COVID-19
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes….six feet apart
Story by Megan Tracy / Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of Blue Raider Athletics Every year, the June Anderson Center for Women and Non-traditional Students hosts the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event to promote awareness for dating and domestic violence. This year, they’re doing it a little bit differently. JAC Director Maigan Wipfli encourages …
Teachers adapt to remote learning, one hurdle at a time
Story by Ally Vaupel/ Contributing Writer All MTSU students are taking on-line classes now as a precaution against spreading the COVID-19 virus. This change to online learning has come with chaos for students and professors, especially the hands-on lab courses. Professors knew this change was not going to be easy, but after three weeks on …
Climber’s ascent is one mindful move at a time
Story by Samantha War/ Contributing Writer Hanging there, 100 feet in the air, a rope attached to my harness, I started to cry. This was the last climb of my four-day camping and climbing trip at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. My last climb on a vertical sandstone wall was a route called “There’s …
From the (virtual) pulpit: one campus minister’s efforts to keep the fellowship going
On one unremarkable afternoon, in the middle of the seamless flow of days that the new socially-isolated status quo has brought all students, six students logged into a Zoom session. Contrary to most student’s video conferences, everyone actually looked very happy to be there. This was partially due to the fact that this wasn’t a …
A socially distant fan finds a way: How the Internet became a sports junkie’s best friend
Story by Trevor Aldridge / Staff Writer Opening Day. Thursday, March 26: the day that I, a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, had been eagerly awaiting ever since one particularly gut-wrenching Wednesday evening early last October when the Braves bowed out of the postseason with a 13–1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. I plopped down …
Held Serve: How MTSU men’s tennis is dealing with COVID-19
Photo courtesy of Blue Raider Men’s Tennis Facebook The week of Spring Break was supposed to be a time for the MTSU men’s tennis team to get in crucial outdoor tennis practice and matches in Houston. But in a whirlwind of 48 hours, the Blue Raiders’ hopes to finish the 2020 spring season with a …