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MTSU’s Board of Trustees recommends 3 new master’s degree programs in quarterly meeting
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines MTSU’s Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on Wednesday in the Miller Education Center on Bell Street and recommended three new master’s degree programs in speech-language pathology, biomedical sciences and public health. Near the start of the meeting, the board took public comment from Scott and Michelle …
Baseball: Wigginton’s heroics lift Blue Raiders past Racers in extra innings
Photo courtesy of Devin Grimes / MT Athletics Story by Trevor Aldridge / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State (10-18) snapped a two-game skid on Tuesday night by defeating the Murray State Racers (11-14) by a score of 8-5 in 13 innings at Reese Smith Jr. Field. The meeting was the first between the two schools …
‘Paving the way’: A look at MTSU’s history-making women
Illustration by DeAnna Black / Staff Designer March is Women’s History Month, and with that comes complicated conversations about the glass ceiling and women in male-dominated fields. But what also comes from this month is celebrating remarkable women in history, culture and local communities. According to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research at …
‘Be kind’: Singer-songwriter, former MTSU student Julien Baker shares perspective on changing landscape of music, culture, representation
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines For singer-songwriter Julien Baker, representation matters. But, like most subjects she can (and will) intelligently pontificate about, it’s not that simple. Baker, a former MTSU student who put her college career on hold in 2016 to pursue one in the music industry, recently traveled to the university to …
‘Please ask’: MTSU alumnus, instructor reflects on 10 years of speaking to students about Christianity
For anyone who has taken a hiking and backpacking class at MTSU, it’s possible you’ve seen Johnny Ruhl as an instructor. However, where most MTSU students have seen him is sitting on the steps of the quad. For the past 10 years, Ruhl has sat near the university’s seal nearly every day. He sits there …
Bill to establish polling places on college campuses in Tennessee; MTSU representatives play key role in proposal
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines A bill that would establish polling places on institutions of higher education in Tennessee has been introduced in the General Assembly, with multiple MTSU representatives playing key roles in the formation of the proposal. London Lamar, the youngest female representative in Tennessee, has introduced HB0554, which would require …