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Team BenSpeaks includes Whit Barrett (right), Jack Quinn (middle), and Wesley Mitchell (left) at Hack MT on Feb. 2, 2025.

HackMT teams code around the clock in 36 hour hackathon

Zavian Hailey, Reporter February 4, 2025
The competition invites coders to develop apps under the pressure of a ticking clock.
MTSU President Sidney McPhee gives a speech at the alumni reception event in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2025.

MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment gather in Los Angeles to celebrate Grammy-nominated alumni

Bailey Brantingham, Managing editor February 3, 2025
MTSU hosted a rooftop reception for nominated alum during its Grammy week events.
MTSU celebrates legacy and accomplishments of MLK

MTSU celebrates legacy and accomplishments of MLK

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor January 24, 2025
MTSU Diversity and Intercultural Affairs hosts annual event honoring the civil rights leader.
Jason Dietz on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater with Amigo the Devil. (Photo courtesy of Jason Dietz)

Murfreesboro Music Makers: Jason Dietz navigates the stage and the studio

Matthew Olson, Reporter December 9, 2024

Feature photo courtesy of Jason Dietz Story by Matthew Olson Jason Dietz has established a distinctive presence in the music industry, showcasing his talents on stage and behind...

Ana Grosh entertains at Diana Street on Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by Sam McIntyre)

Diana Street heats up December with Fa-La-La-Li Daze festival

Kerstie Wolaver December 9, 2024

Feature photo by Sam McIntyre Story by Kerstie Wolaver Sid's Lucky Number 7 vends vintage wares at Diana Street on Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by Sam McIntyre) With finals season approaching...

Students fling axes at MTSU's Rage and Relax on Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo by Victoria Stone)

MTSU students destress and decompress at Rage and Relax

Victoria Stone December 4, 2024

Featured photo by Victoria Stone Story by Victoria Stone Things get hectic during finals season. On Monday, Dec. 2, students headed to the Student Union ballroom for Rage and Relax, hosted...

A student-curated display case in the Center for Popular Music at MTSU Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Caitlyn Hajek)

Mr. Dynamite: The Legacy of James Brown brings the funk to MTSU’s Center for Popular Music

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor November 21, 2024

A small crowd observes the work of Mr. Dynamite: The Legacy of James Brown's student curators on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Caitlyn Hajek) He was talented. He was complicated. He was influential. But...

Brooke Ryan (left) and Leslie Ryan (right) show off their handmade "Deadpool and Wolverine" outfits next to Deadpool himself. (Photo by Bailey Brantingham)

MTSU friends come together in red and yellow for Deadpool and Wolverine: A BFF Event

Bailey Brantingham November 20, 2024

Feature photo by Bailey Brantingham Story by Bailey Brantingham On Tuesday night, best friends and superhero lovers alike flocked to Keathley University Center to enjoy an evening of dancing,...

The three ProPublica reporters Justin Elliot, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski listen to Deborah Fisher, Director of the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies, ask about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his relationship with billionaire Harlan Crow on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Noah McLane)

Pulitzer-Prize winning ProPublica journalists give talk at MTSU about Supreme Court

Siri Reynolds, Staff reporter November 20, 2024

ProPublica journalists Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski spoke to a crowd of MTSU students on Tuesday about their work uncovering Supreme Court justices’ undisclosed ties to billionaires. In...

Susie Sullivan of Buzie jams at Hop Springs on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Nicholas Evans)

Match Records artists rock Hop Springs with multi-genre showcase

Nicholas Evans, Staff writer November 19, 2024

On Nov. 12, MTSU’s student-run record label Match Records held a multi-genre artist showcase at Hop Springs. The night featured two solo artists with accompanying bands, two hip-hop artists,...

Poets take the stage at MTSU's Urban Entertainment Society's Sneaker Ball, at the Chris Young Cafe, on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ethan Cammer)

MTSU poets speak up to benefit Soles4Souls at UES’s Sneaker Ball

Ethan Cammer, Contributing writer November 11, 2024

A hushed audience listens to a poetry reading at MTSU's Urban Entertainment Society's Sneaker Ball, at the Chris Young Cafe, on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Ethan Cammer) MTSU’s Urban Entertainment...

Spellers onstage at the 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee. (Photo by Emma Burden)

Bee-lieve in literacy: Local celebrities support Read to Succeed in 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee

Emma Burden November 10, 2024

Photos by Emma Burden Story by Emma Burden Jolene Radnoti, executive director of Read to Succeed, opened its 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee by asking audience members “What is literacy?”...

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