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Men struggle during Spring Break

Men struggle during Spring Break

March 28, 2014

Despite disappointing results over Spring Break, men’s tennis Head Coach Mel Purcell continues to stress the importance of getting better each day. “Overall,...

Photo courtesy of Emma Schell
First Year Leaders pose during Great Beginnings for a photo in the Curris Center.

Search begins for FYLs

March 28, 2014

If you remember how unnerving your first few days on campus were, you might want to look into helping new students by becoming a First Year Leader...

Kate Russell/The News
Members listen to TV Club president John Gruccio talk about ideas for their TV segments.

TV?Club promotes student talent

March 28, 2014

Thanks to a new organization on campus, students are given the opportunity to film, act in, write, edit and produce their own television show. The...

Zac Garrison
Senior from
 Franklin, Ky.

Garrison: Make life a good investment

March 28, 2014

If you’ve ever taken a finance or accounting class you might be familiar with the acronym ROI. ROI stands for Return on Investment. In the finance and...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
in advertising

Valentine: What I have learned in college

March 28, 2014

Spring Break has come and gone. We enter now into a season of the year that is not quite spring and decidedly not winter. We are either refreshed...

Carly Besser
Opinion Editor

Let’s teach ‘em a lesson

March 28, 2014

In the midst of selecting a new president and reviewing our failure of last year’s budget, I’ve had to hear the words “transparency” and “honesty”...

Evan Watson/The News

Facilities Management needs to maintain history

March 28, 2014

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Murray State’s campus has an old charm. Ivy-covered walls...

William 
Zingrone
Associate professor of psychology

Zingrone: The ‘Big 3’ religions

March 26, 2014

There are more than 700 different religions in the world today, all with their special claims to knowledge about a spiritual realm, unique origin myths,...

Police Beat: 3.13.14

Police Beat: 3.13.14

March 13, 2014

March 6 1:12 a.m. A caller reported a medical emergency in Old Richmond Residential College. Officers and Murray Ambulance Service were notified. A...

Fumi Nakamura/The News
President Tim Miller talks to Staff Regent Phil Schooley after Wednesday’s board meeting.

A day for Murray State presidents: Miller named 12th, Davies named 13th University president

March 13, 2014

An interim president was honored and a new president was chosen at the Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Robert Davies will begin his tenure as...

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Artemisia, played by Eva Green, shoots a flaming arrow toward the enemy’s wooden ships during a battle scene of “300: Rise of an Empire.”

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ has Spartan power

March 13, 2014

In 2006, moviegoers were introduced to the legendary Spartan warriors, known as the “300.” Now, eight years later, the story continues. Based...

Idk, my bff Taylor?

Idk, my bff Taylor?

March 13, 2014

I have been putting off writing this column for as long as I can, because I was not sure how to exactly do it justice. As promised in my first column,...

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