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Goan focused on Kentucky women’s fight for the vote at the annual  Sid Easley lecture on Thursday, Sept. 22. (Mary Huffman/The News)

Easley lecture sheds light on women’s suffrage

Ava Chuppe, Staff Writer September 28, 2022

Visiting lecturer Melanie Beals Goan spoke about her book, “A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote.”  The lecture, held in the Curris...

Women will always stand out

Women will always stand out

April 5, 2019

With the passing of March, Women’s History Month draws to a close, sticking the excited babble around feminism back in the closet until next year when...

Freshman Ashlyn Oren jumps in the long jump event. (Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics)

Oren wins Indoor OVC Freshman Athlete of the Year

February 20, 2019

Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer [email protected] Before entering the OVC Indoor Championships, freshman Ashlyn Oren made Murray State history...

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History in the making

September 7, 2016

By Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor  Most people who know me, or read my columns, know that I am a history major. I love history so much that...

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David Pizzo, associate professor of history, enlightens students on the Armenian Genocide.

Armenian Genocide: What students need to know

April 28, 2016

Story by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor A crowd of students, faculty and staff gathered in Faculty Hall to listen to David Pizzo, associate...

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All Majors Matter

April 21, 2016

Column by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor Next December, I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history. I would like to preface the...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
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Giving thanks 2015

November 20, 2015

Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising This is the season of Thanksgiving. I had intended to visit the library to do a great deal...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
in advertising

The history of Spring Break

March 12, 2015

     Spring Break has come.      This long-standing seasonal event is actually a relatively new arrival on the list of University traditions. We...

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A member of the Black Student Council assists fellow students during the council’s trivia night.

Reflecting on history

February 13, 2015

(WITH VIDEO) - Imagine waking up in the morning and going where no woman has gone before, paving the way for the future and inspiring people for ages...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
in advertising

Valentine: Get a box

October 24, 2014

It’s that special time of year again. No, it’s too early for Christmas, despite the Walmart mannequins wearing vampire fangs and Santa hats. It’s...

Bolin: Conflicted loyalties

Bolin: Conflicted loyalties

March 6, 2014

It is that time of year for me to be conflicted again, and it looks as if I had better get used to it. Yes, every time the OVC men’s basketball tournament...

New team looks to replace winningest class in history

New team looks to replace winningest class in history

November 8, 2013

Following a 2011-12 season in which the Racers won their first 23 games, posted a program best 31-2 record and came within minutes of the University’s...

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