It was a night full of vocal talent and fierce competition as contestants from each residential college performed their hearts out for the title of Murray State Idol 2012. A large audience gathered in Lovett Auditorium, Thursday Nov. 8 to cheer on eight of their fellow students in the vocal competition sponsored by the Council Read More
The News staff chose Jay Morgan, associate provost and city council member, to participate in a Question & Answer forum so he might address his position on the City Council. Q. As a Murray city council member and the associate provost of the University, how do you balance the desire of the city’s constituents with Read More
Michael Chaise Gilbert, senior from Ledbetter, Ky., won a $500 grant from the office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity for his research on Bighead Carp and Native Larval fish in Kentucky Lake. Gilbert’s proposal is focused on determining whether Bighead Carp are eating from the same food sources as local fish during their young Read More
The sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta raised more than $1,000 for their sister, Ashley Brown – senior from Bethalto, Ill. – who has been diagnosed with leukemia for the third time. The sorority held the fundraiser Monday afternoon to help Brown pay for treatments. In total, there were eight stylists working the fundraiser pro-bono. Left, Read More
Nov. 1 12:24 a.m. A caller reported the smell of marijuana at Elizabeth College. Officers were notified and found none. Officers took an information report. 4:20 p.m. Central Plant reported a gas leak at Winslow Dining Hall. Officers, Murray Fire Department and Murray Natural Gas were notified. Offices took an information report. 9:08 p.m. A Read More
Tuesday night brought a wave of change across the Commonwealth and across the country. Americans re-elected President Barack Obama at the federal level and at the state and local level, Murray voters sent Republicans Kenny Imes and Stan Humphries to Frankfort, along with numerous city councillors to city hall. We might not have agreed on Read More
What are the problems facing America today? Maybe this isn’t the correct question at all, the real question at hand is; what is your problem? What issues seem to be affecting you? The common everyday person has one problem that faces them every day, money. Whilst in the midst of a recession people are always Read More
One occasionally comes across a deposit of such misunderstanding and bad logic, coupled with sweeping hauteur and spin-doctoring, that it merits not a “token response,” but an outright decrying. Such is the case with Mr. Colton Givens’ and Steve Herr’s recent columns. Givens would like to imagine that he could just sweep Dr. Zingrone’s arguments Read More