Levi Brandenburg Contributing Writer lbrandenburg1@murraystate.edu Murray State received $70,000 of funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund (GEER) that will go towards mental health services on campus. Angie Trzepacz, director of counseling services, said the funds will be distributed to all the Kentucky public universities by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). Murray State Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Despite numerous chances late, Murray State couldn’t convert offensively and fell short, ending the season with a 68-65 overtime loss to Jacksonville State. Neither team got off to a good start, both struggling to tickle the twine with a 2-9 start from the field. The two began a back-and-forth battle all Read More
Ben Overby Staff Writer boverby2@murraystate.edu Faculty and students in Murray State’s nursing program have been on the frontlines of the regional COVID-19 vaccination efforts at the CFSB Center. Nursing students and faculty assisted in treating and monitoring patients during the three regional vaccination days that have taken place on campus. Dina Byers, dean of the Read More
Staff Report President Bob Jackson joined Gov. Andy Beshear and local government officials on Tuesday, March 2, on an aerial tour of the damage in Calloway County caused by recent flooding. Jackson said he toured the county via helicopter with Beshear, County Judge-Executive Kenny Imes and Mayor Bob Rogers. “We saw a great deal of Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Kentucky entered into Phase 1C on Monday, March 1, which allowed all Murray State faculty and staff who want to get the COVID-19 vaccine the opportunity to roll up their sleeves. It couldn’t come soon enough for Stephanie Anderson, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications and faculty adviser for The Read More
Mason Galemore Contributing Writer mgalemore@murraystate.edu Murray State organizations and clubs have changed how they operate because of COVID-19. They have been tested in a way they have never been tested before, but student participation has not been phased. One of those clubs is the Murray State Alliance led by senior biology major Kearby Stiles. Stiles Read More
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Heavy rains this morning forced some Murray residents out of their homes and caused power and phone outages along with flash flooding. “Overnight we had a lot of heavy rainfall and we started receiving reports of high water, so agencies such as the local highway department and the Calloway County Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Cady Stribling News Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu At the Friday, Feb. 26, Board of Regents meeting, the Board discussed Spring enrollment numbers, a grant dedicated to improving mental health initiatives on campus and other updates. Spring 2021 Enrollment Don Robertson, vice president of student affairs, said the total headcount for the spring semester Read More