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Schedule for MTSU Homecoming 2014 Announced
Homecoming at MTSU will take place October 18, coinciding with the Blue Riders’ game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers. “Homecoming is really just a welcome back for all MTSU’s alumni,” said Gabrielle Woodland, the Student Government Association’s Vice President of Campus Relations. She called the college tradition “one of the first huge …
President McPhee accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
President Sidney McPhee accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge at the Blue Raiders vs. Tigers game Saturday night after answering the challenge from Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland. The Ice Bucket Challenge, which has raised over $100 million in the last month, according to Forbes, was started by the ALS Association to raise money for research for the …
“Walker Dead” Invade Library for Week of Welcome
Walker Library will throw a zombie party for all students at the library’s first Week of Welcome event Monday, Sept. 1, according to Kristen Keene, library specialist. This will be the first semester MTSU has had a Week of Welcome event on Labor Day weekend, but Keene said the university is trying to reach more students …
Sophomore Austin Grammer to lead Blue Raiders in Season Opener
The Blue Raiders will open up the 2014 football season against the Savannah State Tigers on Saturday night with a home game set to begin at 6 p.m. with Austin Grammer leading the team. This game against the FCS team is more than just a season opener for quarterback Grammer. The 6’2” redshirt sophomore out …
MTSU Fight Song 2014
MTSU’s annual Student Government Association Fight Song Competition was held Thursday night in the Student Union Commons. Teams of student organizations were asked to combine costumes, dances, songs and chants into a choreographed routine that must include MTSU’s Fight Song in the performance. To go along with the Week of Welcome theme of “Welcome to the Big Leagues,” teams …
Parking pass designations changed this semester
The designation of where students who commute may park on campus has changed this semester. Six lots near residence halls that had previously been designated as green are now designated for students living on campus, who are given red parking passes. “In previous semesters, only Womack, Scarlett, and The Row were reserved for residents,” said …