humanities

The world revolves around STEM, or does it?

Murray State will once again be separating the theatre and global language departments. In 2017, the department of modern languages and the department of theatre arts merged due to low enrollment. As the student population of language and theatre majors rose, more opportunities were being limited and taken from the students due to the combination Read More

Bevin proposes shake-up

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

Humanities and fine arts: not a lost cause

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

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