranked
OVC
team, coming in one spot
behind rival Jacksonville
State.
Led by lone senior
Caroline Barber, along with juniors Michael
Burzynski and Bill Harvey, the young team will
rely heavily on freshmen and sophomores to
have successful seasons.
The rifle team will strive to continue the
tradition of excellence that has been established
over the last several decades. They begin their
season Oct. 5 against Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.
“(A rifle) isn’t something
you twirl in the air. A lot
of people think we do
color guard stuff. I have
to tell them that’s not
what we do.”
-Bill Harvey, junior shooter
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After ending last season with a second-place finish at the OVC tournament, the rifle team has begun practicing for
the 2012-13 season. The Racers are ranked eighth in the nation in a preseason poll.
Shooters begin practice for new
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Their target is the size of a half dollar, a black
dot small enough to carry around in a pants
pocket with a tiny white pin prick in the center.
The dot sits in a field of white either 10 meters
for air rifle or 50 feet for smallbore.
Practice for the Murray State rifle team begins
at 5:30 a.m. and requires a kind of patience and
focus not present in other sports.
“You have to be patient,” said Bill Harvey, junior shooter. “You have to be able to stay calm. It
can get frustrating, especially since you’re standing up there for so long and the shots don’t always go where you want them to. You have to be
able to relax and breathe and then get focused
again.”
Even more patience is required to cope with a
University largely unaware of the rifle team’s
presence, much less its successes. Despite its
two NCAA and 11 OVC championships, the rifle
team remains one of Murray State’s most winning secrets.
“(A rifle) isn’t something you twirl in the
air,” Harvey said. “A lot of people think we do
color guard stuff. I have to tell them that’s not
what we do.”
In addition to preparing for the grueling mental aspect of the sport, shooters also have to be
in shape physically.
What looks like monotony on one side of the
glass takes a physical and mental toll on the
other.
Maintaining the posture required to hit the
white pin prick at the center of their target takes
strength and endurance.
“You have to build up so much stamina to
be able to stand there for that period of time,”
Harvey said. “A lot of people don’t know how
physically and mentally demanding it is. If you
tried to stand up there for an hour and 45
minutes in the same spot, it hurts your back and
your legs. It’s more mentally demanding than
anything else you could do. We shoot a match
on Saturday. We start at eight in the morning and
shoot smallbore. You get two hours for that, then
you have a 30 minute break and then another
hour and 45 minutes for air rifle. So from eight
until one o’clock it’s nothing but shooting.”
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“We’ll use this week to get our minds and mentality right before this weekend’s games.”
-Head Coach Beth Acreman
Elizabeth out hits Regents
Racers remain winless at 0-5
Nick Dolan || Staff writer
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The team lost in a shooting frenzy
and has yet to earn a win this season.
The Racers (0-5-0) returned home
Sunday to host the Norse of Northern
Kentucky (2-4-0) after a two-game
road trip against Western Michigan
and Indiana State, dropping both
games.
Murray State gave up two goals in
the first half minutes apart. The first
came in the 26th minute when freshman Hanna Pateryn took a pass and
blasted it into the back of the net. The
Norse scored again fewer than three
minutes later after freshman Maria Silbersack netted her first of the game.
Murray State battled back before the
half cutting the lead to one after freshman forward, Jenna Finke took a
header pass from junior forward
Shauna Wicker. Wicker took it down
the left side of the box and drilled it to
the opposite post just beating the
Norse goalie, for her second of the season.
Freshman forward Megg Hudson
tied up the game in the 53rd minute
after she recorded her first goal as a
Racer. Hudson pushed through the
Norse defense to finish off a saved
shot from senior defender Jenelle
Cunningham.
Silbersack gave Northern Kentucky
the lead for good one minute later as
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she put away a rebound off the crossbar for her second of the game. Murray State gave up an own goal in the
74th minute to extend Northern Kentucky’s lead to 4-2.
Head Coach Beth Acreman said the
team played well but needs to shore up
the defense.
“There were times in the game
when they stuck to the game plan and
played well,” Acreman said. “However,
there have been a lot of silly goals that
could have and need to be prevented.”
The Racers outshot the Norse 24-20
during the game and had a season high
six shots on goal.
Sophomore goalkeeper Yi Du made
six saves in the loss but would come
out of the game with an injury, giving
freshman Latisha Stevenson her first
minutes of the season.
The Racers will finish up non-conference play with two more chances to
notch a first win this weekend with
two games at Cutchin Field. The Racers face Alabama A&M Friday at 3 p.m.
and South Alabama Sunday at 1 p.m.
Acreman said the team will work
this week to regain their focus and
mentality.
“We’ll use this week to get our
minds and mentality right before this
weekend’s games,” Acreman said.
“Every game is important since we
still haven’t gotten that win.”
The Racers begin OVC play Sept. 23
at Austin Peay.
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Swift bats, well-placed hits, and
superb fielding allowed Elizabeth
Residential College to defeat Regents
14-3 in intramural slow-pitch softball
Tuesday night.
Elizabeth took an early lead in the
first few innings.
Experience and communication
gave Elizabeth an advantage over
Regents said senior Greg Deahl who
has played for the team for four
years.
