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‘Sidelines’ 2024: A year in review

Feature photo by MTSU Story by Bailey Brantingham 2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, "Sidelines" covered...

What is the MTSU CARE Team?

Story and featured photo by Deasia Powell The MTSU Campus Action Response and Engagement team works to assess reports...

MTSU Recycling succeeds despite limited resources

Feature photo by Hannah Carley Story by Hannah Carley and Gus Wright MTSU Recycling and Students for Environmental Action (SEA)...

Books dwindle on Rutherford County Schools library shelves as 150 titles flagged for immediate removal

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds At the Rutherford County School Board meeting Thursday night, most of...

Election Day sees slow voter turnout in Rutherford County

Feature photo by Hannah Carley Story by Emma Burden and Hannah Carley Evening Entering the SportsCom voting location, Shane Reeves, Kamala...

Former Vice President Mike Pence connects Jan. 6 experience to democracy at MTSU Constitution Day event

Feature photo by Rusty Miller Story by Jenene Grover Students, faculty and visitors filled Tucker Theater for former Vice President Mike Pence’s discussion titled “Defining Democracy”...

Small group of protestors gathers in opposition to former Vice President Mike Pence’s MTSU visit

Feature photo by Rusty Miller Story by Hannah Ferreira As students and community members filed into Tucker Theater for MTSU’s Constitution Day event, “Defining Democracy,” featuring...

MTSU Constitution Day event with Mike Pence sparked questions from the student body 

Feature photo by Rusty Miller Story by Aiden O'Neill Hundreds of students and Murfreesboro community members asked former Vice President Mike Pence hard-hitting questions this afternoon...

Tennessee elected officials, political activists join panel held by MTSU College Democrats

Feature photo by Jackson Thomas Story by Jackson Thomas MTSU College Democrats hosted several Democratic public officials to recognize and celebrate their groundbreaking achievements at a...

Tennessee Drivers Union strikes in downtown Nashville: “No Drivers, No Tennessee”

Featured photo by Ethan Schmidt Story by Ethan Schmidt Roughly 90 Uber, Lyft and taxi drivers, members of the newly-formed Tennessee Drivers Union, marched down Nashville’s...

Three takeaways from the Sept. 10 Board of Trustees meeting

Feature photo courtesy of MTSU Story by Ethan Schmidt The MTSU Board of Trustees met yesterday to discuss developments on the MTSU hotel, enrollment numbers and...