2008 Woodie Awards
At Thursday's tuition forum, the University revealed its intention to present the Board of Regents with a proposal favoring a 9 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at its meeting today. The Board will again discuss the tuition at its May 16 meeting before being asked to adopt a budget May 30.
The Murray State Board of Regents approved a 6 percent tuition increase during their special meeting today. The motion passed 6-3, with Marilyn Buchanon, Peg Hays and Beverly Ford voting no. Regents Vickie Travis and Laxmaiah Manchikanti were not present.
Autumn Boaz Editor in Chief After dancing shyly beside their seats during a seemingly endless set of songs during the Ben Folds concert Monday night, the crowd at Lovett Auditorium couldn't take it anymore. Loving fans crowded the front of the stage to get a closer look at Folds and to give them more space to move their bodies.
Clayton Vertrees Staff writer Even with the coming arrival of Campus Suites apartments, some in the University housing industry still see the city of Murray as an underserved market. To better serve the needs of Murray State students, Campus Apartments, one of the premier student housing operators in the country, began a research project concentrating on Murray's housing market.
Associated Press Budget cuts may force some defendants who would normally rely on public defenders to appear in court without state-funded legal representation, the Department for Public Advocacy Commission announced Tuesday. The state spending blueprint authorized last week by the General Assembly would cut the Department for Public Advocacy by $2.
Emily Wuchner News Editor Murray State is full of rivalries within athletics, residential colleges and Greeks. But this rivalry is just a little different. Billed more as a "friendly" rivalry, University President Randy Dunn cheers for the Chicago Cubs while his wife Ronda roots for the St.
April 3 1:09 p.m. A caller off campus requested information about a post made on the Internet. The call was referred to the Murray Police Department. 3:08 p.m. An officer from the Biology Building parking lot checked on a person who was sleeping in a vehicle.
Many remember their ambitions of being a doctor, astronaut or a fire fighter, but somewhere between the time of these adolescent dreams and a few months before high school graduation, a fork in the road of after-high school life is presented. As the nation and higher education institutions like Murray State struggle with a decreasing pool of high school graduates, the number of incoming college freshmen is affected as well.
With 232,000 American jobs already cut this year, college students graduating this spring will face a highly competitive job market, economics and finance chair David Brasfield said. The unemployment rate in the United States is 5.1 percent, the lowest since the wake of hurricane Katrina, according to the U.
Warren Edminster, Dean of the Commonwealth Honors Academy will continue Mark Malinauskas work as the new director of Murray State University's Honors Program. Through his present position, Edminster said he feels confident in working with budgets, faculty, recruitment, advising and other issues tied with his past and future responsibilities.
Hailey Kercheval Staff writer Some students who walk to class may know the clicking sound of a bike chain all too well. Some report incidents with reckless bicycle riders who speed around campus, swerving and dodging pedestrians left and right. Because of this need for a definite bike path around Murray State's campus is being examined by the Student Government Association.
Most kids in elementary school look forward to the weekend as time to have fun and take a break from school. For a number of children in Calloway County, however, the weekend means no guarantee of food for two days. The Backpack Program is an answer to this problem.
Gov. Steve Beshear will be on campus 7 p.m. Thursday in the Curris Center Theater to speak as part of the Harry Lee Waterfield Distinguished Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public. Beshear will discuss issues affecting Kentucky now and in the future.
Steve Cobb will be approved for the Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology position at the Board of Regents meeting May 16. Cobb is now chair for the engineering and physics department and will assume his new duties July 1. Cobb began working at Murray State in 1988 and has been chair for his department since 1994.
The Murray State Wind Ensemble will present the Provost's Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday in Lovett Auditorium. The concert will feature the world premier of "Mini-Variations" by composer Anthony Plog, who will be at the performance. Students will also play pieces by James Barnes and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Omicron Delta Kappa honor society will hold a debate involving Student Government Association candidates at 7:30 p.m. in Wrather Auditorium. President, vice president, secretary and treasurer candidates will speak, but students may ask the vice presidential and presidential candidates questions.
In the April 4 edition of the Murray State News two errors were made in police beat. At 11:36 a.m. March 28, a caller reported harassment in Faculty Hall. At 1:32 p.m. March 31, a vehicle in front of the wellness center was broken into. The News regrets the errors.
