Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief After five years in the office of Associate Provost and Provost, Jay Morgan will step down from his position effective June 30. In an email sent to the University, Morgan wrote that he will be returning to a tenured professor position in the Huston School of Agriculture for the 2015-16 academic year. Read More
Story by Zachary Orr, Assistant News Editor Two hours into his return to Kathmandu from a remote village in Nepal April 28, Ryan Brooks felt the ground shift beneath his four-wheel drive truck as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the earth beneath him. He was experiencing the second largest earthquake to hit Nepal in the Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Some leaders are loud, outspoken and enthusiastic. Some leaders are quiet, reserved and logical. All successful leaders must lead by example, which is exactly what juniors Abbi Stamper and Sophie Hillier plan to do when they return in the fall as captains of the 2015-16 women’s golf team. “They are Read More
Story by Zachary Orr, Assistant News Editor In the fall of 2016, Murray State will offer its first University scholarship for veterans: Operation Graduation. The scholarship was made because of a growing demand for financial assistance that veterans have when pursuing higher education today, said Chris Jeter, assistant registrar for Veteran Affairs. Jeter said although veterans Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Contributing writer Extracurriculars, classes and work all keep Murray State students busy throughout the year. But, how many students have the added responsibility of managing an online store? Murray State student Abby Murdock does all of this and more. Murdock, junior from Murray, is an art major at Murray State. She owns Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. $25,000 will be donated to the Murray State Office of LGBT Programming in the form of a five-year endowment by alumna Kristie Helms and her wife – an investment not just for financial support, but for hope as well. No matter Read More
Need for balance causes inadvertent results to men’s sports Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer A review of sports programs offered at universities across the country shows that nearly twice as many women’s sports are available in comparison to men’s sports – a continuing ripple effect of Title IX. That’s not quite the case at Murray Read More
Story by Julia Mazzuca, Staff writer A large, red, double-decker bus sparkled in the sun all day Tuesday by the Murray State gates with people in bright red shirts and big smiles ready to share with students why they were on campus. The Red Bus Project, a mobile thrift shop, came to Murray for the second Read More