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Student organization highlights deaf community

Levi Brandenburg Contributing Writer lbrandenburg1@murraystate.edu Issac Ash Contributing Writer bash2@murraystate.edu After many months of planning, the Advocating for Respect Culture organization hosted a program about the deaf and hard of hearing culture in America and how it affects Murray State. Blake Noland, an employee of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Read More

Emotional support animal increase on campus

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer According to a 2014 survey by American College Health Association and National College Health Assessment, 32.6 percent of students felt depressed and 54 percent had feelings of overwhelming anxiety. Because of this, the need for emotional support animals – using an animal as a therapeutic way of coping with Read More

Common myths about Student Disability Services

Tucked away on the top floor of Wells Hall is Student Disability Services. While the office provides assistance for more than 650 students, myths still exist about what this office does. From providing extra assistance to students on exams to ensuring that students are provided a “level playing field,” Student Disability Services does more than Read More

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