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Jan 18, 2025 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley
The United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld legislation banning TikTok this week that will take effect Sunday. The court’s ruling in TikTok v. Garland held that the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was constitutional, meaning it may be legally enforced.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley
Van Buren County, with a population of roughly 6,000 people, is located along the Cumberland Plateau, made up of hilled farmland populated by cows and hay bales. Spencer, Tennessee, is the county’s largest town, making up a fourth of the county’s population, but locals only receive their news from Facebook bulletins, X and word-of-mouth. The close-knit community lacks the demand for a traditional local newspaper, so the community switched to alternative forms of coverage.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley |Noah McLane
Featured photo by Myles ValerieStory by Hannah Carley and Noah McLaneMurphy Center shook with a joyful ruckus on Saturday as parents and well-wishers celebrated MTSU graduates with two commencement ceremonies and inspiring convocation speeches by MTSU alumni Peggy Chabrian and Byron Smith.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley
Feature photo from Sidelines Archive by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah CarleyMTSU selected six medical students for this year’s Middle Tennessee State University-Meharry College Medical School Early Acceptance Program (MSEAP) and offered those aspiring physicians a direct path from a bachelor’s degree to a doctorate.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley |Gus Wright
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah Carley and Gus WrightMTSU Recycling and Students for Environmental Action (SEA) push successful initiatives to promote a healthier campus ecosystem together despite insufficient funding leading to functional issues. MTSU Recycling shut down with the rest of the world during the pandemic – once reopened, it overcame another challenge: a lack of resources.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley |Emma Burden
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Emma Burden and Hannah CarleyAs polls opened at 7 a.m., a short line of about 30 voters began filing into Central Magnet School, one of 30 voting locations in Rutherford County. This was the longest line of the day so far, including lunchtime. Dressed in pajamas, work uniforms and athleisure, voters stood in line quietly, waiting for their turn in the voting booth.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley |Megan Goble
Featured photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah Carley and Megan GobleMeribah Knight, senior reporter and producer at Nashville Public Radio, spoke Monday afternoon at MTSU about her podcast, “Supermajority,” which follows three conservative women (Melissa Alexander, Mary Joyce and Sarah Shoop Neumann) and mothers of The Covenant School mass shooting survivors, desperate to pass gun control laws in the Republican-dominated Tennessee state House of Representatives.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane |Hannah Carley
Featured photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah CarleyMeribah Knight, senior reporter and producer at Nashville Public Radio, spoke Monday afternoon at MTSU about her podcast, “Supermajority” , which follows three conservative women (Melissa Alexander, Mary Joyce and Sarah Shoop Neumann) and mothers of The Covenant School mass shooting survivors, desperate to pass gun control laws in the Republican-dominated Tennessee state House of Representatives.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah CarleyMTSU Student Government Association ranked 20th most active in the nation this year due to its consistent growth in student interaction and its versatile methods for communicating with the student body. The Princeton Review rated the 390 colleges published based on a group of surveyed students.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Hannah Carley
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Hannah CarleyTo combat students struggling with parking tickets and regulations at the beginning of the semester, the Student Government Association and Parking Services offer resources and information. Students can utilize the SGA to appeal citations issued wrongly, in a medical emergency or when issued a “No Campus Permit” violation when parked in the appropriate decal lot, according to the SGA’s website.
