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Contract with TVA set guidelines for power outages

11,500 kilowatts – the amount of power Tennessee Valley Authority can suspend within five minutes of picking up the phone to call Murray State. In a 4-year-old contract, TVA?outlines the conditions of a “5 MR Agreement” with the University. The contract was signed in 2010 by former Vice President of Finances and Administrative Services Tom Read More

Stolen property: The biggest public safety issue

College students may be stereotypically poor, but Murray State’s campus is a profitable place for people looking to steal high-dollar gadgets like cell phones and laptops. This often makes on-campus students victims of theft. According to the Murray State Police Department, theft of property is the most common offense at the University, with 246 cases Read More

@COLLEGEFESSION: Thousands of followers and ‘real confessions’ from Murray State students

“I tripped acid with my professor and cooked grilled cheese sandwiches for 3 and a half hours.” This tweet is one example of the tweets that can be found on collegefession.com and @collegefession, supposedly submitted by a Murray State student. The Twitter account, which has more than 456,000 followers, tweets about alcoholic adventures, sexual exploitations Read More

Dining makes changes over break

Students arrived back from break to find modifications to the Thoroughbred Room, a new Pony Express route and the disappearance of sushi from Murray State’s campus. Paula Amols, director of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, said the main changes that happened over break are new lighting in the T-Room and improved serving stations. “The whole Read More

Students prepare for flu season

Students wasted no time getting sick. On the first day of the spring semester, Health Services received its first case of the influenza. Judy Lyle, interim director of Health Services, said after a week into the spring semester she had only seen one student case of the flu. “We have tested a few others who Read More

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