“We led most of the game; it really
was because we had good crowd
vibe,” Deahl said. “We were all just
feeling it tonight.”
Great defensive plays by the Elizabeth team and a strong batting lineup
gave them an early advantage over
Regents with a 6-0 lead after the 1st
inning.
Deahl said, Elizabeth has practiced
a total of three times and scrimmaged once in preparation for its
first game.
“Right now our challenge is still
feeling what position with who,
but we are really starting to get the
hang of it,” Deahl said. “I have great
faith in this team this year. Most
year’s returners have set positions,
but right now we are still filling in
freshmen getting the feel of it and
everything.”
A well-placed hit by a Regents
player in the second inning gave the
Rhinos their first run. However,
Elizabeth displayed its strong field-
ing experience throughout the game.
“I’ve been on this team for 4 years
now, and we had quite a few returners this year actually,” Deahl said.
“We also have a lot of good freshmen
this year too.”
The Regents team rallied in
the field but was unable to shut down
the excellent Elizabeth offense.
Deahl was complimentary of
the Regents team.
“They played well,” Deahl said.
“I’m proud of them. They kept their
heads up and kept going no matter
what happened to them.”
During the top of the fourth inning
several well-placed balls down
the third base line and fielding errors
by Regents gave the team the opportunity to score two more runs widening the gap 10-2.
It was hard to tell if the players
or the fans were having more
fun.
Elizabeth’s exuberant fan section
kept the morale high as Elizabeth led
the entire game.
“Lizo supports us no matter what,
and we support our girls’ team,”
Deahl said. “We show up to every
game we can, so, it’s good to have
them.”
Deahl said he thinks this intramural softball season looks promising.
“We just want to keep winning
and playing well,” Deahl said.
“As long as we are playing well,
we can’t be mad.”
Elizabeth clinched the win 14-3
over Regents after the game was
called in the fifth inning.
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Women’s season off to strong start with fourth-place finish
Carly Besser || Staff writer
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Junior Delaney Howson from Ontario, Canada was sixth overall and was the top finisher for the Racers.
The women’s golf team is driving their way
through the fall season in full force, coming off
a fourth-place finish in its season opener at the
Chris Bannister Classic. The Racers are now
traveling to West Point, Miss., to compete in
the Mississippi State Intercollegiate Tournament.
The team defeated Jacksonville State, Belmont University, Western Kentucky, Tennessee Tech, Lipscomb University and
Northern Kentucky with an overall score of
932.
Junior Delaney Howson was the top finisher
for Murray State, placing sixth overall, just
three strokes off the lead. Behind Howson was
senior Alexandra Lennartsson tying for ninth
and senior Alli Weaver in 21st place.
“Delaney had a very good tournament,”
Head Coach Velvet Milkman said. “Any time
you have someone finish in the top ten, it’s a
great thing. I think all of our players had a very
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help us bring momentum coming up.”
Now, just one week later, the Racers begin
preparations for another competition.
The Mississippi State Intercollegiate starting Sept. 10 will host several large schools such
as University of Kentucky, University of
Arkansas and Kansas State.
“It’ll be pretty big competition,” Milkman
said. “But we’re very excited to play SEC
teams. Just because they’re in the SEC tournament doesn’t mean we can’t compete well
against them. You get better when you play
against good competition.”
The tournament will be held at the Old
Waverly golf course in West Point, Miss., a
course the team has not competed on.
Milkman said she will try to take full advantage of the practice round to get a feel for the
course.
“That practice round is going to be important,” Milkman said. “We need to get a feel for
where we’re golfing and what we need to
focus on and adapt.”
A powerful starting drive will give the
Racers an upper hand in the competition.
Milkman said the team is doing well with
longhand game, giving them an opportunity to
establish a lead early on the course.
“Our driving of the golf ball is very good.”
Milkman said. “That plays a huge role in golf.
Getting on the correct foot at the beginning of
every hole puts us in a good position.”
However, the Racers fell short on the putting green at the Chris Bannister Intercollegiate, adding up their stroke numbers and
spoiling their strong starts.
Milkman said her biggest concern going to
West Point is the short game.
“We need to continue working on our putting,” Milkman said. “That was a huge weakness for us last week. When you go to
any golf course, all the greens are different.
We need to be better about adjusting to the
surface that we’re playing on.”
With their sights set on playing with focus
and consistency, Milkman said the Racers are
confidently heading into competition.
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After an eye-opening loss in Evansville last
week, the Racer volleyball team expects to
improve its play this weekend in West Virginia.
Murray State will play Cleveland State Friday night and West Virginia on Saturday.
Head Coach David Schwepker said the
women are well-prepared for the Blue and
Gold Classic.
“What I expect is for us to go out there and
compete,” Schwepker said. “If we do, we’re in
good shape.”
Out of the two matches the Racers will play,
Schwepker is determined to see his team improve from its previous meeting with the
Cleveland State Vikings earlier in the season.
“Cleveland State won the first tournament
we were in; they’re good.” Schwepker said.
“I would like to see us do better against them.
We need to go five (sets) or win the game.”
Murray State won its first set of the season
against title-winning Cleveland State, but
went on to lose the next two sets at the IPFW
(Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne) Invitational.
