2008 Woodie Awards
Children in Israel are tortured daily. In the town of Sderot, Israel, located one mile from the Gaza Strip, children live under threat of instant death. Psychological torture is taking its toll. Three-year-olds know where the nearest bomb shelters are.
For many students, a typical weekday morning consists of fighting through campus traffic and arriving at the parking lot closest to their first class, where they spend 20 minutes driving around in vain, searching for a parking spot. David DeVoss, director of Public Safety, said parking at Murray State is a lot better than the majority of other universities, with an adequate amount of parking on campus within a close distance.
A metallic squeak follows a thick, cotton curtain's slide across its overhanging bar. Anxious eyes stare at yellowed buttons, trying to make sense of the situation. Scanning down a list a familiar name is noticed and associated with a perpetual wise decision.
It starts with a fever. Soon a painful, severe headache ensues, accompanied by a sensitivity to light. Then, a rash that looks like you have been poked by a million needles pops up on the skin before the the nausea and unbearable vomiting hit. This is an extreme but plausible description of the symptoms and experiences associated with bacterial meningitis, an inflammation of the linings of the brain and spinal cord.
In the aftermath of the recent hurricane crises in Louisiana and Texas, technology developed at Murray State played a crucial role with emergency management and response teams. Mark Garland, communications researcher with the Center for Telecommunications Systems Management, said a few years ago Murray State was subcontracted with the University of Louisville to develop a Man-Portable Inter-Operable Tactile Operations Center.
Students and faculty continue their efforts of making Murray State green. With the success of Family Weekend's recycling awareness program, Alumni Affairs Coordinator Sabrina Mathis and Ryan Hays, senior from Florence, Ky., are now turning their attention to Homecoming Weekend's Tent City.
Shouts rang out in the darkness of Mason Hall Auditorium: "It wasn't my fault," "He raped my baby" and "Laughter is for free people," as the Women's Center shed some light on the impact of rape Wednesday. About 80 students and staff gathered in the stadium-style auditorium for the annual reader's theatre performance "Are you Afraid of the Dark?" a component of Be Safe week.
