Edward MarloweStaff writer

For years, students have returned toMurray State knowing they would have to“run south” in order to purchase their alco-holic partying supplies as the semestermoved forward.

Mac’s South-of-the-Border Beer Store inPuryear, Tenn., and Westwood Liquors inParis, Tenn., have often been the lynchpinsfor catering throw-downs, back-to-schoolparties, end-of-semester castoffs, socials,mixers and other gatherings.

However, on July 17, after months of lob-bying from both sides, the citizens of Mur-ray struck down decades of local ordi-nance and passed a local option voteallowing distribution of packaged liquorwithin the city limits. The vote passed 53percent “yes” to 47 percent “no” with a 35percent voter turnout rate.

While people may still head south forCosmo’s or 641 Club in Puryear for oldtime’s sake, buying liquor and beer willsoon be as easy as driving five minutes to avendor in Murray.

Per the Student Life Handbook, bywhich every student must abide, MurrayState prohibits the use or possession ofalcoholic beverages in residential colleges.Students are not permitted to possess, for

any reason, containers of alcohol (kegs,bottles, cans or beer bongs) empty or full,in the Residential Colleges or CollegeCourts.

Even though the rules surrounding thecampus are changing, Murray State willcontinue to employ a zero-tolerance policyon beer and alcohol, a policy held since1922.

This means venues such as the CFSBCenter and Roy Stewart Stadium, whichhost popular sporting and musical eventsthroughout the year, currently disallowalcohol and will not be permitted to sellalcoholic beverages to patrons as they arelocated on campus and governed by Uni-versity regulations.

One major area of concern is the imme-diacy in which alcohol will be available tostudents in the area, who by as early asOctober can run to the gas station nearestthem to pick up a six-pack.

Lowell Stevens, junior from Murray, saidhe believed the ready availability couldpose problems for the local area if notmonitored effectively and met with a strictpolicy on drunk driving in order to deter

first-time and repeat DUI offenders.“I think that in terms of availability,

more parties will be able to purchase morealcohol, and as the party continues, and asthey get low, rather than running to May-field, Paducah or Paris, they'll be able todrive to Walmart or some nearby liquorstore,” Stevens said. “Those that mighthave been deterred from driving drunk fortwenty to thirty minutes will probably befar more likely to drive drunk for five orten minutes.”

Don Robertson, vice president of Stu-dent Affairs, however, doesn’t believe theeasier accessibility will play a major role incampus problems with alcohol.

“It was already only seven or eight milesaway; now it’s just a little more conven-ient,” Robertson said. “You still have to be21, but if you were going to get someoneolder to buy it because you were underage,you could’ve already done that, so I don’tsee it making that much of a bigger differ-ence. They thought that when we went(moist in 2000) it would be an issue butthat didn’t happen either.”

Bonnie Higginson, vice president of Aca-demic Affairs, was in agreement, but saidthe University would maintain a watchful

Alex BergStaff writer

The Murray State Racer Bandtopped off the start of school witha record number of interested stu-dents, breaking its previous highof 244 members by more than 50 –at 310.

On Aug. 15, the number brokethe previous record held for morethan 30 years.

“We had a great retention ratefrom last year. Approximately 185out of 244 members returnedfrom last year’s group,” said assis-tant director of bands John Fan-nin.

Fannin said the large retentionrate and growth of this year’sband is mainly due to the band’smajor performances throughoutthe season.

He said many members want toreturn to perform at competitionssuch as Bands of America’sMarching Band Grand NationalChampionship, which will be held

Nov. 7 - 10 in the famous Lucas OilStadium in Indianapolis.

At the event, the Racer Bandwill perform in an exhibition infront of 90 high school bands andthousands of spectators.

Fannin said being the premierevent at a competition such asthis, for a band member, is likeperforming at the Super Bowl.

Fannin also said the band’srecruitment performances at sev-eral high schools in the area, themedia attention received at theFestival of Champions competi-tion and the members themselvesdo a great job of recruiting andreplacing positions.

Bailey Boyd, senior from Mur-ray, said some difficulties exist forlarge groups.

“The large number of memberswill make it more difficult to playtogether, but it will also make abigger and better sound,” she said.

Ryan Knight, president of RacerBand and native of Benton Ill.,said the band is the best possible

representation of Murray State. “We are a community that

learns together and supports eachother, continuously raising thebar for ourselves,” he said.

The high number of membersthis year raised the bar for theband as it created some, what Fan-nin called, logistical drama.

Uniforms posed the greatestlogistical problem. Each uniformis custom-made and takes 150days to make.

Each member has their ownsize, and it creates the possibilityof wardrobe problems. However,other necessities such as instru-ments are more easily compensat-ed.

Despite the small logistical tri-fles, Don Robertson, vice presi-dent of Student Affairs, said thelarge number of members is atremendous asset to the Universi-ty because it enhances campuslife and spirit.

Contact Berg at aberg1@murraystate.edu.

Racer Band reports record numbers

Walker incourt againafter acquittal

Meghann AndersonAssistant News Editor

Jerry Wayne Walker Jr.,appeared in Calloway County Cir-cuit Court Aug. 13, for the thirdtime afterrecently beingacquitted ofcharges in con-nection to afatal 1998 resi-dential collegefire at MurrayState.

W a l k e rpleaded notguilty to chargesof tamperingwith evidence in connection to thecase. The fire resulted in the deathof Florida student Michael Mingerand injury to Paducah studentMichael Priddy in September of1998.

Marshall County Judge DennisFoust set a hearing for 1 p.m. onSept. 7, after Walker entered hisplea to charges of six counts oftampering with evidence.

A Marshall County jury acquit-ted Walker last month of settingthe 1998 fire in Hester Hall at Mur-ray State. The new charges weresealed and not included in the pre-vious trial, after a Calloway Coun-ty grand jury indicted Walker inJune.

Commonwealth Attorney MarkBlankenship said the charges relateto letters used as evidence at thetrial in Benton, Ky.

The charges also brought aresponse from Walker’s defenseteam Monday.

Richard Null, Walker’s defenseattorney, said he was pleased whenWalker was acquitted of all chargesearlier this month.

“In a nut shell, they brought thecharges, and we filed a motion thejudge set it for a hearing,” he said.“I think the outcome should be thecharges be dropped, and we feellike our chances our good.”

Null also said he was pleasedMurray State installed sprinkler

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CAMPUS REALITIESTradition continues to entertain,inform freshman students, 5B

WHAT’S INSIDE

BASKETBALL FACILITYContractors still on schedulefor January exhibition, 6A

PROFESSOR’S WELCOMEBolin challenges students toenjoy Murray State careers, 5A

NEW FACESFootball transfers bring big-school experience , 1B

Aug. 24, 2012

Jerry WalkerJr.

see WALKER, 3A

Alcohol

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see ALCOHOL, 3A

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Students perform on the steps of Lovett Auditorium Sunday, in front of a crowd of about 300 people.

Defendent respondsto tampering withevidence charges

COMING SOON(ready or not)

University reflects after alcohol decisionKylie Townsend/The News

Officials are keeping a watchful eye on local government as the city braces for a full expansion of alcohol licensing.

Murray voters pass alcoholreferendum

Alexis Love setssights on Rio, 2B

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Aug. 16

88::5511 aa..mm.. An Elizabeth Collegedesk worker requested theemergency medical servicefor a male subject feelinglight-headed. Subject refusedtransportation by service. AMurray State Police officertook a medical report. 44::4499 pp..mm.. A caller reportedrecovered property, thoughtto be stolen at the 200 block ofCollege Courts. An informa-tion report was taken. 88::1166 pp..mm.. A caller reported astrong odor of marijuana atLee Clark College. The Mur-ray State Police were notifiedand issued a citation to BlakeOppenheimer, freshman fromProspect, Ky., for possessionof marijuana and drug para-phernalia.

Aug. 17

88::3366 aa..mm.. A verbal warningwas given for an expired Ken-tucky driver’s license. 99::4499 aa..mm.. A caller reported aproblem with a dog in theRyan Street west parking lot.An officer took an informa-tion report. 88::1155 pp..mm.. A Murray StatePolice officer issued a verbalwarning for an improper turnat University Drive.

Aug. 18

99::4433 aa..mm.. A Murray State offi-cer reported improper park-ing at Elizabeth College. Anofficer took a report.1122::1166 pp..mm.. The Murray StatePolice were notified of alocked vehicle and arrived onscene, the officer was unableto unlock the vehicle. An offi-cer took a report.

77::3311 pp..mm.. A caller reported adispute with another personat the CFSB Center. The Mur-ray State Police were notifiedand took an informationreport.

Aug. 19

1100::5566 aa..mm.. A caller reported asuspicious bag in the FacultyHall parking lot. 1111::1199 aa..mm.. A caller reportedpossible drugs and alcohol inLee Clark College. The Mur-ray State Police issued a cita-

tion for criminal possession ofalcohol by a minor. 77::1199 pp..mm.. A caller reported adog in a vehicle unattended.The Murray State Police werenotified.

Aug. 20

88::5577 aa..mm.. A caller reportedsmoke in the men’s lockerroom in the CFSB center. TheMurray Fire Department,Facilities Management and aMurray State officer werenotified.

1111::2255 aa..mm.. A caller reported anunwanted phone call. A Mur-ray State Police officer wasnotified and took an informa-tion report. 22::1199 pp..mm.. A caller reported avehicle bumped into a parkedvehicle. A Murray State Policeofficer took a report.

Aug. 21

11::4488 pp..mm.. A caller reportedpeople with hammocks tied tothe trees. Caller requested thehammocks be removed beforethey damage the trees. A Mur-ray State officer took an infor-mation report. 1100::5511 pp..mm.. A caller reportedsomeone was harassing herand a friend. The MurrayState Police were notified. 1111::1155 pp..mm.. Racer Patrol report-ed suspicious activity. TheMurray State Police werenotified and issued a citationto Jordan Jones, sophomore,

of Boaz, Ky., for possession ofalcohol by a minor.