The Racers struggled in their first match,
posting a low .170 attack percentage for the
game. Kristin Besselsen had the highest percentage at .231.
The Vikings had a .273 attack percentage
with Jackie Dabbelt leading with .480. Cleveland State only scored 14 more points than the
Racers in all four sets. Marie Frease of the
Viking offense had 65 kills in her last tournament with a high .565 attack percentage in one
set. Currently, the Vikings have a 7-4 record.
Attack percentage is calculated by subtracting hitting errors from kills, then dividing by
total attempts. Since playing Cleveland State,
the Racers have increased their attack
percentage and decreased their errors.
After playing Cleveland State, Schwepker
said he hopes the Racers will compete well
with West Virginia.
“This will definitely be a more difficult
tournament to win,” Schwepker said. “West
Virginia is very good.”
The Mountaineers will head into the tournament with a 6-5 record. West Virginia, like
Murray State, defeated Radford in the West
Virginia Golden Horseshoe Challenge 3-1.
When the Racers beat Radford, the Highlanders did not win a single set.
At West Virginia, the spotlight has been on
Evyn McCoy, sophomore middle blocker, recently named to the Mason Inn Patriot Invitational all-tournament team. She had 21 kills, a
.308 attack percentage and 11 blocks in one set.
Caleah Wells, freshman middle blocker for
the Mountaineers had nine kills and only one
error in a recent match while Brittany Sample,
a freshman setter, had a double-double with
25 assists and 15 digs.
Schwepker said playing in West Virginia
will help set the tone for the conference season.
“Everything we’ve been doing so far is on
track,” Schwepker said. “All of these tournaments have been very productive. We’ll
see who does the best so when we start conference play we’ll be pretty set.”
Since the LaQuinta Inn & Suites Invitational
two weeks ago, Schwepker has been working
to improve on some basics with his team.
He said some players are still used to getting
away with simple mistakes from high school.
After the Racers return to Murray from
West Virginia, they play Tennessee Tech
Friday, Sept. 21 in Racer Arena. Schwepker
is looking forward to the first conference
game and says he knows Murray State is a
strong competitor.
‘We won’t be up against anyone this
year and that’s an easy team,” Schwepker said,
“Most of us are on the same level, there aren’t
Final Four contenders and there isn’t anyone
that we can have a one-up on.”
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Though small by quarterback standards (he’s
only 6’0”, 209lbs.), Brees flourished behind Marty
Schottenheimer’s famous “Martyball” offense,
connecting with LT and Kent State basketball
player-converted-tight end Antonio Gates for
pass after pass after pass.
In 2005, Brees injured his throwing shoulder,
tearing his labrum in the last game of the season.
Desperate for a quarterback and afraid he wouldn’t be as effective upon his return, the Chargers
cut him loose and drafted Eli Manning (who
eventually was traded to the Giants for Philip
Rivers).
After Hurricane Katrina and a terrible 2005
season, the New Orleans Saints decided to take a
chance with Drew Brees, giving him the keys to a
Sean Payton offense keen on throwing the ball in
multiple wideout formations.
Brees has not only met expectations, but has
thoroughly exceeded them, breaking the season
record for yardage in 2011 and throwing for no
less than 26 touchdowns in each of his last six full
seasons as a Saint. His prolific passing and his
sheer generosity back to the city of New Orleans
was enough to win him a 5-year, $100 million contract this off season, as Brees will most likely retire not only as a Saint, but as one of the greatest
football players of all time.
1. Ken Griffey, Jr., CF/DH, Seattle Mariners
(twice), Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox
Junior. The Kid. The Babe Ruth of ‘90s. The
youngest player on the All-Century Team.
One of the best to ever play the game. I’ll admit
it; I cried when Griffey retired from baseball.
Grif made a name for himself in Seattle, slashing the gap to cut off fly balls or jumping the
fence and robbing batters of precious home runs.
Junior was pretty decent at jacking the long ball;
despite numerous injuries in his career, Griffey
finished with 630 home runs, 1,836 RBI and 11
All-Star appearances, making him one of the most
decorated and accomplished players in Major
League Baseball history.
An automatic shoo-in for Cooperstown, he was
a hard worker on the field and no trouble off of
it. His goofy and silly nature kept clubhouses
laughing as he was always behind pranks and
jokes on other players and managers. His smile
was always on, especially after a home run, and
he always had his cap turned backwards.
Once deemed the prettiest swing in baseball,
Griffey portrayed excellence both as a professional but also as a role model for children
throughout his career.
If only I could be as successful.
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Maybe it’s the passion with
which they play the game.
Maybe it’s the way they carry
themselves on and off the
field. Perhaps it’s the personal qualities they possess,
in turn making them a fan favorite.
Whatever it is, any true
sports fan has favorite players. These are players you
Edward
would argue for if they had a
bad game, sometimes to the
Marlowe
point of insanity. These are
Sports columnist
the players who can do no
wrong, and when they do right, your friends will
never hear the end of it.
I am not without my own sports idols. Anyone
who truly knows me understands I will argue
until my dying breath for these guys. I own their
memorabilia, I watch their games, I study their
craft.
If there was a chance I could meet them? Trust
me, the world would know.
So, without further ado, here are five current
and past athletes (in order of my affection) whom
I truly admire, and for a myriad of reasons. Take
it or leave it.
5. Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds
The Toronto native is one of the main reasons I
have such an affinity for the Big Red Machine.
Despite missing significant time with a knee injury sustained in a series with the San Francisco
Giants, Votto has been an offensive powerhouse
for Cincinnati. He’s posting a ridiculous .467 on
base percentage and is a career .316 hitter.
Though his power has declined since his monster
37 HR, 113 RBI season in 2010, Votto continues to
show plate discipline and clubhouse leadership
unparalleled in Major League Baseball.
Good thing the Reds signed him to a 10year/$225 million contract. Should he have hit the
market, he would’ve been the most sought-after
free agent since Alex Rodriguez in 2001.
4. Kevin Garnett, PF/C, Boston Celtics
He’s a little bit of a trash-talker, I’ll admit it, but
let’s give credit where credit is due.
He can still back it all up.
Garnett’s loyalty has never been in question.
After 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and some near misses at bringing home a
championship, the Timberwolves did the unthinkable, trading him to the Celtics for youth and
cash.
After adding shooting guard Ray Allen, and already possessing point guard Rajon Rondo and
shooting guard Paul Pierce, Garnett’s infectious
desire to win soon took over, carrying the C’s to a
66-win season and eventually the NBA Championship in 2008. The winning in Boston hasn’t
stopped, and Garnett has a lot to do with it, as
he’s played in 60 or more games in each of the
past five seasons despite his aging body which is
natural slowing down.
A longtime defensive force in the NBA, Garnett
averages 19 points and 10 rebounds for his career.
He also made the move to true center last season
for head coach Doc Rivers’ system, further proving he is an all-or-nothing guy who will do anything to win.
3) Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers
The first thought I remember having about
Steve Smith was, “Wow, this dude has a huge chip
on his shoulder.”
Standing at 5-feet, 9-inches and 185 pounds, the
University of Utah product was drafted in the
third round of the 2001 NFL Draft, but was generally deemed too small by scouts to be a true No. 1
wideout.
At the time, he was merely a glorified special
Saturday:
College Football
#18 University of Florida (2-0)
vs. #23 University of Tennessee
(2-0)
5:00 p.m. ESPN
Sunday:
Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals (88-54) vs.
Atlanta Braves (81-62)
7:05 p.m. ESPN
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Suicide prevention group visits campus
Hunter Harrell || Contributing writer
[email protected]
Photo illustration by Kylie Townsend/The News
During National Suicide Prevention
Week, Murray State welcomed Jamie
Tworkowski, the founder of the To Write
Love On Her Arms organization.
On Tuesday, students filled the Curris
Center Ballroom to support the organization’s cause. At 7 p.m., Tworkowski’s lecture kicked off. Student Government
Association sponsored the event with the
help of the Campus Activities Board. Matt
Mauschbaugh, junior from Edwardsville,
Ill., and lectures chair for CAB welcomed
everyone and introduced the speaker.
Tworkowski quickly enlightened the
room with his “stand-up comedy” that he
swore would not last all night.
“Did you guys know that you have a
Cracker Barrel across the street from
your stadium? If I was stuck between two
schools, Cracker Barrel would be the deciding factor,” he joked.
Explaining later how music plays a big
role in the organization, Tworkowski said
it both spreads the word and gets feelings
out in the open. Steven McMorran, from
the band Satellite, entertained the audience with five songs in order to get those
feelings out in the open.
When the music ended, Tworkowski
began telling his story. It started with a
different character, a friend who had been
plagued by depression, addiction and selfinjury. Tworkowski explained the need to
help his friend, along with seeking treatment for her. Eventually, they began sharing the story via MySpace blogs until it
grew to be the organization it is today.
The TWLOHA organization was created to present hope and aid those in
need of treatment for depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. The goal for
the organization not only includes encouraging people all over the world to
seek treatment, but also involves educating people about the growing issue of suicide.
According to the organization’s website, it also builds community. The group
wants the world to get comfortable with
community, where people reach out to
one another, stop keeping secrets and
build a support system to aid each other
from recovery.
“The phrase ‘suicide prevention’ doesn’t move me,” Tworkowski said. “Suicide
is people, real people. You never know
what could save a life, but it’s important
we go there and we try.”
According to the World Health Organization, the third leading cause of death
for people ages 15 to 44 is suicide, but it is
the second leading cause of death for ages
10 to 24, just behind vehicular accidents.
These statistics do not include attempted
suicides which are 20 times more frequent than completed suicides.
Somewhere in these statistics fall people who are close to someone: a friend,
classmate or family member, who have
had suicidical thoughts.
In an effort to form community at Murray, the lecture was intended to serve as
an eye opener to the students who attended.
“We realize that the issue of suicide is
relevant on all campuses, and Murray
State is not an exception.” Mauschbaugh
said. “This event will increase suicide
awareness here at MSU and make us realize we can help these people.”
The TWLOHA organization has never
been to Murray State before. Each year
CAB comes together to discuss issues on
campus and what they would like to see
accomplished. This year, the rising suicide rate among college campuses specifically caught the attention of CAB.
“We try to bring in different speakers
and groups year in and year out to promote different issues such as alcohol
awareness and sex abuse,” Mauschbaugh
said.
