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Review: The sound of silence in ‘A Quiet Place’
Story by Andrew Nation / Contributing Writer What “A Quiet Place” lacks in dialogue, it makes up for in just about everything else. In the film Lee Abbott, acted and directed by John Krasinski, and his family must survive against a mysterious monster who tracks prey through sound. The monsters are completely blind, but their …
MTSU Generation Action launches ‘Project Accessibility, Period’ to make menstrual products more accessible on campus
Photo and story by Andrew Wigdor / News Editor MTSU Generation Action, an affiliate organization of Planned Parenthood, has launched a campaign entitled “Project Accessibility, Period” to make menstrual products more accessible on MTSU’s campus. The initial idea behind the campaign was formed when MTSU student and Generation Action President Tess Shelton began a research …
MTSU poll: Large percentage of Tennessee voters support ‘Dreamers,’ legalization of marijuana in some capacity
Photo courtesy of USA Today A large percentage of Tennessee voters support immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, and an even larger percentage support “Dreamers” who were brought to the country as children, according to a new MTSU poll. The poll also shows that the majority of participants support the legalization of marijuana in …
2018 LGBT+ College Conference hosts ‘Codebreaker’ screening on British mathematician Alan Turing
Photo by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines Story Center Productions President Patrick Sammon hosted a viewing of his documentary on the life and tribulations of British mathematician and World War II codebreaker Alan Turing at MTSU’s 2018 LGBT+ College Conference on Friday. The film, titled “Codebreaker,” covered Turing’s legal struggles as a gay man in …
Hop Along’s ‘Bark Your Head Off, Dog’ is a profound indie-rock treasure
Hop Along’s appeal is more or less defined by frontwoman Frances Quinlan’s distinctive musical personality, in which she seamlessly transitions between wonderfully unhinged yelps and delicate whispers. Her singing voice isn’t attractive in the conventional sense. However, the more it breaks during shrill, impassioned verses, the more apparent it becomes that Quinlan’s approach to songwriting …
MTSU poll: Phil Bredesen leads Senate race, gubernatorial race leader too close to call
Photo courtesy of Christy Frink / Flickr Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen currently holds a 10 percentage-point lead over Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn among state voters in the contest for Sen. Bob Corker’s seat, according to a new MTSU poll. Additionally, the poll shows that the favorite of the 2018 gubernatorial race candidates is too …