$417 billion. College student spending takes up almost half a trillion dollars of the U.S. economy a year. While a large amount of this money goes to college tuition, room and board and school expenses, $120 billion is purely discretionary. That means groceries, alcohol, dining and appearance are among the several categories of spending increases Read More
Lexy Gross || Assistant News Editor cgross2@murraystate.edu The five-month trial of former men’s basketball guard Zay Jackson came to an end Monday in Paducah, Ky. McCracken County Circuit Court Judge Craig Clymer approved an agreement after Jackson pled guilty to two felonies. The charges stem from an incident where Jackson struck Jason Clement and Read More
The Murray State Board of Regents’ committee charged with reviewing President Randy Dunn’s employment contract was met with scrutiny this week regarding intentions to hold a meeting in executive session. The board created the ad-hoc contract review committee at the Dec. 14 quarterly meeting. Board Chairman Constantine Curris, Vice Chair Marilyn Buchanon and board member Read More
President Barack Obama remained adamant in a speech on Jan. 4 summarizing simply his intentions to continue pushing the passing of stricter national gun laws. “We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something,” the president said before a crowd of law enforcement officers at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Read More