Considering this week is National Suicide Awareness Week, the event seemed
like an appropriate opportunity to raise
awareness on suicide.
“The lecture was very powerful,” Rebecca Allen, freshman from Murray, said.
“I wish others would have heard this.”
For more information on TWLOHA,
visit twloha.com.
Comedian shares story
on struggling to success
Anna Taylor || Features Editor
[email protected]
Comedic actor, writer and producer Erik Stolhanske visited campus Monday as a part of the
2012-13 University Lecture Series.
The actor, known best for his role of Rabbit in
the movie “Super Troopers,” wants to promote
his movement for “Irrational Determination and
Foolish Perseverance” on campus and throughout the nation.
When he began on the Lovett Auditorium
stage Monday evening, he told the audience he
was missing something.
“I was born without a fibula in my right leg,”
he said. “I have a fake leg.”
As a child, Stolhanske said he was often called
names from his peers because of his wooden leg.
More than anything, he wanted to be normal and
do things that normal kids did without his leg
being an issue.
“My parents always thought the best way for
me to be like everybody else was to go out and
do what other kids did,” he said. “And because I
grew up in Minnesota, we saw a lot of snow on
the ground and so I always wanted to go skating
and play hockey and ski.”
Stolhanske said it wasn’t easy doing those
things with one real leg but he would do it anyway.
“My mom would always say, ‘Don’t worry if
you fall down, just get back up and keep on
going,’” he said. “My mom would remind me that
I was just like everybody else that when it became summer time, I really believed her.”
Because he was a huge fan of Rod Carew, a
Minnesota Twins hall of fame pitcher, Stolhanske
would play baseball in the summer. Often times
when he would run, his skin on his leg would
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from Carew’s success kept him in the games.
“I never remember Rod Carew missing a game
because of injury so I would just rub some ointment on it, put a band aid on it and take some
Tylenol and get back in the game,” he said.
Stolhanske shared his first cast and one of his
wooden legs from childhood with the audience
and demonstrated how, when he would grow,
doctors would add another centimeter or inch of
wood to the leg.
When Stolhanske moved away for college
across the county at Colgate University, he knew
that no one would know who he was and that he
was missing a leg. So, when Stolhanske began
dating and hanging out with friends, he didn’t tell
anyone about his handicap. When someone did
find out about his leg, he would tell different stories for how he got his wooden leg to save himself from embarrassment. Soon, word got
around that he was making the stories up about
his leg.
“I learned a very important lesson in college,
probably one of the most important lessons in
life,” he said, “Women talk to each other. No one
had ever told me that before.”
After recollecting himself and thinking about
what his mother had always told him about not
worrying about falling down, he made new
friends and told them the truth about his leg. He
also realized that comedic acting was where his
passions lie.
When he graduated, he had little support from
his family and moved into the city with friends
from his comedy group, Broken Lizard. The
group worked hard to pay rent and get comedy
gigs on the weekends.
After getting a speeding ticket from a cop, the
group was inspired to create a film that would
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Comedic actor and writer, Erik Stolhanske, tells his story about living with one leg and struggling to success.
Stolhanske has been in several major motion pictures including “Super Troopers” and “Beerfest.”
eventually become “Super Troopers.”
Stolhanske’s hope and inspiration stems from
a speaker who visited his high school when he
was a teenager. The speaker was a woman named
Ivy who had lost her leg to cancer but became a
successful model.
“I thought (she) was really cool and (she) gave
me a lot of hope and inspirations and gave me a
reason to believe that I could go do anything,” he
said.
Since “Super Troopers,” Stolhanske has been
featured in “The Sweetest Thing,” “Beerfest” and
“The Onion Movie,” along with several other
movies and television shows.
Stolhanske is currently working on several
projects and continues to be a part of the Broken
Lizard comedy group. He also travels to schools
to share his story and motivate students to
achieve their goals and never give up, even when
obstacles are in the way.
Said Stolhanske: “Even though you might not
have prosthetic body parts, I believe that everybody has a wooden leg of some sort or another.
I’m living proof that everyone should realize that
your wooden leg is really all in your head and
you can pursue your dreams.”
Gillian Jacobs @GillianJacobs
Had a dream about an animated movie
called "Spoon & Refrigerator" They go on
adventures. NOW you like hearing about
somebody's dream, right?
5:03 p.m. Sept. 9
Aziz Ansari @azizansari
I don't watch movies on planes, but I do glance at
other people's screens & guess what they are
watching. I'm real good at this.
9:11 p.m. Sept. 9
Dane Cook @danecook
I also got a tattoo of my ex on my neck. Well,
not a tat, I actually just left my neck blank. It
symbolizes our time together.
3:18 p.m. Sept. 11
Rolling Stone @RollingStone
Elvis' bible fetched $94,000 at auction Saturday,
but bidding for his stained underwear failed to
meet the reserve: http://bitly.com/PfWmhh
6:08 p.m. Sept. 9
Joel McHale @joelmchale
If you're a kid at heart you might have a serious
physical problem.
1:17 p.m. Sept. 10
Adam Levine @adamlevine
When did marriage become a test drive?