Aug. 22

44::4477 pp..mm.. A caller reported afight in the parking lot of theWest Farm. The subject wasgone when Murray StatePolice arrived. 99::0011 pp..mm.. A caller reportedtheft of property. The MurrayState Police were notified andJames W. Haynes, non-studentfrom Island, Ky., was citied fortheft by unlawful taking morethan $500 and possession of acontrolled substance.

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eye as the year progressed.“It will be interesting to moni-

tor, and to see if we have anyrelated alcohol problems on cam-pus,” Higginson said. “It will cer-tainly be more accessible, but Idon’t think it is really going tochange much. People thought itwas going to increase DUIs whenthe city went moist, but it didn’thappen.”While the city of Murray did

not have an increase of DUIswhen liquor by the drink wasinstalled in 2000, Murray StateChief of Police and Public SafetyDavid Devoss said he noted anincrease in DUI arrests on cam-pus after the vote passed (in2000), but said he cannot jump toany conclusions with these newregulations and would have to seewhat happened over time.“We will be taking a wait and

see approach,” Devoss said. “Idon’t know what to expect, butwe will monitor and see whatdoes happen. We can’t predictwhat will happen.”According to Kentucky state

law, a full 60 days after an optionvote must be observed beforeliquor licenses of any kind can beapplied for and sold to appropri-ate vendors.

Murray officially becomes weton Sept. 20, and until then cityofficials will be discussing taxrates on alcohol, the federal rul-ing striking down a 70-year banon grocery stores and gas stationsselling liquor and wine, the possi-bility of extending hours of oper-

ation for liquor and dining estab-lishments and the liquor licenseapplication process.The City of Murray’s Finance

Committee approved a 6 percentalcohol tax rate on sales Wednes-day. The committee also set oper-ating hours of 6 a.m. to midnightfor packaged alcohol stores. Themotion passed by a narrow 3-2.Murray Police Chief Jeff Liles

attended the meeting and distrib-uted paperwork estimating thecost of alcohol enforcementwould total 25 percent of thedepartment’s budget.

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WALKERFrom Page 1systems in the dorms after the incident in 1998. “Hopefully this will be over once and for all,”

he said.Walker’s first trial in 2001 in Hopkinsville,

Ky., resulted in a hung jury. He was re-chargedlast September for the fire and had a re-triallast month. He was the assistant principal atPaducah Middle School in Paducah, Ky. Walker was reassigned to an administrative

position in Paducah City Schools’ central officeafter those charges were filed.The defense entered court Monday hoping

Blankenship would ask Foust for a dismissal ofthe tampering charges. Blankenship decided toproceed with the case.“The commonwealth is not ready to dismiss

these charges in any way, shape or form,”Blankenship told Foust in open court, explain-ing he had offered probation for the tamperingcharges in June during preparations for theJuly re-trial. “I advised the defendant on that, and that we

could even join the charges with the case wejust had, but he refused,” he said.Dennis Null stood with Walker during Mon-

day’s arraignment and said former GravesCounty Circuit Judge John Daughaday wouldargue for the defense in the Sept. 7 hearing.

In the July hearing, the jury found Walkernot guilty on all charges brought against him atthat time.“About a month before a trial and during

preparation, I noticed he had never beencharged with tampering,” Blakenship said. “Itook that case to the grand jury prior to thetrial and asked to add six counts of tamperingand fabricating evidence.”Blakenship said the jury had no idea there

was anything else, and it was his discretion togo forward and prosecute Walker on the tam-pering charges.He said he felt the letters and content

revealed he was guilty.Blakenship said he is hoping the case will get

settled and Walker would not go to jail. “The time argument won’t hold up— they

tried with that in 2001 and 2012,” Blankenshipsaid. “I’m hoping he will take our offer and put

this to rest forever.”Contact Anderson at manderson22

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A vital traffic artery to and from Murray, theEggners Ferry Bridge has been restored in west-ern Kentucky.Mark Welch, director of community relations

and public information, said the repair to thebridge has been invaluable to Murray State’sretention.“Some students faced dropping out last

semester because they couldn’t afford theextended commute caused by the damagedbridge,” he said. “If those students weren’taccommodated they might not have been able

to continue their education here.”Welch said because of the repair Murray

State has retained the commuting studentsfrom across the lake, who might have beenforced to put a pause on their college careers.Repairs stemmed from an incident that

occurred the morning of Jan. 26, when the DeltaMariner, an 8,200-ton cargo ship, struck thebridge, knocking a 322-foot span off the struc-ture and into Kentucky Lake. A large gap on theeastern portion of the bridge remained over asecondary channel of the lake while state offi-cials scrambled to find repair funds.Navigation lighting on the bridge was

repaired during work to replace the span andreopen the bridge just before Memorial Day.The US 68/KY 80 Eggners Ferry Bridge is at

the western entrance to Land between theLakes National Recreation Area. The Bridgecarries approximately 2,650 vehicles acrossKentucky Lake per day.Welch said life was easier for many com-

muters and tourists to the area because of therepair.“Before the repair, Murray was cut off from

the lake completely,” he said. “It hurt manyfinancially who depended on the bridge foraccess to Murray.”

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Grow Murray togetherThe staff editorial is the majorityopinion of the editorial board ofThe Murray State News.

The debate over alcohol salesin Murray is indeed over with theJuly 17th vote to legalize pack-aged liquor sales within the cityof Murray. Though the measurehad been debated extensivelybefore and brought to a voteprior to last month’s referendum,the people of Murray have, forthe first time, voted to authorizepackaged liquor sales within citylimits.We would like to congratulatethe city of Murray for making theright decision. In voting to legal-ize packaged liquor sales, the cityof Murray has set itself on a roadtoward economic growth and jobcreation. The increased tax rev-enues generated from liquorsales will allow for an improve-ment in city services, if not anexpansion in their size or scope.In congratulating the city ofMurray, we would also like tomake clear that although thedebate over alcohol sales mightbe over, there is still an impor-tant debate going forward overwhat should and shouldn’t beallowed under the new policy. Asthis paper goes to print, membersof the City Council draw up theliquor ordinances that will gov-ern packaged liquor sales.In doing so, we encourage theCity Council to make choicesthat reflect the will of the voterswhile also ensuring public safety.Although the effect of legalizedpackaged liquor sales on crime is

tenuous at best, we should notallow alcohol-related crime torun rampant, nor should weadopt a hands-off policy concern-ing underage drinking.The wet vote has been success-ful in large part because of thepromise of economic growth andjob creation in Murray, but nowthat Murray is officially wet, wehave to keep it that way by mak-ing sure that laws against illegalalcohol use are observed andapplied fairly. To that end, with the heateddebate over, we should not onlyaccept the will of the voters ofMurray, but actively seek to min-imize any potential complica-tions that would come with legal-ized package liquor sales in Mur-ray. Murray can find commoncause in making sure that crimeand underage drinking do notreach problem levels in Murraygoing forward.We understand that this hasbeen a heated issue for many anda very emotional one for some.With the change in the law webelieve that Murray can not onlyunite around the increased rev-enue and economic expansionthat will result from packagedliquor sales, but also around amessage that abusing this changein the law will not be tolerated.Anytime we see an advertise-ment for alcohol on television,we are always reminded to“drink responsibily.” With thefirst hurdle passed, we have tomake an effort to ensure thatdrinking responsibly isn’t just anadvertising pitch, but a reality.

Financial aid, financial woesThe staff editorial is the majority

opinion of the editorial board ofThe Murray State News.

With state and federal aid dry-ing up in face of budget tighten-ing, students at Murray Statehave not been strangers toincreased tuition fees and cut-backs in services offered on cam-pus.Nevertheless, many studentshave found themselves inhangups involving student finan-cial aid in the nearing of thesemester. Although ranked highly byForbes and U.S. News for itsaffordability and financial aidpackages, many students checkedtheir MyGate to find that neededfinancial aid had not been deliv-ered yet, causing headaches andmore than one angry phone call.The change in delivery of finan-cial aid to students is the result ofMurray State partnering with theKentucky Higher EducationAssistance Authority (KHEAA), apublic corporation and govern-ment agency that manages sever-al financial aid programs.Because of a Department ofEducation mandate that requiresstudents receiving financial aid toundergo a verification process,approximately one in three stu-dents will have to be verifiedaccording to Fred Dietz, execu-tive director of enrollment man-agement at Murray State.Verification sounds simpleenough, but according to stu-

dents, the process can take weeksor still be in process as of thiswriting. Many students havereported that they received theirfinancial aid later than usual orhave yet to receive it. TheKHEAA process allows theagency to thoroughly review doc-uments such as W2’s and incometax transcripts to determinewhether or not a student qualifiesfor student aid.Students have voiced concernsabout the process, many of whomhave stretched themselves thin tomake ends meet until financialaid arrives. “I'm on another friend's couchuntil I can get my financial aidbecause that's what I live on,”Corrie Stroup, a senior from Pad-ucah, Ky. said. “I'm also going toget my classes purged again,because it's taking so long to getmy aid.”Similar sentiments have comefrom other students as well. Laterfinancial aid delivery will notcause students to be droppedfrom classes says Dietz, whoemphasized that no studentundergoing verification would bepurged from his or her classes.Nevertheless, the responsefrom the Office of Financial Aidat Murray State has also bornethe brunt of student criticism anddisatisfaction. “When I contactedthe office of Financial Aid aboutmy concerns they quickly pushedme off to KHEAA,” Nancy Starks,a senior from Cadiz, Ky., said.“When I finally reached them,

they just told me they had mypaperwork and it was process-ing.”With the changes in how finan-cial aid is delievered to studentscoming as a surprise for most, weat The Murray State News wouldlike to see a more transparentprocess with regard to financialaid delivery. At the very least, students whoreceive financial aid should beinformed of the change in policywith regard to verification. Werealize that the actions of KHEAAon delivering these verificationsmight take more time than we areused to, but we should not beentirely in the dark about theprocess. Students should be madeaware of the change to help themmake adequate arrangements asfar as finances are concerned.With many Murray State stu-dents receiving financial aid inone form or another, we don’tthink that more transparency onthe part of the Office of FinancialAid and the administration is toomuch to ask. Students should beinformed as a whole rather thanfinding out about the processonly when something goes awry. No one should have to worryabout whether or not the aid theyneed is going to be there at theend of the day. While we under-stand that KHEAA is only fulfill-ing the mandate imposed on it bythe Department of Education, wecan’t help but wonder if there’s abetter way to verify withoutdelaying financial aid payments.

