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KIIS coordinator Elizabeth Thomas works at her desk during the office’s last semester at Murray Stat

KIIS office plans move to Western Kentucky University

    The Kentucky Institute for International Studies is moving to Western Kentucky University this summer, more than 30 years after its beginning at Murray State.     The KIIS program has organized a variety of summer and semester study-abroad programs for students since 1975. The program provides experiences in countries including Austria, Brazil and Japan. Next summer, the program provides 24 different study abroad options in 19 different countries. Full story

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G’s Comics offers titles from DC, Marvel and independent publishers.

Comic book shops offer free titles

    This is a newspaper, so I guess I had better go ahead and say it.     Economic crisis.     There. I met my quota for the month. I swear, the newspapers are getting worse than DC Comics with all these crises. Before, there was the housing crisis and the credit crisis. Before that, there was the Infinite Crisis.     All four of the nerds reading this just chuckled. Of course, they already know what I’m about to tell you non-nerds. Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD).     According to freecomicbookday.com, the first FCBD was held in 2002. It has since become something of a nerd holiday, held on the first Saturday in May. Full story

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OVC women’s golf Head Coach of the Year Velvet Milkman (far right) poses with members of the women’s

Women claim OVC title

    Golfing three strong rounds at the Crooked Creek Golf Course in London, Ky., the Murray State women’s golf team won the program’s seventh Ohio Valley Conference championship, its first conference title since 2004.     “This was truly a team championship, you can tell by the finishes,” Head Coach Velvet Milkman said. “And that’s what it takes to win: everybody playing steady golf. And eventhough we didn’t have a winner of the tournament, it takes five strong preformances to win.” Full story

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No. 23 Nathan Williams celebrates with teammates after last season’s 41-7 win over Lambuth Universit

Williams invited to Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini-camp

    The eighth worst tackling team in the National Football League picked up the number one tackler in the Football Championship Series.     The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up former Racer linebacker Nathan Williams.     Last season, Williams garnered 179 tackles and was named the Ohio Valley Conference defensive player of the year. Named a member of the Walter Camp Foundation All-America team, Williams was awarded numerous accolades. The linebacker was also a first team selection to the Associated Press and Sports Network teams. Full story

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Will Werner, senior from Louisville, Ky., helps his father train horses.

Student’s family trains Derby thoroughbreds

    Tomorrow, a handful of the world’s finest equine athletes will run for the roses, and one student could witness these horses run past the finish line.     Will Werner, senior from Louisville, Ky., is no stranger to thoroughbred racing. His father, Ronny Werner, is a second-generation thoroughbred trainer who has prepped horses for races across the United States, including the Kentucky Derby. Will plans to be a spectator tomorrow.     The Kentucky Derby, considered the world’s most famous thoroughbred horse race, is held annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Full story

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