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Campus Police Attempt to Identify Robbery Suspects
MTSU Campus Police are attempting to identify three suspects involved in two separate robberies last week, according to an alert released to some students this afternoon. The first occurred at Womack Lane Apartments in the laundry room on September 15. The second robbery was in the Scarlett Commons laundry room on September 16. Anyone who may …

Dr. Martha Hixon Speaks on Magical Landscapes
Dr. Martha Hixon began Monday afternoon’s lecture at MTSU’s Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building by re-introducing the audience to a few childhood favorites. The third in this semester’s series of lectures hosted by the Honors College, Hixon, a professor of English at MTSU who specializes in children’s literature, spoke on the use of landscapes …

‘The Red Zone’ Poses Increased Risk of Sexual Assault for Female Freshmen
Lindsay Buchanan and Rhiannon Gilbert contributed to this report. Photos by Samantha Hearn. On Sept. 2, just a week after classes began, a female resident of a mostly freshman dorm was outside her room after dark. She was aware of the danger of walking alone, but the young woman believed she was being careful. Suddenly, …

Bid Day Photo Gallery
Panhellenic Sororities had their bid day events Monday afternoon outside the Student Union Building. For more Greek Life news, follow us at www.mtsusidelines.com, on Facebook at MTSU Sidelines and on Twitter at @Sidelines_News. To contact news editors Max Smith and Meagan White, email newseditor@mtsusidelines.com

Folk scholar Stephen Wade to visit MTSU
Grammy-nominated folk musician/scholar Stephen Wade will visit MTSU this week to give a series of concerts and talks. The main highlight of Wade’s visit will be “A Concert and Conversation with Stephen Wade,” which will take place at 5 p.m. in room S102, the State Farm room, of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building as part of the MTSU’s College …

MTSU Professor Discusses Jewish Immigrants and the Founding of Hollywood
By Robby Kerr, Contributing Writer The MTSU Honors College continued its “Power of Place” lecture series with a historical account of the role Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe played in the birth of America’s film industry in the early 20th century. “Placing the American Dream: The Founding of Hollywood” was presented by Dr. Elyce Helford, …