Our View

Hey Murray, Kentucky! Do youfeel it? Do you sense it? Dr. BobNorman, my minister inNashville once preached a ser-mon that I will not forget. Hetitled the sermon, “I’m TalkingAbout Big Things,” and the mes-sage he conveyed that morningduring my freshman year wasthe greatness of God and themagnificence of his creation.No, Bro. Bob did not preachabout the insignificance of eachof us in the face of the sheerdepth and width, the infinity ofthe universe; he did not mentionthat we are mere specks of dustcompared to the vastness of theuniverse. Instead, he arguedhow each one of us with ourscores or hundreds or thousandsor millions of capillaries, bloodvessels, layers of skin, blades ofhair, tissues, ligaments, bones,cartilages, nodes, nerves, cellsand atoms—each one of us is agreat, complex being.Bro. Bob quoted from memorythe numbers of each of theabove. Unafraid of science, heembraced science, gloried in itas itself a part of the revelation.And every few minutes, thepreacher would take a deepbreath to say, “We’re not dis-cussing a few obscure, insignifi-cant facts this morning.” Andthen he would bellow, “I’m talk-ing about big things!”My parents had visited me thatweekend at Belmont University,had gone to church with

me, and never have I sensed thatmy father, himself a minister,had enjoyed and appreciated asermon so much. And for therest of his life, it became sort ofa family joke among the Bolins.We would be having a conver-sation at the supper table onsome seemingly innocuous sub-ject and Dad would suddenlyblurt out, “You know I’m talkingabout big things this evening.”We would stand at the picturewindow in the living roomwatching the snow fall duringsome winter break, hoping forthe snow to keep falling and hewould say, “Yes, I’m talkingabout big things.”Well folks, when I saw those

lines of cars at every stoplight,or those hoards of studentsalready on the intramural fieldsSaturday evening, or the 330members (yes, count ‘em, 330members) of the largest Racerband in Murray State history.Well, let me tell you. I’m talkingabout big things.Big things for Murray State andfor Murray, Ky. One of the finestpublic comprehensive regionaluniversities in America justbecame that much better. Thefriendliest small town in Ameri-ca just became that much morefriendly.And most importantly, the

largest enrollment in the historyof the university, broken downstudent-by-student will have anopportunity that few individuals

in the world have ever had. Ahundred years ago, less than 5percent of adult Americanswent to college.Still today, in Kentucky, only 17percent of commonwealth citi-zens are college graduates,below the national average of 25percent. Only 7 percent of Ken-tuckians have graduate degrees,compared to 9 percent national-ly. Less than 1 percent of theworld’s population have collegedegrees. So, for our MurrayState University students, listen!I’m talking about big things! Youare the elite.You have accomplished so

much already, but it’s not justabout making the necessary-grades in high school or now incollege; it’s not just about com-pleting a program of studies; it’snot just about filling up a highschool or college transcript; it’snot just about a degree even. No,I’m talking about big things.Walker Percy, the late great

Southern writer said it best.“You can make all A’s,” Percywrote, “and still flunk life.”How will you live your lives atMurray State University duringyour undergraduate and gradu-ate years? How will you balanceyour lives: academically, physi-cally, emotionally, socially andspiritually? How can you findtime each day to get over your-selves to serve others, or to “for-get yourself on purpose,” as onescholar put it. These are big

questions, questions that are allpart of a sound college educa-tion. This is a great adventure.I’m talking about big things.

Opinion

Former Sen. PhilGramm (R-Tex.)once remarkedthat Wall Streetrepresented the‘nerve center’ ofAmerican capital-ism. I strongly dis-agree with the for-mer senator onthis issue.

To me, the‘nerve center’ of American capital-ism is not Wall Street. It’s MainStreet, USA. What makes Americancapitalism work is the man orwoman on the assembly line, thepipefitters and the electricians, thesteelworkers, the teachers, thepolice officers and the firefighters.Teachers, police officers and fire-

fighters? What do any of those guysor gals have to do with the successof American capitalism? When wetalk about a productive economy,shouldn’t we be talking about theentrepreneurs and the risk takers,not the man or woman who mindsthe shop floor or teaches kids for aliving?Behind every risk taker, behind

every innovator and behind everyentrepreneur, there was someonewho helped them get along. Afinancier might be a hot shot todaythat commands a six-figure salary,but they wouldn’t be in that positionif it weren’t for quality educationprovided by a decent teacher in agood school.That same financier wouldn’t be

able to churn out anywhere near asmany financial innovations were itnot for the police protection thatkeeps his or her bank from beingrobbed by the ‘have-nots’ or ‘have-littles’. This is exactly the point thatPresident Barack Obama tried tomake on the campaign trail a fewweeks back in his now famous (orinfamous, if you’re of the conserva-tive persuasion) “You didn’t buildthat!” remark.Despite what the Mitt Romney

campaign and his fellow Republi-cans are trying to accuse the presi-dent of saying, his speech was prettyclear cut in that business ultimatelybenefits from large scale publicinvestment in things like basic edu-cation, police protection, firefightingdepartments, and other services wetake for granted everyday.How far, for example, would the

American auto industry have gottenif the American government (that is,we the people) hadn’t decided toembark on the largest public worksproject in modern human history(the Interstate Highway System)?How many private spaceflight com-panies might we have if basicresearch and development fundingwas not a priority in the UnitedStates?Those same teachers, autowork-

ers, pipefitters, and police officerstoday make American capitalismwork just as they have for nearlytwo and a half centuries. Isn’t itabout time that we gave creditwhere credit is due? Isn’t it abouttime we gave the real job creators abreak?

Contact Griggs at dgriggs@murraystate.edu

The Real Job Creators

Devin GriggsOpinion Editor

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Campus Voice

I don’t claim to be smarter or more insightfulthan any of the current Supreme Court Jus-tices. Nor do I pretend to fully grasp thenuances of legal theory. It seems to me thatthe Constitution is not an overly complexdocument.It’s baffling that the Constitution can beinterpreted so dramatically differently byvery bright, knowledgeable and experiencedjustices, all sworn to “bear true faith and alle-giance” to it. More baffling is that such inter-pretation appears to move along the lines ofthe party affiliation of the appointing UnitedStates President.Constitutional interpretation is a simple

intellectual exercise using logic and analysis,legal reasoning and knowledge of Constitu-tional history and Supreme Court case law. How is it then, that nine brilliant justices,could be so divided when deciding a questionof constitutionality? I can understand if perhaps one out-of-touchjustice reads or applies precedent a little dif-

ferently. However, when one set of justices,recognized as liberal are on one side of anissue and a second set of justices, recognizedas conservative are diametrically opposed,one can only conclude that personal beliefsand values are at play. Objective rationaljudgments do not normally break along philo-sophical lines. Such weighty judgmentsshould be unbiased by personal preferences,sympathies, or political considerations. Justices, particularly those of the progres-

sive bent, seem to find novel ways to ratio-nalize constitutionality. In United States v.Lopez, involving federal charges under theGun Free School Zone Act, Justice DavidSouter stated that he judged laws to be con-stitutional if he believed that Congress’sjudgment under the Commerce Clause waswithin “the realm of reason”.I recall listening to the confirmation hear-ings of several of the justices. Without excep-tion, they all assert that their judgments willbe based on the facts of a case and established

precedent and will be faithful to the Consti-tution. They consistently assert that personalbiases or ideologies will not affect their deci-sions. That being the case, one would like tothink that most of the Court’s judgmentswould be nine to zero or at worst, eight toone.It is my opinion that the people, and the

states, from whose consent the federal gov-ernment derives its power, must make abun-dantly clear, the powers we wish to grant tothe central government through the Constitu-tion. Let’s amend the Constitution to specifi-cally define the lawmaking authority we wishto bestow on the Congress. Then, when in thecourse of Congressional events, a law ispassed whose constitutionality is questioned,the justices should have a very much simplertask requiring very little “interpretation” ofthe Constitution; a simple reading will do.

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Interpreting the Constitution as it is intended

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Sororities completeseasonal recruitment

News6A August 24, 2012The News

Hammack remembered at banquet The Department of History will host the James W.

Hammack, Jr. Scholarship Banquet at 7 p.m., Sept. 15, inthe Curris Center Ballroom.

Berry Craig III will speak at the annual HammackScholarship Banquet.

Reservations for the dinner are $40 per person andshould be reserved by Sept. 8 by calling Kay Hays at 270-809-2234.

Eracer is erasing gender linesEracer is a registered student organization open to stu-

dents with non-conformist gender identities. The groupmeets biweekly and does not publicize its meeting loca-tions. If you are interested or have questions, you maycontact Morgan Randall, student moderator, at mrandall1@murraystate.edu

Across campus

VICTORY PAYSThe Pinacle Construction Inc. crew works to finish the new basketball practice facility, estimated to be complete by January 2013.

Photo by Murray State Athletics Media Relations

Basketball facility nears completionAlex BergStaff writer

In March, workers of Pinnacle Con-struction Inc. began construction on theCFSB Center’s new basketball practicefacility which aims to enhance the basket-ball program’s already successful team.