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Campus offers areas of non-judgement
Dominique Duarte || Contributing writer
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WATER COOLER
Information and photos from
The Associated Press
Compiled by Anna Taylor
WII U TO RELEASE IN NOVEMBER
Nintendo’s upcoming gaming
console Wii U will go on sale Nov.
18. The console will have a starting price of $300 and the deluxe
version will start at $350.
It will include more memory
and new design.
DESIGNER THROWS SELF PARTY
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson threw herself a birthday party
with Cy ndi Lauper on Tuesday.
This was to celebrate her 70 years.
The two belted Lauper’s hit
“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” during the party with models prancing down a runway wearing
Johnson’s designs from past years.
The models presented her clothes
decade by decade.
Celebrities who attended the
party included fashion industry
professionals and celebrities like
like Lil’ Kim.
Johnson’s actual birthday was
Aug. 10.
KATHY BATES IN RECOVERY
“P.S. I Love You’s” Kathy Bates
is under recovery from a double
mastectomy. Bates announced via
Twitter on Wednesday she had
been diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago.
As a survivor of ovarian cancer
for nine years, the actress decided
to have the surgery after careful
consideration. She will not have to
undergo radiation or chemotherapy.
Her doctors assure she will be
around for a long time.
There was not always an outlet available for students to share personal concerns, such as sexuality,
but now Murray State offers the Safe Zone Project
for students.
The Safe Zone Project is a national program promoting non-discrimination and gives students a safe
haven to go for assistance. Jody Cofer, Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) program coordinator
and undergraduate research and scholarly activities
program coordinator, and Dr. Josh Adair, assistant
professor of English, are the leaders of the project.
“The Safe Zone Project emerged between 2009
and 2010 and it emerged from a group of students
that wanted to do something specifically to raise
awareness among allies, specifically faculty and
staff allies,” Cofer said.
Students can go to any Safe Zone throughout
campus to get assistance from a faculty member
about an issue.
“It is really promoting a campus that is inclusive
of everyone no matter whatever that difference may
be and we’re starting to go there with the Safe Zone
Project to really say that this is about difference and
about empowering difference,” Cofer said.
Judy Lyle, interim association director for health
services, serves on the LGBT program advisory
committee. She makes sure that students know they
have a place to go to when they need comfort.
“The most important thing from my perspective
is that any student has a place that they can go talk
and feel like they can be open about any issue
whether it be about their orientation, their color,
culture whatever and they can get the proper help
that they need in answer to their questions,” Lyle
said.
A Safe Zone manual was also created for participants to use as a guide when advising students.
“In the resource manual there is a section on
common problems that allies might get faced with
such as the coming out process, problems with parents, transgender people, dealing with faculty that
aren’t supportive,” Cofer said.
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LGBT Safe Zones are available at many difference locations across campus. This logo designates Safe Zone.
Michael Penner, sophomore from Cynthiana, Ind.,
is vice president of the Murray State Alliance. He
hopes more places on campus will get their area set
up for a Safe Zone.
“Hopefully once the faculty and staff see that we
have over 225 members in the project, we are hoping that more will get on board and join so that they
can have a Safe Zone too,” Penner said.
Students and faculty can register anytime to become a member by filling out an online form and
agreeing to the affirmation statement on the Safe
Zone page at murraystate.edu/lgbt.
“When we receive those online submissions, the
applicant gets a letter welcoming them, directing
them to the resources, encouraging training, they
get the emblem itself in campus mail and they are
instructed to put that somewhere in a visible location,” Cofer said.
University Libraries host annual book sale
Hunter Harrell || Contributing writer
[email protected]
Students gathered in front of Waterfield Library Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday to browse the collection of
books, magazines, movies, comics and
CDs spread out on several tables and
racks during the University Library’s
annual sale. The sale was set up at 10
a.m. and closed at 3 p.m.
Items in the sale had been donated to
the library but had not met criteria to
be included in the collection.
“Students can make use of the outdated books,” said Lindsey Futrell, a
dean’s office assistant at Waterfield Library.
In addition to providing students
with extra resources, the sale for the
donated books provide the libraries
with money to buy new books needed
for the next academic year.
The items ranged in prices, from as
low as 10 cents to a maximum of $5. For
example, comics and CDs cost $3 while
hardback books cost $1 and magazines
Citywide yard
sale is this
weekend
were only 10 cents.
“We don’t make a lot of profit from
these, but it’s something.” Futrell said.
Students often enjoy the sale because
it features collector’s items or valuable
resources for classes students are enrolled in. Educational books, videos and
magazines arranged by topics or major
studies on the tables allow the students
to pick extra aids through their courses
here at Murray State in which they are
most interested.
Also, student could purchase a comic,
CD, or book from the sale. There are
many modern fiction books for students to enjoy, as well as classical CDs,
vintage comics, old yearbooks and magazines. One student took a special interest in a 1967 Murray yearbook,
specifically the senior class section.
“I wanted to see if I could find my
dad in a yearbook.” Kristen Oakley,
freshman from Murray, said. “I
searched through several yearbooks
until I found him. When I did, I rushed
over, in tears, to buy it. And I’m really
glad I did. It’s a good memory.”
Staff report
The Murray citywide yard sale,
which takes place this Saturday, will
bring in bargain hunters from all over
the region in the search for whatever
they may need.
