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Mental Health and Wellness Fair Held at MTSU
Story by Jamie Sontany / Contributing Writer Photo by Toriana Williams / News Editor Middle Tennessee State University held its Suicide Prevention Mental Health and Wellness Virtual Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Hosted by Counseling Services counselors as well as staff from the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students, the fair featured presentations …
Title IX Policy Changes Finalized
Story by Kristi Jones / Contributing Writer Photo via Google The Federal Government Education Department finalized the changes to the Title IX Policy and have been put into place since Aug. 14. “Our updated policy meets the new requirements of the federal regulations. The policy requires a member of the University community to file a …
MTSU Spring Break Canceled
Photos courtesy of MTSU President Sidney McPhee, of Middle Tennessee State University, has decided it is in MTSU’s staff and student body’s best interest to cancel the 2021 Spring Break. “As we continue to extend our efforts to mitigate COVID-19 risks on campus, our attention now must also turn to the upcoming Spring 2021 semester. …
Rutherford County Mask Mandate Lifted Early
Photo via Pexels Monday afternoon, Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron announced that he will be lifting the mask mandate on Tuesday, eight days ahead of schedule. The face covering order went into effect on July 22 and was scheduled to end on Sept. 30. Instead, it will end on Tuesday at 5 p.m. In a …
TikTok Might Be Saved As Trump Gives Blessing to Oracle/Walmart Deal
Story and photo by Kristi Jones / Contributing Writer The Trump Administrations announced that it will begin banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat after national-security concerns. WeChat will be prohibited indefinitely and users will not be allowed to download or update TikTok. TikTok is a social network for sharing user-generated videos, mostly of people …
Man Killed In front of Pregnant Wife During Carjacking Rampage
Story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer A man was shot and killed in front of his pregnant wife during a carjacking on Sunday morning on Interstate 24. Jordan Stevens, who attended Middle Tennessee State University, and his wife Aileen were on their way to church when carjacked and held hostage by Dangelo Dorsey. In …