Allen Ward, athletics director, said thefacility was much needed and had beenearned due to the men’s basketball team’ssuccess during last season.

“If we want to take our basketball pro-gram and build on the success of last sea-son, this facility is necessary” he said.

The facility will serve as an asset tomen’s and women’s basketball training. Itwill also be the location of the coachesnew office suites.

Assuming progress continues at its cur-rent pace, the facility is estimated to befinished by January 1.

Ward said funding for the facility camefrom the Community Financial ServicesBank a couple years ago when it pur-chased naming rights for the building. Therest of the $4 million needed for the facil-

ity came from fundraising, he said.Ward said the primary purpose of

CFSB’s contribution was to enhance thebasketball program, he said the practicefacility will offer the team a great facilityto use year-round, regardless of anyevents.

Once University officials had theapproval from the Board of Regents andPresident Randy Dunn, Ward said he andmany individuals decided to move for-ward with construction.

The CFSB Center hosts a variety ofevents throughout the year and the privatefacility will give the men’s and women’sbasketball programs the opportunity topractice whenever they may need.

Don Robertson, vice president of Stu-dent Affairs, said having a dedicated facil-ity would be beneficial to the team.

He said recruits are looking for a schoolthat has a dedicated program as well as aprivate facility.

The center hosts a large number ofevents, he said it hinders the ability of theteams to practice.

“With the new facility, the teams will be

able to have more practices and it willmake the team even better,” Robertsonsaid.

“Having our own facility is important atthe level we want to compete at,” Robert-son said. “The team last semester createdsuch a spirit on campus, my hope is thatthe same happens this fall with the foot-ball team.”

He said he wants to see the same feelingof school spirit to last through the fall intothe spring and said it was his belief thefootball team this year will succeed likelast years basketball team.

“The spirit our success brings is greatfor our past students, our current studentsand our future students,” he said.

Ward agreed with Robertson and saidRacer basketball is something the entirecampus and community get behind eachyear.

Said Ward: “Making sure that our bas-ketball program stays at a high level issomething I believe helps all of Murrayand tells the community and nation whatMurray State is all about.”

Contact Berg at aberg1@murraystate.edu.

Meghann AndersonAssistant News Editor

Sorority-bound womenwere the first to move into theresidential colleges on Aug. 15.

Recruitment began at 3:30p.m. on Aug. 15 and the week-long process began for thewomen wanting to join asorority and for the womentrying to find potential newmembers.

Renita Avery-Meriwether,director of Student Life, saidrecruitment went very wellthis year.

“Our numbers were higherthis year than we have seen ina while,” Avery-Meriwethersaid. “We are very excited forall of our new members to thePanhellenic sororities.”

Don Robertson, vice presi-dent of student affairs, saidthis is one of the largestgroups of young women thathave gone through sororityrecruitment at Murray State inyears.

“I think this may be thelargest group of young ladieswe’ve ever had, largest we’vehad in many years,” Robertsonsaid. “They quickly will findsomething to identify withand be involved with, which iscritical for retention andadjustment, if you feel like youbelong to something.”

Robertson said Greek Lifeplays a major role for thefreshmen who are venturingoff on their own for the firsttime.

“We have some of the cur-rent members back meetingthe potential new members,and it creates an energy thatshows we are gearing up forthe school year,” Robertsonsaid. “It’s an exciting time;everyone is having fun.”

“Recruitment also createsthis air of excitement,”Robertson said. “We start tosee activity and people oncampus, the Curris Center hasactivities and lots of energy.Them coming back just likethe other training programs,First Year Leaders, residentadvisors and athletes, it getseveryone excited.”

Robertson said everyoneincluding the faculty and staffare excited to see the studentsand start getting schedulesunderway.

Each sorority has GPArequirements that vary fromincoming freshman to stu-dents who have already beenin college. The PanhellenicCouncil removed GPArequirements last year.

The requirement is also dif-ferent for incoming freshmenand students who are alreadyin college and going throughrecruitment. Incoming fresh-man have a higher require-ment.

Potential members must befull-time students. Full-time is12 credit hours or more persemester.

Bethany Eschman, vicepresident of public relationsand recruitment for AlphaSigma Alpha, said, as a chap-ter, ASA is excited to getthings rolling this semester.

“Recruitment went verysmoothly this year, eventhough we had a largeramount of girls go throughthan normal,” Eschman said.“Alpha Sigma Alpha gave out41 bids and they were allaccepted.”

She said the new pledgeclass is filled with a mix ofspunky personalities and theyalready fit in perfectly withthe sisterhood.

“It should be a thrillingsemester and Alpha SigmaAlpha is truly blessed to besharing these moments withour 41 new sisters,” she said.

Each of the five sororitiestook approximately 40 newmembers.

Alix Bloodworth, sopho-more from Murray, saidrecruitment went well with somany new girls.

“The Greek community isso excited to have these amaz-ing new women and we can'twait to see what they can con-tribute in their years at Mur-ray State,” Bloodworth said.“This was my first time on theother side of recruitment.”

She said all the active soror-ity members want to congrat-ulate the new members andwish them all a wonderfulexperience in Greek Life.

Said Bloodworth: “I stillremember how nervous I was,but choosing to go Greek hasbeen one of the best choices ofmy life.”

Contact Anderson atmanderson22@murraystate.edu.

Regional campus underwayBen ManhankeStaff Writer

Murray State’s Paducah RegionalCampus is still in the process of con-struction, but is expected to be anappreciated addition to the Universi-ty’s network.

The campus is scheduled to becompleted by the fall of 2013, just intime for the new academic year.

Students at the Paducah campuswill be able to receive both Bache-lor’s and Master’s degrees. It is alsoexpected the campus will bring jobsto the region.

The official groundbreaking cere-mony for the new Murray State Pad-ucah campus was held Thursday,May 31, at the Barkley Property inPaducah, Ky., near the West Ken-tucky Community and TechnicalCollege.

Brian Van Horn, dean of continu-ing education and academic outreachat Murray State, acted as emcee forthe ceremony.

“This campus will meet the needsof those that don’t have the opportu-

nity to go to Murray but still desirethat strong academic quality that anMSU degree gives to them,” VanHorn said.

Attending the ceremony alongwith Van Horn was President RandyDunn, Board of Regents ChairmanConstantine Curris, Paducah MayorBill Paxton, McCracken CountyJudge-Executive Van Newberry andGov. Steve Beshear. Each of them hadsomething to say about the partner-ship between Paducah and MurrayState.

Paxton said the project will behelping two leading communities:Paducah and Murray.

“This helps Paducah, and that’sobvious,” Paxton said. “But MurrayState’s mission is to grow their stu-dents, and this is going to help thatmission.”

Newberry spoke briefly at the event.“To paraphrase that old 20th cen-

tury philosopher Humphrey Bogart,”he said. “‘I hope this is the beginningof a long and beautiful friendship.”

Contact Manhanke at manhanke@murraysate.edu.

Public officials dedicate the site of the Murray State Pad-ucah Regional Campus, at a ground breaking ceremony.

Orville Herndon/The News

SportsThe NewsAugust 24, 2012

Sports Editor: Jonathan FerrisAssistant Editor: Jaci KohnPhone: 809-4481Twitter: MSUNewsSports

Section B

BLUES FESTIVALAnnual music festival gears upthis weekend, 6B

WHAT’S INSIDE

OLYMPIC HOPEFULAlexis Love ran for a spot inLondon last summer, 2B

VOLLEYBALL PREPARESThe volleyball team is excitedfor a fresh start in 2012-13, 3B

I assume you’rereading this columneither because youare a fan of a MurrayState athletic teamor you’re my momor grandma.

If you are indeeda fan of MurrayState athletics, youshould be squirmingin anticipationthrough humanitiesclass over our Racerathletic teams.

Perhaps it’s the return of a winningfootball team that has you fired up.

We all have the privilege of watchingCasey Brockman, one of the most prolificpassers in Murray State history, continueto chase down and break Tony Romo’sOVC passing records as he takes one finalshot at an OVC championship and a tripto the FCS playoffs.

Oh and not to mention those three-count ‘em-three division one transfers,including a former Ohio State runningback who was a four-star recruit out ofhigh school.

If football isn’t your thing, maybeyou’re one of those three or four peoplearound here who like basketball.

We all know what happened last yearfor the men’s team, and we have anextremely experienced roster with sixsenior players including Isaiah Canaan,who was picked by Dick Vitale as one ofthe three favorites to win the nationalplayer of the year award at season’s end. That’s the Heisman of college basketball,folks.

Never has there been as much hypearound a season of Racer basketball asthe upcoming one.

Now, while most of us are fairly wellinformed about our football and basket-ball, many fail to recognize the othersports storylines on our campus.

Believe it or not, Casey Brockman andIsaiah Canaan are not the only world-class athletes walking this campus.

Did you know Murray State is home toone of the best track & field athletes inthe world? Yes I did indeed say world.Did you know she was one round awayfrom a spot on the U.S. Olympic team inLondon?

How about our seven-time nationalchampion rife team? We have a USA Jun-ior national champion attending ourschool, and 95 percent of us don’t evenknow her name.

Now, I’m not naive. As cool as it wouldbe, I recognize there are never going to befans pitching tents the night before to getinto an air rifle match.

My point is, if you are a fan of sports,make it a priority to learn some of theseteam’s stories. If you love sports for thesame reasons I do, you can’t get enoughof the high drama that comes at the endof a game or the stories behind the ath-letes and how they got to where they arein their sports.

Believe it or not, football and basket-ball aren’t the only sports with underdogcomebacks and last-second heroics. It’s up to us as fans to create the atmos-phere and support the athletes. I guaran-tee if you ask any student athlete on thiscampus they will say we as fans can havea significant impact on the outcome of agame.

