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MTSU Speech and Debate: Ashes to triumph, to tragedy and healing

Featured photo by Noah McLane Story by Noah McLane MTSU Speech and Debate is the university’s oldest active club – 113 years to be exact. It was here when MTSU had...

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)...

What do poll workers do? Election Day’s unsung heroes

Feature photo from Sidelines Archive by Makayla Sulcer Story by Maia O'Brien Poll workers are an essential part of the...

‘One door at a time’: Luis Mata’s young staffers push to flip a Tennessee House seat

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds On a hot Sunday morning, 44 days before the November election,...

Who is Dr. Khalilah Doss, the new Vice President of Student Affairs?

Feature photo by Jenene Grover Story by Jenene Grover The new Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students,...

Black Tuesday, 90 years later: five survivors tell their stories

Story by Enrique A. Geronimo, Gracie Martin and Hayden Schimborski/ Contributing Writers   Oct. 29, 1929. Black Tuesday. Ninety years ago today the nation's stock market...

Gov. Bill Lee Announces Official Day of Prayer and Fasting

Story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer Tennessee State Governor Bill Lee announced in a video uploaded to Twitter that October 10 is now a...

‘I am somebody’: A look back at ‘Get Hip, Whitey Week,’ MTSU’s turbulent race relations of the ‘70s

The year was 1970. Bell-bottoms were in, hippies were still going strong and Elton John was making his extraordinary mark on the world of...

Amid Trump impeachment buzz, MTSU professor researches parallels, lessons from Clinton administration

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore / Flickr Last week, a controversial report from BuzzFeed News sparked and renewed talks of impeachment for sitting President Donald...

Nashville journalist recounts viewing of execution amidst increased scheduling of Tennessee capital punishment

Story by Megan Cole / Assistant News Editor  Photo courtesy of Partha Sarathi Sahana / Flickr  Many college students don't think about the death penalty, except as...

A student’s first-hand experience with police ‘use-of-force’ simulation

Photos and story by Angele Latham / Contributing Writer My heart was racing, forcing the blood through my body with an insistent, pounding drum beat...