Paige Bold Contributing Writer pbold1@murraystate.edu Murray State University releases sad news about canceling university-sponsored travel this upcoming fall semester. The main objective of the health procedures is to ensure all students, faculty and staff are suitably equipped to monitor their health in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak as we return to campus. “University-sponsored Read More
What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For AIDS, it was the LGBTQ+ community. For ebola, it was black people and people from Africa. And now, for the coronavirus, it’s Chinese people. The novel coronavirus is Read More
Grant Dillard Staff Writer gdillard@murraystate.edu Murray State graduate David Bailey has spent his retirement traveling the world to visit iconic locations, and taking pictures in his Murray State gear. Bailey graduated from Murray State in 1970 where he majored in elementary education with a minor in English. In his junior year, Bailey wanted to change Read More
Story by Sabra Jackson, Contributing writer Those who are flying over Spring Break may be asked to take part in a new procedure put in place by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The new pat-down includes an inspection of the head, neck, arms, torso, legs and feet, as well as sensitive areas including breasts, groin Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer As the long-awaited graduation day approaches, walking across the stage to receive a diploma accompanied with a handshake from the University president is just the start of a new adventure for many international students studying at Murray State. More than 60 different countries are represented at Murray State including China, Read More
I may go to a school in a small town in Kentucky and I might spend a lot of time here, but this hasn’t always been my home. I share my heart with the rainy city of Seattle. For years I’ve spent my spring breaks, summer breaks and part of my Christmas breaks traveling more Read More