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City named among nation’s top safest college towns

October 24, 2019

Daniella Tebib News Editor [email protected] The city of Murray was named one of America’s safest college towns. To determine which college...

Police Chief Jamie Herring shared safety advice following a reported sexual assault. (Brock Kirk/The News)

Police urge caution after sexual assault reported

September 12, 2019

Daniella Tebib New Editor [email protected] A student reported being sexually assaulted outside an academic building on campus on Sept. 8. The...

Campus safety ranks first

Campus safety ranks first

November 15, 2018

Story by Ciara Benham, Contributing writer  Against over 4,700 institutions, the Murray State Police Department and Center for Adult and Regional Education...

Prepare for possible snow days ahead

Prepare for possible snow days ahead

November 15, 2018

Story by Alexis Schindler, Staff writer  Predicted snow caused several closures across western Kentucky. On Nov. 14, students, faculty and staff...

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Suspicious persons solicit money on campus

October 25, 2018

Story by Ashley Traylor, Editor-in-Chief The Murray State Police Department sent an email to students, faculty and staff on Oct. 24 informing them of...

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Privacy, please

October 27, 2017

Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer The job title of “internet personality” is a rather new one. Anyone who spends enough time online, though,...

Concealed gun bill could change carrying on campus

Concealed gun bill could change carrying on campus

March 17, 2016

Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer For the last month, the University of Texas has been entangled in a debate over allowing anyone with a concealed...

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Stalking: a serious situation

January 28, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. We ignore the warning signs. We delete friend request after...

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Nearly half of all college students traveling for Spring Break vacations will take part in binge drinking during their trips. Most are influenced by crowds and their peers.

Alcohol safety on Spring Break

March 12, 2015

Nearly half of all college students binge drink, according to 2014 data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Binge drinking...

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Kristen Spicer, professor of science, engineering technology, lectures in an upper-level OSH class.

$40,000 in scholarships for safety students

January 30, 2015

About $40,000 in scholarship money has been raised by the Kentucky Safety and Health Network, and it is up for grabs for students across the Commonwealth....

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A commuter student bikes on a city sidewalk after class since bike lanes do not exist on the road.

Few city bike lanes endanger bikers

October 10, 2014

With little shoulder space on most city roads, the battle between biking commuters and drivers is a danger to both. Rachel Williams, senior from Louisville,...

Campus Safety

Campus Safety

February 14, 2014

Increased reports of criminal damage, a decrease in theft and an increase in liquor and drug violations were a few of the figures released in the Murray...

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