Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer After months of speculation about plans for 16th Street, Murray City Council passed a resolution to ensure safer road conditions for pedestrians and traffic. The plan is to convert 16th Street into a boulevard-style road with fewer crosswalks and a hedgerow to prevent jaywalking. “As a council, we want to make Read More
Story by Kayla Harrell, Staff writer The Student Government Association passed a resolution that does not support any of the proposed three alternatives for the future of 16th Street, and asks city and university leaders to go back to the drawing board. The SGA did not suggest an alternative idea for 16th Street in the resolution, which Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief With nearly two weeks of the fall semester accomplished, the Board of Regents met for its quarterly meeting, held Aug. 28 in the Jesse Stuart Room in Pogue Library. Calloway County District Court Judge Randy Hutchens swore in four regents, including Clint Combs, the Student Government Association, or SGA, president. Combs, Read More
Three options presented by the Murray City Council looks to the future of the congested street. Story by Teddy Martin, Contributing writer The new Engineering and Science Building will not be the only project that will affect Murray State’s campus, as a town meeting was held over the re-zoning of 16th Street entirely. At the meeting, three Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief With the approval of the Strategic Initiatives plan, the 2015-16 budget, new freshman admission standards and the transition of the provost, the Board of Regents began to shape the upcoming academic year and beyond during its quarterly meeting June 5. SEAL OF APPROVAL While discussing the Strategic Initiatives plan Read More