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Nashville “Hands Off” protest unites next-gen protesters and seasoned advocates

Hannah Carley, Reporter • April 6, 2025

Thousands gathered in Nashville's Centennial Park to protest against President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk on Saturday.

“Hands Off!” protesters flood Murfreesboro’s Broad Street, calling out Trump’s tariffs and DOGE’s effort to cut the federal workforce

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter • April 5, 2025

Hundreds took to the streets of Murfreesboro to protest President Trump and Elon Musk on April 5.

MTSU student joins Melania Trump as special guest to joint Congress address

Jenene Grover, News Editor • March 7, 2025

Melania Trump chose Haley Ferguson as one of her special guests at the joint Congress address on March 4.

50501 protest comes to Tennessee: An anti-Trump outrage in downtown Nashville

Hannah Carley, Reporter • February 6, 2025

The 50501 protest against Trump Administration policies echoed across the United States on Feb. 5, with Nashville, Tennessee, joining.

TikTok is back, but for how long?

Hannah Carley, Reporter • January 23, 2025

A look into President Donald Trump's executive order regarding the TikTok ban and into reactions from the 14 hours of TikTok blackout.

Key points of Trump’s second inaugural address

Hannah Carley, Reporter • January 21, 2025

A look into President Donald Trump's inaugural speech.

AP: DOJ: Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016

Sidelines • March 24, 2019

Story by Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Chad Day and Julie Pace / Associated Press The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President...

MTSU poll: Phil Bredesen leads Senate race, gubernatorial race leader too close to call

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • April 9, 2018

Photo courtesy of Christy Frink / Flickr Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen currently holds a 10 percentage-point lead over Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn among state voters in the contest for Sen....

Opinion: Why violence in video games isn’t the real issue

Sidelines • March 19, 2018

Photo courtesy of Variety Story by Lucas Kautzky / Contributing Writer On Thursday, March 8, Donald Trump gathered representatives from the Entertainment Software Association, Parents Television Council...

Video: 2018 gubernatorial candidate Diane Black explains political platform, describes qualifications to lead Tennessee

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • February 14, 2018

Photo and video by Caleb Revill / Assistant News Editor Diane Black, a 2018 gubernatorial candidate, visited Middle Tennessee State University on Monday to speak with Sidelines about her vision for the...

Video: Murfreesboro Loves hosts ‘DACA Dreamers Rally’ on Murfreesboro Public Square

Sidelines • February 6, 2018

Video by Nigel Shelly / Contributing Writer Photos and story by Bailey Wilson / Contributing Writer Murfreesboro Loves, a local unity organization, hosted the “DACA Dreamers Rally” on the Murfreesboro...

President Donald Trump stresses importance of immigration reform, national unity in first State of the Union address

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • February 2, 2018

Photo courtesy of CNN Contributions by Caleb Revill / Assistant News Editor After a tumultuous year of controversy, political division and many changes to the way that the country is governed since...