Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Cady Stribling News Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a meeting on Friday, Dec. 4, via Zoom to discuss many topics including the KERS Nonhazardous pension system, fall enrollment and a revised mission statement and strategic plan. COVID-19 Relief Funds President Bob Jackson announced Gov. Andy Beshear is providing Read More
The Calloway County Health Department released statistics for COVID-19 cases from March to the end of November showing young adults accounting for the largest number of cases. According to the Calloway County Health Department, 521 cases were reported for adults ages 20-29 from March to November. The second highest number of cases was reported at Read More
Cady Stribling News Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu Daniella Tebib Contributing Writer dtebib@murraystate.edu Professors and students raise concerns regarding student course evaluations being released before the deadline for posting final grades. Andy Black, professor of English, published a Facebook post to inform students that the course evaluations they filled out regarding their professors’ performance were released on Nov. Read More
Gov. Andy Beshear has earned national renown and praise for his handling of COVID-19 in his state. For the past couple of months, the novel coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on whatever semblance of a society we have left. Our world is changing, seemingly at the speed of light. Gen Z and Millenials went from Read More
“Nickel and Dimed,” a production presented last week by the University’s department of global languages and theatre arts, confronts the idea of the minimum wage. Based on the book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” by Barbara Ehrenreich, the play is about a writer who wants to shine a spotlight on the Read More
What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For AIDS, it was the LGBTQ+ community. For ebola, it was black people and people from Africa. And now, for the coronavirus, it’s Chinese people. The novel coronavirus is Read More
Dionte Berry Contributing Writer dberry11@murraystate.edu Iris Snapp Contributing Writer isnapp@murraystate.edu Black History Month is the time to celebrate the accomplishments of black people that have positively shaped history, and reflect on what the black community has gone through in the past. The Office of Multicultural Initiatives and Black Student Council have come together to celebrate Read More
Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion. Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively owe the government $1.6 trillion purely for furthering their education and, through relation, their future. Recently, President Donald Trump proposed his budget for 2021 to Congress. In this most Read More