More than 200 students with vehicles parked in the residential college parking lots and near Roy Stewart Stadium were greeted Monday morning by yellow Notice of Violation tickets from the Murray Police Department. The violation these students were being notified of: failure to purchase city stickers from the city of Murray as per the new Read More
Following a semester and a half of financial evaluations, the University’s budget planning and review teams have submitted their final reports to the President’s Office. The BPR teams were originally charged with the task of finding a way to cut expenditures by $2.3 million in an effort to make up a state-made deficit to the Read More
Dining Services has been striving to make Murray State’s dining areas more convenient for students since last semester. Lately, they have been concentrating on Fast Track and Winslow Dining Hall by turning to students for food recommendations. Tim Bruce, department chef and manager at Winslow, said Dining Services is working to gather more suggestions from Read More
Thomas Begley, associate professor in health sciences and human services, died Sunday at Lourdes hospital in Paducah, Ky. Begley died of natural causes, according to the McCracken County Coroner. A memorial visitation was held Thursday at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray. No additional services were held. David Kraemer, chair in the college of Health Read More
Students strengthened their resumes for the spring semester Career Fair Wednesday, where they had the opportunity to make first impressions and meet potential employers. Employers at the fair varied from technical support positions to the Marine Corps. When it comes to characteristics in a possible applicant, the common theme among the employers were an outgoing Read More
Last week, representatives from Phi Mu and Kappa Delta took a campus tour which provided them with the opportunity to learn more about Murray State’s campus and the typical day of a student. Each sorority had the chance to meet the Panhellenic extension committee, where they discussed Greek community and what the committee expects Read More
Whether it is sneaking a quick text during class, browsing through Facebook or posting an update on Twitter, most college students will admit to having used their phones in the classroom at some point. According to a study complied at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, 91 percent of college students admit to having used their cell Read More
An underground newsletter that was started by Murray State faculty in 1978, resurfaced Monday with their first issue from volume six. The newsletter, titled Sisyphus, is compiled by the members of a board of editors who have long known about the faculty newsletter of the same name published by Ken Wolf, now a professor emeritus Read More