We’ve already proven ourselves in thenational spotlight. Our fan base receivednational attention last year for our sup-port of our basketball team.

It’s not about calling out the other teamor chanting some offensive saying it’sabout supporting our athletes-it’s aboutmaking sure our athletes know without adoubt they are supported no matter theoutcome.

So, I charge each of you reading this(OK maybe not you Mom), to try out anew sport. If you’ve never been to a vol-leyball game in Racer Arena before, go.

If you’ve never stopped by ReaganField to catch some baseball. Make sometime this spring to see a softball game.Heck, if you’re one of those oddballs whodidn’t go to basketball games last year,you have no idea what you’re missing.

Go and be loud and possibly make afool of yourself, because I guarantee itwill be appreciated by the team, thecoaches and those watching from afar.

Make some time, perhaps join theStampede, and don’t miss your chance towatch world-class athletes, who live andeat and study and are in the same boat asyou and I.

Oh, and it’s all free. It’s an opportunity that’s unique to the

college experience, so don’t let it passyou by.

Contact Ferris at jferris2@murraystate.edu.

JonathanFerris

Sports Editor

Do yourself a favor

Swing and a Drive Football

Edward MarloweStaff writer

For Head Coach Chris Hatch-er and the Racers, it’s been abusy summer.

Last week, Racer Footballannounced the arrival of threeFBS transfers, ending weeks ofspeculation and quieting thebuzz of the fast-spinning rumormill surrounding the upcomingseason.

The new additions, juniorrunning back Jamaal Berry,sophomore defensive backCadarious Sanders and juniorlinebacker Darrell Smith, wereintroduced to the team duringlast week’s scrimmages, andHatcher said it would takesome time to get the new play-ers acclimated to the playbookand into the starting line-up.

“You’ve just got to teachthem and coach them as you

would with a freshman,” Hatch-er said. “It’s just that you have ashorter period of time to makethat happen. How much they’llbe able to help us early, I don’tknow, but we’re graduallyincorporating them and we’llget them more reps as they go.”

From the outside looking in,one would think landing suchhighly-touted recruits from big-ger schools would be a difficultprocess, especially for MurrayState. However, Hatcher saidscouting out talent from allareas is part of improving afootball team and the luring ofrecruits is an intensive, drawn-out process.

“We’re always recruitingguys like that, and this year isreally no different,” Hatchersaid. “It’s just that some ofthese guys are maybe a little bithigher profile. Last year, ascamp went on, we picked up

Jarius Williams and Qua Huzzieas transfers that maybe didn’tget as much headlines as theseguys do.”

When asked if bringing innew players hurt anybody’sfeelings on the depth chart,Hatcher said he tells the teamthe same thing year in and yearout.

“We’re going to try andrecruit better than what we’vegot every year,” he said. “Youdon’t want to play for a teamthat doesn’t do that. If they’regood players, then everybody isgoing to like them and if they’renot good players, no one is evengoing to know they’re on theteam.”

The Racers open the seasonagainst the No. 7 Florida StateUniversity Seminoles Sept. 1 inTallahassee, Fla.Contact Marlowe at emarlowe@ murraystate.edu

FRIENDLIEST TOWNMurray was chosen by USA TodayTravel as friendliest town, 5B

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Jaamal BerryRunning Back5’11”, 200 lbs.

Cadarious SandersDefensive Back

6’0”, 189 lbs.

Darrell SmithLinebacker/Defensive Back

6’3”, 203 lbs.Edward MarloweStaff writer

After spending his previous three seasons atOhio State, Jaamal Berry joins a 2012 Racer squadwho lost senior standout Mike Harris and is inneed of production out of the backfield.

Expected to platoon with senior Duane Brady,Berry ranked 40th in the FBS last year in kickreturn average (24.5 yards/return) and saw limitedtime at halfback.

Berry was a prep-school standout at Miami Pal-metto High School. He was ranked 22 in theESPNU Top 150 and is considered a four-starrecruit by Rivals.com.

Sanders is a three-star recruit who spent theprevious two years under Steve Spurrier and theSouth Carolina Gamecocks as a reserve corner-back.

After redshirting his 2010 season, Sandersappeared in seven games, making only four tack-les in limited play.

He joins a secondary already containing seniordefensive backs Julian Whitehead, JariusWilliams and Darius Buck, but provides depth asthe Racers continue improving the secondaryand defense.

From the Arkansas Razorbacks comes anotherFBS transfer: linebacker Darrell Smith.

The hybrid linebacker/defensive backappeared in eight games last season for formerHead Coach Bobby Petrino. He six tackles as asophomore.

Smith registered more than 200 tackles at hisprep school, St. Joe High School. He earnedClass 1A all-state honors his junior year and wasranked the No. 80 overall safety in the nation byRivals.com. Contact Marlowe at emarlowe@murraystate.edu

Hatcher excited for 2012-13 season, arrival of highly-touted transfers

Photos by The Associated Press

Football

Hatcher enters his third season as MSU head coach.

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Sophie McDonaldContributing writer

On Oct. 2, 2010, Scott and Brenda McGurk’s livescompletely changed when their youngest son, fresh-man baseball player Thomas McGurk, died in an au-tomobile accident in Murray.Now they want to change the lives of others.The McGurks have established the Thomas

McGurk Memorial Scholarship as a way to memo-rialize their son’s determination and spirit by as-sisting young athletes in obtaining an education atMurray State.The annual scholarship, which can be renewed,

will be awarded to full-time students accepted as amember of the ‘Breds baseball team and who comply with NCAA regu-lations, with first preference given to applicants from the McGurks’ homestate of Ohio. If there are no applicants from Ohio, the recipient will beselected from the incoming applicants by the head baseball coach uponapproval of the athletic director.“I wasn’t ready to stop being his father so this is something I can do

that makes me feel connected,” Scott McGurk said. “Also, I rememberhow tough it is for baseball players to receive any scholarship money andthis provided another opportunity for me to thank the baseball coachesand team. Their interactions have helped get through these times.”The McGurks worked more than four months to set up the scholarship

and it is still not 100 percent complete.“I have set up an endowment to keep these scholarships in place long

after I have passed,” Scott McGurk said. “(But) the fundraising and timeto get these fully funded may take another five years, I just don’t know onthis part.”Finding himself living the sad reality of life without his son in a place

where most parents would cut the ties that could stir up painful re-minders of their loss, Scott McGurk continues to deepen his relationshipwith the school his son attended for less than two months by making ayearly trek to Murray and keeping in contact with many of his son’sfriends.“All I can say is everyone grieves in their own way,” Scott McGurk said.

“For example, David, Thomas’ brother, cannot bear the thought of visit-ing the campus and I know it’s difficult for Brenda, so I don’t push thatupon her, but for me it can be painful but therapeutic as well. On the drivedown I can reflect on our times spent driving eight-plus hours justThomas and I. We made the trip several times and each one containssome good memories and good conversations. Then once on campus see-ing the team again hurts because I never got the opportunity to see himplay, but at the same time, the coaches and players make me feel part ofthe team and that eases some of the sorrow. Baseball was always my fa-vorite sport and biggest personal interest in life, so while it’s been diffi-cult finding any joy in life these past two years but it’s also one more wayto stay connected to my son.”As his son’s legacy lives on through the memorial scholarship, McGurk

remains thankful for Murray State and the ties it holds to his son.Said McGurk: “I prefer for Thomas’ memory to live on through his fam-

ily, friends and teammates and this is just a tool to perhaps help accom-plish this goal.”

Contact McDonald at smcdonald@murraystate.edu.

Carly BesserStaff writer

The Olympics are a showcase of the most talented athletes inthe world. Training is grueling, hours are long and dedicationmust run deep when one turns their sights toward the Olympicgames. Murray State junior sprinter Alexis Love traveled to Eugene,

Ore., to compete for a spot in the 2012 London SummerOlympics 100- and 200-meter dash events.Love showed strong Olympic potential last spring when she

set the school record for the indoor 60-meter dash at the OVCIndoor Championship. She also earned All-OVC honors for her second-place finish

in the 200 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. WhenLove ran her personal best 100-meter time of 11.28 last May, itbecame apparent the junior sprinter was ready for higher competition.Love set records in the 200-meter event as well when she

broke the OVC record of Olympic sprinter Heather Samuel whoran for Murray State in 1991-1994 and then at the Olympics in2000.“I’ve wanted to be in the Olympics since I was little,” Love

said. “And I’ve been running for about nine years.”Love advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter event

with a third-place preliminary and a final time of 11.44, behindChelsea Hayes and Carmelita Jeter. Jeter went on to win bronzein the women’s 200-meter event.The OVC Track Athlete of the Year’s tryout came to an

end in the semifinals of both the 100- and 200-meter event. Herfinal 200 time of 23.10 was short of the final Olympic qualifyingspot by .54 seconds.“The mental preparation for the games is what was the most

difficult, and it takes a lot of focus and preparation,“ Love said.“Physically, I had all the same practices so it wasn’t much of anadjustment, but it was very tough mentally for me.”Love said she knew how important it was when she realized

she had to run alongside the fastest women in the world, whohave done this before.“My coach said ‘What would you say if I told you that you

were running against the fastest woman in the world?’ And Idid. I ran against her three times.” Love said. “I would go to thestarting line and tell myself to calm down and breathe.”Admittedly, Love said she was star struck when she saw some

of the athletes she idolized in person.“It was crazy,” she said. “I had to keep telling myself to wait

to ask for autographs later and to keep my focus on my times.”Though she did not earn a spot in the games, she proved her

ability to run with the best.In addition to representing her country, Love said she felt

good knowing she was representing Murray State, and the community supported her well through her tryouts. “It’s awesome,” she said. “You get to be on TV and know that

Murray State is watching you along with everyone else. Someof the athletes were sponsored by brands, but I was proud tohave ‘Murray State’ show up next to my name.”When asked about whether she would make a run at the Rio

de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, love said, “Without a doubt. Whywouldn’t I?”Having an opportunity to compete in the Olympics is a

dream for most athletes, and for Love, she will continue to worktoward one day making it to the games. She still wants to proveshe can continue to run with the elite and display her pride asa Murray State Racer.

