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Workers flood the streets of Nashville for the 11th annual Labor Day Parade

Workers flood the streets of Nashville for the 11th annual Labor Day Parade

Rusty Miller, Contributing writer September 8, 2024
Saturday, Sept. 7, marked Nashville’s 11th annual Labor Day Parade as workers, unions, high school marching bands, sympathetic politicians and supportive organizations gathered early that morning to march down Broadway in a show of solidarity with the working class.
(Photo by Matthew Giffin)

Here’s why temperatures spiked last week, according to an MTSU professor

Matthew Giffin September 28, 2022

Story by Maddy Williams | Contributing Writer Last week, temperatures drastically changed in Middle Tennessee, dropping to 50 degrees from 100-degree weather. A high-pressure ridge sitting over...

Despite the win, the Lady Raiders turned the ball over 19 times against North Texas on Jan. 18, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Joi Williams / MTSU Sidelines)

Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders grind out 56-48 win over North Texas

CIM Digital January 20, 2018

Photo by Joi Williams / MTSU Sidelines Two of the best defenses in Conference USA squared off on Thursday night in the Murphy Center, as the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders (11-7, 3-2) battled the Mean...

Rutherford County Heart Walk to raise thousands for heart disease research, bring community together

Rutherford County Heart Walk to raise thousands for heart disease research, bring community together

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief September 6, 2017

Photo courtesy of the American Heart Association Hundreds of Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee hearts will be pumping at the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital on Saturday as citizens walk and raise...

MTSU alumna's new flower company brings brides' Pinterest boards to life

MTSU alumna’s new flower company brings brides’ Pinterest boards to life

Sidelines August 4, 2017

Photo by Lauren Frances / Submitted Story by Kristen Brothers / Contributing Writer It's the age of Pinterest-perfect weddings and breathtaking bridal bouquets; the only problem is, sometimes those wedding...

Extreme heat wave comes to Middle Tennessee, will last through weekend

Extreme heat wave comes to Middle Tennessee, will last through weekend

Photo Courtesy of the National Weather Service One of the most grueling heat waves of the summer hit Middle Tennessee Wednesday and will last through the weekend. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

D.J. Sanders runs after a Vanderbilt player in their 2016 match-up (Brent Beerends/ MT Athletic Communications).

Top 5 games Blue Raider fans should watch in the 2017 schedule

Sidelines June 7, 2017

Photo by Brent Beerends / MT Athletic Communications Story by Tim Carroll / Contributing Writer With college football camps starting in late July, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are ready to continue...

Buddy Up: How tennis is bringing Murfreesboro together

CIM Digital May 23, 2017

Video by Rusty Ellis / Sports Editor and Cody Strickler / Sports Reporter Although the Blue Raider tennis seasons are over, there's still a group in Murfreesboro using the sport to make a difference...

MTSU to be first public university in Middle Tennessee to offer religious studies major

MTSU to be first public university in Middle Tennessee to offer religious studies major

Sidelines April 25, 2017

Story and Photo by Eric Goodwin / Contributing Writer  Beginning Fall 2017, MTSU will offer a Bachelor’s degree in religious studies through the College of Liberal Arts. It will be the only program...

In addition to casts of fossils, the museum has sculptures and statues of life-sized dinosaurs, depicting what they would have looked like in the flesh. (Sidelines/Connor Burnard)

‘Rock on’: Murfreesboro’s Museum of Natural History

Sidelines February 24, 2017

Photo by Connor Burnard / Contributing Photographer Story by Caleb Revill / Contributing Writer  From teaching geology in the classroom to excavating prehistoric fossils, MTSU Professor Alan Brown has...

Rick Stockstill, Blue Raiders trade cleats for wrestling boots

CIM Digital April 7, 2016

Photo by John Connor Coulston//Managing Editor The Middle Tennessee football team wrapped up another spring practice Thursday evening. A little over an hour after practice ended, helmet-to-helmet hits...

Riley Delgado catalyst for Middle Tennessee offense

Sidelines April 6, 2016

Photo courtesy of Brent Beerends // MTSU Athletics Middle Tennessee baseball is currently tied for last place in Conference USA with a 14-15 overall record and a 2-7 record in conference play, but the...

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