Assistant News Editor Haley Russell compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed. Sept. 15 9:27 a.m. A caller reported seven occupants stuck on an elevator in Faculty Hall. An officer and Facilities Management were notified. 9:33 a.m. A ticket writer reported an unoccupied vehicle running in the Read More
Chris Wilcox Contributing Writer The eighth annual Fall on the Farm began early Wednesday morning with kids hurrying off of school busses to enjoy the activities of a farm. Murray State’s Pullen Farm Complex located on the corner of Ky. 94 West and Doran Road started the event Wednesday and will continue through Saturday.
Austin Ramsey News Editor Hidden from view among blooming limelight hydrangea and Morning Glory, and shaded by towering oaks and hickory trees, a single man toils with weeds in a flowerbed. It’s a typical day for Matt Chadwick, manager of the Murray State Arboretum. He said he calls the arboretum his baby. Chadwick said the Read More
Ed Marlowe Staff writer Murray State administration authorized the release of three tax-exempt municipal bonds to be sold to the general public in July. Two months later, none remain to be sold. Tom Denton, vice president of finance and administration services, shed light on why the University has the bonds. “There are two reasons why Read More
Courtney Laverdure Contributing writer On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Women’s Center hosted “Rape as a Weapon of War,” the first installation of this year’s B.E. S.A.F.E. focus program. The B.E. S.A.F.E. program was designed to highlight the dangers threatening women regarding rape, sexual assault, stalking and other risks of their safety. The goal is to Read More
Olivia Medovich Staff writer The political science department hosted Constitution Day on Tuesday in the Curris Center. Martin Battle, professor of political science, helped coordinate events for the day including Constitution debates and discussion from faculty and guest speakers. State Rep. John Tilley was a guest speaker at “Crime and the Constitution: Issues arriving from Read More
Samantha Villanueva Contributing writer The band was seated to the far right of the stadium but could be heard from the other side of the field. The jockey set Racer 1 into a brisk trot as applause errupted from the stands.
News Editor HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Murray State Board of Regents unanimously approved the University Diversity Plan this afternoon at the quarterly meeting hosted at the regional campus location in Hopkinsville. The plan was approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education last month, two years after a council mandate brought for each public state university Read More