Jakob Milani Contributing Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is awarding 30 new scholarships to students pursuing civil engineering and engineering technology degrees. The KYTC has offered two scholarship programs for over 70 years: THE Civil Engineering Scholarship and the Civil Engineering Technology Scholarship. These two scholarships help students pay their tuition as well as Read More
Mason Galemore Contributing Writer mgalemore@murraystate.edu Murray Police Department arrested a 19-year-old from Wisconsin after investigating an active shooter and bomb threat against Murray High School. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Kya Nelson for two counts of terroristic threatening in the second degree and one count of terroristic threatening in the first degree. “Detectives traveled Read More
Ben Overby Staff Writer boverby@murraystate.edu Former Murray State English professor and current fiction editor of “Hyphen Magazine” James Han Mattson’s second novel “Reprieve” will be released on Oct. 5, 2021. Mattson’s first novel, “The Lost Prayers of Ricky Graves” was released in 2017. It told the story of a young man struggling with his sexual Read More
Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu A sophomore music performance major at Murray State was triumphant in a Kentucky Music Teachers Association competition after submitting an audition in October. Luke Weatherly, from Paris, Tennessee, won the Bluegrass Brass Young Artist Competition for ages 19-26 for three solo trombone pieces. Weatherly is a student of Li Kuang, Read More
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The pandemic may have derailed much of the traditional college experience, but with the hope of an end in sight the Murray State Study Abroad office is excited for a return to normal. Knowing that the pandemic won’t last forever, the Study Abroad office is preparing for study abroad opportunities Read More
Ben Overby Staff Writer boverby2@murraystate.edu “Ignition,” an exhibit of paintings and drawings by artist and University of Tennessee at Martin professor of art Jason Stout, opened at the Murray State Clara M. Eagle Gallery on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The “Ignition” exhibit collects work from Stout’s Cloud Composition series, created from 2015 to 2019. The cloud Read More
Andrea Jameson Contributing Writer ajameson1@murraystate.edu Murray State professor of music Stephanie Rea uses YouTube and Spotify to share her music as well as tips about flute playing which has been helpful to students because of COVID-19 and the lack of in-person instruction. “My channel consists of videos for flute musicians, particularly beginners through the collegiate Read More
Cady Stribling News Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu The University’s COVID-19 response team made two significant changes over winter break. Rapid testing is now available on campus and the required quarantine period for those exposed to the virus has decreased. Director of Communication Shawn Touney said the quarantine policy was changed from a 14-day quarantine period to a Read More