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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 election and voting process and are often overlooked for how much...

‘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,...

Reporter Meribah Knight hosts talk on “The Kids of Rutherford County”

Featured photo by Nicodemus Gabel Story by Nicodemus Gabel If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines...

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...

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,...

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...