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'Last Comic Standing' winner brings Night of Comedy to Tucker Theatre

‘Last Comic Standing’ winner brings Night of Comedy to Tucker Theatre

CIM Digital August 29, 2017

Photo by Steve Barnum / Reporter Roars of laughter filled the room, and joke by joke, the audience grew warmer. 2015 winner of NBC’s "Last Comic Standing" Clayton English, a stand-up comedian, actor...

Students crowd the commons at MTSU in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on August 25,  2017. (Steve Barnum / MTSU Sidelines)

Dinner and Carnival event kicks off Week of Welcome

CIM Digital August 28, 2017

Photos by Steve Barnum / Reporter A dinner and carnival kicked off MTSU’s Week of Welcome at the Student Union Commons on Friday, the first Connection Point event of the semester. Students came out...

Students compete and party at Crash the Commons

Sidelines September 2, 2016

Story and photos by Emily Neal // Contributing Writer MTSU Greek organizations partnered with students in residence halls to compete in numerous field-day activities at Crash the Commons Thursday night....

Eric Mina hypnotizes students with Tucker Theatre performance

CIM Digital August 28, 2016

Students were dazzled by comedic hypnotist Eric Mina in Tucker Theatre on Friday night during the MTSU Week of Welcome. After earning a degree in psychology from Penn State and becoming a certified...

Week of Welcome brings the cast of ‘Wild ‘N Out’ to comedy show Thursday

CIM Digital August 25, 2016

Photo courtesy of Wild 'N Out MTSU’s 2016 “Week of Welcome” continues with Thursday's crazy variety show.   The variety show consists of two different acts. In the Murphy Center, a few members...

Freshman Buchanan Fellows and Transfer Fellows listen to speaker Jay Allison during MTSU's 2015 Convocation Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Murphy Center. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

MTSU’s Annual Convocation Welcomed New and Returning Students

Sidelines August 25, 2015

Grant Massey//Multimedia Editor MTSU students and faculty gathered in Murphy Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon to introduce new students to the university. The annual celebration, typically geared...

MTSU Week of Welcome Photos and Calendar of Events

MTSU Week of Welcome Photos and Calendar of Events

CIM Digital August 24, 2015

Middle Tennessee State University welcomes new and returning students to campus with the Week of Welcome. From Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, the university will offer a variety of free events to MTSU students including...

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Walker Library Welcomes Undead for Week of Welcome

Sidelines September 2, 2014

By Blake Jennings The James Walker Library delivered an undead welcome to swarms of freshman this past weekend. The typically prestigious building was overrun with zombified librarians, student zombie-hunters...

"Walker Dead" Invade Library for Week of Welcome

“Walker Dead” Invade Library for Week of Welcome

CIM Digital August 30, 2014

Walker Library will throw a zombie party for all students at the library's first Week of Welcome event Monday, Sept. 1, according to Kristen Keene, library specialist. This will be the first semester...

Photos from the 2014 Fight Song Competition, August 28, 2014. Photo by Jackson Jones

MTSU Fight Song 2014

CIM Digital August 29, 2014

MTSU's annual Student Government Association Fight Song Competition was held Thursday night in the Student Union Commons. Teams of student organizations were asked to combine costumes, dances, songs...

Justin Willman at MTSU's Student Union Ballroom, August 27, 2014. Photo by John Connor Coulston. MTSU Sidelines Lifestyles Editor

Comedian Justin Willman gives students a night of magic

CIM Digital August 28, 2014

By Sarah Taylor, Staff Writer   On Wednesday evening, magician, comedian and television host Justin Willman performed twice for MTSU students as a part of the university's Week of Welcome. The evening...

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee gives welcoming remarks during the 2013 MTSU Convocation ceremony held Sunday, Aug. 25, at Murphy Center. (MTSU / J. Intintoli)

MTSU Convocation kicks off fall semester

CIM Digital August 26, 2013

Faculty and student leaders joined together Sunday to welcome incoming freshmen and transfer students during the university’s 103 convocation in the Murphy Athletic Center. “Today is the day you become...

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