Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu During the Faculty Senate’s last meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 10, members discussed Provost Tim Todd’s change to scheduling, the Confederate monument and the role of the Instructional Assessment System. Role of IAS The Faculty Senate drafted resolution FSR-19-20-7 to discuss the role of IAS in instructional evaluations. Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Bob Jackson sent out an email detailing adjustments made to the spring 2021 semester. “While we are making great strides on campus to minimize the spread of COVID-19, we have examined the academic calendar for the 2021 spring semester for further safety Read More
Along with the new decade, the campus has undergone many changes right in time for the start of the semester. It was impossible to miss the large vacant space where Old Richmond Hall once stood as students moved back into their dorms. Perhaps students noticed the white tarps in the Curris Center or drove over Read More
Story by Amy Turner, Staff writer Illustration courtesy of Autumn Brown The temperature is hovering around 30 degrees and the sun seems to have disappeared. There are rumors of snow while you are left longing for the days of mistletoe and family curled up by the fire. Along with the decrease in temperatures comes the Read More
Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor After a five-week-long Winter Break, an agenda brimming with events awaits Murray State students this semester. For the next several months, the university has planned musical, theatrical and entertaining functions where students have an opportunity to take a break from studying. Miss MSU SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT The Annual Miss Murray Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising By the end of next week, the entire student population of Murray State (including the campuses in Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Henderson, Dubuque, Regensburg, Beijing, Seoul, Belize and the Ross Ice Shelf) will be registered in classes for Spring 2016. Well, that is the theory. In practice, many students will not Read More
The number of students utilizing Racer escorts has steadily risen over the last several semesters. The service, offered by Murray State Racer Patrol, has been used nearly 30 times this semester. If escorts increase in a steady manner, the spring semester will likely surpass the 49 total from Fall 2012. For the last two spring Read More