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How Not to Save an Art School: Watkins-Belmont merger met with heartbreak, protest
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 small art college of fewer than 200 students is in a state of upheaval. The funds ran dry. They …
Photos: Nashville residents hold one of many nationwide protests in response to Jeff Sessions’ resignation
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 believed to be President Donald Trump’s recent obstruction in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The protest was one of hundreds organized nationwide by the …
Students protest on campus against $3.5M Charles Koch Foundation Grant given to MTSU
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 Koch Foundation Grant that was given to the university last year. Dalton Winfree, a senior studying commercial songwriting and philosophy, helped …
Thousands of demonstrators march for gun control, reform in March for Our Lives Nashville
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 for Our Lives” movement. The movement began in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. …
Tennessee Justice Center leads rally to increase awareness about affordable health care at first Tennessee General Assembly meetings of year
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 care in Tennessee Tuesday morning. The “Bring It Home: Dollars. Jobs. Health care!” campaign, created by the Tennessee Justice Center, a …
‘I was there’: An MTSU student’s account of the Women’s March on Washington
Story and photo by Lexi Marshall / Contributing Writer Half a million women and men from across the United States and around the world marched in Washington D.C. on Saturday to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump and to advocate a feminist platform. I was there. I, along with three others, left MTSU’s campus …