2008 Woodie Awards
Gov. Steve Beshear spoke to a captivated audience in the Curris Center Theater at the 32nd annual Waterfield Lecture Series. After an introduction by Farouk Umar, chair of the department of government, law and international affairs, University President Randy Dunn announced Harry Lee Waterfield, II to present the recipients of the Harry Lee Waterfield Governmental Studies Scholarships.
Election Results President *Kara Mantooth: 865 votes 50.00% Jonathan Burdon: 648 votes 37.46% Aaron Butler: 217 votes 12.54% Vice President *Derek Nance: 1258 votes 82.98% Franklyn McIntosh: 258 votes 17.02% Secretary *Kirby ODonoghue: 870 votes 57.
With decorative sandwich boards, T-shirts, table tents, Facebook groups, posters, trendy wristbands and banners, Murray State has been adorned with all of the signs of the upcoming Student Government Association election. As the polls open Monday, three candidates will race to become Murray State's next SGA president in hopes of improving the University.
Going into the Board of Regents meeting Friday, Student Regent Eric King knew the inevitable. "In order to maintain that quality of education that students receive from Murray State, the inevitable was that tuition had to increase," King said. After motions for a 9 percent, 4.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, Murray State President Randy Dunn gave an update Tuesday on the University's safety procedures. Shortly after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Dunn said Murray State officials began diagnosing security problems on campus.
Depending on how you define experience, Murray State students will elect one of two Student Government Association vice presidential candidates, who each claim to have more experience than the other. Junior Franklyn McIntosh, a nursing major from Indianapolis, Ind.
The horses at Murray State have been exposed to herpes, and it is not from random equine hook-ups. After a horse showed symptoms of the equine herpes virus 1 April 8, a quarantine was issued to the Murray State equine unit by the Kentucky State Veterinarian's Office.
The race for Student Government Association secretary this year is between two candidates who both believe they can bring different qualities to the position next year. Kyle Hodson, sophomore from Galatia, Ill., is an electro mechanical engineering technology major and a current senator for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.
This year's candidates for treasurer of Murray State's Student Government Association have high hopes for the 2008-2009 school year. Sarah Farmer, a senior mathematics and secondary education major from Louisville, and Jonathan Raj, a junior finance major from Murray, said they are both heavily campaigning for the position.
The Student Government Association's presidential candidates faced off to debate issues and promote their platforms Tuesday in Wrather Auditorium. The event began with statements from each candidate running for treasurer, secretary, vice president and president.
The clock on the House chamber wall Tuesday night stopped on 11:54 p.m. for more than an hour, while lawmakers scrambled back and forth and some shouted to go home. Across the Capitol a wall clock in the Senate froze 10 minutes before the stroke of midnight.
April 10 9:15 a.m. A caller from Pogue Library reported a possible attempted break in. An officer took a report. 5:16 p.m. A faculty member at the Business Building parking lot said a tree fell on a vehicle parked on the south end of the lot. Central Plant was notified and Facilities Management took the tree off of the vehicle.
