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First generation graduate walks the line

May 5, 2017

Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer   Katlin Walker has lived in Murray her whole life, driving by Murray State every day since she was...

Soldier celebrates early graduation before being deployed

Soldier celebrates early graduation before being deployed

April 21, 2017

Story by Destinee Marking, Staff writer   President Bob Davies held an early graduation ceremony for a Murray State student who will be absent...

A limitation on support

A limitation on support

August 30, 2016

Six tickets per person causes concern for friends and family of future grads Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer With the growing number of students...

Family above all

Family above all

April 28, 2016

Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor As the season of internships and job hunting commences in about 18 days, many people’s anxiety...

Identity crisis

Identity crisis

April 7, 2016

Column by Allison Borthwick, Opinion Editor I fundamentally don’t understand people who have a stress-free, fun, “last-hoorah” kind of senior year. ...

Anything, not everything.

Anything, not everything.

March 31, 2016

Column by Taylor Grace Suiter, Senior from Brentwood, Tennessee Productivity expert David Allen says, “You can do anything, but not everything.”...

Recreation degree: useful skills or expensive piece of paper?

Recreation degree: useful skills or expensive piece of paper?

March 31, 2016

Story by Jeff Ramsay, Contributing writer  For those outside of STEM or business majors, the most prevalent question students are asked is simple:...

You’re Not Alone

You’re Not Alone

March 3, 2016

Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor In honor of the Career Fair that took place on Wednesday, I’d like to talk about the dreaded...

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Switching track

November 13, 2015

How one athlete had to choose between walking in her graduation and staying on the team. Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Kiara Austin,...

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Pictured left to right are graduating seniors Venky Meesala from India, Tansia Mehrin from Belize and Andre Damarizal from Indonesia.

International students head forward

May 1, 2015

Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer As the long-awaited graduation day approaches, walking across the stage to receive a diploma accompanied...

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Gold cords are given to students who achieve honors such as cum laude with their graduation robes.

Cum laude GPA requirements to change in fall

April 17, 2015

(WITH VIDEO) - Students are disappointed in Murray State’s cum laude GPA requirement change from a 3.3 to a 3.4, but by decreasing the number of hours...

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Murray State Seniors’ bucket list

January 23, 2015

1. MARY’S AFTER MIDNIGHT Mary’s Kitchen is a local restaurant that’s a popular hangout after midnight for both party-goers and people-watchers....

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