There are currently 56 participants
that will be taking part in the yard sale
and more are likely to join.
RacerNet holds contests
throughout September
Shannon MacAllister || Contributing writer
HOLMES IS NEW DESIGN STAR
Actress Katie Hol mes previewed her fashion line Holmes &
Yang Wednesday during New
York Fashion Week.
Holmes and design partner,
Jeanne Yang, attended the preview
show wearing black leather blazers with black stretch pants.
Other celebrities who have department-store brands are Lauren
Conrad, Heidi K lum, Venus
Will iams, Jennifer Lopez and
Whitney Port.
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Murray State’s information systems department is currently offering prizes
during the “Question of the Day” contest. The contest, designed to raise awareness for the collaborative website, RacerNet.edu, which is maintained by the information systems department, is fulfilling its purpose as more and more people
discover the amenities of the self-help site.
“We manage the site for the campus so departments can put up articles about
things like ‘how do I request a transcript,’ ‘how do I edit my meal plan’ or ‘how
do I login to a system on campus?,’” said Cassidy Dalmer, associate director of
technology for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology.
The website is geared to help new students who are often overwhelmed by
the number of software and programs their courses require, as well as returning
students who are struggling with new technology.
“This contest is just kind of a little push to raise some awareness for the sup-
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There will be a free training session for Safe Zone
participants at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in Faculty Hall
rooms 105 and 106. Special guest Nora Spencer from
Vanderbilt University will be speaking about the
project.
“People in the Safe Zone project do not have to
go to training, but it is recommended; it’s a resource
for them,” Cofer said.
The list of faculty members registered is published on the Safe Zone website.
Students can find a Safe Zone by looking for an
emblem posted on or around a faculty member’s
door. The emblem has the words Safe Zone, a Murray State University Logo and a rainbow (as seen
above).
For more information on the project or to download the Safe Zone resource manual, visit murraystate.edu/lgbt.
iveaways!
University Plaza Murray, Ky
(270) 753-7053
Kristen Allen/The News
Old books, CDs, yearbooks and comics were available at the book sale this week.
Most participants will have the sale
at their own home. However, some
will set up booths in Central Park.
Most sales open up at 6 a.m.
The maps are available for pick up at
the Murray Convention and Visitors
Bureau today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
throughout Saturday morning.
“The maps will show what they’re
selling, the location, and the name of
the owners,” Alison Hendrickson,
senior from Boonvile, Ind., and an intern for the Murray Convention and
Visitors Bureau, said.
The maps will cost $2 and will serve
as a fundraiser for the Freedom Festival which takes place 4th of July
weekend.
For more information, call 270-7592199.
ports site, especially for new students who may not necessarily know that’s
where they need to go,” Dalmer said. “We’ve made some changes over the summer, and we’ve added a Google custom search which makes searching within
the site much better. Now people can find what they’re looking for much easier.”
The contest consists of simple questions that test navigation knowledge of
basic Murray State websites. Every day there is a new question. A person may
only be entered for the prizes once a day.
To be entered, a student must answer the question correctly, then enter a valid
Murray State email address on RacerNet’s homepage. Should they win the drawing, the student will have the choice of prizes including a long sleeve Murray tshirt, a short-sleeve Murray T-shirt, a Murray State hot-cold tumbler or a Murray
State laptop sleeve.
“I discovered the question of the day because RacerNet is my computer’s
homepage,” Emma Lewis, freshman from Louisville, Ky., said. “I like it because
I can get free stuff and it’s a good way to learn about the functions of Murray
State’s websites.”
The Question of the Day will not be a permanent fixture on the University’s
information website, but will be available throughout September.
“We’re probably just going to do this for the month of September,” Dalmer
said. “It’s the first time we’ve done this and it’s kind of a one-time thing. We may
do it again in the future if September is successful. It may even be something
we do again in the spring.”
Participants are not eligible to win more than once every 30 days. Information systems employees, student workers and their spouses or children are not
eligible to win. Winners must pick up their prizes.
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Get ready for fall television!
Spoiler alert! Here’s a list of new shows we’re looking forward to, both new and old,
what they’re all about and where they left off last season.
Compiled by Savannah Sawyer, Assistant Features Editor.
September
Saturday
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who will be joining the cast in
place of Kristin Wiig, Abby Elliot
and Andy Samburg, or if Jason
Sudeikis will be returning for the
38th season of the show, we finally have some answers. The
guessing games are over. New
players Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson
and Cicily Strong will join the cast,
Sudeikis will be returning and
Seth MacFarlane will host while
Frank Ocean will be performing.
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We left off last season with Lesile
Knope winning the election for
city councilwoman. This season
you can look for more romance
between Lesile and Ben (played by
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott) as
well as special appearances from
real-life senators like John McCain. Health guru Chris (Rob Lowe)
trains to climb Mount Everest and
Tom (Aziz Ansari) searches for
more business ventures.
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“House at the End of
the Street” is an adaption of the book written by David Loucka
and Jonathan Mostow.
Jennifer Lawerence
stars as Elissa, who
moves into a new
home with her mother
and discovers ghosts
in the haunted house.