Contact Besser at cbesser@murraystate.edu.

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Lexy GrossStaff writer

Murray State volleyball Head Coach David Schwepker said he will ac-cept nothing less than an Ohio Valley Conference championship and awinning record for the Racer volleyball team this year.After a painful 8-23 season in 2011, the team is committed to making

some changes.“We all know we had a down year in 2011; it’s not a secret,” Schwepker

said. “It will not happen again.”In order to change perspectives and move on from last year, Schwepker

added seven players to the team. The additions include women with bothacademic and regional honors, including several all-area, district, region orconference selections. Schwepker is not the only one excited about the new players. “I think it’s great that we have so many new girls,” senior team captain

Lydia Orf said. “It’s a whole new mindset, we can start with a clean slate.”Schwepker knows team bonding is necessary to put the team back in

contention. Orf said last year’s team was several individuals working independently.

This year every woman is an advantage to the team, whether they are onthe court or not. Schwepker praised the new additions, saying they are wellrounded and

don’t have to be taught technical aspects of the game. The first severalpractices have gone well, and he said the system they want to run this yearis finally coming together. With the IPFW Invitational in Fort Wayne, Ind. coming up, the team is

anxious to see it all come together. Schwepker said while the tournamentis important, he will get a better indication of the team’s development asthe season progresses.“We’re not running the system as we should,” Schwepker said. “If we

were perfect now, I would be nervous.”The volleyball team is hoping for a winning season with nine matches

at home and three tournaments. The Racers play their rival, MoreheadState, Sept. 29 and Belmont, new to the OVC, in late October.

Morehead University, had a 26-8 record in the 2011 regular season andbeat Murray State 3-0. The final game of the regular season is Senior Day, Nov. 10, against East-

ern Kentucky. Last season Murray State beat Eastern Kentucky 3-0.Contact Gross at cgross2@murraystate.edu.

Kyra LedbetterStaff writer

For Olympic shooter Jamie Lynn Gray, the difference between a heartbreaking loss in Beijing and earning gold in London was in thepreparation for one high-stakes shot.After coming in fourth in air rifle and fifthin 50 meter three-position rifle, missing bronze by a combined 1.8 points, Gray had four years tothink about that shot; the shot that would havesent her home with an Olympic medal instead of empty hands.This year in London, Gray was again pre-

sented with that shot. She needed her to score atleast an 8.3 to leave the range with gold. Sheshot a 10.8.Afterward Gray said she'd spent the last four

years preparing to avenge that last disappoint-ing shot, and in London she took it.Sophomore shooter Kelsey Emme has also

been preparing to take that shot. Though the stage was smaller, this June

Emme too saw her preparation pay off with goldwhen she won the 2012 USA Shooting Junior AirRifle National Championship. In the first two days of competition Emme

was sturdy, shooting a 390 out of a possible 400 the first day and then improving to a 393 the

second to clinch a position in the finals. Though her scores were good enough to carry

her to the next round, they were not nearly goodenough for Emme.“The scores I shot weren't what I had hoped

for," she said. “I knew that I could shoot betterthan that, but then I was also so happy that Imade the finals, then going into the finals I justwanted to shoot the best that I could. My firstten shots were center tens. It was just good tobe in that top spot and shoot from there.”The last round of competition was a short

10 shots, with each shot scored to the tenth of a point, with 10.9 being the highest possiblescore. Before the finals, Alan Lollar, head coach of

Racer rifle, said Emme looked ready.Emme scored an even 103. She also went on

to compete in the open final. Emme ended upplacing seventh with a score of 101.3.“I’d been training and working on shooting

from those higher spots so that it wasn’t scaryor stressful when I got there,” Emme said. “So it was just an achievement, it wasn’t a shock or stressful. I’d practiced being in that situationa lot, and I also had coach to talk to, to help meget my mind right back in the game instead of letting it wander out. Overall, though, since I trained for it, it wasn't as hard.”

Better still, Emme's win makes her Olympicaspirations that much more likely.“Kelsey's in a really good time frame, because

the next Olympics will come along just as she’sgraduating,” Lollar said. “She’s got another threeyears here, and then she’ll be finished with col-lege, which is a really nice thing, and then she’llbe peaking at the right time to take that nextyear and concentrate on shooting, as opposedto shooters this year who are still in college,who would have to deal with their college andnational season at once.”Seeing the Olympic shooting competitions

this summer made Emme all the more confidentshe’s capable of competing with the best if shestays the course.“I got to watch the women’s air rifle final and

the men’s smallbore final,” Emme said. "It wasgood to watch, but also good to know that I canshoot those scores as long I can keep the con-sistency up. I can also shoot those scores in thefinal as well. I just knew that I could do that andwas rooting on the US team."This season, Emme will return to Racer rifle

as a sophomore shooter beginning with a homematch against UT Martin and Columbus StateUniversity Sept. 30.

Contact Ledbetter at kledbetter@murraystate.edu.

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Racer named junior champion

EdwardMarloweStaff Writer

Nicholas DolanContributing Writer

The beginning of the regular season means a fresh start for allteams. TheMurray State soccer team’s fresh start begins Friday, Aug.24, against Arkansas State at Cutchin Field.The Racers look to bounce back from a 7-9-3 record in 2011. Mur-

ray State will open the season with a roster of 10 freshmen, one trans-fer and 14 returning players, including sophomore midfielder JulieMooney who received All-OVC honors in 2011.Fifth-year senior and team captain Jenelle Cunningham is opti-

mistic for the beginning of the regular season after a disappointingpreseason where the Racers fell to Illinois State 0-6 andMiddle Ten-nesse 0-3.“We learned a lot coming out of preseason games,” Cunningham

said. “We didn’t get the results we wanted, but we found out whatwe need to work on and saw our strengths too.”The Racers continue to improve as the regular season approaches

and are working on combining offensive and defensive plays.“We focused on defense in the two preseason games,” Cunning-

ham said. “We just need to put it all together and put the ball in theback of the net.”The Racers’ first scheduled game against Louisiana Tech was can-

celled due to rain. The next game will be the home opener againstthe Red Wolves of Arkansas State today at 3 p.m.The Red Wolves opened their season with a 6-0 victory over

Arkansas-Pine Bluff and were picked to finish seventh in the SunBelt Conference Preseason Coach’s Poll.Head coach Beth Acreman will lead the Racers for the seventh sea-

son and has high hopes for her team.“Our goal is to win the (OVC) regular season and tournament,”

Acreman said.She said Murray State has a hard schedule in both out-of-

conference and OVC matches.“We started with a tough schedule purposely to get our young

players used to the college game,” Acreman said. “We have a tough

out-of-conference and conference schedule. We put teams in (non-conference schedule) that will help emulate the competition we’llsee in conference play.”Although the road ahead of Murray State is tough, the team looks

to capitalize on their 10 home games.“We have a lot of home games this year,” Cunningham said. “Hope-

fully this will instill a sense of pride in our team and help us get theresults we want.”The Racers are selected to finish in a tie for fifth in the 2012 Ohio

Valley Conference Preseason Poll voted on by OVC head coachesand sports information directors.In her final season as a Racer, Cunninghamwants to prove the poll

wrong and bring home an OVC tournament title.“I wanted to leave Murray State with four rings, but I guess three

isn’t bad,” Cunnigham said with a smile.Contact Dolan at ndolan@murraystate.edu.

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Soccer team optimistic about upcoming season

Laura KavorikStaff Writer

College sports are not just for varsityathletes. Offering a break from classworkand the quietness of the library, intramu-rals allow students to get involved on cam-pus, meet new people, and stay active.Steve Leitch, director of intramurals,

said camaraderie is one of the biggest ad-vantages of intramurals.“It’s all about team-building and meet-

ing friends,” Leitch said. “All the friends Italk to from my undergraduate years wereon my intramural team; it’s about being apart of something.”Sophomore Dustin McClasin played for

Hester residential college during the 2011-12 school year. “You get to meet new people that live in

the same dorm as you, and you share acommon interest. It helps break the ice,”McClasin said. “Intramurals are definitelya good thing to have on campus.”The five major sports offered to stu-

dents are slow-pitch softball, basketball,volleyball, soccer and flag football. The sports are separated into three

leagues Greek, residential colleges, and in-dependents.“Anyone can play intramurals, there is

no experience necessary,” Leitch said.“There are competitive and non-competi-tive leagues.”With his background in wellness, Leitch

said the leagues were set up so peoplecould receive the health and social bene-fits of sports. The 2012-13 school year brings some

new changes as dodgeball, ultimate frisbeeand inner tube water polo have beenadded. “These sports are going to be held on

weekends and will have a shorter seasonthan the other sports,” Leitch said.The intramural season kicks off with

slow-pitch softball on Sept. 10, 2012. Contact Kavorik at lkavorik @murraystate.edu

Intramuralsset to begin

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Jaci KohnAssistant Editor

August signals the beginning of a new semesterand marks a time of building excitement overRacer athletics.Last year’s national attention paired with un-

precedented expectations for several teams attrib-ute to the added excitement this year. It’s not just upperclassmen who are adding to the

anticipation. Freshmen are already getting involvedmore than ever before. “I do truly look forward to Murray State sports,”

said freshman Autumn Olds from Ashland City,Tenn. “I plan on attending just about all sportingevents and I am so excited for football season,” Morris White, director of marketing and promo-

tions said Racer athletics is one of the best waysfor students of any age to get involved on campus.“Part of the college experience is about having

fun with your friends,” White said. “Athletics pro-vides that avenue because everyone is there for thecommon goal of supporting the teams.”White said the cheering section last year was ex-

citing and full of energy at all times but this year heis hoping for more.

