Claire Smith Features Editor csmith110@murraystate.edu Beginning college can be exciting and nerve-racking, but Murray State hosts a yearly event that helps make that transition smooth. Great Beginnings, which is in its 25th year, helps freshmen and transfer students settle into life at the University. Trish Lofton, Curris Center administrative assistant, said Great Beginnings is an Read More
By Taylor Inman, Staff writer All across the country students leave their homes and families to pursue the calling of higher education; they watch their family’s cars roll away and return home, leaving students to face their new reality: “I’m in college.” Murray State hosts activities for these incoming newbies and showcases it all in 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
For some students back to school week feels natural; for others it is a completely new experience. Great Beginnings was established to help students transition into their new roles. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 16, new students moved into their residential colleges and started their journeys at Murray State. New students showed up early on Saturday Read More