Murray State’s Equine Center received $309,000 to install, test and operate a biomass heating system for the facility from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The biomass heating system will utilize renewable plant/crop feedstock — an agricultural crop that can be grown and used for energy or the waste from a Read More
The Murray State department of music will present a recital on at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to dedicate a new Steinway piano that was recently purchased for Farrell Recital Hall. The concert will feature a variety of works performed by music students and artist faculty. Chosen at the Steinway factory in New York in July 2012, Read More
William Shakespeare invaded Murray State this week during the annual celebration of the Shakespeare Festival. For twelve years, the English department has sponsored this week-long event filled with performances, lectures and educational workshops. “The Shakespeare Festival has things which are both educational and entertaining,” said Rusty Jones, chair of Murray State’s Shakespeare Festival. “There is Read More
The City of Murray Long Range Planning Committee voted on Feb. 22 to authorize Mayor Bill Wells and his staff to hire an engineering firm to start a process that could end in the relocation of City Hall, two fire stations and the police station in 2015 fiscal year. This proposal also includes the construction Read More
Throughout the week, President Randy Dunn has visited constituent meetings in an effort to generate discussion about the budget planning and review team’s consolidated recommendations. As the document is a draft, Dunn said some items might need further evaluation and consideration. Items on the working draft are classified as either academic or non-academic, and are Read More
More than 200 students with vehicles parked in the residential college parking lots and near Roy Stewart Stadium were greeted Monday morning by yellow Notice of Violation tickets from the Murray Police Department. The violation these students were being notified of: failure to purchase city stickers from the city of Murray as per the new Read More
Following a semester and a half of financial evaluations, the University’s budget planning and review teams have submitted their final reports to the President’s Office. The BPR teams were originally charged with the task of finding a way to cut expenditures by $2.3 million in an effort to make up a state-made deficit to the Read More
Dining Services has been striving to make Murray State’s dining areas more convenient for students since last semester. Lately, they have been concentrating on Fast Track and Winslow Dining Hall by turning to students for food recommendations. Tim Bruce, department chef and manager at Winslow, said Dining Services is working to gather more suggestions from Read More