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Tag, you're Hawkman: Secret game has students falling all over themselves

By Whitney Harrod

Disclaimer: Once you read this article, you will have known the rules. Knowing the rules means you're automatically in and there's no way out. Be prepared. Unsuspecting individuals walking across campus may flash you the bird. Hawkman, also known as Birdman, is a game that has spread across the Murray State campus within the last year.

New year motivates students to shed holiday weight

By Ashley Henson

The crowds around elliptical machines and the various shades of iPod armbands are back. It's that time of year when students make bets with themselves about losing holiday weight before Spring Break. With less than two months before many students embark on various tropical getaways, the wellness center is busier than ever.

Sugar-sweet story: '27 Dresses' gives viewers a toothache

By Ashley Edwards

Jane is always, always, always the bridesmaid and never the bride, until later in the movie, that is. This new comedy, "27 Dresses," stars Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Ed Burns, Malin Akerman and Judy Greer. Jane (Heigl) is a do-gooder type who always makes the needs of those around her a priority over her own, which is why she has been the perfect bridesmaid for 27 of her closest friends.

Cheap Trips: Paoli Peaks offers snow sports, reasonable prices

By Ashley Edwards

Paoli, Indiana Paoli Peaks, located in the southern Indiana hills, does not receive enough natural snow for snow skiing, so it improvises by making it itself, creating a great place to ski only four hours from Murray making it this week's cheap trips destination.

Cruise line offers students opportunity to see favorite musicians perform live

By Charlotte Kyle

It is easy to fantasize about warmer horizons and personal luxury when traipsing through the puddles of a rainy Murray morning. It is ideal to daydream about swoon-worthy musicians serenading you in an intimate setting when, in reality, you're sitting in class listening to your professor drone on and on about smart dead people.

Alumna's wish granted

What's it like to have the entire world watch you laugh, cry and freak out on national television? Murray State alumna Britney Lewzader, from Gilbertsville, Ky., knows first-hand after her appearance on the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal" which aired Wednesday night.

Childhood past-time returns

By Cody Arant

Nearly every home in America has one. Some are on shelves. Some are shoved under beds. A surprising number are in cabinets under stairs. That's right, it's the board game collection. From ancient games like chess to contemporary classics like Life and Monopoly and new favorites like Apples to Apples, there is a board game for everyone.

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