The American Safety Council visited Murray State in early October to decide if the University should be named a “safe campus”. Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, said it is likely the University will be the third university to receive the national title. The title is usually given to communities, not individual universities. Two Read More
After last year’s success in implementing a winter term, Murray State will once again offer courses to be taken online over Winter Break. The goal of the 2012 winter term is to offer students more flexibility, help improve their GPA, allow students to get ahead in credit hours in preparation for graduation and to allow Read More
After countless speeches, TV advertisements and months of campaigning, the 2012 Presidential Election is just four days away and students are preparing to cast their votes, some for the first time ever. It is the hope of several faculty that this year’s Election Day turnout will surpass the last presidential election. The 2008 presidential election Read More
Sharon Green, one of eight regents appointed by the governor, said her principal goals on the Board of Regents are to keep tuition low for students and provide western Kentucky with the best education possible. Green was appointed in 2009 and is the current chair of the Regional Services Committee on the board and is Read More
With Election Day close, candidates representing both major parties are campaigning to sway voters on issues that hit close to home. In Kentucky, there are several seats within the state and local government, positions which directly impact Calloway County, the city of Murray and the University. On Tuesday morning, the Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce Read More
The News believes it is appropriate to make our voice heard by endorsing a presidential candidate – with some discussion and much debate, we have decided to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term in office. In an election defined by economic issues, we believe a steady hand is needed to lead the American Read More
Voters going to the polls on Tuesday have a clear choice between a candidate that has overseen four years of economic growth and recovery, of good-paying jobs made right here in the U.S. and between a “Manchurian Candidate,” that is, a candidate who isn’t exactly who he seems to be. The “Manchurian Candidate” in this Read More
Steven Herr, a non-student, took exception to my suggesting it was most likely somebody religious who took the MSU secular groups’ PZ Myers posters down. The rain and wind didn’t remove them in the Quad and no others, besides the weather wasn’t all that bad around the kiosks in the Curris center where only PZ Read More