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FEMA to alert all U.S. cell phones on Oct. 4 to test alert system

Matthew Giffin October 3, 2023

Featured Photo by WordPress Story by Matthew Giffin The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send an alert to all consumer cell phones in the U.S. on Oct. 4 to test its Wireless Emergency Alert...

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Dear MTSU student: Just pick something

Matthew Giffin August 27, 2023

Featured Photo by Vladislav Babienko/Unsplash Article by Matthew Giffin I had a plan during my first semester at MTSU in 2020 — major in chemistry, take the pre-med track, go to medical school,...

Russian forces plan to fortify border as Finland joins NATO

Russian forces plan to fortify border as Finland joins NATO

Matthew Giffin April 6, 2023

Featured Graphic by Destiny Mizell Story by Noah McLane Finland was officially accepted as a member of NATO on April 5 and is now the fifth member state to share a border with Russia, adding to...

Master Police Officer Wayne Crowell responding to the vandalism of the niche gallery. (Photo courtesy of Megan Baker)

In wake of Nashville school shooting, one student’s artistic outburst raises safety questions for Todd Hall

Matthew Giffin April 3, 2023

Featured Photo courtesy of Megan Baker Story by Addison Conley and Noah McLane MTSU Police were called to Todd Hall on March 28 in response to a report that a student had smeared tubes of blue paint...

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A review of Rutherford County’s midterm election results

Matthew Giffin November 18, 2022

Story by Jenene Grover | Contributing Writer With run-off elections happening in other states due to near ties or not meeting the threshold of votes, the Tennessee General Assembly saw mostly definitive...

An additional free Flu shot clinic was held in the lobby of the Campus Recreation Atrium where Stephanie Cal, a Lipscomb Pharmacy Intern administers a flu shot into Dj Steffensen’s arm, a faculty member in the Department of Management. (Photo by Kayla Walker)

Campus Health Services offer Additional Free Flu Shot Clinic

Matthew Giffin November 17, 2022

Story by Kayla Walker | Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University Health Services offered the year's last flu shot clinic Nov. 16 due to a rise in positive flu cases on campus. After hosting...

For Veronika Electronika, a Tennessee bill that could ban public drag shows not only threatens him as a drag queen, but also as a small business owner of Performance Studio Cosmetics. (Photo provided by Veronika Electronika)

Tennessee might ban public drag shows. Here’s how we got here.

Matthew Giffin November 16, 2022

Story by Stephanie Hall | Contributing Writer A bill that would criminalize drag shows in public areas was introduced in the Tennessee state senate on Nov. 9. State Sen. Jack Johnson’s , R-Brentwood,...

Left to right — Kelly Barnes, Anna Maria Butler, Patricia Cooper, Karlie Franks, Anna Mapps-Stanley, Erica McMurray, and Christy Sigler hold their patriotic quilts at MTSU's Women Warriors event. (Photo by Lillian Chapman)

MTSU Honors Women Veterans

Matthew Giffin November 12, 2022

Story by Lillian Chapman | Contributing Writer 7 women veterans who are currently Middle Tennessee State University students were celebrated at the Women Warriors event on Nov. 1 hosted by L’Oreal...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee addresses a crowd of media and guests in Franklin at his 2022 election event. (Photo by Matthew Giffin)

Lee wins big and Tennessee Republicans make gain in 2022 midterms

Matthew Giffin November 9, 2022

Story by Matthew Giffin | News Editor Incumbent Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee celebrated a landslide re-election over Democratic opponent Dr. Jason Martin on Nov. 8. Republicans across the state also made...

Tennessee's Amendment 3 would eliminate all legal exceptions for slavery from the state Constitution. (Photo by Ethan Pickering)

Abolition: A look at anti-slavery legislation efforts, state by state

Matthew Giffin November 7, 2022

Story by Tatiana Muhammad | Contributing Writer Tennessee is not the only state considering changes to their constitutional language on slavery. Voters in Alabama, Oregon, Louisiana and Vermont will...

A group photo of No Exceptions Prison Collective in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. (Photo provided by No Exceptions Prison Collective)

“Involuntary servitude”: the possible impact of Amendment 3 on prisoners and beyond

Matthew Giffin November 3, 2022

Story by Lifestyles Editor Ethan Pickering and Contributing Writer Georgia Smith At the heart of changing the Tennessee Constitution’s wording on the abolishment of slavery are the state’s approximately...

Photo courtesy of the Tennessee Equality Project.

City restricts BoroPride org from hosting future events on public property

Matthew Giffin November 2, 2022

Story by Serena Vasudeva | Contributing Writer Murfreesboro’s LGBT pride festival has been denied future events permits by the city following a drag queen performance deemed by a letter from City...

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