We Cannot Change the Past; But We Can Change the Future!

What is in a name? When you see a name on a building, a street, a road, a highway, or a monument, do you ever stop and wonder why that name is there? Who or what does that name represent, what is the history behind the name? For decades, Murray Hall and North Murray Hall have been fixtures on the OSU campus but not anymore. On June 19, 2020, the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents unanimously voted to remove the name “Murray” from Murray Hall and North Murray Hall on Oklahoma State University’s campus. The buildings were named after Oklahoma’s ninth governor, William H. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, who had a record advocacy for racist policies including segregation and the promotion of Jim Crow laws, which in effect stripped many Back Oklahomans of their right to vote.