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Barely half of Tennesseans approve of President Trump’s job performance, MTSU poll shows

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 23, 2017

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore / Flickr Since his inauguration ceremony in January, barely half of Tennesseans approve of President Donald Trump's performance in office according to a poll released...

MTSU hosts election viewing party | Photo Gallery

CIM Digital November 9, 2016

Photos by Olivia Ladd/ Lifestyles Editor On Tuesday, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Media and Entertainment building to view live coverage of the 2016 presidential election during MTSU's...

Live: Rutherford County local election results

Sidelines November 8, 2016

Photo by Steve Barnum / Staff Writer As votes are tallied for the local elections in Rutherford County, Sidelines will be compiling the results in the charts below. The results for the following offices...

Top online resources for 2016 election

Sidelines September 7, 2016

Story by Ashley Coker // Contributing Writer | Photo courtesy of Flicker With two months until Election Day, it's time for voters who have not been staying up-to-date on the issues to do their homework....

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(ABC/ Ida Mae Astute)

Opinion: What Sanders dropping out means for young voters, the need for transparency in American politics

Photo by ABC/ Ida Mae Astute With the 2016 general election creeping closer and closer, many voters are choosing sides. "Creeping" is the operative word in that sentence, considering the division that...

AP: Trump virtually clinches Republican presidential nomination

CIM Digital May 3, 2016

Story by Julie Pace, Scott Bauer // Associated Press | Photo courtesy of Flickr // Gage Skidmore INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the...

Kasich and Cruz join forces in attempt to block Trump

The 2016 election season continues to amaze and surprise. Between the aggressive contest and the murmurs of a contested convention, candidates continue to fear the coming months. This fear seems to have...

Can John Kasich clinch the GOP nomination?

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief April 20, 2016

Photo by Gage Skidmore // Flickr As the primary election season is winding down, the candidates are seemingly becoming more desperate to reach the White House. This desperation is especially relevant...

MTSU students react to Trump, Clinton winning Tennessee

CIM Digital March 4, 2016

As Super Tuesday results were announced, MTSU students began sounding off on campus about their views on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. With Trump securing 39 percent of Republican votes and Hillary...

Governor Bill Haslam at the ribbon-cutting of MTSU's new science building Wednesday morning.

Photo by Max Smith
MTSU Sidelines
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AP: Gov. Haslam takes issue with Trump on immigration, abortion

CIM Digital March 3, 2016

Story by Erik Schelzig  // Associated Press | Photo by Max Smith // Sidelines Archive Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday that Donald Trump would need to make major policy changes before he could...

Who won each state on Super Tuesday?

CIM Digital March 3, 2016

Voters from 11 states casted their ballots on "Super Tuesday" this week during the presidential primary election. The election results showed that Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D) both won seven...

Clinton, Trump secure early votes in Rutherford Co.

CIM Digital March 1, 2016

Republican and Democratic frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton secured the most early votes in Rutherford County. Early voting numbers show that Trump received 5,261 votes, while Sen. Ted Cruz...

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