The Student Government Association discussed the possibility of online course evaluations instead of the paper system currently in use in its Feb. 24 meeting. The possibility is no more than a talking point right now, said Jeanie Morgan, SGA adviser of student activities. This is not the first time this topic has come up. Discussions Read More
(WITH VIDEO) – Clint Combs is the newly-elected president of the Student Government Association after winning Wednesday with 38 percent of the vote in a close three-way race. Combs beat out Luke King, who had about 33 percent and Michael Mann, who had about 28 percent of the 1,485 votes cast over two days. Combs’ Read More
More than 70 percent of seniors who participated in the senior survey reported taking at least one online course while at Murray State. About 470 seniors completed the senior survey. The survey is conducted annually by the Office of Institutional Research. Online classes are something many students are interested in, because of the flexible class Read More
Murray State residential college residents say disciplinary action needs to be further enforced to increase respect on the residential side of campus. Each of the eight residential colleges are composed of hundreds of students. Within the residential colleges, issues resulting from intoxication, roommate incompatibility and irresponsibility create a community of upset residents when dealing with Read More
The annual Pi Day celebration, organized by the Euclidean Math Club, will kick off Thursday March 12 in the Ross Center on the first floor of Faculty Hall. Typically, the irrational number is celebrated on March 14, the date matching the first three digits of pi: 3.14. This year Pi Day falls on the first Read More
More than 7,000 miles away from Murray in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a young man left his home in the pursuit of a higher education and to make his family proud. Alghamdi Abduirhman, sophomore from Saudi Arabia, began his education in Malaysia. He then transferred to the University of Dayton and later enrolled at Read More
The Coalition for Alcohol Risk Education (CARE) is bringing the people of EverFi, a group providing sexual harassment awareness and alcohol education to campus. EverFi is a leading education technology company, used to teach, assess and certify students in critical life skills including financial literacy and student loan management, according to its website. EverFi will Read More
March 5 7:51 p.m. The Murray Police Department reported that a person smelled smoke at the Price Doyle Fine Arts Complex. Officers, Central Heating and Cooling Plant and Murray Fire Department were notified. It was determined the smell was coming from a damaged electrical box outside and away from the building. 10:39 p.m. A caller Read More