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President Bob Jackson (center) and other University leaders address the 2023-24 fiscal year budget at the Budget Town Hall on Tuesday, April 25 (Photo courtesy of Jeremy McKeel).

Budget reveals major reallocations

Jill Smith, Assisstant News Editor April 27, 2023

The 2034-24 University budget proposes increasing tuition by 2.9%, a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 3.3% and 5.5% and raising the minimum wage for...

Woods Park is set to pay homage to Woods Hall, which was torn down in 2019. (Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News)

Woods Park construction set to finish Phase I

Caroline Blakeman, Contributing Writer April 20, 2023

Woods Park will be a new green space for Murray State, providing students a place to unwind during the semester. Construction for Woods Park began in...

The new nursing building is set to be constructed north of Faculty Hall, which will affect parking. (Abbie Michalek/The News)

Students, faculty express concerns over parking loss

Dionte Berry, [email protected] April 6, 2023

As campus construction plans come to fruition, faculty and students talk about the impact to campus parking and their concerns on parking availability...

Photo courtesy of murraystate.edu

News Brief: Temperature drop causes pipe burst in residential hall

Jill Smith, Staff Writer November 17, 2022

Residents of RH White College were evacuated following a water line burst at 5:06 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.  The incident occurred on the east end of...

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...

Facilities Management is replacing the windows in Wilson Hall (above). This was scheduled for summer 2021, but manufacturing delays pushed the renovation back (Photo courtesy of the Wilson Hall window replacement Facebook).

As Wilson, Wells Halls undergo structural repairs, students say renovations disrupt class

February 23, 2022

Emery Wainscott News Editor [email protected] Facilities Management started renovation on Wilson and Wells Halls earlier this semester, which...

Construction in Lovett Auditorium is part of a $12.3 million campus improvement plan. (Jill Smith/The News)

Campus construction updates aged buildings

September 22, 2021

Jill Smith Contributing Writer [email protected] Major renovations are underway on Murray State’s campus after the Board of Regents approved...

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