August 21, 2015

Alternate route: State route construction, which will last until fall 2016, receives mixed reviews from students

Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer. Murray State drivers are experiencing the negative effects caused by construction on State Route 121, a $13.6 million construction project that is expected to last until fall 2016. While the final goal of the project is to provide less congestion around the CFSB Center, the construction has temporarily removed the Read More

New Greek coordinator joins University

Story by Brianna Willis, Contributing writer. When Evan Ditty began his search in January 2015 for a position involved with student activities, Greek life or student leadership, it took him only a month to discover Murray State as a match. Ditty, the new coordinator of Greek life and student leadership programs, said the University and Read More

Don’t be a negativity elitist

Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. Do me a favor: log into Facebook or Twitter and take a quick gander at your feed. Ignoring the abundance of list pieces about twentysomethings and BuzzFeed GIF reels, take inventory of how many destruction-related articles you see, shared by your friends or yourself. Whether they’re about the destruction of Read More

Mold in biology building contained

Story by Bailey Bohannon, Contributing writer, and Mikayla Marshall, Contributing writer. Mold was suspected to reside in nine classrooms in a wing of the Jesse D. Jones Hall Aug. 6 by University officials, but further testing revealed mold had spread to three more rooms. The classrooms affected were closed and scheduled for remediation four days later and the Read More

Volleyball set for No. 1 spot in 2015-16 season

Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer. The preseason polls are in and the Murray State Racers are picked to repeat as OVC champions. As the reigning champions, the women’s volleyball team is in a unique position with every starter from last years team returning. “Never has that happened in my entire career in any school, anywhere, Read More

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