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Murray State engages in budget battle

Story by Abby Siegel, Assistant News Editor As students marched on the Kentucky State Capitol last week, House Democratic leaders said their version of the state budget will be better for public universities than Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposal. “In the House version of the budget, higher education and K through 12 education all across Kentucky will see Read More

Matt Bevin, protest, march for education

‘Education matters; save our schools’

Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor FRANKFORT, Ky. – About 200 students from public universities across the state – more than half from Murray State – gathered in Frankfort Thursday to voice opposition against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget cuts. “The amount of people from Murray is really amazing,” said Tori Story, senior from Murray. “We had to Read More

Professors call for statue’s removal in Frankfort

Story by Lauren Epperson, Contributing writer Four Murray State history professors joined 68 other Kentucky scholars in calling for the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue from the Capitol rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky. In the letter, past and present professors from 16 public and private universities requested the removal of the statue in response to a Read More

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