Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 in a Jan. 24 press conference. This came after Beshear’s 12-year-old son Will tested positive for COVID-19. Beshear attributed his son’s lack of symptoms to his vaccination status. “My son is…
Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu The success seminar component of the transitions courses are set to be changed beginning fall 2022. Provost Tim Todd and Don Robertson, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, announced changes for transitions courses on Jan. 10. Transitions, or 100T, courses will continue to…
Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu The Nonprofit Leadership Studies 305 class presented a $1,000 grant to The Homeplace at Land Between the Lakes on Nov. 30. The Giving Back Endowment grant was established thanks to Bob Long, retired NLS professor, and his wife Patricia. The Endowment provides the Student Engagement…
Ava Chuppe Contributing Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Bernadette Rule, a Murray State English and history alumna, explained her writing process and provided brief readings of her historical novel “Dark Fire” at a meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Graves County Public Library hosted the event in…
Ava Chuppe Contributing Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu The Lowry Tutoring Center has seen shortages in workers and students attending and facilitating sessions, for the past few months. Tutoring Coordinator Sarah Williams said this is the smallest number of tutors the program has ever seen. “We had to cut a few of our…