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Christian Dunham, a junior MTSU student, leans on the Lucky Blue Horseshoe while wearing his 501st Legion Stormtrooper costume. (Photo by Matthew Giffin)

Empire Strikes Back in Tennessee: Students Volunteer With Star Wars-Themed Group

Matthew Giffin August 26, 2022

Story by Matthew Giffin | News Editor After his first day of classes on Aug. 22, Christian Dunham, a junior at Middle Tennessee State University, spent his evening at Old Natchez Country Club in Franklin,...

Murfreesboro's Salvation Army to serve Thanksgiving dinner

Murfreesboro’s Salvation Army to serve Thanksgiving dinner

Sidelines November 25, 2015

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...

MTSU's Ladies for a Change host campus sock and blanket drive

MTSU’s Ladies for a Change host campus sock and blanket drive

Sidelines November 23, 2015

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...

College Democrats and College Republicans Work Together to Encourage Political Involvement

College Democrats and College Republicans Work Together to Encourage Political Involvement

CIM Digital April 24, 2015

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...

Alternative Spring Break: Students Opt for Service over Sunbathing

Alternative Spring Break: Students Opt for Service over Sunbathing

CIM Digital March 18, 2015

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,...

St. Louis Post photographer David Carson, St. Louis Alderman Antonio French and USA Today breaking news reporter Yamiche Alcindor speak at MTSU on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 about their experience covering the Ferguson protests last year. They were moderated by former Nashville Banner editor and MTSU Seigenthaler Chair Pat Embry. (MTSU Sidelines/Samantha Hearn)

From the Front Lines of Ferguson

CIM Digital February 11, 2015

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...

"It's Weakness Leaving the Body": Student with Cerebral Palsy lifts 485 Pounds

“It’s Weakness Leaving the Body”: Student with Cerebral Palsy lifts 485 Pounds

CIM Digital November 23, 2014

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...

Harry Rosenfeld, former editor of the Washington Post.

Photo by Bethany Johnson

MT10 News Anchor

Like Water Under the Bridge: The Journey from Kristallnacht to Watergate

CIM Digital October 19, 2014

More than 40 years ago, a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C., thrust the United States into a period of unease, and journalists...

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