Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer A Murray State student from India, while learning to drive, cracked the wall of Mr. J’s Grill and Pub Tuesday night after she drove into a parked Chevrolet Trailblazer, pushing it 3 feet into the side of the building. “She turned right coming off of Hughes Drive, and she Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer President Bob Davies announced today in an email to Murray State faculty and staff that Renae Duncan, associate provost for undergraduate education, will take over as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs effective April 1. As part of this transition, Davies wrote that Robert Pervine, associate provost Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief and Alicia Steele, Staff writer Interim Provost Tim Todd will return as dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business effective April 1, leaving the interim provost position open, according to emails sent to the university community by Todd and President Bob Davies Friday. Davies wrote in his email Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Laura Lohr, president of Murray State’s Staff Congress and a member of the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs search committee, announced Wednesday to the Staff Congress that the search committee’s work was finished. However, no new provost was named. Adrienne King, vice president of Marketing and Outreach, Read More
Former Murray Mayor Bill Wells died Saturday from a rare brain disease. Mayor Jack Rose said Wells died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, according to WPSD-TV. Wells took office on Jan. 1, 2011, but he was defeated by Rose in 2014. During his time as mayor, Murray was named the Friendliest Small Town in America by Rand McNally Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Football player Roman Clay has been suspended from all team activities awaiting legal action because of out of state incidents, according to a statement from Athletics Friday evening. Clay was charged with five counts of felony burglary and an additional count of loitering and prowling at night, according Fox43 Read More
Story by Mari-Alice Jasper, News Editor An anonymous bomb threat was called in at Calloway County Middle School at 10:30 a.m. today. “Murray State Police, Kentucky State Police and the Calloway County Sheriff swept the entire building, but found nothing,” Tanya Hunter, Calloway County Board of Education Public Relations Officer said. Hunter said the students Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief A student on the third floor of Wilson Hall brought ammunition for an organizational communication presentation just before noon today, causing Public Safety and Emergency Management officers to respond and professors and students in the building to clear the hallways. Adrienne King, vice president of Marketing and Outreach, said there was Read More