After coming back from Spring Break, the three nationally-affiliated Greek councils at Murray State competed and united for Greek week. Re’Nita Avery-Meriwether, director of Student Life and the Curris Center, said the All Greek Assembly was a huge success and that everyone seemed to enjoy it. Rachel Ross, freshman from Murray and a member Read More
The Kentucky Senate chose to abolish the 2.5 percent cut to higher education as proposed by Gov. Steve Beshear in January. The Kentucky Senate passed its first draft of a two-year state budget with a vote of 53-46 Moore, making approximately $1.51 billion in cuts from the House’s budget proposed last week. Among the cuts Read More
Pencils are a commodity easily forgotten about. Not all students can take such a simple tool for granted. Omicron Delta Kappa has organized a pencil drive to get this essential tool for students in Corazol, Belize for the past four years. “A quality education begins with the right tools, as basic as they may seem,” Read More
Soon after most students left Murray State to start their Spring Break, the University was again repopulated by western Kentucky Republicans attending the annual Calloway County GOP’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. Approximately 300 people gathered in the Curris Center for the part-dinner, part-fundraiser, part-call-to-action, which featured Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the keynote speaker and was attended Read More
If you remember how unnerving your first few days on campus were, you might want to look into helping new students by becoming a First Year Leader for Fall 2014. Recruitment for next semester’s First Year Leaders begins next week. First Year Leaders is a program that provides new Murray State students an opportunity to Read More
Thanks to a new organization on campus, students are given the opportunity to film, act in, write, edit and produce their own television show. The TV Club formed last semester, and according to the club President John Gruccio, the group has now accrued approximately 25 members, a combination of primarily television production majors and others Read More
March 6 1:12 a.m. A caller reported a medical emergency in Old Richmond Residential College. Officers and Murray Ambulance Service were notified. A report was taken. 8:15 p.m. A caller reported damaged property in Regents Residential College. Officers were notified and a report was taken. March 7 2:12 a.m. A caller reported a noise Read More
An interim president was honored and a new president was chosen at the Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Robert Davies will begin his tenure as president July 14 and will receive a yearly salary of $300,000. Former President Randy Dunn made $257,088 annually. This announcement came after Interim President Tim Miller was named the 12th Read More