Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer The LGBT Programming Advisory Committee for the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion has created a continued recommendation to allow preferred first names to be used on RacerCard IDs. The change would be a continuation of the current preferred first name policy that allows those affiliated with Murray State to Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Murray State does a good job of staying neutral with holiday festivities and decorations. For example, the university does not explicitly say “Merry Christmas,” but rather “Happy Holidays.” Legally, the university cannot discriminate based on religion or any other similar characteristic, Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, Assistant News Editor Some days she would hike for hours alongside the coastline, finding herself on her own private beach, stopping to journal or let the Tasman Sea flow between her toes. Other days she would focus on her studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, working alongside her Argentinean lab partner. Read More
Soccer wins 16 rovesames including OVC Championship, first time since 2009 Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers finished their record-breaking season with a school high 16 wins, the longest winning streak in school history, 11 wins and a perfect 10-0 record in the OVC. Behind second year Head Coach Jeremy Groves, the Racers Read More
Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer Cameron Payne’s high school basketball jersey and number will be retired on Monday, Dec. 7 at his high school, Lausanne Collegiate School. With a pre-ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m., just before the varsity girls’ basketball game, Payne will be able to reminisce with high school teammates and Lausanne alumni, cherish Read More
The seven-year plan will fall on Murray State’s 100th anniversary and was approved by the Board of Regents in June. Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Over the last six months the administration and a group of facilitators have been working diligently to progress the goals of the seven-year Strategic Initiatives Plan that was approved by the Board of Regents Read More
Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer The College of Education and Human Services celebrated the grand opening of the Voice and Swallowing Research Clinic. On Dec. 3, the staff and faculty showcased their hard work with a presentation and tour of the new clinic. The clinic will include a range of modern technology and supervisors that Read More
This spring, readers of The Murray State News won’t have to wait until Friday to pick up the paper. Starting Jan. 21 – the first week of the spring 2016 semester – The News will publish on Thursdays. We have decided to make this transition for multiple reasons. First, it is one of our goals Read More