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Murfreesboro’s Salvation Army to serve Thanksgiving dinner
Story by Joshua McCreery // Contributor Salvation Army is once again going to provide meals for those who cannot have a nice turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. With local volunteers to give assistance in dispensing food and preparing the set up, anyone who needs a meal for the holidays is welcome to come. Director of development …
MTSU’s Ladies for a Change host campus sock and blanket drive
story and photo by Alandria Barker // Contributor For the Thanksgiving holiday, most people are gearing up to volunteer at a local food bank giving meals to the less fortunate or maybe hosting canned food drives to donate to their favorite charities. One of MTSU’s newest organization’s, Ladies for a Change, has developed a unique way …
College Democrats and College Republicans Work Together to Encourage Political Involvement
MTSU College Democrats president Joey Kennedy and MTSU College Republicans President Jami Averwater represent both parties across campus by hosting political and educational events together to encourage political involvement among college students. The College Republicans and College Democrats host their own separate meetings, but work together to host at least one event per semester; but …
Alternative Spring Break: Students Opt for Service over Sunbathing
Sleep, binge-watching and vacation are a few words that come to mind when one mentions the much anticipated week between midterms and finals, the week when all responsibilities tend to slip away and, with a little luck, the sun comes out after weeks of harsh, frigid temperatures. That week, of course, is Spring Break. But what if students …
From the Front Lines of Ferguson
Twitter and other social media played a significant role in news coverage of the often violent reactions in the aftermath of last August’s shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old Ferguson, Missouri man by a white policeman. “It really became a Twitter-based story,” said Antonio French, a St. Louis alderman and active user of social media, who …
“It’s Weakness Leaving the Body”: Student with Cerebral Palsy lifts 485 Pounds
Cody Noyes reclined in the leg press machine at the Rec Center on campus stretching and loosening up for an attempt to lift triple his body weight with only his legs. Noyes, 23, an Integrated Studies major, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby. For some people, scoliosis can be caused by an underlying …