<![CDATA[The Murray State News - College Life RSS]]> http://www.thenews.org/se/the-murray-state-news-college-life-rss-1.902765 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:25:15 -0500 en <![CDATA[‘Bad Company 2’ brings ‘ding’ to ‘boom’]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/bad-company-2-brings-ding-to-boom-1.2189343

By: Assistant Features Editor Cody Arant writes the video game reviews



    Shooting people isn’t usually my thing.     Don’t get me wrong; borderline sociopathic violence is very much my thing. Usually though, I tend to prefer my violence to involve pointy things, maybe a little magi...

]]> 1.2189343 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:37:52 -0500 <![CDATA[FFA hosts farm toy show]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/ffa-hosts-farm-toy-show-1.2189341

By: Staff Report



    Farm toy fans and collectors can find their favorite toys, figurines and the “missing piece” to their collection at Saturday’s Farm Toy Show hosted by Murray State University’s Collegiate FFA.     ...

]]> 1.2189341 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:54 -0500 <![CDATA[Fashion event raises money]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/fashion-event-raises-money-1.2189339

By: Anna Taylor Staff writer



     The Calloway County Humane Society hosted the first-ever Fashion 4 Paws event last Saturday, including a fashion show and a consignment sale at the Weaks Community Center.     Lindsey Harlan, Humane society board me...

]]> 1.2189339 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:17 -0500 <![CDATA[Johnson Theatre to receive new stage floor]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/johnson-theatre-to-receive-new-stage-floor-1.2189337

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer



    Murray State’s Robert E. Johnson Theatre recently received a gift that will lay a strong foundation for the future of theater: a new stage.     Donors Jerry and Betsy Shroat, Murray State alumni from Union, Ky., hav...

]]> 1.2189337 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:35:26 -0500 <![CDATA[Musical highlights working class]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/musical-highlights-working-class-1.2189333

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer


    Next week, in a small black theater in Wilson Hall, the Murray State theater department will display the lives of the common man in the musical “Working.”     Based on the 1972 book by Studs Terkel, “Wor...

]]> 1.2189333 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:34:38 -0500 <![CDATA[Odd News in Kentucky]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/odd-news-in-kentucky-1.2180963

By: Information courtesy of the Associated Press

Dead animals, a real life Barney Fife and a jailed psychiatrist

    A volunteer with an eastern Kentucky animal rescue organization said 15 plastic grocery bags containing the bodies and body parts of dead animals were found in a car wash.     Diana McGuire with the Menifee County Humane ...

]]> 1.2180963 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:50:30 -0500 <![CDATA[The Rocket Summer album falls short]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/the-rocket-summer-album-falls-short-1.2180956

By: Features Editor Charlotte Kyle writes the music reviews.



    In 2007 I reviewed The Rocket Summer’s “Do You Feel.”     I felt it, I truly did. The album was upbeat, catchy and clever.     My suitemate would constantly blast it while cleaning the roo...

]]> 1.2180956 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:46:28 -0500 <![CDATA[Humane Society hosts fashion show, dress sale]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/humane-society-hosts-fashion-show-dress-sale-1.2180891

By: Anna Taylor Staff writer



    Three things come to mind when talking about the Calloway County Humane Society this week: dogs, dresses and a catwalk.     Fashion 4 Paws, a fashion show and consignment sale sponsored by the Humane Society, will be held...

]]> 1.2180891 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:43:53 -0500 <![CDATA[RSEC, Lovett to host variety of concerts]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/rsec-lovett-to-host-variety-of-concerts-1.2180886

By: Charlotte Kyle Features Editor



    Music will spread through Murray State this week as Lovett Live and the Regional Special Events Center host concerts of various genres.     Cadillac Sky performs at 7:30 tonight as part of Lovett Live’s Onstage Seri...

]]> 1.2180886 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:42:52 -0500 <![CDATA[One small step]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/one-small-step-1.2180883

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer


Groups prepare for annual step-off

    This week, groups all over campus are clapping their hands, stomping their feet and moving to the music in preparation for the 10th Annual Alpha Step-Off, hosted by the “Cold Blooded” Zeta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha ...