“I'm expecting this years freshman class to bepart of the most energized student cheering sec-tion in the country,” White said. “Their youthfulenergy will be important in helping Racer athleticsachieve one of its goals of being an intimidating,tough place to play.” To get the word out about athletics this year

White said he and his staff set up tables at SummerOrientation sessions. By doing so they were ableto interact with incoming freshmen and get themexcited about the school year. “I also think the success and national exposure

of our men's basketball team adds to their excite-ment,” White said. “They want to be associatedwith winning programs and many of our teamsprovide that experience.”The Stampede is the official Student cheering

section. It costs $10 to join and allows memberscertain perks through out the different athletic sea-sons. The Stampede boasted 361 total members at

press time. The Freshman class currently hasnearly three times as many members as any otherclass.“I'm happy with where the numbers are right

now,” said White, “because we are ahead of

wherewe were at this time last year. “Our goal, however, is to have over 1,000 members thisyear.” In an effort to entice more students to join the

Stampede, White has issued a challenge to MurrayState students via Facebook and Twitter. “If we get 1,000 or more students to join by Oc-

tober 25th, I will shave my head at the first homewoman's basketball game,” White said. “I will alsolet a Stampede member pie me in the face!”White believes it’s energy that makes a student

section great. He hopes to see another high energysection that rivals last year’s Stampede. “Not only the freshmen, but all students need to

bring a high level of energy and enthusiasm toevery home game,” said White. “They are the rea-son games are so much fun.”White said he would really like to see more stu-

dents attending sports like soccer, women's bas-ketball, volleyball, baseball and softball. “Women's track returns one of the fastest

women in the country, and our tennis teams arepreparing for another championship season,” hesaid. “They can even check out our high-poweredrifle teams.”

Contact Kohn at jkohn@murraystate.edu.

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By Maddie MucciContributing writer

Students grabbed seats Monday in Lovett Au-ditorium for Realities On Campus, a show de-signed to introduce freshmen to the realities ofcampus life. Since 1994, some version of the event has ap-

peared on campus, making it yet another Mur-ray State tradition. Although the script hasaltered as the years passed (the title has evenmorphed from “Great Sexpectations” to what itis today), the show has made an impact yearafter year in the lives of the audience members.As heard in the Realities On Campus’ opening

scene, “If only I had paid attention to that showthe first week of classes—they talked about al-cohol, drugs, diversity and they even talkedabout sex!”This year’s show included information rang-

ing anywhere between college’s biggest sur-prises, such as laundry debacles and schedulingcrises, to the impact of bullying.

Olivia Erb, senior from Fort Thomas, Ky., hasparticipated in Realities On Campus for threeyears. Erb was one of four women to open the show

this year with an a cappella version of “Fun’s”“We Are Young” from the balcony of Lovett Au-ditorium. The rendition had Lovett’s audiencemembers snapping along. From the vibrant opening song to the closing

rhythmic chant, Realities On Campus 2012 im-pacted those who spent their Monday eveningin Lovett. “They started out with a very bold skit, and I

think that caught everyone’s attention,” LucyEasley, freshman from Louisville, Ky., said. “Itmade me want to listen for more and just reallypick up on things. The humor they used stuckout, as well.” The skit that stuck out to audience members

satirized the discussion couples should haveabout past sexual partners. The entire cast hud-dled behind one blanket making a spectacle ofwhat a night with someone could really mean.

Dean Anthony II, sophomore from Atlantaperformed in Realities on Campus for the firsttime this year. “I hope people (got) a realistic view of what it

is to be in college, I know that college is nothinglike being at home,” Anthony said. “Sometimes Idread going back home because you’ve got dif-ferent rules—you don’t have that same free-dom.” Realities On Campus covered issues that Mur-

ray State students will specifically come acrosswhile transitioning into the real world. Theseexperiences are things that the majority of stu-dents go through while in college. “With that same freedom comes different

problems and stuff that can happen,” Anthonysaid. “Like, hanging around with new people,stuff that’s being offered to you and learninghow to interact with the real world. That’s whatcollege is, so I hope people will open their eyesto see what college life is.” Assembled each year the week before stu-

dents move in, Realities On Campus attempts to

adjust to the time period and significant issuestaking place by using pop culture references, oraddressing current campus experiences bothgood and bad. “The only major difference (this year) was our

live commercial on bullying and suicide,” Erbsaid. “We felt that was a relevant issue on ourcampus at this time.”Whether the audience truly grasped what col-

lege life is remains a mystery, but audiencemembers certainly learned a lot from the per-formance. Eyes were open to absorb every last detail of

information that could be applied to the up-coming year, and some eyes were even open toavoid the risk of unexpected decapitation by theramen noodles, mints and t-shirts that were spo-radically chucked into the audience. Nevertheless, the audience was given a

chance to simultaneously see into their futureyears and take their place in the Murray tradi-tion that is Realities On Campus.

Contact Mucci at mmucci@murraystate.edu.

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Ben ManhankeStaff Writer

Rand McNally and USA TODAY have named Murraythe “Friendliest Small Town in America” in their secondannual “Best of the Road” Rally.Murray was one of 30 small towns selected as finalists in

the “Best of the Road” rally this summer, chosen fromnearly 700 nominated locations. Each of the 30 finalistswere sorted into one of five categories: Most beautiful,most patriotic, most fun, best food and friendliest. Sixtowns made up each category.The towns were judged by one of five traveling teams

of two, called Rally teams. Rally teams were not only incharge of judging the different towns they saw, but alsohad to chronicle their journey online in the form of blogs,pictures and videos which they then submitted to the“Best of the Road” website. The Rally team who did thebest job covering the locales they visited were awarded a$10,000 prize at the end of their trip.Rally team hopefuls submitted applications online and

from these aspirants the teams of judges were selected.The final decision of which five teams would be travelingacross America was made by a panel of experts from RandMcNally and USA TODAY. Each Rally team traveled approximately 30,000 miles

across the country from Washington D.C. to Seattle andvisited only the six towns in their respective category.Jennifer Jordon and Robert Schatz from Broomfield,

Colo. also known as the “Rogue Riders” were the judgesfor the “Friendliest Small Town in America” title and vis-ited Murray for two days in June. While they were here, the “Rogue Riders” were treated

to a tour of Murray by plane, a fishing trip to KentuckyLake, a visit to Murray State and they also got to experi-ence a variety of Murray’s local cuisine while speaking toresidents about what makes Murray so friendly.

In an interview with USA Today, Jordon and Schatz saidMurray felt like home more than any place else they vis-ited. “This is the only town where we went into people’s

homes,” they said.Bonnie Higginson, vice president of Academic Affairs,

said everything that stems from the recognition is posi-tive. “It attracts faculty, not so much the students, but their

parents might really consider this recognition as very pos-itive in their selection of a college for their children,” shesaid.The other Friendliest Town nominees that the Rogue

Riders visited included Cloudcroft, N.M., College Station,Texas; Joplin, Mo., Frisco, Texas and San Luis Obispo, Calif. Lucas Palmer, sophomore from Paris, Tenn., said at first

he didn’t believe Murray had been awarded the title, butafter he remembered all the nice people he met at his firstyear at Murray State it seemed pretty believable to him.“Murray has a sense of community that you can't find

anywhere else,” Palmer said. “You can't explain it, it's justa fact.” Murray was not the only town from Kentucky to be the

recipient of a title from the “Best of the Road” Rally.Bardstown, Ky., was named “The Most Beautiful SmallTown in America,”Delray Beach, Fla., was named “Most Fun;” Sante Fe,

N.M., was named “Best for Food” and Gainesville, Texaswas awarded the title “Most Patriotic”.Next summer, another 30 towns will be chosen to com-

pete for the same titles and a new batch of Rally teamswill be selected to judge these towns and compete for the$10,000 prize. It’s possible that next year Murray will again be com-

peting for a title.Contact Manhanke at bmanhanke

@murraystate.edu.

“Murray has been a wonderful experience. From expanding my education, get-ting my first job and meeting people who will and are definitely my friends forlife, I have had a lot of good experiences here at Murray.” -Wynne Wallace, sen-ior from Fredonia, Ky.

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“People I’ve never actually met will come up and ask me how my day was.” -Katie Mcallister, senior from Murray, Ky.

“The main thing is, people care here. They’ll ask you ‘How are you?’ and gen-uinely want to know.” -Alissa Hester, grad student from Clarksville, Tenn.

Top Ten ReasonsMurray is the Friendliest

Compiled by Savannah Sawyer, Assistant Features Editor

“Everyone looks out for one another.” -Jennifer Minnis, grad student from Mem-phis, Tenn.

“Murray has a really nice community. People are comfortable here. It’s a bigtown with a small town feel.” -Joseph Davis, freshman from Hazel, Ky.

“There’s no bullying taking place. Nothing escalades and if it does, people typi-cally just walk away. -Josh Hitz, sophomore from Staunton, Ill.

“Everyone is really nice. (They) will actually stop and help you to solve yourproblems.” -Susan White, freshman from Buchanan, Tenn.

“Manners still matter here. People still hold doors for each other. People stillask each other, ‘How are you?’ and they mean it.” -Austin Wildmann, senior fromHelena, Ark.

“People will stop for you, especially when crossing the street. I’ve heard in otherplaces people won’t do this as often.” -Emily Davis, sophomore from Hazel, Ky.

“Every time I go somewhere, people are overly friendly. You just get that warmfeeling here. People genuinely want to help.” -Pam Lefko, junior from Hop-kinsville, Ky.

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The NBC hit show “The Office”will end after this upcoming sea-son, totaling nine seasons for theshow. Greg Daniels, the producer of

the show, has said they will havesome fun in the last season by re-vealing who has been behind thecamera making the mock docu-mentary that is the show’s format.

