Staff Report On Oct. 23, Provost Timothy Todd decided to change the start date for advanced scheduling for the spring semester from Monday, Nov 9. to Wednesday, Nov. 4. Peggy Whaley, director of Student Engagement and Success, sent an email on Monday, Oct. 26, to inform students that advanced scheduling has been moved up. The Read More
Column by Tyler Anderson, Opinion Editor It is your first year on campus and you are ready to take on the world. You are prepared for your classes, nailing all your exams and revelling in your newfound freedom. Through old friends and new classmates you have started branching out and exploring what the world has Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Contributing writer Jessica Payne, freshman from Owensboro, Kentucky, said she is ready for college tasks, but is less certain of financial responsibility. “I think I handle my money well, but I do not feel financially stable. I would like to try to budget my money by setting out a certain amount of money Read More
Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Contributing writer. Days of beaches, tans and Netflix, were left behind in summer as students rolled back into Murray to begin the semester Fall 2015. For others, it was the first time stepping onto the Murray State campus as an official Racer. Great Beginnings, the annual tradition of honoring new students, began Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Assistant Features Editor. Going off to college has been ingrained in America’s youth as “the big step” and rightfully so. It’s the first time most will ever go without their parents, some will go without a great source of income and that social status everyone had been slaving over in high school is wiped Read More
When we were in high school, we were bombarded with stereotypes and stigmas of a social order hierarchy. Jocks and cheerleaders were at the top rung of the ladder, the band kids stuck together and “Mean Girls” taught us that the cafeteria is the most accurate way to assess where you belong. Then we graduated Read More
What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question that has been asked every year beyond kindergarten; however, within four years of college, students are expected to solidify their answers. For incoming freshmen, this decision can be unclear when beginning college. Approximately 12 percent of this year’s freshman class Read More
For the first time in Racer history, the freshman class ran onto the football field in Roy Stewart Stadium for the inaugural “Gold Rush” to kick off the first game of the football season. Alongside First Year Leaders, Vice President of Student Affairs Don Robertson, and President Bob Davies led a mob of freshmen and Read More