Dear Murray State freshmen – I realize some of you grew up here. But I know many of you didn’t. So, welcome to Murray. Throughout the years, this town has earned recognition as being a top retirement destination, a great place for kids, and one of the friendliest U.S. cities. Regardless, this town is different Read More
Well, I have never been more excited to start a new semester. Last Saturday morning, first year students moved into the residential colleges at Murray State University by the hundreds. You came from literally everywhere, from local and nearby high schools and others from the other side of the world. But from wherever you came, Read More
Letter from Todd Brocker, Director of the Center for Economic Education I knew it wouldn’t take long after Murray’s vote to become “wet” in 2012 for people to start clamoring for even more expansion of alcohol sales. There have been at least two articles just this spring in The Murray State News (including in last week’s issue) making Read More
These are Facebook comments responding to the article “It had taken over my life.“ The News reserves the right to publish Facebook comments and messages, as the Facebook page is considered an open public forum. As an RA, this story really hits home with me. During training, we are told to help victims of rape Read More
This spring marks the anniversary of several very important events in the history of the United States. Everyone is busy with end-of-the-semester activities but we need to pause and reflect that 150 years ago Lee surrendered to Grant, the Civil War ended and President Lincoln was assassinated.
One of the main selling points we use for recruitment here at Murray State is how we are the friendliest small town in America and how it’s so freeing to come to a small town in western Kentucky and enjoy the benefits of small town American life. But do we actually take advantage of the Read More
Both letters are in response to a March 9 features column titled “Embrace the Housewife.” It’s appalling that this article would be published in a public forum branding Murray State’s name. The article is inherently misogynistic, and it exclusively heteronormative message is offensive and degrading. Its author addresses “gender stereotypes,” yet seems not to understand Read More
Last week, The Murray State News, the best university newspaper in the country, in my mind, ran a cover story titled “Major discrepancies” and highlighted the fact that at the annual Career Fair the prospective employers only listed 50 majors of the 145 majors offered by Murray State. This headline does not surprise me. As Read More