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Protestors hold up signs on the footsteps of the capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Photo Gallery: 50501 Protesters Rally Together in Nashville

Sam McIntrye and Lauren Blake February 18, 2025
The political action organization 50501 march on Presidents Day.
Protesters stream down the road with their signs in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 5, 2025.

Photo gallery: 50501 protest comes to Tennessee

Sam McIntyre, Staff photographer February 7, 2025
50501 protesters come to Nashville, Tennessee. *WARNING: offensive content*
Protester hugs woman yelling at crowd in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 5, 2025.

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.
Protester yells as she holds a sign in Nashville, Tennessee, on Jan. 27, 2025.

Photo gallery: Tennesseans take to the state capitol after school shooting

Sam McIntyre, Photographer January 28, 2025

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Marchers chant for biweekly pay as one student, Levi Dandridge holds up a sign that says “Biweekly Pay or I Freeze.” (Photo by Maia O'Brien)

Campus workers met by faculty while marching on campus for bi-weekly pay

Noah McLane, Kameron Scott, and Maia O'Brien December 4, 2024
MTSU campus workers marched for bi-weekly pay on Dec. 3.
Students protested former Vice President Mike Pence's visit to MTSU for Constitution Day. (Photo by Rusty Miller)

Small group of protestors gathers in opposition to former Vice President Mike Pence’s MTSU visit

Hannah Ferreira, Staff reporter September 17, 2024
As students and community members filed into Tucker Theater for MTSU’s Constitution Day event, “Defining Democracy,” featuring former Vice President Mike Pence, several students formed a protest in the grove of trees outside the theater.
Protestors march past a sign at the entrance of campus that reads “Must show Vanderbilt ID to demonstrate on campus,” however, this policy was not enforced on the crowd. (Taken by Noah McLane)

Pro-Palestine march on Vanderbilt’s Campus photo gallery

Alyssa Williams May 5, 2024

Photo Gallery by Noah McLane If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. Noah McLane is a contributing writer...

The semi van that housed the Watkins student's protest art show sat outside the school at Watkins School of Art on February 1, 2020.

How Not to Save an Art School: Watkins-Belmont merger met with heartbreak, protest

CIM Digital February 8, 2020

Story and photos by Kelly Fletcher / Contributing Writer “In every sense of the word, this was my dream school.” Those are the words film student Kenny Strawn used to describe Watkins College of Art. The...

Photos: Nashville residents hold one of many nationwide protests in response to Jeff Sessions' resignation

Photos: Nashville residents hold one of many nationwide protests in response to Jeff Sessions’ resignation

CIM Digital November 8, 2018

Photos by Hayden Goodridge / MTSU Sidelines   Nashville’s Kefauver Federal Building was the scene of a small but fervent protest Thursday night, as demonstrators gathered to publicly oppose what they...

Students protest on campus against $3.5M Charles Koch Foundation Grant given to MTSU

Students protest on campus against $3.5M Charles Koch Foundation Grant given to MTSU

CIM Digital October 26, 2018

Photo and story by Megan Cole / Assistant News Editor  A group of students involved with MT Solidarity gathered outside of the James E. Walker Library on Thursday to protest the $3.5 million Charles...

Thousands of demonstrators gather on the Nashville Public Square to protest gun violence on March 24, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines)

Thousands of demonstrators march for gun control, reform in March for Our Lives Nashville

CIM Digital March 24, 2018

Photos by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines Thousands of demonstrators protested for gun control and increased firearm regulations on the Nashville Public Square Saturday as a part of the national “March...

Tennessee Justice Center leads rally to increase awareness about affordable health care at first Tennessee General Assembly meetings of year

Tennessee Justice Center leads rally to increase awareness about affordable health care at first Tennessee General Assembly meetings of year

Sidelines January 15, 2018

Photos and story by Megan Cole / Contributing Writer Protesters gathered at the Tennessee State Capitol before the first General Assembly meetings of the new year to bring attention to the state of health...

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