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Police Beat 2.1.13

 Jan. 24 10:24 p.m. A caller reported smelling marijuana in Regents Residential College. Officers were notified, but could not locate the scent. 11:14 p.m. Officers issued a verbal warning for failure to yield in the Hart Residential College parking lot. Jan. 25 10:27 a.m. A caller reported a medical emergency at the Oakley Applied Science Read More

Organization offers culture insight, experiences

The International Student Organization has helped Murray State introduce different cultures and traditions to the city for more than 15 years and has built relationships with numerous countries. Originally created to help international students transition easier to the University, the organization also promotes cultural diversity to the University and community. The organization also provides a Read More

Greeks narrow sororities, update social policy

Murray State’s Greek Life program has been under many changes in the last year under the direction of Jason Hinson-Nolen, interim Greek Life coordinator. Hinson-Nolen began making changes from day one in September when he helped bring some of the largest recruitment numbers the University has ever seen. Now, Hinson-Nolen is working on expansion with Read More

Burnett named development director of WKMS

Murray State’s NPR station WKMS announced the appointment of Asia Burnett, Development Director as of January 2013. She follows Ronda Gibson who served as the station’s Development Director for 13 years. Mrs. Gibson continues her service to WKMS as part-time underwriting representative focused in the Paducah area. Asia Burnett is a Murray State graduate with an MBA and a Read More

Alumnus serves nation’s first openly LGBT U.S. senator

Will Hansen, Murray State alumnus, has joined United States Senator Tammy Baldwin’s team as her Legislative Director. After serving seven terms in the United States House of Representatives representing Wisconsin’s Second Congressional District, Baldwin was elected to the Senate in 2012 as the first openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) member. Hansen joins Baldwin’s Read More

Whaley selected for student advising post

Peggy Whaley has been hired as the coordinator of academic transitions, advising, and advising center communications for the Center for Academic Advising at Murray State. In this role Whaley will lead efforts to coordinate and deliver the new student orientation courses for first-year students and will advise students who are undeclared and conditionally admitted to Murray State Read More

City council passes bully-free resolution

The Murray City Council unanimously passed a bully-free resolution at its regular meeting on Jan 24. The resolution states the Murray Human Rights Commission plans to “launch a Bully Free Community Education Campaign to inform the community about the nature of bullying, why it must stop, and how it can be prevented. Additionally, the City Read More

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