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POLICE BEAT 1-21-16

Jan. 13 1:26 a.m. Public Safety and Emergency Management reported an interior light on in a vehicle in the College Courts 700 block.  Public Safety attempted to contact the vehicle owner. 6:03 a.m. Public Safety received a fire trouble alarm in the College Courts 1200 block from the alarm center computer. Central Heating and Cooling Read More

University delays classes, more winter weather ahead

Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer Murray State operated on a 2-hour delay today, Jan. 20, after being hit with snow last night. Starting off the second day of classes for the semester, classes and operations picked up at 10:00 a.m.. Winslow Dining Hall opened at 7 a.m. and the Wellness Center opened at 8 a.m. The Read More

Regents discuss tuition proposal, campus changes

Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Siegel, Assistant News Editor Many members of the Murray State Board of Regents said at Friday’s meeting that they believe it’s “realistic” to change the tuition structure so that students must pay per credit hour for each hour beyond a certain threshold in a semester. “It’s very reasonable in Read More

Preferred names on IDs pursued

Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer The LGBT Programming Advisory Committee for the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion has created a continued recommendation to allow preferred first names to be used on RacerCard IDs. The change would be a continuation of the current preferred first name policy that allows those affiliated with Murray State to Read More

Cam Payne’s high school jersey to be retired

Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer Cameron Payne’s high school basketball jersey and number will be retired on Monday, Dec. 7 at his high school, Lausanne Collegiate School. With a pre-ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m., just before the varsity girls’ basketball game, Payne will be able to reminisce with high school teammates and Lausanne alumni, cherish Read More

Strategic plan progressing on track for 2022 target

The seven-year plan will fall on Murray State’s 100th anniversary and was approved by the Board of Regents in June. Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Over the last six months the administration and a group of facilitators have been working diligently to progress the goals of the seven-year Strategic Initiatives Plan that was approved by the Board of Regents Read More

Research clinic holds grand opening

Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer The College of Education and Human Services celebrated the grand opening of the Voice and Swallowing Research Clinic. On Dec. 3, the staff and faculty showcased their hard work with a presentation and tour of the new clinic. The clinic will include a range of modern technology and supervisors that Read More

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