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Kiuru’s excellence pushes Murray State rifle over the Wolfpack: Racers remain undefeated

Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State Rifle upset eighth-ranked North Carolina State University on Sunday, Nov. 1, outscoring the Wolfpack 4671-4647 at the University of Kentucky Rifle Range in Lexington, Kentucky.  For the third match in a row, sophomore Mattias Kiuru placed first among the shooters in all three categories, scoring a high 1176 Read More

Murray State prepares for virtual Family Weekend

Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Paige Bold Contributing Writer pbold1@murraystate.edu In compliance with CDC regulations and Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendations, Murray State’s annual Family Weekend event will be held virtually from Sept. 11-12. Murray State Director of Student Engagement and Success Peggy Whaley expressed her excitement to welcome Racer families for a visit, even if Read More

Office of Student Affairs answers questions via livestream

Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu On Monday, Aug. 3, several Murray State representatives answered questions about dining, housing and the return to campus via livestream in preparation for the fall semester.  With the fall semester fast approaching, the Office of Student Affairs felt it was necessary to inform students and parents alike of the atmosphere Read More

Rural hospitals to receive federal funding

Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Gov. Andy Beshear made an announcement on Wednesday, July 3 regarding $383 million allocated for rural hospitals in Kentucky.  The Governor’s negotiation settled a 13-year dispute about federal funding for Medicaid. With the assistance of McConnell, Beshear persuaded the federal Centers for Medicare Read More

Racer Restart implements health procedures

Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State’s Racer Restart Initiative includes university health procedures that will be monitored by health services and Primary Care Medical Center. The main objective of the health procedures is to ensure all students, faculty and staff are suitably equipped to monitor their health in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak Read More

Racer Restart takes the next step

Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Racer Restart Initiative released another update on Friday, June 26 regarding the upcoming fall semester.  One of the newest updates includes information about campus tours. The University plans to resume campus tours for families and students on July 13 in compliance with typical safety procedures. Virtual tours and one-on-one Read More

Richmond Demolished

Demolition on Old Richmond Hall began on Dec. 23, 2019. The first of the low rise residential colleges to be built, it was constructed in 1960. It had 45,912 square feet and originally cost $704,438 to build.

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