Story by Haley Penrod Staff Writer hpenrod1@murraystate.edu Take Back the Night was hosted on April 2 to observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Abigail Cox, the coordinator of the Women’s Center, said this is a tradition at Murray State. “It’s sort of a gathering of people who feel passionately about sexual assault prevention,” Cox said. “For Read More
Story by Miranda Carpenter Staff Writer mcarpenter4@murraystate.edu Elevator troubles on campus have inconvenienced students, faculty and staff from Faculty Hall to the residential colleges. Kelsey Sutton, freshman from Newburgh, Indiana, got stuck between the doors of an elevator on Feb. 13 in Hart College after having a conversation with a friend. “She was getting off Read More
Story by Collin Morris, Assistant Sports Editor The Murray State Police Department received 14 drug complaints reported from the residential colleges between Jan. 17 and Feb. 16, according to its crime logs. Of the 14 complaints, five resulted in drug citations for either possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia. The remaining nine complaints led to Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising “Start with the end in mind,” said Dr. Stephen Covey. That’s good advice. When Personkind decided to go to the moon, we decided to go in a rocket. It wouldn’t be over until some human jumped off a ladder and disturbed the dust on the moon’s surface for the first Read More
Murray State residential college residents say disciplinary action needs to be further enforced to increase respect on the residential side of campus. Each of the eight residential colleges are composed of hundreds of students. Within the residential colleges, issues resulting from intoxication, roommate incompatibility and irresponsibility create a community of upset residents when dealing with Read More
The college heads of James H. Richmond, Lee Clark and Springer-Franklin Residential Colleges have relinquished their positions for the 2015–16 academic school year, making way for new faculty to apply. Lissa Graham-Schneider, college head of Richmond and associate professor of theater, is relinquishing her position due to personal reasons. Schneider said she enjoyed the position Read More
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
(WITH VIDEO) – Within a four-day time span, students from Faculty Hall, the Fine Arts Complex and various Residential Colleges reported having problems operating the elevators in their building. Additionally, seven people reported being stuck in elevators. Mike Dunnavant, director of Building and Grounds Maintenance, said approximately 25 elevator “out of service” calls are received Read More