New Franklin Residential College

ClarkStock tradition “rains” on

  By Jenny Rohl, Contributing writer In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, Lee Clark Residential College hosted their eighth Clarkstock in New Franklin Residential College’s common area. Typically hosted on the intramural soccer field in front of Clark, the event was moved last minute due to rain showers. College head of Clark, Chris Read More

Students eager for New Franklin’s arrival

Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer. Murray State residents are eager to take the Franklin Residential College community to a brand new building after calling the current building home for the past 53 years. New Franklin Residential College will allow more students to live on campus comfortably. Resident rooms will look similar to Lee Clark Residential Read More

New Franklin to help housing issues

University sees need for housing increases as a positive sign Murray State sold $28.2 million in bonds to a private investment company March 31 to finance the construction of New Franklin Residential College, which the University hopes will alleviate recent problems in providing housing to all students who wish to live on campus. Construction of Read More

Construction scheduled to start mid-March

With about a month to go before construction on the New Franklin Residential College starts, students passing across the bridge to the residential side of campus can already see preparation for the project underway. The city of Murray began preliminary site work this week, relocating a gas main in the empty lot behind the Martin Read More

New Franklin will result in less parking

(WITH VIDEO) – “The worst part of my college experience thus far is the parking.” Kelsey Spillman, senior from Louisville, Ky., vented her frustration after learning that four rows of parking are to be removed from the residential lot on the south side of Hart Residential College. When construction begins on New Franklin Residential College Read More

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