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The Murray State News

‘Give Bold’ took place during March 6-12 to honor the March 8, 1922 passage of the Normal School Enabling Act (Photo courtesy of murraystate.edu).

‘Give Bold’ campaign honors founder and first president

March 16, 2022

Jill Smith Staff Writer [email protected] The Office of Development raised over $170,000 in donations during the Give Bold campaign.  The...

EBSCO granted free access to materials that can help local businesses with disaster recovery (Photo courtesy of murraystate.edu).

EBSCO information service grants campus free use of recovery center database

March 16, 2022

Jill Smith Staff Writer [email protected] Representatives of EBSCO, a library database, granted free access to the Business Continuity &...

Murray Elementary students and graduate and undergraduate volunteers participate in the Brain Fair on Feb. 18 and 25 (Photo courtesy of Megan St. Peters).

Neuroscience foundation awards professor with grant

March 16, 2022

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer [email protected] After receiving a grant from the Dana Foundation, psychology professor Megan St. Peters conducted...

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Our View: We need laws to keep police accountable

March 11, 2022

Along with power comes responsibility and accountability, almost like a system of checks and balances, but it seems as though our state government gives...

The Faculty Senate meeting took place on Zoom on March 1 (Screenshot provided by Dionte Berry).

Faculty Senate voices concern to administration

March 9, 2022

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Faculty members voiced their concerns surrounding the mask mandate’s repeal, the current University...

Murray State Normal School’s first board members stand with President Carr. McHenry Rhoads, first board chair, is not pictured (Photo courtesy of murraystate.edu).

President co-authors book to explore campus history

March 9, 2022

Jill Smith Staff Writer [email protected] In honor of the University’s centennial, President Bob Jackson, along with co-authors Jeff McLaughlin,...

Murray State police received four reports of stolen catalytic converters in February.

News Briefing: Students report stolen car parts

March 9, 2022

Emery Wainscott News Editor [email protected] Repeated theft of car parts have been reported to the Murray State Police Department, according...

Students sit in the Starbucks dining room in Curris Center without masks. Administration lifted the campus mask mandate on Feb. 28 (Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News).

Students, faculty voice relief, worries on lifted mask mandate

March 9, 2022

Erinn Finley Staff Writer [email protected] Murray State administration lifted the campus mask mandate on Feb. 28, citing new Centers for Disease...

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Our View: Administration removes masking too soon?

March 3, 2022

The mask mandate has been a part of campus life since the Spring 2020 semester, and after two years, campus masking guidelines have been lifted.  The...

Korean-American rapper Audrey Chu, known as Audrey Nuna, released ‘a liquid breakfast deluxe’ on Jan. 28 (Photo courtesy of Spotify).

Audrey Nuna relays personal struggles in deluxe album

March 2, 2022

Emery Wainscott News Editor [email protected] Korean-American R&B singer and rapper Audrey Chu, known professionally as Audrey Nuna,...

Russian forces invaded neighboring country Ukraine on Feb. 24. As of Wednesday, March 2, Russian forces have occupied Kherson, a major city in Ukraine (Photo courtesy of Telegram).

Former international student shares day-to-day life in Ukraine, worries for future

March 2, 2022

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The invasion of Ukraine is at the forefront of public attention, and although the conflict is...

In the map above, Calloway County is shown to be in the yellow zone (Photo courtesy of ky.covid19.gov).

News Briefing: Admin lifts campus mask mandate

March 2, 2022

Emery Wainscott News Editor [email protected] President Bob Jackson announced that the University will be lifting its face mask requirement...

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