COVID-19

Our View: We need to destigmatize monkeypox

Sydney Harper Opinion Editor sharper16@murraystate.edu For the past two years, COVID-19 has spread through our world, killing over 6 million people. Although many people believe the spread of the virus is slowing down, another virus emerged earlier this summer: monkeypox. The virus began its 2022 outbreak in the U.S. after a traveler returned from Canada Read More

Racers experience semester start without COVID-19 restraints

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu For the past three academic years, the University was forced to adapt to COVID-19 through changes such as masking and social distancing, but the fall 2022 semester marks the start to a year of normalcy.  Despite masking and social distancing not being enforced as precautionary measures, COVID-19 is still in Calloway Read More

Beyonce highlights queer Black culture in ‘RENAISSANCE’

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu With the COVID-19 pandemic, recurring social strife and recent Supreme Court decisions, summer was marked by strains of negativity. American singer-songwriter and Grammy-acclaimed artist Beyonce Knowles found an escape from the mudslide of negativity in the creation of her seventh solo album, “RENAISSANCE.”  “Creating this album allowed me a place to Read More

Faculty conduct survey on COVID-19 vaccine attitudes

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Faculty members conducting a study on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety are encouraging both the University and the Calloway County communities to participate. The four faculty members involved in the study have backgrounds in public health, nursing and statistics. The idea came from Azaher Molla, an associate professor Read More

Campus aims to return to pre-pandemic lifestyle

Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu The University lifted its mask mandate in February after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a “medium” community level for COVID-19. As of today, the CDC reports Calloway County as a “low” community level. With this guidance, campus operations are returning to normal.  Only three Kentucky counties are Read More

Faculty Senate voices concern to administration

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu Faculty members voiced their concerns surrounding the mask mandate’s repeal, the current University budget and how the current legislative session may affect higher education at the March Faculty Senate meeting.   President Bob Jackson and Provost Tim Todd were guests at the March 1 meeting. With Kentucky’s General Assembly in session, Read More

Students, faculty voice relief, worries on lifted mask mandate

Erinn Finley Staff Writer efinley1@murraystate.edu Murray State administration lifted the campus mask mandate on Feb. 28, citing new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that reduce restrictions for communities with low or medium risk.  Jackson said in the email sent out at 10:15 a.m. Murray State will lift its masking requirement effective immediately, but Read More

Our View: Administration removes masking too soon?

The mask mandate has been a part of campus life since the Spring 2020 semester, and after two years, campus masking guidelines have been lifted.  The guideline update announcement was made via email on Monday, Feb. 28, in a letter from President Bob Jackson.  In accordance with the updated CDC masking guidelines, Calloway County is Read More

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