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Last call: regulars pour one out for Murfreesboro’s Mayday Brewery

Feature photo by Megan Goble Story by Megan Goble On the surface, Mayday Brewery looks like a typical craft beer hangout. Brick walls. String lights. Metal-framed windows. Concrete floors. But beyond the...

MTSU queer couple finds home in faith – and each other

Feature photo by Alyssa Williams Story by Alyssa Williams For some, Christianity and queerness represent two separate circles, rather than...

Students uncover local history at Center for Historic Preservation cemetery workshop

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds Friday morning, a small group of students assembled at Old City...

Nashville Pagan Pride day educates the curious while celebrating pagan traditions

Feature photo by Matthew Olson Story by Matthew Olson Each year in Nashville, a joyous festival draws in spiritual seekers...

‘My mom, I love her ‘cause she loves me’: Bonnaroo with Ma

Feature Photo by Skyler Wendell Story by Hannah Carley Bonnaroo headliners the Red Hot Chili Peppers sold out The Farm...

Overcoming the ‘Freshman 15’: Freshmen share their stories on shedding first-year weight gain

Photo by Emily Austin / Sidelines Archive Story by Breshaun Oglesby / Contributing Writer and Tayhlor Stephenson / Assistant Lifestyles Editor Whether you have a...

23rd annual RC-Moon Pie Festival is a tasty way to beat the heat

Photos by Tayhlor Stephenson / Assistant Lifestyles Editor The tiny historic town of Bell Buckle hosted its 23rd annual RC-Moon Pie Festival Saturday, and it...

Murfreesboro welcomes new restaurants, expands Nashville favorites

Photo Courtesy of Flickr Murfreesboro is among the twenty fastest-growing cities in the United States, so it comes as no surprise that new restaurants are starting to make...

Batey Farms strawberry field allows people of all ages to get in touch with nature

Photos by Steve Barnum / Reporter The sun was shining over the strawberry field of Batey Farms in Murfreesboro as people were enjoying the experience...

Long day? 7 students share work horror stories

Photo Courtesy of Flickr Story by Amanda Greer / Contributing Writer According to a 2015 study conducted by Georgetown University, almost 70 percent of all college...

MTSU student plummets off a waterfall, lives to tell the tale

Photo Courtesy of Thomas Hammond Story by Carley Olejniczak / Contributing Writer Thomas Hammond said goodnight to his friends and zipped up his tent. He undressed,...