Mallory Hlava Contributing writer mhlava@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a special meeting on April 5 to discuss changes to the budget. Tuition rate increase Jackie Dudley, vice president of finance and administrative services, previously discussed a 1- to 3-percent increase for undergraduate and graduate students at the March board meeting. The motion was passed Read More
Story by Allison Boggan, Staff writer Photos courtesy of Trae Blanco The midterm season can be especially chaotic for students. For this reason, Trae Blanco, director of university bands, posted two signs in the band room to encourage the students. Soon after, a custodian left a note of encouragement and praise for all of the Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. For the average Murray State student, sitting through an Art Appreciation or HUM 211 course to see grainy powerpoint slides of a Picasso, Renoir or van Gogh is less than inspirational. For the average Kentuckian, seeing an original work of art Read More
Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer The strong support for STEM is evolving into a strong support for STEAM, where “A” is for arts. STEM is the common acronym used for science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, but those disciplines are now including arts to transform the acronym to STEAM. “Embracing the arts as the country privileges Read More
Calls for moving millions to underfunded teacher’s pension system Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Gov. Matt Bevin announced Jan. 26 his proposed budget that gives over $1.1 billion to the state’s pension system, although the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System will still be grossly underfunded by $24.4 billion. “Our Kentucky Teacher Retirement System is 40 cents per Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Matt Bevin: Governor of Kentucky Conservative Republican Military veteran Small business owner Husband and father Graduate of Washington and Lee University, a private liberal arts college Possessor of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Public cynic of humanities and fine arts Read More