The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Always connected, lazy, self-reliant, hopeful, impatient – millennials are called a lot of things, and not all of them are good. We are also called a several variations of “generation:” Generation Y, Digital Generation, Net Generation and, most relevantly, the Selfie Read More
Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor After a five-week-long Winter Break, an agenda brimming with events awaits Murray State students this semester. For the next several months, the university has planned musical, theatrical and entertaining functions where students have an opportunity to take a break from studying. Miss MSU SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT The Annual Miss Murray Read More
Story by Kelsey Grapperhaus, Staff writer Students, faculty members and the Murray State community have noticed a significant drop in attendance at events hosted on campus so far this semester. Murray State represents almost 11,000 students from 43 states and 57 countries worldwide. So why is attendance at on-campus events decreasing? Events such as Alpha Sigma Alpha’s Read More
“No, no we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream,” Martin Luther King Jr. said in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech almost 52 years ago. Today, King’s thundering speech still rings true with members of the Murray State community Read More
Racer Nation, an app that has the potential for great things, hit the app stores Sept. 25, said Vice President of Institutional Advancement Jim Carter. The purpose of the app is to increase attendance for events on Murray State’s campus. It allows users to check into events, such as sports games and lectures, and receive Read More
A short distance from campus stand the William “Bill” Cherry Exposition Center. The building, which some students have never visited, serves the University community in ways many do not know. Becky Ballard, director and lecturer of the William “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Exposition Center said the Expo Center is a hidden advantages of Murray State. “Many Read More