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The pantry is located in Room 244 open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Blackburn Science Building. (Jill Smith/The News)

Campus food pantry addresses food insecurity

Jill Smith, Staff Writer September 9, 2022

Food insecurity plagues 40% of college students, according to a study from the counter.org. Murray State is one of many universities hoping to alleviate...

tudents are able to be on campus without being required to wear mask or social distance. (Dionte Berry/The News)

Racers experience semester start without COVID-19 restraints

Dionte Berry, Editor-in-Chief September 1, 2022

For the past three academic years, the University was forced to adapt to COVID-19 through changes such as masking and social distancing, but the fall 2022...

“RENAISSANCE’ was released on July 29 and is the first album of a trilogy  Knowles has planned. (Photo courtesy of Beyonce.com)

Beyonce highlights queer Black culture in ‘RENAISSANCE’

August 25, 2022

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief [email protected] With the COVID-19 pandemic, recurring social strife and recent Supreme Court decisions, summer...

COVID-19 efficacy survey accessible through the QR Code.

Faculty conduct survey on COVID-19 vaccine attitudes

August 25, 2022

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer [email protected] Faculty members conducting a study on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety are encouraging...

Students noticed a change in campus life after the mask mandate was lifted in February. However, if COVID-19 case rates returns to a “high” level, the mandate will be reinstated (Mary Huffman/The News).

Campus aims to return to pre-pandemic lifestyle

April 20, 2022

Jill Smith Staff Writer [email protected] The University lifted its mask mandate in February after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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...

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...

(Cade Utterback/The News)

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...

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...

(Cade Utterback/The News)

Our View: Administration fails to validate campus union’s concerns

February 9, 2022

As the Spring semester began, the Murray State Chapter of the United Campus Workers of Kentucky became a loud voice advocating for worker needs following...

As of Feb. 8, almost all of the counties in Kentucky are in the red zone for COVID-19 cases, except for Carlisle County. Calloway County is included in the red zone (Photo courtesy of kycovid19.ky.gov).

As COVID-19 cases rise, the Murray State UCWKY Chapter issues ‘Keep all Racers Safe’ petition

February 9, 2022

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The Murray State Chapter of the United Campus Workers of Kentucky sent the “Keep All Racers...

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