Story by Bridgette McAuliffe, Staff writer Photo courtesy of Rose Rechtien On the first day of Christmas, Santa may bring you a partridge in a pear tree or a new Murray State scarf. The University Bookstore has launched its 12 Days of Christmas sale. The sale began Monday, Nov. 26, and features a new deal Read More
Story by Katlyn Mackie, Staff writer According to the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank, college textbook prices are 812 percent higher than they were three decades ago. Prices have risen faster than tuition, health care costs and housing prices. Students enrolled in a public four-year university spend an average of $1,250 a year on Read More
Galileo Simmons, alumna from Nashville, Tenn., and daughter of author Freeda Simmons-McMillan, held a book signing at the University Store Monday for her mother’s three-book series “Black & White in a Multi-Colored America.” Simmons gathered the writings and art for her mother’s books after she was killed in a vehicle accident in 2010. Simmon said Read More