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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,...

‘Skateboarding means everything’: Skaters explain why Murfreesboro needs skate parks, organize events to raise awareness

Photo and story by Tiffany Brady / Contributing Writer Skateboarding has been on the rise in the last several years, spreading through cultural groups...

Video: Home recipient expresses appreciation for Habitat for Humanity, MTSU volunteers

Photo and video by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Jonathan Greer, 34, a caretaker at the Stones River Physical Therapy Center in Murfreesboro, is...

‘Let’s sit down and talk’: Rep. John DeBerry explains why Greek Life bill is misunderstood, MTSU representatives condemn proposed ban

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Last Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, Rep. John DeBerry introduced a controversial bill that proposed a ban on fraternities...

‘Marriage is the least of my worries’: Why millennials place children, relationships before matrimony

Photo courtesy of Rhionna Sims Story by Carley Olejniczak / Contributing Writer In the days of Gen X, Baby Boomers and other generations before...

MTSU journalism professor tackles media perception of breastfeeding in new book

Photo and story by Sabrina Tyson / Contributing Writer Katie Foss, an associate professor in the School of Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University, has...

Video: 75th Santa Train run brings hope, holiday spirit to coal country

Video by Anthony Merriweather / MTSU Sidelines Photos by Anthony Merriweather and Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines  Story by Andrew Wigdor / News Editor  Children excitedly danced...