Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu The fall 2022 semester will mark the beginning and completion of multiple campus construction projects that will advance student community spaces, accessibility and on-campus living. Lovett Auditorium will have its grand opening during October, Curris Center construction has just kicked off and phase one of Private Public Partnership (P3) housing Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Staff member Jessica Evans, who was elected to fill the vacant seat left by the late Phil Schooley, was sworn in at the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Friday, Dec. 3. After Evans was sworn in and welcomed by the Board, the Regents moved towards discussions about what to Read More
Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu CORRECTION: Eastern Kentucky University does not have a vaccine mandate, their Faculty Senate has passed a resolution recommending a mandate. The information in the graphic now reflects that. Universities across Kentucky have moved beyond mask mandates and are now expanding into requiring testing and vaccines for students, faculty and staff Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Emery Wainscott Lifestyle Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents swore in three new regents, honored the late Phil Schooley and discussed a return to a sense of normalcy despite COVID-19 at its quarterly meeting on Sept. 3. SGA President Ian Puckett, Tom Waldrop and Sam Aguiar were sworn in by Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu As COVID-19 cases decreased and vaccines rolled out, masks came off and it almost felt as though the end of the pandemic was in sight. That optimism was overtaken by virus variants, small vaccination numbers and nationwide case increases. Upon leaving for summer break, students and faculty thought the Fall Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Murray State’s longest serving Regent, Phil Schooley died at the age of 75 on Sunday, Aug. 15. Schooley served on the Board of Regents since 2009 and was a cybersecurity and network management advisor and transfer advisor in the School of Engineering. Much of the campus community learned of his Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order allowing collegiate level student-athletes in Kentucky to be compensated from the use of their name, image and likeness. Beshear signed the order on Thursday, June 24 making him the first governor to enact this type of policy through an executive order. “Today’s step Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents convened in Heritage Hall for its quarterly spring meeting on Friday, June 4. The topic of tuition for the 21-22 academic year continued from the Board’s April meeting. The Board discussed and voted on a handful of other matters such as Bob Jackson’s presidency, campus renovations, Read More