Staff Report While COVID-19 has turned the focus of the campus community to ensure the safety of their health and others, the deadline for the Title IX quiz is approaching. According to the Murray State Crime and Fire Log, two reports of sexual assault and harassment were made in August and four reports of rape Read More
Daniella Tebib New Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu A student reported being sexually assaulted outside an academic building on campus on Sept. 8. The victim reported being sexually assaulted after meeting someone via a social media app. The incident was reported to the Murray State Police Department at 1:22 a.m., according to the timely warning. The Murray State Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board It’s becoming increasingly common for faculty, staff and students here at Murray State University to receive emails titled “Timely Warning,” most of which alert us to a reported sex crime. While these reports are nothing to celebrate, they may signal a Read More
Story by Katlyn Mackie, Staff writer The number of sexual assaults reported at Murray State have risen in the last two years. A law passed in 1990, the Clery Act, requires all universities to keep statistics on a calendar year. In 2015, there were 13 reported sexual assaults on campus. Preliminary numbers for 2016 Read More
Story by Destinee Marking, Staff writer Katrena Jordan, sophomore from Lenzburg, Illinois, is a sexual assault survivor. She said she was first assaulted when she was six years old, and she said her family did not believe her – they thought she was only seeking attention. For that reason, she said she waited until she Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, News Editor Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear traveled to Murray State Monday to raise awareness and bring transparency to sexual violence on college campuses. “We need to make sure that the way we go about investigating and prosecuting always puts that person first and gives them the confidence that when you Read More
Staff report A student reported to the Murray State Police Department at 1:07 p.m. on Feb. 26 that she was raped by an acquaintance in a residential college on campus. The alleged assailant is known to the victim according to the Timely Warning all students, faculty and staff received Sunday evening by email. The assault Read More
Staff Report Public Safety and Emergency Management alerted the Murray State community this morning of an alleged sexual assault in a residential college that had been reported. The Timely Warning email said the alleged assault happened Thursday morning and the perpetrator is known to the victim. There is no word on any arrest. The Murray Read More