Tina Stewart
MTSU students create Tina Stewart Nonviolence Fund to honor legacy of beloved basketball player
Photo by Chris Curtis / Sidelines Archive Growing up, Student Government Association Sen. Abbigail Thomson loved going to Middle Tennessee State University basketball games. “I got to attend countless MTSU athletic events each year,” Thomson said. “My favorite, though, were the women’s basketball games. My little sister and I were fortunate enough to watch Tina …
SGA Senate holds last semester meeting, passes multiple pieces of legislation
Photo by Eric Goodwin / Assistant News Editor MTSU’s Student Government Association Senate held its final meeting of the semester on Thursday in the Student Union Ballroom, capping off a session that President Courtney Brandon said was marked by unity among senators. “I think us working together worked really well,” Brandon said. “We probably wouldn’t …
SGA members pass slew of resolutions, bills in meeting
Photo by Ethan Clark / MTSU Sidelines Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association met Thursday afternoon in the Parliamentary Room of the Student Union Building and passed a whole slew of bills and resolutions, after weeks of debating and fine-tuning the legislation. The first of the bills focused on revisions in SGA’s constitution. The …
SGA members meet to discuss bills on free speech, renaming domestic violence fund
Photo and story by Ethan Clark / Contributing Writer Senators of Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association met Thursday afternoon in the Parliamentary Room of the Student Union Building to discuss a new slate of bills and resolutions pertaining to campus life. The first bill, introduced by Sen. Abbigail Thomson, would honor former MTSU …
Appeal denied for Lady Raider killer Shanterrica Madden
Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Shanterrica Madden, the convicted killer of Lady Raider basketball player Tina Stewart, filed a third appeal on her case and was turned down according to the Court of Criminal Appeals filings on Thursday. According to WMOT, an altercation occurred between Madden and Stewart after Stewart called the police …
Tennessee Supreme Court Ignores Appeal in Tina Stewart Murder
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from a woman convicted of murder in the stabbing death of a Middle Tennessee State University basketball player. Defense attorney Joe Brandon told the Daily News Journal (on.dnj.com/1mSdDQD) that justices refused to hear the appeal from Shanterrica Madden in the death …