The council also met for a second reading on an ordinance authorizing the issuance of general obligation refunding bonds for the Wellness Center. The ordinance was passed unanimously in favor of refinancing. The University and brokerage firm, Hilliard Lyons, proposed a refinancing to the city due to lower interest rates. The passing of the ordinance Read More
The Murray City Council passed an ordinance on March 22 requiring Murray State students who live or work in the city, including those living in residential colleges, for 180 days to purchase a city sticker. The original city sticker ordinance, drafted in 1961, exempted students who were not working in the city. The ordinance now Read More
Former Murray State student David Wilson, from Florissant, Mo., entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of first-degree wanton endangerment Monday in Calloway County Circuit Court. Wilson was not present at the hearing. His attorney Rick Lamkin entered the plea on his behalf. Wilson was arrested Jan. 31 on a charge related to Read More
This is the first in a three-part series exploring effects rising gas prices have on students, Murray State and the community. Students, like the rest of the nation, have started to notice the rise in gas prices. David Brasfield, professor of economics, said gas prices have risen because of their connection to the international market. Read More
Time seemed to stand still at Murray State the morning of March 15 after a student fell to his death from the Price Doyle Fine Arts Center. Officials reported Jacob Derting, junior from Bardstown, Ky., jumped from a seventh floor window in an officially determined suicide. Derting was a biology major and member of the Read More
University officials, accompanied by representatives from the Murray State Counseling and Testing Center and the Four Rivers Behavioral Health held a meeting March 15 for faculty, staff and students who were directly impacted by the student death outside the Price Doyle Fine Arts Center that morning. Nearby in the Quad, a group of nearly 20 Read More
Assistant News Editor Haley Russell compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed. March 14 •6:07 p.m. A caller reported a person on the roof of Old Richmond College. The Murray State Police were notified and took an information report. March 15 •12:14 a.m. A caller Read More
The Student Government Association opened its weekly meeting on Wednesday with discussion about the upcoming elections for SGA president. Betsy Banks, vice president of SGA said applications are due by noon on April 2. There will be a mandatory meeting in the Barkley Room at 4 p.m. on April 2. She said voting for SGA Read More