Rent It
Modern
Family
The kooky, loveable family will
soon grace our screens again. By
the end of last season we were all
hoping Cameron and Mitchell
would adopt another baby but
were left with the shock of discovering Gloria is the one who is actually pregnant.
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After five previous seasons, Gossip
Girl will end its run after the sixth
and final season airing this fall. A
lot of drama from the core group
of characters is sure to take place
for the final season. Did we really
expect anything less?
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While the sixth season of Dexter
might not have been the best, the
finale definitely left you on the
edge of your seat. The seventh season will start right where the last
season left off, with Deb catching
Dexter mid-kill. It will be interesting to see how Dexter will twist this
one around in his favor.
Nashville
After starring as the beloved
Tammy Taylor on “Friday Night
Lights,” Connie Britton is back and
turning on the southern charm
once again for ABC’s new hit drama
“Nashville.” Britton plays Rayna
James, an older country star trying
to find a younger demographic.
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Community
No one was sure of how this next
season would be considering the
original creator, Dan Harmon was
fired and two of its executive producers left the show. After taking
a look into the first episode, I
don’t think anyone has to be worried. Season four will start off
with the student’s records being
destroyed which gives Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) for the students to
compete in a “Hunger Games”
type competition to get into the
classes they want. In Jeff’s (Joel
McHale) case, he must fight for
the class he wants entry in so
badly, the History of Ice Cream.
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Dexter
Gossip Girl
Happy
Endings
It has been said that Happy Endings is the new Friends. It’s still living up to that name. The third
season is sure to bring even more
laughs when Penny is hurt and
Max becomes her personal nurse
or when Brad and Max become
“bar mitzvah-hype men” called
Boys II Menorah,” creator David
Caspe said.
Photos courtesy of imdb.com and Associated Press
Tuesday, Sept. 18
“The Cabin in the
Woods” stars Richard
Jenkins, Jesse Williams
and Chris Hemsworth.
The rated R film, is
about a group of friends
who spend their weekend at an abandoned
cabin in the woods only
to discover a family of
zombie killers .
Hear It
Tuesday, Sept. 18
The Killers will release their fourth
studio album,
“Battle Born”
Tuesday. This is
the first album
from the band
since 2008s
“Day & Age.” They’ve already released
their first single off t he album, “Runaways,” which is available on iTunes.
Read It
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Singer-songwriter
Cyndi Lauper will
release her memoir about her road
to success. The
book offers interesting bits of information that even
some of her
biggest fans might
not know.
Photos courtesy of Amazon.com.
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‘Prove It All Night’
There haven’t been
many times in my life
when I was truly
speechless. I’ve said it
before, but I never really meant it until this
past weekend.
For those who don’t
know, I’m what some
may call a die-hard
Savannah Bruce Springsteen fan.
Sawyer
I’ve listened to him my
Assistant
entire life. I own every
Features Editor album of his as well as
obscure records making my Springsteen
collection alone reach just short of 500
songs.
On Sept. 7, I experienced what other
Springsteen fans may call shocking considering my age, my first Bruce concert.
On Friday morning I traveled from
Murray to my hometown of Chicago to
see Springsteen and the E Street Band
perform at Wrigley Field, home of the
Chicago Cubs.
I’ve always heard Springsteen puts on a
great show and, of course, I’ve seen any
live footage I can get my hands on, but it
was nothing close to experiencing his
show in person.
After arriving at Wrigley, they soon
started letting the general admission tickets enter the field. I was about the 200th
person to walk onto center field, which
secured me a spot with only one person
standing in front of me.
As I waited for the Boss to grace the
stage I met some really interesting people.
It’s amazing how, in a stadium filled with
approximately 35,000 people and an additional 1,000 sitting on the rooftop bleachers that encase Wrigley Field, I could feel
like I was surrounded by family.
While standing in line, there was a couple standing behind me who were friendly
enough to talk to me while we waited. I
learned they traveled from New Jersey
just to see Bruce both nights he was in
town. When I asked them, they told me
that this would be their 48th time seeing
the Boss. When they noticed the shocked
look on my face they told me that was
nothing. They had friends that had seen
him at least 300 times.
When I finally made my way onto the
field and settled into my spot I met another great group of people; Dana and her
friend who came all the way from Toronto
to see him. She’s seen him somewhere
around 53 times. She told me she tries to
catch about three or so shows a tour and
each time she tries to go to places she’s
never been before.
Even though Springsteen was fashionably late coming on stage, he made up for
it with a nearly four-hour set, playing 28
songs and lasting until midnight, nearly
one hour after curfew.
Springsteen was full of audience interaction. He took signs from the audience
which had songs written on them for him
to play (a Springsteen tradition he does at
all of his shows), he pulled a woman onstage for Dancing in the Dark (another ritual), just like he pulled Courtney Cox
onstage in the video for that song.
Several highlights from the show came
along when two Chicago natives graced
the stage. Tom Morello, who accompanied
Springsteen on his latest album, “Wrecking Ball,” took the stage for about half of
the show. Another Chicago album, Eddie
Vedder came on stage to join Springsteen
on “Atlantic City” and for a cover of
“Twist and Shout.”
I thought that if I saw him once I would
be satisfied but that, I learned, is far from
the truth. This was my first Springsteen
show but it certainly is not my last. I want
to be Dana or the couple from New Jersey.
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