2018 US Senate candidate Phil Bredesen explains vision of national improvements, party unity
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines 2018 U.S. Senate candidate and former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen traveled to Murfreesboro Tuesday and explained to Sidelines the ways that he hopes to improve the nation and Tennessee. The former governor also served as the mayor of Nashville in the late ’90s and announced in December 2017 …
2018 SGA presidential candidates Nathan Watkins, Courtney Brandon reflect on recent election controversy
Nathan Watkins, the losing candidate in the recent Student Government Association presidential race, believes his campaign may have been upended by social media reports that he made racial remarks while campaigning. Watkins, a sophomore, denies making any such comments and alleges the posts that accuse him of racist language come from a friend of Courtney …
Crime: MTSU student reportedly punches, drags out intruder in residence
Photo by Eric Goodwin / MTSU Sidelines Archive Murfreesboro Police responded to an aggravated burglary, in which an MTSU student reportedly punched and dragged an intruder from his residence on North Maple Street on Saturday at approximately 1:52 a.m. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the resident of the North Maple Street address, who is an …
Crime: Murfreesboro Police respond to shooting in area of Poplar Avenue, Ridgely Drive
Murfreesboro Police responded to a shooting in the area of Poplar Avenue and Ridgely Drive on Saturday at approximately 5:51 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located six shell casings in the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Ridgely Drive. Officers then logged the casings into evidence. Officers did not locate any victims, property damage or suspects. To contact …
Former MTSU student Akilah Dasilva killed in Waffle House shooting
Photo courtesy of Akilah Dasilva / Instagram Former MTSU student Akilah Dasilva was one of the victims of the shooting that occurred Sunday at the Waffle House on Murfreesboro Pike in Antioch, Tennessee, according to a Metro Nashville Police press release. Dasilva last attended MTSU in 2013 and was studying computer engineering technology. The alleged …
Courtney Brandon re-elected as SGA president, full campaign results released
The 2018 MTSU SGA campaign results were released Friday after students voted for officer and Senate candidates. Courtney Brandon, the current SGA president, was able to secure the position once again, despite being involved in a scandal during last year’s election. During the scandal, Brandon and current SGA Vice President of Campus Relations Timothy Bassett …