Alyssa Williams

1 week ago | mtsusidelines.com | Alyssa Williams

Queer people in the South areincreasingly pushing back against a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. However, queer communities thrive in the South by building support systems among each other to resist these legislative attacks and create safe spaces. The laws are a part of a broader legislative trend across the United States, as the American Civil Liberties Union tracked a total of 533 anti-LGBTQ+ bills nationally in 2024.

Jan 9, 2025 | mtsusidelines.com | Alyssa Williams

Categories: MTSU officials announced that the university will be closed on Friday, Jan. 10, due to winter storms. “University offices will be closed except for operations essential to public safety and service to on-campus residents,” according to an MTSU Alert. Employees for these essential operations were told to contact their supervisors if commuting to campus is too dangerous.

Nov 26, 2024 | mtsusidelines.com | Alyssa Williams

Feature photo courtesy of NetflixStory by Alyssa WilliamsThere’s really only one way to react to “Arcane” season two, and that is to sit in bed and stare at the ceiling while contemplating existence. “Arcane” is an adult animated series based on the video game League of Legends, produced by Fortiche with supervision from Riot Games. It follows two sisters, Vi and Jinx, who are torn apart by two sides of the same city: Piltover and Zaun.

Nov 20, 2024 | mtsusidelines.com | Alyssa Williams

Feature photo by Sam McIntyreStory by Alyssa WilliamsAlyssa Williams has a conflict of interest with a source. Williams is on the MTSU Speech and Debate team, which Natonya Listach coaches. This year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance at MTSU carries a heavier weight for many on campus. Students and teachers alike continue to mourn Serenity Birdsong, a transgender student who died earlier this semester. On Nov.

Nov 13, 2024 | mtsusidelines.com | Alyssa Williams

Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Alyssa WilliamsOn Thursday, Nov. 7, following the results of the 2024 presidential election, MTSU Student Government Association Senator Autumn Gray posted a Snapchat story of her Black friend from Tennessee State University receiving a message from an unknown number. The message read that a brown van would pick her friend up to take her to a plantation to pick cotton. Black Americans across the nation received similar messages, prompting an FBI investigation.