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Art student highlights heritage in solo art exhibit

Raleigh HightowerLifestyle Editorrhightower@murraystate.edu In an effort to explore the bicultural experience of Filipino Americans, senior fine art and art education major Kerrie Pullen is displaying her solo exhibition, “Bridgeable Shores,” at the Murray Art Guild. Pullen was selected to present her exhibit after receiving the Murray Art Guild’s MAGpie Award during the Organization of Murray Read More

Cinema International begins fall 2022 showings

MacKenzie Rogers ContributingWriter mrogers42@murraystate.edu Cinema International is back for the fall 2022 semester with another lineup of global films, kicking off September’s showings with “Victoria and Abdul” in collaboration with the history department. Cinema International is a 40-year-old program that presents 10 films each semester that showcase the numerous cultures and languages from across the Read More

Local physician brings horror play to the public

Raleigh HightowerLifestyle Editorrhightower@murraystate.edu After an unusual dream, a 140-page script and five years of editing, local physician Chris Poor brings his horror play, “The Yellow Sign,” to a live audience. Poor has been a resident of Murray for 25 years and works in the Emergency Department of the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Outside of the hospital, Read More

OSTEM provides community for LGBTQ students

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Alliance, the social organization for LGBTQ students at Murray State, has expanded into professional development with new groups known as oSTEM and Cultivating Change. oSTEM is the result of a collaboration between the Pride Center and students, faculty and staff in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. It is Read More

Lounge opens to serve veterans, dependents

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu After retiring from the Navy in October 2021 and taking on the role as the Veteran Affairs coordinator during the spring 2022 semester, AJ Cunha said he wanted to make a space for military veterans and dependents. The News talked with Cunha after he was hired in the spring, and he Read More

Racers Empower hosts Ice Cream Social

Ava ChuppeStaff Writerachuppe@murraystate.edu Aiming to help foster relationships between students, faculty and staff, Racers Empower hosted a back-to-school Ice Cream Social in the Waterfield Library Breezeway. The event was “an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to come together, get to know each other and have an ice cream treat,” according to a statement from Read More

Professor discusses SCOTUS abortion decision

Raleigh HightowerLifestyle Editorrhightower@murraystate.edu After the conclusion of the United States Supreme Court’s Landmark 2021-2022 term, Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Foote is leading several presentations about the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Foote’s first presentation was hosted on Monday, Aug. 22 at Pagliai’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant. Foote also Read More

Barbecue on the River returns to Paducah

Hannah Caronongan Contributing Writer hcaronongan@murraystate.edu Beautiful Paducah announced on April 12 that after two years of Barbecue off the River, Barbecue on the River is returning to Paducah on Sept. 24 with a new layout, new rules and a new team.  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Western Kentucky in 2020, Barbeque on the River was Read More

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