]]> 1.2180883 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:41:37 -0500 <![CDATA[Theater brings classic characters to life]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/theater-brings-classic-characters-to-life-1.2171122

By: Anna Taylor Staff writer



    The storyteller who taught us that we have brains in our heads and that Christmas doesn’t come from a store comes to life on stage in “Seussical the Musical.”     Playhouse in the Park is now showing &ld...

]]> 1.2171122 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:46:11 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Percy Jackson’ reimagines Greek myths]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/percy-jackson-reimagines-greek-myths-1.2171107

By: Assistant Features Editor Cody Arant writes the movie reviews



    I suppose I should start this thing at the beginning. In this case that would be when “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was published. What does a 12 year-old book have to do with a brand new movie? Not much, at ...

]]> 1.2171107 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:40:18 -0500 <![CDATA[RAs build community with programs]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/ras-build-community-with-programs-1.2171100

By: Anna Taylor Staff writer



    In 1996, Murray State became the first public university to adopt a residential college system. Among the community of students, residential advisers play an integral role in the success of the system.     Amber Semeraro,...

]]> 1.2171100 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:36:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Campus fashion show demonstrates diversity]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/campus-fashion-show-demonstrates-diversity-1.2171092

By: Staff Report



    Murray State’s Campus Activities Board will celebrate fashion diversity by hosting an International Fashion Show at 7 tonight in the Curris Center Dance Lounge.     CAB’s Multicultural Awareness Co-Chairs Andr...

]]> 1.2171092 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:33:21 -0500 <![CDATA[Riders compete in semi-annual rodeo]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/riders-compete-in-semi-annual-rodeo-1.2171082

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer



    Eight seconds does not normally seem like a long time, except when strapped to the back of a bucking bull.     Nearly 160 men competed in the Bull Blowout at the Murray Expo Center this past weekend, and risked their live...

]]> 1.2171082 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:07 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Mass Effect 2’ reinvents itself, kicks ass]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/mass-effect-2-reinvents-itself-kicks-ass-1.2160913

By: Assistant Features Editor Cody Arant writes the video game reviews



    Video game sequels aren’t news. These days, it seems like creators don’t bother making a game unless it has franchise potential. This trend exists for the same little green reasons that movies work the same way. Dollars, tha...

]]> 1.2160913 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:12:45 -0500 <![CDATA[Béla Fleck attracts nearly 600 people to Lovett concert]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/bela-fleck-attracts-nearly-600-people-to-lovett-concert-1.2160903

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer


    Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck struck a chord with Murray State audience members Friday night when “The Africa Project,” featuring Fleck and a host of African musicians performing the Grammy-winning album “Throw Down...

]]> 1.2160903 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:08:33 -0500 <![CDATA[Women’s Center collects jeans for exchange]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/women-s-center-collects-jeans-for-exchange-1.2160894

By: Anna Taylor Staff writer


    As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Women’s Center is holding the second Great Jeans Exchange. This event encourages people to donate old jeans that no longer fit and exchange them for a new pair.     &l...

]]> 1.2160894 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:05:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Do they have what it takes to survive?]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/do-they-have-what-it-takes-to-survive-1.2160889

By: Jamie Booth Staff writer


Students submit reality show auditions

    Do you have what it takes to be the next “Survivor”?     Nicole Martinez, sophomore from Vienna, Ill., and Brad Powell, junior from Bowling Green, Ky., believe they do. To prove this, they have entered videos ...

]]> 1.2160889 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:03:25 -0500 <![CDATA[All the world's a stage]]> http://www.thenews.org/features/all-the-world-s-a-stage-1.2160886

By: Katie LaBeef Contributing writer


Festival does Shakespeare ‘with the lights on’

    “What’s in a name?”     With a name like William Shakespeare it means tales of arduous love, hopeless tragedy, comedy and sharp wit. Shakespeare is associated with his wide range of sonnets and plays and...

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