The Murray State News staff was recognized with 12 awards at the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) Convention in Lexington, Kentucky, including a second-place award for general excellence in the student publications class 1 category for the 2022 school year.
Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu Murray State College Democrats hosted a Workers’ Rights Rally on Monday, May 2, raising awareness about the removal of the 20-hour-a-week cap and a wage increase for student workers, as well as a 10% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for faculty and staff. The rally was hosted…
Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu Student volunteers from the Electromechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology student organization traveled on Wednesday, April 20, to compete in the National Fluid Power Association’s Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. The competition in Ames, Iowa, is being held in person for the first time in three years.…
Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu President Bob Jackson discussed the state budget, including asset preservation and deferred maintenance funding, and its status on being passed at the April 5 Faculty Senate meeting. The state budget has been passed by both the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Senate, leaving it…
Emery Wainscott News Editor ewainscott@murraystate.edu In response to the American Red Cross’s first-ever “Blood Crisis,” the Student Government Association hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 6. The American Red Cross is experiencing the lowest blood supply levels in more than a decade,…