Saturday, September 30, 2023

News Features

Celebrating MTSU’s first female Black basketball player

Featured Photo Courtesy of Beanie Secrest Story by Zoe Naylor If Middle Tennessee State University had a biggest fans club, Mary Secrest would be its founding member — and lifetime president. She...

“Forever Prohibited”: How an Amendment to Abolish Slavery Appeared on Tennessee’s Midterm Ballot

Story by Matthew Giffin | News Editor In 2013, Rev. Jeannie Alexander, a lawyer turned prison chaplain and activist,...

Majority Rules: The Birth of Amendment 3 in Tennessee

Story by Johari Hamilton | Contributing Writer and Kailee Shores | Assistant News Editor The path a proposed amendment...

“Involuntary servitude”: the possible impact of Amendment 3 on prisoners and beyond

Story by Lifestyles Editor Ethan Pickering and Contributing Writer Georgia Smith At the heart of changing the Tennessee Constitution’s...

What Rutherford County Democratic candidates told us this week

Story by Lillian Chapman | Contributing Writer Five Rutherford Country Democratic candidates gathered this week for a forum to...

Celebrating MTSU’s first female Black basketball player

Featured Photo Courtesy of Beanie Secrest Story by Zoe Naylor If Middle Tennessee State University had a biggest fans club, Mary Secrest would be its founding...

“Forever Prohibited”: How an Amendment to Abolish Slavery Appeared on Tennessee’s Midterm Ballot

Story by Matthew Giffin | News Editor In 2013, Rev. Jeannie Alexander, a lawyer turned prison chaplain and activist, had a conversation with Robert Payne,...

Majority Rules: The Birth of Amendment 3 in Tennessee

Story by Johari Hamilton | Contributing Writer and Kailee Shores | Assistant News Editor The path a proposed amendment takes to the Tennessee Constitution is...

“Involuntary servitude”: the possible impact of Amendment 3 on prisoners and beyond

Story by Lifestyles Editor Ethan Pickering and Contributing Writer Georgia Smith At the heart of changing the Tennessee Constitution’s wording on the abolishment of slavery...

What Rutherford County Democratic candidates told us this week

Story by Lillian Chapman | Contributing Writer Five Rutherford Country Democratic candidates gathered this week for a forum to discuss their policy positions and answer...

Midterm Elections and Midterm Exams: State Rep Studies at MTSU During Election Year

Story by Jenene Grover | Contributing Writer State Rep. Mike Sparks, 55, represents Tennessee’s District 49 as a Republican, serving his district since 2010 and...