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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,...

An unlikely friendship: A history professor and an inmate on death row

Featured Photo by Kailee Shores Story by Kalea Jackson  Amy Sayward, a history professor at Middle Tennessee State University, recently celebrated her 22nd year of a...

MTSU student cowrites song set in El Paso with ChatGPT-4

Featured Photo by Isabella Gutierrez Story by Isabella Gutierrez At 4 a.m. on Friday, September 15, Evan Scandrett was tired. He sat in a dark soundproof...

Seasonal depression is right around the corner. Here are some tips to combat it.

Story by Jaxon Winters Photo by Kailee Shores It’s that time again. The once vibrant greens of the forest have turned crimson gold and burning red....

MTSU alumna makes solo debut at the Opry

Featured Photo by Jaelee Roberts Story by Nate Kindma On Sept. 19, Jaelee Roberts stood front and center in the spotlight of the Grand Ole Opry. Beyond...

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,...