LGBTQ issues have been a controversial topic for decades now; Safe Zones have given more comfort to a community that seems to be under constant fire. In the past, faculty who’ve gone through the Safe Zone training haven’t had too much required of them. It was like in high school when you sat through one Read More
Story by Bella Utley, Contributing writer The Murray State Office of LGBT Programming held a training event for public safety professionals on Oct. 24 to discuss topics such as misunderstanding, mistrust, discrimination and hate-motivated violence towards the LGBT community. Representatives from Murray State’s Public Safety and Emergency Management, the Murray Police Department, the Calloway County Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Sexual assault and alcohol abuse are serious issues not to be taken lightly and are, frankly, impossible to solve overnight. There will always be people who don’t know the difference between right and wrong, or who know the difference and simply Read More
Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer Murray State’s communication department hosted training sessions last week for faculty, clubs and University organizations to learn how to link their groups’ information to Murray State’s website. With the new website management system, campus groups can upload files, images, videos and other media to their web pages attached to murraystate.edu. Read More
Story by Mikayla Marshall, Contributing writer Students returning to campus are now required to do mandatory Title IX training, a requirement that if not completed can prevent students from registering for Spring classes. Any student who fails to complete the Title IX training by Oct. 5 will have a hold placed on their account. Seniors, also, Read More
Story by Lily Harris, Contributing writer After finishing in fifth place on the women’s side and eighth on the men’s side at the OVC championship, the Racers Cross Country team is ready to get back into shape and start their season off the right way. “There were some really good moments last year,” said Head Coach Read More