Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu As part of Fall Scholars Week contest challenges students to use images as tools of communication and expression The Images of Research Competition, an interdisciplinary contest organized by the Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) for Fall Scholars Week, is underway for the second year. Dana Thompson, assistant professor Read More
Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu CORRECTION: Eastern Kentucky University does not have a vaccine mandate, their Faculty Senate has passed a resolution recommending a mandate. The information in the graphic now reflects that. Universities across Kentucky have moved beyond mask mandates and are now expanding into requiring testing and vaccines for students, faculty and staff Read More
Raleigh Hightower Staff Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu Murray State’s UNICEF hosted a Halloween carnival to raise funds and connect with other student organizations. UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children’s Fund, is an organization dedicated to providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children and women in over 190 countries. Since its inception in 1946, UNICEF has Read More
Raleigh Hightower Contributing Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu Many members of the Murray State community came together a couple weeks ago to express their beliefs surrounding the topic of abortion. This charged, emotional issue was elevated to the forefront of campus life when demonstrators from the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) set up their “Genocide Awareness Project” in Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu After campus was visited by an anti-abortion protest group that equated abortion to genocide, students organized counter-protests to spread their own messages and denounce the groups’ use of graphic content. A group from the Center of Bioethical Reform set up a large poster display in the free speech zone on Read More
Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu Students, faculty and staff now have the opportunity to explore their creative sides with technology that will promote new interests. Makerspace is located in the lower level of Waterfield Library and is designed to inspire creativity in those who visit the space. Former Dean of Libraries Ashley Ireland said Makerspace Read More
Ava Chuppe Contributing Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu The Lowry Tutoring Center has seen shortages in workers and students attending and facilitating sessions, for the past few months. Tutoring Coordinator Sarah Williams said this is the smallest number of tutors the program has ever seen. “We had to cut a few of our smaller-interest subjects for this semester Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Since the start of the semester, rape and harassment reports have been made to the Murray State Police, but the public has not been notified. Halfway through the fall 2021 semester, there were three rapes reported, all during September. Before the pandemic, students, faculty and staff received “Timely Warnings” in Read More