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Winter weather causes Murray State and regional campuses to close temporarily (Rebeca Mertins Chiodini, The News)

Winter weather prompts campus closures

Ava Chuppe, Senior writer February 2, 2023

In response to hazardous conditions brought by sleet and freezing rain, the University closed all campuses for multiple days and encouraged professors...

Screenshot of the Dec. 2 Board of Regents meeting.

Board of Regents halt housing construction plans

Jill Smith, Staff Writer December 18, 2022

 The University announced plans to halt the public-private partnership (P3) at the Dec. 2 Board of Regents meeting.  President Bob Jackson said the...

Lovett auditorium is set for a grand opening in October 2022, after being under construction since Spring 2021. (Dionte Berry/The News)

Campus construction, renovations set to update academic buildings, housing

August 25, 2022

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The fall 2022 semester will mark the beginning and completion of multiple campus construction...

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Flyers at Wellness incite controversy

February 17, 2020

Dress codes have been a hot button topic for the rising generation for almost as long as those who comprise it have been in school. Many universities,...

Faculty creates polymer lab

Faculty creates polymer lab

March 14, 2019

Claire Smith Staff writer [email protected] Photo by Richard Thompson/The News A new state-of-the art lab is giving Murray State students...

Letter to the Editor 9-14-17

September 14, 2017

Written by Kenneth Ashlock, Associate Director of the Office of Student Disability Services, addressed to The Murray State News We felt it was necessary...

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Trash talk

August 31, 2017

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board Murray State University has a bad case of litterbugs, and it’s...

9 Best Places to Cry on Campus

9 Best Places to Cry on Campus

April 20, 2017

By Nick Erickson, Staff writer Stress is an inevitable factor for college students and sometimes the pressure is simply too much. With finals week approaching,...

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Renovations across campus improve learning environment

November 10, 2016

Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer David Burdette, interim chief facilities officer, said past and current renovation plans for Faculty Hall, the...

Multiple motor vehicles stolen from campus, later crashed

Multiple motor vehicles stolen from campus, later crashed

June 27, 2016

Story by Alicia Steele, Assistant News Editor Last week, Public Safety and Emergency Management informed faculty, staff and students through email that...

Maintenance concerns due to weather

Maintenance concerns due to weather

March 3, 2016

Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer When the Spring 2016 semester began, maintenance problems across campus were brought to students’ attention...

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The dangers of hoverboards have become apparent after several explosive incidents.

Hoverboards now banned on campus because of fires

January 21, 2016

Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer In September 2015, CNN iReport published a story titled “Hoverboards are the Hot New Trend of 2015.” In the...

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