Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu As campus plans to return to normal operations for the fall semester, so does student life on campus. The LGBT Programming Office has already posted their fall agenda and a new part of it is the Pride List. During the spring 2021 semester, coordinator of the Women’s Center, Abigail Cox Read More
Iris Snapp Contributing Writer isnapp@murraystate.edu For the second year in a row the Murray State LGBTQ+ community will celebrate Pride Week, emphasizing self expression, LGBT history and activism. Murray State Pride Week, which runs from Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, will feature fun and empowering opportunities for the campus community to enjoy. The week also Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Breanna Harris Contributing Writer bharris17@murraystate.edu Chick-fil-A celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 25 welcoming students, faculty, staff and the public. President Bob Jackson said the Murray community has long awaited the arrival of Chick-fil-A on campus. “We are appreciative of everyone’s patience as final preparations are made by those who Read More
Claire Smith Staff writer csmith110@murraystate.edu Photo by Mackenzie O’Donley/The News Providing a space for students to feel welcome is what one program on campus is trying to accomplish. Safe Zones provide students with visible and active allies, members of faculty who have been trained in LGBT issues. MC Lampe, LGBT programming coordinator, is changing how Read More
LGBTQ issues have been a controversial topic for decades now; Safe Zones have given more comfort to a community that seems to be under constant fire. In the past, faculty who’ve gone through the Safe Zone training haven’t had too much required of them. It was like in high school when you sat through one Read More
Claire Smith Staff writer csmith110@murraystate.edu Photo by Richard Thompson/The News FAME, a drag show that takes place on campus once a year, provides people with a space safe to be themselves. This year’s show took place on Tuesday, March 12, in the Curris Center Ballroom. MC Lampe, LGBT programming coordinator, has been with the LGBT Read More
Written by Tyler Anderson, Opinion Editor The time for family, friends and peppermint mochas is upon us. Most students will be greeted by decorations and warm meals when they arrive home. But as a gay man, I know that not everyone will be quite so fortunate this year. Those who identify as LGBT account for Read More
