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J.D. Vance: Author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ bridge between ‘Hillbilly culture,’ outside world
Photo courtesy of MTSU News J.D. Vance, the author of “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis” and 2017 MTSU convocation speaker, has come a long way since his humble beginnings in Middletown, Ohio. The 33-year-old venture capitalist has achieved success by not shying away from his impoverished past and …
Recent MTSU survey shows low percentage of Tennesseans trust Trump, lower percentage trust mainstream media
Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor / News Reporter According to a recent survey conducted by the MTSU Office of Consumer Research, low percentages of Tennesseans trust government representatives, such as President Donald Trump and Gov. Bill Haslam, and mainstream media, such as ABC, NBC and CBS. The survey report also showed that the majority of Tennesseans …
‘Rush Hour’ a predictable mess of overused plots and stereotypes | TV Review
By L. N. Harrison // Contributing Writer In what is seemingly an age of prequels, sequels, and reboots both on the big screen and the TV, it was hardly surprising that Rush Hour would eventually be rebooted due to its success with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. CBS’ Rush Hour is a reboot TV series that follows the …
Grammys to recognize MTSU alumni
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will honor several MTSU alumni by nominating them for their accomplishments in Los Angeles on Monday. Leading the pack of nominees is songwriter and producer Luke Laird, a 2001 graduate of the Department of Recording Industry. Laird is no stranger to the fame: He has written 20 No. 1 Billboard …
‘The Matrimonial Momentum’ | recap of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ season 9 premiere
Sara Snoddy // Contributing Writer The last season of The Big Bang Theory left viewers with arguably one of the biggest cliffhangers ever. On Monday night the season nine premiere, “The Matrimonial Momentum,” returned with on-point jokes and acting that set the stage for some intense—and tense—episodes to come. After nearly a decade of being on-again-off-again, …
Sharyl Attkisson Shares Professional Experience with Media Biases, Obstruction
Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson gives a detailed look at her experience with the increasingly biased restrictions on news media. “Most everything you see on a given day, whether it’s social media online or when you turn on the TV news, it is so controlled by special interests, corporate interests and others who learned how …