2008 Woodie Awards
Robin Phelps News Editor Flickering lights. Darkness. Sparks. Smoke. Confusion. Panic. These words described the scene Tuesday afternoon after an electrical arc sparked in a mechanical room in the lobby of Faculty Hall, according to a University-wide e-mail.
Warm weather, chirping birds, blossoming flowers, gleeful coeds, picnics in the Quad and one prophesying minister. All the telltale signs of spring, except for one not as well-received as the others. Monday through Thursday Rick Bradley, also known as Bro.
The Murray State University Board of Regents met Friday to determine the details of the much discussed budget and program cuts the University had proposed to the Board in response to the $3.1 million loss in funding resulting from state budget cuts. Despite the fact that several University programs were up on the chopping block, only the Commonwealth Honors Academy received a motion to be reinstated by Regent Beverly Ford.
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Video of the day! Freshen's first classes.
On April 11 Murray State received the final verdict of a 6 percent tuition increase from the Board of Regents. Though some students may have breathed a sigh of relief that this increase was less than the advised 9 percent, the feeling was only temporary.
As the semester comes to a close, seniors and graduate students alike will be graduating and heading in different directions. Some may go on to continue their education as others begin a career. But before these future Murray State graduates leave, they have a few memories and words of wisdom to share.
The Kentucky primary may be weeks away but one presidential candidate is already campaigning on campus. Representatives from the Barack Obama campaign have been raising awareness on campus since November. Jordan Turner, junior from Denver, Colo., and president of Murray State Students for Barack Obama, said he was inspired to get involved in the Obama campaign after hearing Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention in 2004.
Associated Press Officials violated state law by not conducting a national search for the state's higher education chief, and Kentucky should start pursuing a new permanent replacement, Attorney General Jack Conway said. The search that lead the state's Council on Postsecondary Education to hire interim President Brad Cowgill for the full time post was not proper, Conway said as part of a nonbinding legal opinion released Thursday.
For some people, the prospect of moving to another country to live with complete strangers and study at a foreign institution is unnerving at best. Murray State is a temporary home to hundreds of international students every year, but only a small percentage of Murray State students choose to room with an international student every semester.
Every semester, two graduating seniors are recognized for excelling beyond the average college experience. This semester, LeeAnna Green and Brian Robertson were named Outstanding Senior Man and Woman. Green, an accounting major from Mayfield, Ky., said she believes she got this honor because of her participation in numerous campus activities.
Like many comedic duos, Robert McGaughey III and Robert Valentine share a strange, yet splendid history. After 30 years of comedy under the name "The Communicators," McGaughey and Valentine not only maintain a mutual respect for one another, but remember coincidences that provide their similar mentalities.
April 24 8:13 a.m. A caller from Waterfield Library reported a dog in the area had broke from its chain. The Calloway County Sheriff's Department was notified. 4:48 p.m. A caller from Faculty Hall reported a motor vehicle accident without injuries. A Murray State vehicle hit a bicycle rack.
