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Sam Quinones speaks at MTSU about community being key in fight against opioids

Hannah Carley, Reporter • April 12, 2025

Former L.A. Times reporter Sam Quinones spoke at MTSU on April 7 about the opioid crisis for National Public Health Week.

Children’s Advocacy Center wraps up 19 Days of Activism with focus on opioid impact in Rutherford, Cannon Counties

Sidelines • November 25, 2018

Photo courtesy of Ajay Suresh / Flickr Story by Kara Aguilar / Contributing Writer The Children's Advocacy Center of Rutherford and Cannon Counties recently wrapped up the 8th annual 19 Days of Activism,...

MTSU participates in national Drug Take Back Day

Sidelines • October 27, 2017

Photo and story by Sabrina Tyson / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University participated in a Drug Take Back Day on Thursday, allowing local residents and students to safely dispose of any...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eric Eyre provides insight into impact of opioid crisis, investigative process

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • October 2, 2017

Photo by Connor Burnard / Assistant Lifestyles Editor Eric Eyre, the 2017 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism and a recent speaker in MTSU's ongoing Pulitzer Prize lecture series,...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eric Eyre, West Virginia attorney Patrick McGinley discuss opioid crisis reporting during MTSU lecture

Sidelines • September 30, 2017

Photo by Connor Burnard / Assistant Lifestyles Editor Story by Anthony Merriweather / Contributing Writer Students and faculty gathered in the Student Union Building Thursday as a part of MTSU’s...