Take your place. Three words with a variety of meanings to a variety of people – and three words with which Murray State students will become very familiar with as the University phases out its existing tagline, Your World to Explore. Your World to Explore, only four years old, will die a quiet, gradual death Read More
As Murray State students finished finals and headed home for winter break, tragedy unfolded in Newtown, Conn. A disturbed young man entered the school and took the lives of 27 individuals, among them himself, 21 of them were students aged 6 or 7 years old. We would like to express our sincere condolences for the Read More
“You have the right to remain silent” are seven words that most of us never hope we have to hear, and of course, most of us never will hear them, except maybe in the latest episode of Law and Order. Nevertheless, with the Supreme Court of Kentucky poised to rule on whether or not public Read More
We have seen a lot of changes at Murray State this semester. We have seen faculty and staff come and go, we have seen student enrollment increase and we’ve seen construction all across campus. One of the critical factors in all these, in leading Murray State in a time of rapid change, is a steady Read More
More than a decade has passed since the devastating Hester Hall fire that caused the death of one student and injured another. Most of us weren’t here when it happened, but the impact of that fire on our day–to–day lives at Murray State is something that we should not overlook. Since 1998, we have seen Read More
Tuesday night brought a wave of change across the Commonwealth and across the country. Americans re-elected President Barack Obama at the federal level and at the state and local level, Murray voters sent Republicans Kenny Imes and Stan Humphries to Frankfort, along with numerous city councillors to city hall. We might not have agreed on Read More
The News believes it is appropriate to make our voice heard by endorsing a presidential candidate – with some discussion and much debate, we have decided to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term in office. In an election defined by economic issues, we believe a steady hand is needed to lead the American Read More
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” said the distinguished Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. The idea that having the right to pull back the curtains and see what might be going on behind them is an idea that Americans hold dear. We celebrate the right to privacy; we make it known our business is our very Read More