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Are MTSU professors censored by the state?

Are MTSU professors censored by the state?

Noah McLane November 22, 2024

Feature photo from Sidelines Archives Story by Noah McLane Last week, students received a biennial campus climate survey asking if they can express themselves adequately at MTSU.  The survey...

MTSU campus was legally cut in half by Tennessee’s latest round of political gerrymandering

MTSU campus was legally cut in half by Tennessee’s latest round of political gerrymandering

Jenene Grover September 10, 2024

Feature photo courtesy of MTSU Story by Noah McLane Political gerrymandering once again ensnared Tennessee with the state's newest House of Representatives maps, but this time, it is legal. And...

Marcus Scribner on Black representation and breaking into the industry

Marcus Scribner on Black representation and breaking into the industry

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor February 28, 2024

Featured photo by MTSU News Story by Shamani Salahuddin If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. On Friday,...

MTSU is renewing efforts to change the name of Forrest Hall. Photo by Noah McLane.

Why, in 2023, does MTSU still have a building named after a Confederate icon?

Kailee Shores September 1, 2023

Story and photo by Noah McLane Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, still holds a presence at Middle Tennessee State University as long as his name remains on the...

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 NAACP hosts Heritage Showcase on campus

MTSU NAACP hosts Heritage Showcase on campus

Sidelines February 14, 2017

Photo and Story by Alexis Marshall / Contributing Writer The Middle Tennessee State University chapter of the NAACP hosted their second annual Heritage Showcase at the Tom H. Jackson building Monday night....

MTSU Black History Month Committee hosts student debate

MTSU Black History Month Committee hosts student debate

Sidelines February 3, 2017

Photo and Story by Zachery Wright / Contributing Writer MTSU’s Black History Month Committee hosted a student discussion on the second floor of the Student Union Building today with the purpose of exploring...

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