With the passing of March, Women’s History Month draws to a close, sticking the excited babble around feminism back in the closet until next year when March rolls around again. As much as the world talks a big game about equality, we are failing epicly at making that into a simple truth. From scientific discoveries Read More
Murray State will once again be separating the theatre and global language departments. In 2017, the department of modern languages and the department of theatre arts merged due to low enrollment. As the student population of language and theatre majors rose, more opportunities were being limited and taken from the students due to the combination Read More
Story by Sydni Anderson, Staff writer Photos courtesy of Gary Zeruth Opportunity abounds for Murray State students who spend time between classes hovering above lab benches and recording ink notes as they gaze at a test tube. Some do it for the experience and others for the class credit, but Read More
By Joel Polarek, Contributing writer Evolutionary Biologist and Murray State professor Laura Beckers spoke Saturday at the Paducah satellite March for Science inspired by the Washington, D.C. March for Science. Beckers focused on the relevance of role models who respect and understand the importance of science, funding for research and what it means to do Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, Lecturer of philosophy Critical thinking is a major goal of education. In an article titled “What are the Odds?” Laura Miller contemplated the definition of critical thinking. As an English major, Miller considered critical thinking to consist of skepticism about words, and the “hidden and sometimes manipulative meanings in language.” Over time she Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer The theater on the third floor of Curris Center was bustling and cheerful Monday Aug. 31, all to hear about the scientific evidence of God’s existence. Students, faculty, staff and community members began to fill up the room, leaving standing room only as laughter and excited chatter energized the air. Read More
MBAonline.com, a education online business resource compiled an infographic aimed at gearing more women toward fields like science, technology, engineering and math, which have historically lacked gender diversity in the United States. The results, featured below, show that significant progress has been made, but work still can be done at the postsecondary level at raising awareness Read More