Staff Report While COVID-19 has turned the focus of the campus community to ensure the safety of their health and others, the deadline for the Title IX quiz is approaching. According to the Murray State Crime and Fire Log, two reports of sexual assault and harassment were made in August and four reports of rape Read More
Story by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor Alpha Sigma Phi brought a 21st century redesign to the age old philanthropy event concept with their new fundraising Facebook page, the Alpha Sig Philanthropy Challenge to benefit the Rape, Assault and Incest National Network, or RAINN. This event consists of a Facebook group where students from all over Murray Read More
How one traumatic night for a student became a six-month struggle with Murray State. Editor’s Note: The Murray State News changed the name of the woman and decided to not name the alleged perpetrator or any other students involved. It took Lily Smith two days to fully understand she had been raped. She said as she stood in Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The looming reality of sexual assault, especially on college campuses, has been a national discussion after reports of schools ineffectively handling cases surfaced. We are not naive enough to believe that this isn’t a possibility at Murray State, and fortunately, there Read More
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and while the numbers have been low in Murray, Roy Dunaway, captain of the Murray State Police Department, wants to help students be aware of what they can do to prevent attacks. To date, for the current academic year, there have been two reported sexual assaults concerning Murray State Read More