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A Rutherford County Sheriff vehicle is parked at Middle Tennessee State University's campus the night of a shooting at Murphy Center. (Photo by Bill Lickman)

Controversial MTSU police altercation videos circulate on social media

Matthew Giffin October 8, 2022

Story by Alyssa Williams | Contributing Writer Video clips of four Middle Tennessee State University police officers apprehending a non-student attending what campus police termed a non-sanctioned...

MTSU President Sidney McPhee dedicating the Blue Raider Bridge on Thursday, September 5. (Photo courtesy of MTSU's J. Intintoli.)

“We have made contact with every student’s families:” MTSU President launches relief effort for Bahamian families after loss of niece

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief September 6, 2019

Although Hurricane Dorian continues to slam the east coast, the effects of the storm have already been astoundingly far reaching for many— even far enough to impact those at Middle Tennessee State University. In...

Video: Students get behind-the-scenes instruction before 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas

Video: Students get behind-the-scenes instruction before 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas

Photo and video courtesy of Andrew Oppmann / MTSU MTSU students received behind-the-scenes instruction Sunday morning at rehearsals before the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Students...

MTSU Board of Trustees holds special meeting to discuss possibility of 5-year extension, $250,000 bonus for President McPhee

MTSU Board of Trustees holds special meeting to discuss possibility of 5-year extension, $250,000 bonus for President McPhee

CIM Digital November 29, 2018

Photo by Megan Cole / MTSU Sidelines The MTSU Board of Trustees met on Tuesday in the Miller Education Center off of campus to discuss a contract MTSU President Sidney McPhee proposed regarding his presidency....

'This is a direct attack on me': MTSU students, faculty, union members launch campaign against $3.5 million Charles Koch Foundation grant

‘This is a direct attack on me’: MTSU students, faculty, union members launch campaign against $3.5 million Charles Koch Foundation grant

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Student, faculty and local union members have banded together at MTSU to raise awareness of a $3.5 million grant that they believe may be misleading and dangerous...

MTSU President Sidney McPhee receives 2018 American Red Cross Hero Award

MTSU President Sidney McPhee receives 2018 American Red Cross Hero Award

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 23, 2018

Photo courtesy of MTSU News The Red Cross Heart of Tennessee chapter awarded this year's American Red Cross Hero Award to MTSU President Sidney McPhee at the chapter's "Heroes Breakfast," which drew hundreds...

Tennessee Historical Commission denies MTSU’s petition to rename Forrest Hall

Tennessee Historical Commission denies MTSU’s petition to rename Forrest Hall

CIM Digital February 17, 2018

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor  / MTSU Sidelines Archive  After a rigorous hearing in the William R. Snodgrass Building in Nashville on Friday, the Tennessee Historical Commission voted to deny MTSU’s...

MTSU student protesters join hands outside of Forrest Hall after their final protest of the semester on Monday, November 11, 2015 (MTSU Sidelines/Meagan White).

MTSU President Sidney McPhee, representatives to testify for name change of Forrest Hall before Tennessee Historical Commission

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 15, 2018

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...

White nationalist fliers found on campus again, MTSU Black Student Union responds to derogatory remarks

White nationalist fliers found on campus again, MTSU Black Student Union responds to derogatory remarks

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 13, 2018

Updated on February 13, 2018, at 2:10 p.m. to include MTSU President Sidney McPhee's statement. Photo courtesy of MTSU Black Student Union / Twitter Fliers from Vanguard America, an identified hate...

MTSU representatives present findings on benefits of botanical research, host tour for Tennessee legislators

MTSU representatives present findings on benefits of botanical research, host tour for Tennessee legislators

CIM Digital February 8, 2018

Photo by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines MTSU representatives presented findings on the benefits of botanical research and hosted a tour for legislators at the Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research...

Murfreesboro branch of NAACP hosts Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration on MTSU campus

Murfreesboro branch of NAACP hosts Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration on MTSU campus

Sidelines January 23, 2018

Photo and story by KeWana McCallum / Contributing Writer The Murfreesboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration...

MTSU President Sidney McPhee talks to Sidelines about the new science building.

Photo by Meagan White.

Q&A: MTSU President Sidney McPhee reflects on life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief January 14, 2018

Photo by Meagan White / Sidelines Archive  As Martin Luther King Jr. Day arrives, men and women across the United States reflect on the life and legacy that the civil rights titan left behind. Although...

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