Erinn Finley Contributing Writer efinley1@murraystate.edu Murray State is preparing for Family Weekend this week, which will be back in-person. Last year, Murray State was unable to have any sort of in-person gathering for Family Weekend, so this year staff are looking to reconnect with families. The Family Weekend planning committee began talking about Family Weekend Read More
Editorial Opinion Climate change was an “inconvenient truth” 15 years ago. It’s still inconvenient. Politicians fail to give it the attention it deserves; thus, failing our generation. In a 2021 survey of 10,000 people from 10 countries, the University of Bath found that the majority of those surveyed were deeply worried about the future and Read More
Jill Smith Contributing Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu Major renovations are underway on Murray State’s campus after the Board of Regents approved a $12.3 million budget for construction improvements on June 4. These renovations are in Lovett Auditorium, Wilson Hall, Wells Hall and the Curris Center. Shawn Touney, executive director of marketing and communication, said this $12.3 million Read More
Erinn Finley Contributing Writer efinley1@murraystate.edu Aiming to boost mobile users and aid recruitment Murray State plans to relaunch its website later this fall. Charley Allen-Dunn, web and digital ad manager for branding, marketing and communication, is the lead on this project. Dunn said the website has not been redesigned since 2015. The old website was Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu With COVID-19 vaccination rates rising, pandemic precautions are not as stringent as they were last year. However Calloway County is still in a highly transmissible zone, and although there is a vaccine safety net there the risk remains. Students are not the only campus demographic being potentially exposed to COVID-19, Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu America was under attack 20 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, and it was a catalyst that has outlined much of America’s international military actions and national feelings towards the Middle East and followers of Islam. The 9/11 attacks signaled the beginning of the War on Terrorism, and gave rise Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Emery Wainscott Lifestyle Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents swore in three new regents, honored the late Phil Schooley and discussed a return to a sense of normalcy despite COVID-19 at its quarterly meeting on Sept. 3. SGA President Ian Puckett, Tom Waldrop and Sam Aguiar were sworn in by Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu On-campus accommodations have been made for lactating mothers with the creation of three spaces that allow for chestfeeding and pumping in private settings with necessary supplies. The establishment of lactation rooms comes nearly two years after former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act. The act put Read More