Cady Stribling Features Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu Elizabeth Erwin, senior double major in public relations and international studies, had her heart set to study abroad in China from March to July. After COVID-19 quickly spread, Erwin had to cancel her study abroad trip and enroll back at Murray State for the spring semester. Stuck at home in Read More
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer Overcrowded, hectic campus parking lots may have finally met their match: two graduating seniors and Murray natives who sought to slay rush hour parking dilemmas with a website project. Computer science majors John Lollar and Jason Spann are in the process of developing a program tentatively called Parking Read More
Story by Michelle Hawks, Contributing writer Sean Rife, assistant professor of Psychology, created a web program that will allow psychologists to check the statistics used in their reports. Rife said the program the site is based on began in the Netherlands and was created by Sacha Epskamp and Michèle B. Nuijten. Epskamp is an assistant Read More
By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer When a new semester begins, students are pulled in several directions, but this year, one thing brought them together: Pokémon Go. During the summer, Pokémon Go was released and those who were fond of the game in the ’90s began to explore the new version of their beloved pastime. This Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Since the activation of the LiveSafe app in August, Public Safety and Emergency Management has received more than 700 tips from the app, but only 14 call box activations since the beginning of the academic year. Roy Dunaway, interim police chief and director of emergency management, wrote in an email that Read More
Story by Kayla Harrell, Contributing writer Ryan Mahoney, Murray State sophomore from Owensboro, Kentucky, started using Tinder when the app came out two years ago. Mahoney began swiping right on his preferred individuals, the matches popped up and conversations between two strangers began. “The Internet is like a mask,” Mahoney said. “You can hide your true Read More
Story by Courtney Scoby, Contributing writer Murray State students now have access to a new tool that links directly to local public safety officials: the LiveSafe app, which is free to download, allows students to “share information with friends and safety officials about sexual assault, mental health issues, and violence.” The app is used on many Read More
