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Our View: Standing up for ourselves

John Walker, Opinion Editor May 3, 2012 Opinion, Our View, Uncategorized

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Friday’s emergency meeting of the Board of Regents yielded the tuition increase that was expected. The Board of Regents raised tuition fees, as well as fees for student meal plans and residential housing plans for the upcoming semester. … Continue Reading

Tuition a student burden

John Walker, Opinion Editor April 26, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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The staff editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Murray State News.

As goes the nation, so goes Murray? For years, Murray State University has prided itself in making an affordable education a possibility for the young men and women of this state and this country. Comparatively speaking, Murray has some of the lowest tuition rates in the state and in the surrounding area, especially compared to schools outside of Kentucky. … Continue Reading

Johnson, the best choice

John Walker, Opinion Editor April 12, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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After speaking to the respective candidates running for the role of Student Government Association president, The Murray State News is endorsing Jeremiah Johnson. … Continue Reading

Costs will keep rising

John Walker, Opinion Editor April 12, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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Over the past few weeks the news section has run stories on rising gas prices and how they are affecting the campus community. But this is not the only finincial woe students should be expecting. … Continue Reading

Our View: Keep safety a priority

John Walker, Opinion Editor April 5, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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The recent rise in the number of Racer escorts across campus brings our security into question. Although the actual cause of the increase is unknown, the rise in insecure students needing someone to help them across campus is enough for us to be concerned. … Continue Reading

Our View: Students need to vote

John Walker, Opinion Editor April 5, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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Students Government elections are on the way which means we are headed for another round of student apathy and discontent, right? … Continue Reading

Students have a place

John Walker, Opinion Editor March 29, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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The recent move of the Murray City Council to make students pay the city sticker tax brings into question the role of the college student in this community. For years now we students have held a special position in this small west Kentucky town. … Continue Reading

Our View: Headed to the races

John Walker, Opinion Editor March 14, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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It’s that time again. March Madness is upon us. And if you are reading this first thing Thursday morning, the Racers are more than likely warming up at the KFC Yum! Center or getting a pep talk from Coach Steve Prohm. … Continue Reading

Our View: Finding their voices

John Walker, Opinion Editor March 14, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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We would like to recognize and commend the actions of the Student Government Association for its decision to pull funding away from the Presidential Lecture Series. … Continue Reading

Our View: Standing our ground

John Walker, Opinion Editor March 8, 2012 Opinion, Our View

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Last week the Board of Regents decided to bury the President’s plan for a new library. If readers remember, the plan relied on the potential introduction of a new fee for students. After a stiff reaction from both this publication and the Student Government Association, the Board of Regents took effective action on the side of students. … Continue Reading

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