Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Staff member Jessica Evans, who was elected to fill the vacant seat left by the late Phil Schooley, was sworn in at the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Friday, Dec. 3. After Evans was sworn in and welcomed by the Board, the Regents moved towards discussions about what to Read More
Emery Wainscott Lifestyle Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu Murray State’s Interfraternity Council hosted its twice-yearly Bid Night for newcomers on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Roy Stewart Stadium. Bid Night is the final event in a week of recruitment. During recruitment, newcomers visit different fraternities as part of Rush Week, usually after Kickoff. “The two big events that the Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Murray State issued a letter to all sororities on campus suspending all sorority activities for violating the Racer Safe and Healthy Guidelines during recruitment. Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, said because of these violations all chapters that participated in Bid Day activities were suspended indefinitely. Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a special meeting via Zoom on Friday, April 24, to discuss tuition, housing and dining rates, the federal stimulus package, the updated budget, enrollment efforts and state legislation. Tuition, Housing and Dining Rates Update The board unanimously approved the authorization of the tuition rates for Read More
Story by Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu Tuition increases, deferred maintenance and increased pension costs were discussed on March 28 at the University Tuition and Budget Forum. President Bob Jackson defined the upcoming budget changes and goals at the Budget Advisory Committee FY20 Budget and Tuition Review. Jackson said the main focuses of the budget Read More
Story by Miranda Carpenter, Staff writer Murray State continues to combat the decline of enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year. Enrollment numbers for fall 2018 are in and they totaled to 9,465, including undergraduate and graduate students. This is 550 less than the fall 2017 numbers. Different phases for the Strategic Enrollment Plan were discussed Read More
By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Accuracy and attention to detail are two important concepts when working to build diversity at Murray State through international recruitment. Bill McKibben, director for International Enrollment and Retention, believes international enrollment is extremely important for post-secondary institutions. “This is an untapped enrollment source for new students to the university,” McKibben Read More
Sorority recruitment becomes more formal for the spring Story by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor In a bid to shake up the status quo, sorority recruitment for the spring semester has been given a new look, complete with a new dress and a brand new outlook on rush week. The Murray State Panhellenic Council decided to make Read More