Nearly half of all college students binge drink, according to 2014 data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Binge drinking is loosely defined as having five or more drinks in two hours for men, and having four or more drinks in two hours for women. “1,825 college students between the ages of Read More
About $40,000 in scholarship money has been raised by the Kentucky Safety and Health Network, and it is up for grabs for students across the Commonwealth. Although these scholarships are funded by safety-related industries, they aren’t strictly for occupational safety and health majors. So what could students do with this extra cash? Patrick Edmonds, senior Read More
With little shoulder space on most city roads, the battle between biking commuters and drivers is a danger to both. Rachel Williams, senior from Louisville, Ky., rides her bike to and from campus almost everyday. As an off-campus student, she finds the biggest difficulty is her own fear. Williams recounted the times she has been Read More
Increased reports of criminal damage, a decrease in theft and an increase in liquor and drug violations were a few of the figures released in the Murray State Police Department’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Numbers were compared from the 2010, 2011 and 2012 academic years in the report released Feb. 5. Other universities, Read More
Our View The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The publication of the Annual Campus Security Report and Fire Safety Report signifies a positive change in how Murray State keeps students informed on crime in their area. Transparency is important for feeling connected with the University and it Read More
The Murray State Police released its annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for the 2012 calendar year last week. The report noted, along with the amount of other criminal activities such as theft, stalking, sexual assault, liquor and drug offenses which took place over the past year, that 47 more reports of criminal damage Read More
Sporting bright yellow T-shirts while patrolling campus, Racer Patrol stand out from the rest of the student body. According to David DeVoss, chief of Murray State police and director of Public Safety and Emergency Management, said Racer Patrol officers on campus serve an enormous benefit to the University, which sometimes can go unnoticed by students. Read More
Officers will be scattered throughout the streets of Murray over the next few weeks to make sure people who have been consuming alcohol are not behind the wheel. The Murray Police Department is participating in the national DUI awareness program, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, next week while Murray State is using AlcoholEdu, an Read More