Raleigh Hightower Contributing Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu Despite all the challenges COVID-19 has brought to campus, Homecoming will return in person this semester. The first Homecoming Parade was held in November of 1941. Since then, Homecoming has been an important Murray State tradition. Last fall, however, Homecoming plans were forced to be modified because of the COVID-19 Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson@murraystate.edu While a number of Murray State traditions have been affected by COVID-19, Homecoming will go on as typically scheduled in the fall during the 2021-22 Murray State football season. Homecoming will take place October 22-24 with the Murray State Football team playing Austin Peay on Saturday, October 23. Director of Alumni Read More
Murray State celebrates Homecoming 2019 with the theme “Return of the Racers” based off of the popular Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi. Annual homecoming themes are one of the many exciting aspects that the community enjoys when preparing for Homecoming Weekend. Homecomings across the nation serve important purposes of Read More
Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer Murray State’s Students of Sociology club raised $473.50 to donate to the Merryman House in Paducah, Kentucky. Every year the club hosts a fundraiser at Tent City during Homecoming to help an organization of their choice. Yesenia Huizar, Co-President, said they always try to pick an organization dedicated to Read More