Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu To target the increase of students in need, the Women’s Center now offers a wider variety of programs, including resources to support sexual assault survivors and disadvantaged students. The Center’s mission is to promote gender equity and inclusion in their services and programs, according to the Women’s Center website. Abigail 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
Emily Sheperd Contributing Writer esheperd2@murraystate.edu A new family room was added to the Women’s Center for pregnant and parenting students, faculty and staff. “This room is meant to be a supportive and comfortable space for parents and their children,” said Tanya Romero-Gonzalez, assistant professor of Spanish, global languages coordinator and chair of the campus lactation/parenting room Read More
Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu Elizabeth Kimball Contributing Writer ekimball@murraystate.edu Murray State police are taking an active approach to break the cycle of domestic and dating relationship violence on campus. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and it is a reminder that for millions of people, home isn’t a sanctuary. The U.S. Department of Read More
Megan Reynolds Editor-in-Chief mreynolds12@murraystate.edu Advocates for Respect Culture is a recent addition to the organizations list on Murray State’s campus, one that works to ensure all feel accepted and cared for. ARC is a student organization sponsored by Abigail Cox, coordinator of Murray State’s Women’s Center. It was founded in 2018 and has been dedicated Read More
Megan Reynolds Editor-in-Chief mreynolds12@murraystate.edu World Contraception Day, which takes place on Sept. 26, is an annual worldwide campaign to improve awareness of contraception and enable people to make informed choices regarding sexual and reproductive health. According to a press release from Nurx, a company dedicated to reproductive health, millions of women live in areas where Read More
Claire Smith Features Editor csmith110@murraystate.edu Photo by Lauren Morgan/The News While clothing can be expensive, the Murray State Women’s Center recently opened a resource to alleviate the cost of bras. The Bra Closet gives students in need two free bras and students with extra gently-used bras a place to donate them. Abigail Cox, the Women’s Read More
Story by Haley Penrod Staff Writer hpenrod1@murraystate.edu Take Back the Night was hosted on April 2 to observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Abigail Cox, the coordinator of the Women’s Center, said this is a tradition at Murray State. “It’s sort of a gathering of people who feel passionately about sexual assault prevention,” Cox said. “For Read More