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MTSU Sidelines

MTSU President Sidney McPhee speaks at the grand opening of the science building on Oct. 15.

Photo by Bing-Nan Li.

MTSU officials to discuss 2016-17 budget this week

CIM Digital April 25, 2016

Photo by Bing-Nan Li // Sidelines Archive MTSU officials will hear budget requests and student success presentations from each college starting Monday, according to a university release. President Sidney...

Forrest Finale: The final forum, the march to McPhee’s house

CIM Digital March 25, 2016

Photos by Olivia Ladd//Assistant Lifestyles Editor On Thursday night, the Forrest Hall Task Force met in the KUC theatre to hear voices from organizations at the final forum to discuss the name change...

New MTSU education center opened on Bell Street

Sidelines March 18, 2016

By Kristina Kincer // Contributing Writer | Photo by J. Intintoli MTSU officially opened the newly renovated Andrew Woodfin Miller Sr. Education Center located on Bell Street during a ribbon cutting...

MTSU closing Wednesday due to snow

CIM Digital February 9, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor MTSU will close Wednesday due to the winter weather that hit Middle Tennessee this week, according to university president Sidney McPhee. "We're about...

MTSU student protesters join hands outside of Forrest Hall after their final protest of the semester on Monday, November 11, 2015 (MTSU Sidelines/Meagan White).

Demonstrators host mock funeral, ‘burying’ Forrest Hall

Sidelines November 24, 2015

Story by Devin Ross // Contributing Writer Photo by Meagan White // Editor-in-Chief  Demonstrators gathered on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus Monday afternoon in support of changing the...

MTSU opens largest student veterans facility in the state

MTSU opens largest student veterans facility in the state

Sidelines November 11, 2015

Photos by Bennie Hunt Middle Tennessee State University officially opened the new Veterans and Military Family Center on Thursday morning, making it the largest student-veteran facility in the state. The...

MTSU faculty, students and alumni gather to march to change the name of Forrest Hall on Aug. 27, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines/Sarah Grace Taylor)

MTSU names fifteen-member task force to determine the fate of ‘Forrest Hall’

CIM Digital November 10, 2015

Middle Tennessee State University announced the members of the "task force" formed to determine the fate of the name of Forrest Hall. This after a student and faculty uprising this summer, protesting...

Lady Antebellum singer offers scholarship through her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University

Lady Antebellum singer offers scholarship through her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University

CIM Digital September 23, 2015

MTSU officially announced and celebrated the name of the College of Media and Entertainment, formerly the college of Mass Communication, during an event with faculty and alumni at Broadcast Music Industry...

The Cope Administration building on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. The building underwent a 10-month project to repair and renovate the 51-year-old structure. (MTSU Sidelines/Samantha Hearn)

Preliminary Numbers Reveal Steady Enrollment Rate

CIM Digital September 2, 2015

Middle Tennessee State University’s preliminary enrollment numbers, released on Sunday, reveal a steady rate of undergraduate students as well as transfer students for the fall 2015 semester, according...

MTSU Students, Faculty and Alumni March to Change the Name of Forrest Hall

MTSU Students, Faculty and Alumni March to Change the Name of Forrest Hall

CIM Digital August 27, 2015

Middle Tennessee State University students, faculty and alumni gathered on Tuesday afternoon to protest the name of Forrest Hall. The ROTC building named after Confederate general and alleged Klu Klux...

University Petitioned by Horse Rights Activists for MTSU Walking for Education

University Petitioned by Horse Rights Activists for MTSU Walking for Education

CIM Digital August 26, 2015

The All American Walking Horse Alliance (AAWHA) is petitioning MTSU's association with "big-lick" walking horses and asking President McPhee and other involved faculty to "sever ties" with this "cruelty."...

MTSU Signs Dual Enrollment Partnership with Florida School

MTSU Signs Dual Enrollment Partnership with Florida School

Sidelines February 17, 2015

MTSU signed a first-of-its-kind dual enrollment partnership with Montverde Academy, a private boarding school in Florida known for its strong international enrollment, on Friday. The agreement, signed...

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