Dionte Berry Contributing Writer dberry11@murraystate.edu To spread positivity during these trying times Murray State senior Mirinda McClure posted pandemic themed graduation photos on Facebook. “I wanted to spread some positivity surrounding graduating during a pandemic, instead of spreading more sadness,” McClure said. The pictures were posted on an Andy Beshear meme page where they caught Read More
Story by Maggiann Ackerman Staff writer mackerman@murraystate.edu Senior Dacia Brown has excelled in her final season on Murray State’s volleyball team, but she couldn’t have gotten to where she is now without the support of her family. Believe it or not, Brown actually discovered volleyball late in life after realizing basketball and cheerleading weren’t her Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The voices and wishes of students can be stifled by higher education policies we feel we have little or no control over. Sometimes we wish people with more power than we possess would take our concerns further and higher up than Read More
1. MARY’S AFTER MIDNIGHT Mary’s Kitchen is a local restaurant that’s a popular hangout after midnight for both party-goers and people-watchers. The breakfast food is delicious and the characters you’ll see make the experience enjoyable every time. The chocolate chip pancakes will blow your mind, whatever state it may be in. 2. LAND BETWEEN THE Read More
Starting a small business can be an intimidating venture. Despite the daunting hurdles, Murray State students are creating their own entrepreneurial opportunities in a variety of ways. Kacie King is a senior who started and runs her business, Tied Like A Bow, out of her hometown, Paducah, Ky. King specializes in handmade custom bow ties, Read More
Faces&Places It can be hard deciding what to do after college, but Daniel Taylor, senior from West Springfield, Va., has it all figured out. Taylor is a senior cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Murray State and comes from a long family line of military veterans. Both his father and older Read More
SOFTBALL?STANDOUTS Before heading home for Winter Break, junior pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey and the rest of the Racer softball team received a focus word for the upcoming season: Invested. Prior to the start of each season, second-year Head Coach Kara Amundson and her coaching staff pick a word for their team to focus on. Last year, Read More
SOFTBALL STANDOUTS Softball and faith are the two things Leslie Bridges feels define her life. A senior on the field, Bridges graduated in December with an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and is working on her master’s degree in business. “I feel like really my whole life is pretty much softball, school and walking with Read More