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Students get career ready at JCPenney

Mallory Hlava Contributing Writer mhlava@murraystate.edu Murray State University students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to shop for heavily discounted business attire at the JCPenney Suit-Up event. The event will take place Sept. 29, from 4 to 9 p.m. at 720 N. 12th Street in Murray. According to Career Services’ JCPenney Suit-Up event flyer, Read More

World Contraception Day sparks awareness

Megan Reynolds Editor-in-Chief mreynolds12@murraystate.edu World Contraception Day, which takes place on Sept. 26, is an annual worldwide campaign to improve awareness of contraception and enable people to make informed choices regarding sexual and reproductive health. According to a press release from Nurx, a company dedicated to reproductive health, millions of women live in areas where Read More

Community honors life of Samantha Ratledge

Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu The Murray community has banded together to raise money in honor of Samantha Ratledge, the Murray State student who died in a boating accident over Labor Day weekend. On Sept. 19, the American Society of Safety Professionals chapter, an Occupational Safety and Health organization, honored Samantha and Calloway County Fire Read More

Chick-fil-A celebrates grand opening on campus

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Breanna Harris Contributing Writer bharris17@murraystate.edu Chick-fil-A celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 25 welcoming students, faculty, staff and the public. President Bob Jackson said the Murray community has long awaited the arrival of Chick-fil-A on campus. “We are appreciative of everyone’s patience as final preparations are made by those who Read More

Hester’s Phoenix Day remembers life of Minger

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Hester Residential College hosted its annual Phoenix Day on Sept. 18 to remember the life of Michael Minger. Hester caught fire on the fourth floor on Sept. 18, 1998 at 2:38 a.m. An hour following the fire, Michael Minger, sophomore from Niceville, Florida, was pronounced dead at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Read More

Alumnus appointed to Board of Regents

Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu Charles Leon Owens of Paducah, Kentucky, was sworn in on Friday, Sept. 6, by Circuit Judge James Jameson to the Board of Regents after being appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. Owens is a Murray State alumnus and president of Swift and Staley Inc., a contracting service based in Paducah with Read More

Accelerate U! set to be dissolved

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents voted unanimously to dissolve Accelerate U!, a pilot program aimed at preparing West Kentucky Community and Technical College students to become full Murray State students. The program, which began in fall 2018, served 36 students last academic year and currently has 50 enrolled. Students take first-year Read More

Law requires accommodations for pregnant women

Breanna Harris Contributing Writer bharris17@murraystate.edu A new state law requires Murray State to provide reasonable accommodations for  pregnant faculty, staff and students. Gov. Matt Bevin signed Senate Bill 18, the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act in late June, which expressly prohibits employment discrimination in relation to an employee’s pregnancy. Kentucky became the 25th state to pass Read More

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