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The News responds: spring break measures on Miami beach

Scottlynn Ballard, Opinion Editor • March 14, 2024

Spring break marks the arrival of some of college’s greatest things; most notably, a week-long vacation from the schoolyard routine. And while there...

Students react to non-instructional days

March 31, 2021

Ciara Fuson Staff Writer [email protected] As part of a non-traditional semester, Murray State included two “non-instructional” days to...

Change of plans: Spring Break canceled amid COVID-19 concerns

September 23, 2020

Simon Elfrink Staff Writer [email protected] In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Bob Jackson sent out an email detailing adjustments...

A question of student debt

March 30, 2017

Students use student loans to fund their Spring Break Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer With Spring Break trips in the rear-view mirror, many students...

Murray State students go on missions over Spring Break

March 31, 2016

The Baptist Campus Ministry traveled to New Orleans and St. Louis for service and tourism opportunities within multiple ministries. Story by Abby Siegel, Assistant...

Spring Break 2016 breaks from tradition

March 17, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. When you lend someone an article of clothing, you probably...

Student volunteers in foreign country

April 3, 2015

With a grand total of students reaching well past the ten thousand mark and, according to the Murray State website, students in attendance come from...

Students use Spring Break for work, volunteering

March 27, 2015

Spring Break often calls to mind rowdy beaches crowded with college students drinking and partying until the wee hours of the morning. Lead the Break,...

How to have fun on Spring Break… on a budget!

March 12, 2015

Spring Break is upon us. Trips, however, may come with a price tag larger than a student’s bank account. The following list combines discounts from...

Spend Spring Break having a ‘staycation’ at home

March 12, 2015

As if students haven’t already missed more than a full week of classes, Spring Break is here to grant them more relief from their taxing schedules....

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...

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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