What characterizes Christmas for me - besides the birth of Christ, the presents and the crappy holiday TV specials - is puppy chow. It’s a dessert constisting of Chex Mix smothered in melted chocolate, peanut butter and butter, and covered in powdered sugar. (It might seem out of place to be talking about Christmas food in the middle of February, but I’m going somewhere with this - I promise.) This food is wonderful because it’s quick, it’s simple and it only requires a microwave, so hungry students can make it in their dorm rooms any time. Plus, it makes a great subject for Org Comm demonstration speeches.
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
8 cups Crispix cereal
2 cups powdered sugar
Melt the peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butter together. Pour over the cereal in a large kettle or bowl and stir well. Pour the powdered sugar into a large plastic grocery bag and add the cereal. Seal the top of the bag with a twist tie and shake well to coat evenly. Enjoy.
Casey
President Randy Dunn announced, in a tuition forum Friday, that he would propose to the Board of Regents an 8.4 percent tuition increase for next year. Currently, students pay $4,998 per year. The increase would mean students would pay $5,418 a year.
University officials also announced an increase in Residential College rates. Students may pay $1,518 for a double room or $2,429 for a private room. However, students who plan to live in the new Clark Residential College can expect to pay $500 more than students in other Colleges. The rates to live in Clark could be about $2,018 for a double room or $3,229 for a private room. Those living in Clark College should expect an increase because of the new facility and its features. The increase will also help pay the bonds the University used to build the College.
Dunn plans to present the recommended increases to the Board of Regents this Friday.
What are your thoughts on tuition and room and board increases? Will the extra fee to live in Clark change your living situation in the Residential Colleges? What do you think the University should do (if anything) to aid students with the cost?
Emily
Playhouse in the Park is currently showing the award-winning play “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Made famous by a film starring Jack Nicholson, the show centers around McMurphy, a sarcastic criminal who opts to serve a short sentence in a mental hospital rather than in a prison. While there, he infuriates the head nurse, leads a rebelion, stages a party and succeeds in making a previously mute Indian speak. Eventually, the events culminate into a twisted ending that leaves audiences stunned. The play stars several Murray State students and runs Feb. 15 through 25.
Showtimes and ticket info can be found at Playhouseinthepark.net.
So Murray State might not be a famous film school that churns out dozens of little Stephen Spielburgs every year. However, the University does have a very productive indie film club, the Murray Independent Film Association (MIFA). Eric Hovis, one of the said student filmmakers, manages a Web site devoted to the association and the wide variety of student films produced by its members. Users can browse through Murrayfilms.net, and check out trailers for projects such as “Secret Agent Jack Russell Terrier” and Hovis’ own movie, “I Love Ashley Bailey.” MIFA also holds film festivals every semester to let the student body view its cinematic masterpieces.
The College Life section is running a series called “Gotta Have Faith.” The series covers various religions represented on campus and what life is like as a member of those religions in Murray. We plan to cover all of the major religions and sects on campus as well as a few of the minor ones, but we are also open to suggestions. If readers want to make sure that their particular faith gets explored and published, let us know.
Really, what girl wouldn’t want a group of atractive men seranading her “Top Gun” style? The boys of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia have stepped up to provide this service, offering themselves as Singing Valentines. Anyone who really wants to impress a crush can purchase a song for $10 at the Curris Center. The fraternity is offering customers the choice of “Silhouttes,” “In the Still of the Night” and “For the Longest Time” for the valentine, as well as their own “Seranade.” Those who wish to indulge can contact Kenneth Oeth at kenneth.oeth@murraystate.edu. This could possibly solve all relationship ills.
When talking to coaches, sometimes it’s difficult for reporters to tell whether a coach is sincere in the things he or she is saying about her team or whether it’s just “coach-speak.” Does so-and-so team really have a chance to win the OVC this season or is this coach just telling me that because that’s what he’s supposed to say?
When I talked to women’s tennis head coach Connie Keasling before the start of the spring season, I got a lot of optimism and a lot of excitement about the team’s prospects, and looking at the roster and seeing all the returning players from last year’s team that lost in the OVC Semifinals, I could pretty much deduce that Keasling was for real, and I tried to convey that in my story.
On Friday, the OVC released its preseason rankings, as put together by the league’s coaches, and my suspicions were confirmed. The Racers received a No. 2 preseason ranking and may be Murray State’s best hope for an OVC Championship in a spring sport. Rachael and Anna Lask comprise what is probably the best doubles team in the conference and the team has a plethora of freshmen who are playing like they’ve been here for a few go-arounds.
In fact, things are looking up for both tennis teams. The women soundly defeated Memphis last weekend and the men lost at Louisville, but managed to keep most of its matches close, which is saying a lot considering Louisville’s 36th national rank. Hunter Gerlach said he felt like the match may have set the tone for the rest of the season. I guess that’s why you schedule teams like Louisville as a coach. You’re not gonna win, but if you play well, the confidence you can gain can carry you a long way, which hopefully will be the case with the men’s team.
Tommy
Most students grew up eating half-cooked soy burgers in sketchy shool cafeterias, so when they get to college, nothing but tender, juicy, 100% meat will satisfy their burger cravings. However, as unlikely as it seems, the T-Room makes a pretty tastey gardenburger, and this College Life Editor believes that more people should know about it. Does it taste like real meat? Not a chance. Is it edible? Absolutely. There are only 90 calories in a gardenburger patty compared to the 275 calories in a regular burger. To be honest, it’s just healthier, and considering the physical condition many Americans are in, maybe the T-Room should be giving those things out.
From Feb. 22 through Mar. 2, the Women’s Center will stage events all over campus for Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The news will publish an article about it, but this is just a heads up way in advance. Sometimes, disorders go unnoticed and the people who struggle with them fall through society’s cracks. But, for a week, the Women’s Center will highlight problems such as anorexia and bulemia with events including a fair focusing on loving oneself and a jeans exchange, where students can trade pants that don’t fit for ones that do.
Here’s the schedule:
Feb. 22 - Great Jeans Exchange
Feb. 26 - Through the Looking Glass
Feb. 27 and 28 - Room with a View
Feb. 28 - Love Your Body Fair: Uniting the Mind, Body and Spirit
- Global Taste Test
Mar. 1 - What Not to Wear
Mar. 2 - Canines in Front of Carr
Harrison Yonts was found guilty on all charges. Check out The News tomorrow on newsstands across campus for all the details.
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