The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. A full house at the CFSB Center usually means fun and fandom, but that wasn’t the case in January 2014, when many on-campus students were herded into the basketball stadium. After the residential halls lost electricity, the stadium was the only Read More
On Jan. 6, 2014, Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, required Murray State to shut off power to conserve energy and it has a chance to happen again. The contract requires the University to power down during low temperatures due to a high demand for energy. The contract, called 5MR (five minute response) gives Murray State a Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. After two days of power outages and generator malfunctions, Murray State seemed ill prepared for the weeks of sub-zero temperatures. However, much of the chaos on campus could have been prevented if it was not for one small detail: a contract Read More
The Murray State Board of Regents voted at their quarterly meeting to not extend President Randy Dunn’s contract. Seven of the board members voted to not extend his contract; four members voted yes. Dunn’s contract is set to expire in June of 2014. Faculty Regent Jack Rose, Staff Regent Phil Schooley, Susan Guess and Jenny Sewell Read More
The Murray State Board of Regents’ committee charged with reviewing President Randy Dunn’s employment contract was met with scrutiny this week regarding intentions to hold a meeting in executive session. The board created the ad-hoc contract review committee at the Dec. 14 quarterly meeting. Board Chairman Constantine Curris, Vice Chair Marilyn Buchanon and board member Read More
For fear of academic and administrative instability, Murray State’s Faculty Senate drafted and submitted a letter expressing support of President Randy Dunn to the University’s Board of Regents for consideration. The letter was also written to ask the board to take action on the president’s contract – which, without board action to toward renewal, will Read More