Ohio women can start saying their goodbyes to the “pink tax” on feminine hygiene products. The House passed House Bill 545 on Dec. 5 of 2018 and introduced it to the Senate the following day. The bill works with independent businesses and how owners can impose their sales tax. That’s not all, though. Rep. Brigid Read More
Murray State students are buzzing about the Sodexo takeover. For what seemed like semesters on end, students and staff have been complaining about Winslow Dining Hall’s habitual shortcomings; from cross-contamination to dirty dishes and tables, Winslow seemed to have it all. Finally, last semester, the winds of change began blowing over campus and students heard Read More
When Congress set out to approve the budget for 2019, no one expected it to cause a national crisis. President Donald Trump and the Republicans threw a curveball when he had $5.7 billion added to the budget for the border wall and refused to back down. Trump met with Democratic leaders, Speaker of the House Read More
After the election Tuesday, James Comer took the congressional spot for Kentucky’s first district. How will Comer affect Murray State and the community? Comer is very pro-agriculture, which is great for Murray State and Kentuckians in general. According to his website, Comer wants to help farmers “operate, compete and succeed.” Murray State has a fairly Read More
Murray State is in the midst of an enrollment crisis, and while the administration has tried to solve the issue, they haven’t asked students what needs to be done. Many of the factors contributing to Murray State’s enrollment crisis could be solved with more state funding. This raises an interesting problem: state funding is largely Read More
In the wake of two disease outbreaks on campus and a rise in illness overall, the University has a responsibility to protect its students. A staph outbreak at the end of September and a pink eye outbreak after fall break signaled a bigger problem on campus- students aren’t being treated for their illnesses and are Read More
Female faculty at Murray State feel underappreciated and overworked, and it is the responsibility of the University administration to do something about it. Several professors in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and SBES (Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences) fields performed a study, funded by the ADVANCE Catalyst Grant, of the recruitment and retention Read More
Senate Bill 151, “the sewage bill,” was passed in late March of this year, sending Kentucky residents into an uproar. Why did we care so much about a sewage bill? Why should you care? It wasn’t a sewage bill. At the last minute, our senators added over 100 pages of pension reform to the bill Read More