Whether Steve Carell willreprise his role as Michael Scotthas yet to be determined.

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“Harry Potter” series will travel tothe United States for one day only.She will be making the trip over-seas to promote her latest novel,“The Casual Vacancy.”Rowling will be at New York’s

Jazz at Lincoln Center Oct. 16.

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where musicians have requestedpoliticians to stop using theirmusic as part of their campaigns.Just recently, the band “The Sil-

versun Pickups” asked Republi-can-presidential candidate MittRomney to stop using their song,“Panic Switch.”

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Samantha VillanuevaStaff writer

A resident of McKenzie, Tenn., re-cently received his bachelor’s degreefrom Murray State after taking a 51year break. Bill Ted Lowry, who turned 74 this

year, started his degree application in1961 and with two classes left to go,decided to put the degree on pause. Lowry said he took the pause for

personal reasons, but after manyyears, he decided one of the best deci-sions he could make would be to comeback and finish the degree he started.“I took care of what I had to take

care of and afterward, I realized it’s agood idea to just finish what I alreadystarted,” he said. “I mean, it is a bit latein the game but it is never too late togo back.”The College of Business worked to-

gether to not only find out the gradu-ation requirements for Lowry’sgraduating year, but to make Lowry’sdream a success. Many of the faculty who were in-

volved in the process of aiding Lowryachieve his degree were at firstshocked to hear and see an applica-tion being held for so long but all werehappy to help him achieve it.Bonnie Higginson, Provost and vice

president of Academic Affairs, said

when she heard Lowry’s story, she wasglad to have the chance to become in-volved.“It quickly turned to be my fondest

story of the summer,” she said. “Anolder gentleman contacted our office51 years after he left the Universityand wanted to complete his degree.”Higginson said one of the most sur-

prising details about the story wasLowry kept all of his original informa-

tion since the time he took his break.She sent all of his information to theRegistrar’s Office, who looked up thegraduation requirements for Lowry’sgraduating year. “We looked at what he had and saw

that if they just substituted one coursefor the certain number of credits heneeded, then he would have met therequirements for his degree,” she said.Higginson said if there is anything

that students take away from Lowry’sstory, it is something both of themwould agree on - never give up.Higginson also said the underlying

message in Lowry’s story would hope-fully reach a larger audience.“I also hope that students and/or

people who attended college a longtime ago realize that there is always achance to achieve whatever dreamthey wish to dream,” she said. “It re-ally is never too late and this is a per-fect example of such a case.”Lowry’s degree was presented to

him by President Randy Dunn andHigginson herself in a private cere-mony in the President’s office on Aug.8. It was at Lowry’s request to have alow-key ceremony.Apart from being one of the best

stories she had heard about all sum-mer, Higginson said she was proud tohave been part of such a great lifeevent.Higginson said, “He said that it was

the happiest day of his life.”Lowry said his advice to current

students would be to never think it istoo late to complete anything. Said Lowry: “Look at my story. I’m

74 years old and I am just now receiv-ing my bachelor’s degree. Don’t evergive up hope on your goals.”

Contact Villanueva at svillanueva@murraystate.edu.

By Andy BiggsContributing writer

The fall semester is starting in Murray,and while that means many things includ-ing moving back for school, starting classesand getting back together with old friends,it also means it is time for the Hot AugustBlues Festival. The Hot August Blues Festival is Friday

and Saturday. The festival will be held atthe Kenlake State Resort Park Amphithe-ater, and will have a little bit of somethingfor everyone including food, shopping ven-dors and, of course, blues music.This year the festival features eleven

bands that were handpicked from morethan one hundred submissions by Sam andDebbie Harris, who have been responsiblefor the recent success of the event sincethey started promoting it in 2007. “The festival was created to bring the

blues culture and to give the area a newmusical experience,” Debbie Harris said.The music festival has taken place annu-

ally for 23 years, making it one of thelongest running blues festivals in the South. Most of the blues musicians that made

the cut to play at the festival are well-known around midwest and southern re-gions of the United States such as the JohnSutton Band, the Justin Hatcher Band andLightnin’ Rod and the Thunderbolts. All the musicians taking the stage this

weekend are passionate about their en-deavors and have earned national recogni-tion for their musical talent, according toSam and Debbie Harris. One musician that will be featured this

weekend is guitarist Daniel “Boscoe”France of the Library Trio. He recentlywon the Guitar Center Battle of the Bluescompetition, which was a nationwide bluesguitarist competition that had more than4,000 entries.To keep with the blues culture and at-

mosphere of the music, there will also befood vendors offering food ranging fromCajun cooking to southern barbecue toPhilly cheese steaks, and of course funnelcakes. While there are a variety of differentkinds of refreshments available at the festi-val, all attendees are welcome to bring theirown food and drinks in personal coolers. Along with the food, there will also be

merchants selling clothing, jewelry andother blues memorabilia that can only befound at the festival.Tickets for the festival are available at

the gate and the cost varies depending onthe day. Tickets for Friday night cost $12,Saturday tickets cost $17 and passes forboth Friday and Saturday cost $25. The bands will play Friday from 6 p.m. to

midnight and 2 p.m. Saturday to 12:15 a.m.Sunday.

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With the thrill of thesummer Olympics inLondon, the recentKate Middleton ob-session and England’sfashion influence, theBritish are prettyhuge in the mediaright now. But, themedia are not theonly people catchingon to this craze.If you turn your

radio on right now, as-suming it’s a modern hits station, youwon’t have to wait an hour before a songby Adele, Florence and the Machine,One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, orThe Wanted plays. What do they all havein common? A British accent (yet some-how it’s not always detectable when theysing ...).If you watched the Olympic Opening orClosing ceremonies this summer you wit-nessed some of their country’s biggestmusical performers. The ceremoniesmight have felt a little dull at some mo-ments but when the modern references(Mary Poppins, J.K. Rowling, anyone?)and bits of their popular music were on-screen, I was all eyes and ears. Paul Mc-Cartney’s performance of “Hey! Jude”was emotionally moving, and somehowthe Spice Girls still managed to hype upthe audience even though they separatedyears ago.

Ellie Goulding currently has the No. 2spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with her sin-gle “Lights.” Going from being exclusiveto her country, to a new American favoriteis probably every English musician’sdream.Then, there’s Adele, but everyoneknows how big her music is here. Thesinger took home six Grammy awards ear-lier this year including the most presti-gious three: album, song, and record of theyear. The recent boy band One Direction ishuge here, too. I really don’t understandthe symptoms that come with the so-called One Direction infection because Ioutgrew my boy band phase when JustinTimberlakewent solo. But, maybe it’s theaccents and young faces that girls like. I’manxious to see how far they go.

The Wanted, another English boyband, is played just as much on Americanradio stations as One Direction. The maindifference between the two is their gen-res. The Wanted makes more dance popmusic where 1D is solely pop.

Rita Ora, the supposed protegee ofJay-Z and Beyonce, is probably moreknown right now for her blonde hair andbright colored lipstick than her music, butI’m sure that won’t always be the case. Hersong “How We Do (Party)” is making itsway onto the music charts.

Alex Clare, the guy who has the songin those Internet Explorer commercials,combines dubstep with rock, which is ac-tually really cool and unique.If you’ve heard Rihanna’s chart topper“We Found Love” then you have heard thework of British DJ Calvin Harris. Thisguy has worked with Ke$ha, KylieMinogue and Flo Rida, too. He will bereleasing his third studio album this Oc-tober.Other notable English performers notmentioned above: Elton John, ArcticMonkeys, Muse, and The Who. Let meknow who I left out on Twitter@MSUNewsFeatures.It’s neat how music that is popular inother countries and cultures is also bighere in the U.S., too. Going international isdefinitely a sign that you’ve arrived.

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wweeaarr tthheemm iinn ssoo mmaannyy wwaayyss:: aass aa ssccaarrff,, aa sshhiirrtt oorr eevveenn ppaannttss..TThhee sseeccrreett iiss ttoo nnoott oovveerr--ddoo tthhee ddoottss.. WWhhoo wwaannttss ttoo llooookk lliikkeeaa bboowwll ooff ddiippppiinn’’ ddoottss,, aannyywwaayy?? FFiinndd tthhee ssttyyllee tthhaatt wwoorrkkss

bbeesstt ffoorr yyoouu aanndd mmaakkee iitt wwoorrkk..

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SSppiiccee GGiirrllss..

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CCoommppiilleedd bbyy AAnnnnaa TTaayylloorr aanndd SSaavvaannnnaahh SSaawwyyeerr.. PPhhoottooggrraapphhyy pprroovviiddeedd bbyy TThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessss..

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ddeelliivveerryy rroouutteetthhrroouugghh tthhee BBiigg AAppppllee..

AAllaanniiss MMoorriisssseetttteerreettuurrnnss ttoo tthhee

mmuussiicc bbiizz wwiitthh hheerreeiigghhtthh ssttuuddiioo

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ccoommppaannyy..

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sseerriieess..

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aarriisseess.. RRee--wwaattcchh tthhee sseeaa--ssoonn bbeeffoorree SSeeaassoonn 33 pprree--

mmiieerreess iinn OOccttoobbeerr..

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Features8B August 24, 2012The News

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Hypnotist Tom Deluca visited campus Tuesday for Great Beginnings, which has been a Murray State tradition since 1994. He wowed the audience with his skills of per-suasion. Deluca made people forget things, act abnormally and fall asleep. The event was sponsored by the Student Government Association and was free to the public.

Country, rock and bluessinger, Corey Smith, per-formed in Lovett Auditoriumon Aug. 18. A variety of bandsalso kicked off the new andimproved Lovett Live On-stage series on Thursday.Music fans can expect aLovett Live concert everymonth. For more information,check out Lovett Live’s Face-book page ormurraystate.edu/cfsbcenter.Kylie Townsend/The News

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Hypnotist returns to Lovett Auditorium