Anarchy in the U.S.? Since early Tuesday morning, a lot of folks have been talking about the ongoing (though it may have ended by the time this goes to print) government shutdown. A lot of what is being said is true, a lot of what is being said is false and a lot of what Read More
Last July, the city of Murray voted to go wet, the first successful vote on making sales of packaged alcohol legal within city limits after a series of unsuccessful attempts in the years prior. And boy, has it ever changed Murray. At the end of last year’s fall semester, you could count on one hand Read More
The saga of former President Randy Dunn and his back-and-forth with the Board of Regents over his contract, frequent job searches and especially the legality of that agreement were big news this time last year. For nearly a semester (that is, the Spring 2013 semester), The News brought you coverage of those events; we frequently Read More
A shot wasn’t heard ‘round the world Tuesday night, but it might as well have been. At approximately 10 p.m. four unknown black males approached a student outside Regents Residential College and pointed a gun at the student before fleeing the area. No one was hurt, and no shots were fired. But if you were Read More
It’s not easy being green. As Murray State gears up for finals before Summer Break, a dedicated group of students on campus, the members of the Murray State Environmental Student Society, or MESS, has launched a campaign on campus to make it easier for all of us to be a bit “greener.” As reported exclusively Read More
The jig is up for Board of Regents Chair Constantine Curris and his cohorts. On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued an opinion that found the board in violation of the state’s open meetings law when it discussed University business at a private social gathering March 14. The Attorney General’s opinion gives plenty of Read More
Next week, students will go to the polls to choose a new president of the Student Government Association … in theory, at least. The lack of turnout for SGA elections has become a punchline, so low as to be a bad joke. It seems students will take the time to complain about what the president Read More
Last week, we called on the faculty, students, staff and the regional community to take a stand against the possibility that the Murray State Board of Regents acted illegally in coming to a conclusion as to whether President Randy Dunn should have his contract renewed. We called on students to get up, get active and Read More