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Our view: focus on sustainable shopping for the holidays

Sydney Harper, Opinion editor December 1, 2022

As the Christmas season approaches, millions of people across the country will buy new gifts for their loved ones. Although new and expensive gifts can...

A Bachelor of Science degree in civil and sustainability engineering was created. (Photo courtesy of Murray State University)

Bachelor’s degree added in civil and sustainability engineering

February 27, 2019

Story by Daniella Tebib, News Editor Students can now obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in civil and sustainability engineering as of Feb. 25. With...

Murray in a flash: a weekend summer update from The News

June 27, 2014

Every weekend this summer, The News will update you on the latest in Murray. Whether you're in town or at home for the summer, you'll find what you need...

MESS looks toward sustainability fee

March 13, 2013

The Murray Environmental Student Society is working to implement a $1 to $15 green fee that will be added on to student tuition and will help fund future...

The school of agriculture recently acquired a bio-burner, a device that converts biomass into energy. Rick Jones, Bio-Burner representative, explains that the bio-burner is capable of running off of any bio-product as long as it has less than 35 percent moisture at any size under two inches. The bio-burner recently placed in the Garrett Center was fired up for the first time Wednesday. Jones said the school of agriculture could use horse manure, sawdust shavings from the horse barns, straw or other small plants. Austin Ramsey || The News

Cost hinders school’s desire for sustainability

October 11, 2012

The Hutson School of Agriculture is making great strides to limit its dependence on petroleum diesel and other fossil fuels through research into renewable,...

Paleo diet: first-hand look at ‘caveman’ fad

April 19, 2012

“Be like the cavemen,” is not something people hear everyday. The paleo diet is often known as the caveman diet, which asks people to eat what their...

Green reads: class studies environmental literature

April 19, 2012

“The best literature complicates nature,” Paul Walker, assistant professor of English at Murray State, said of a new course for undergraduate students. “Literature...

‘Just like grandma used to grow’: garden center returns to roots

April 19, 2012

On the outskirts of Murray, Beans to Blossoms, a locally owned garden center, re-opened its doors in February for the spring season to provide its customers...

More bikes, more racks

April 19, 2012

This may have happened to you before - it’s five minutes before class, but you’ve been sharking for a parking spot for the past 15 minutes. Either...

University offers employee bike loan program

April 19, 2012

In the past two years the visible number of bicycles on Murray State’s campus has increased. But this rise is not confined to students. Faculty and...

Project promotes energy conservation

April 19, 2012

A major theme in the environmental movement is energy. Questions of where electricity comes from and how much oil is left are not only the concern of conservationists....

Dining Services seeks sustainable alternatives

April 19, 2012

Over the past few years Dining Services has made numerous changes in order to make itself more sustainable. In 2008, Dining Services removed all the...

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