Seldom does Murray State gather so much attention when basketball isn’t involved, but the controversy surrounding the Board of?Regents’ decision to not renew President Randy Dunn’s contract is bringing in a lot of attention, and none of it is positive. On March 14, some members of the board met privately at the home of Regent Read More
Although Tuesday’s public forum on proposed changes to the University’s budget was packed with students (so much so that it had to be relocated from the Barkley Room of the Curris Center to the Curris Center theater), we can’t help but conclude that students were not consulted anywhere near as much as they should have Read More
As spring approaches, so approaches a season defined by new beginnings. Spring is a season marked by new marriages, new additions to families and new relationships. But for same-sex couples in the commonwealth of Kentucky, in the city of Murray and at Murray State, this season of love and marriage only brings a stinging reminder Read More
We’ve all been there, in one way or another. Running late to class and driving along the street only to be stopped by a horde of pedestrians not once, but seven times. It’s frustrating. But that’s the way 16th Street works. Even if you are not the one behind the wheel you know what it’s Read More
It is rare that The News editorializes on a nonissue on campus, but we find it necessary to provide some commentary on Regents Residential College’s decision to ban smoking within 20 feet of the front doors of the building. Declaring smoking a nonissue might sound bizarre with campuses like Northern Kentucky and the University of Read More
Controversy is something we have dealt with at Murray State from time to time, and the recent controversy over parody twitter accounts is something that needs to be discussed in an open and public manner. We would like to take this opportunity to make a broader point about how we all conduct ourselves in the Read More
Rumbling stomachs are a common sound on campus as students move between classes, or from their classes to their cars. We’ve all been there – in a rush to get from home to class, waking up late and making the choice to skip breakfast at the risk of missing a quiz or test. Unless you Read More
In violating their own pledge to evaluate a continuation on President Randy Dunn’s contract a year prior to its expiration, the Board of Regents has succumbed to one of the more fashionable trends of the past decade: apathy. It would seem it doesn’t matter to the Regents that not making a decision on a University Read More