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MTSU President Sidney McPhee, representatives to testify for name change of Forrest Hall before Tennessee Historical Commission
Photo by Meagan White / MTSU Sidelines Archive MTSU President Sidney McPhee and other MTSU representatives will be testifying before the Tennessee Historical Commission on Friday in hopes that the commission will grant the university’s petition for waiver to change the name of Forrest Hall. The hearing will be held in the William R. Snodgrass …
Video: 2018 gubernatorial candidate Diane Black explains political platform, describes qualifications to lead Tennessee
Photo and video by Caleb Revill / Assistant News Editor Diane Black, a 2018 gubernatorial candidate, visited Middle Tennessee State University on Monday to speak with Sidelines about her vision for the university and the state. Black, who has had a varied career as a registered nurse, an educator at Volunteer State Community College, a …
Tennessee Press Association hosts gubernatorial candidate forum in Nashville
Photo by Andrew Wigdor, Editor-in-Chief Story by Andrew Wigdor , Editor-in-Chief and Caleb Revill, Assistant News Editor The Tennessee Press Association hosted a gubernatorial candidate forum in which political candidates running for the 2018 state governor’s seat discussed their views and objectives for office at the Nashville Public Library on Thursday. Five of the candidates …
Gov. Bill Haslam announces ‘TN Together’ plan to combat opioid epidemic in Tennessee
Photo by Gregory French / MTSU Sidelines Archive Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced an “aggressive” and comprehensive plan to end the opioid crisis in Tennessee on Monday. The $30 million plan, titled “TN Together,” will focus on three components to fight against the epidemic: prevention, treatment and law enforcement. According to reports by the Tennessean, …
Campus Free Speech Protection Act: A look at the new law in effect
Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor / Sidelines Archive As the new year rolled in, so did new free speech protections for students and faculty on campuses across Tennessee. On May 9, 2017, Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Campus Free Speech Protection Act, a piece of legislation meant to ensure that free speech would be upheld …
Recent MTSU survey shows low percentage of Tennesseans trust Trump, lower percentage trust mainstream media
Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor / News Reporter According to a recent survey conducted by the MTSU Office of Consumer Research, low percentages of Tennesseans trust government representatives, such as President Donald Trump and Gov. Bill Haslam, and mainstream media, such as ABC, NBC and CBS. The survey report also showed that the majority of Tennesseans …