Meribah Knight, senior reporter and producer at Nashville Public Radio, spoke Monday afternoon at MTSU about her podcast, "Supermajority," which follows three conservative women (Melissa Alexander, Mary Joyce and Sarah Shoop Neumann) and mothers of The Covenant School mass shooting survivors, desperate to pass gun control laws in the Republican-dominated Tennessee state House of Representatives.

As students and community members filed into Tucker Theater for MTSU’s Constitution Day event, “Defining Democracy,” featuring former Vice President Mike Pence, several students formed a protest in the grove of trees outside the theater.

Several student organizations publicly condemned those who supported and brought former Vice President Mike Pence to campus for a discussion on “Defining Democracy” on Sept. 17.

Photo and story by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Seigenthaler News Service While enjoying the music, atmosphere and fun, Bonnaroo attendees had a chance to make a difference in local and general elections this...