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Nov 20, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover
ProPublica journalists Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski spoke to a crowd of MTSU students on Tuesday about their work uncovering Supreme Court justices’ undisclosed ties to billionaires. In ProPublica’s “Friends of the Court” series, Elliott, Kaplan and Mierjeski wrote about Justice Clarence Thomas’ various gifts from real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Justice Samuel Alito’s 2008 luxury fishing trip with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer– both undisclosed.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover
MTSU’s Student Government Association held their final senate meeting of the semester Thursday to pass legislation increasing the student activity fee and discussed housing plans with Michelle Safewright, director of MTSU Housing and Residential Life. The top issue of the senate meeting was SGA Resolution 1-24-F, a resolution to increase the Student Activity Fee. The resolution suggested an increase to the student activity fee from $40 to $65.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover |Megan Goble
Feature photo by Skyler WendellStory by Megan GobleCentral Magnet School held MTSU American Democracy Project’s Party at the Polls event today providing space for voters, food trucks and various activities. Party at the Polls started during the interim election of 2018, and the goal has been the same since the beginning, ADP director Mary Evins said.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover |Bailey Brantingham |Noah McLane |Kailee Shores
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Bailey Brantingham, Noah McLane, Kailee Shores and Alyssa WilliamsMany MTSU out-of-state students voted provisionally on Nov. 5 because they were unaware that state law requires voters to present a valid Tennessee photo ID or federal ID, such as a passport, for their ballot to be counted.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover
Feature photo from Sidelines Archive by Jenene GroverStory by Jenene GroverElection Day and its coverage use terms you may have never heard before, are not quite sure about or you only hear every four years. Here’s a dictionary of some of the terms you might see or hear tonight while watching the coverage. Electoral College – There are currently 538 votes total from every state, including Washington, D.C. The votes cast from the Electoral College determine the presidency and represent each state.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Kailee Shores |Jenene Grover
Story by Jenene GroverFeature photo via Sidelines Archive, by Kayla WalkerThe creation of the internet localized information and made it convenient to access. Thecreation of AI, however, localized and made convenient misinformation. Gen Z, born from 1997-2012, only knows life after the internet. Some say the internet raisedthem, growing up on social media platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover
Feature photo by Alyssa WilliamsStory by Sidelines Editorial StaffOver ten first responder vehicles, including the MTSU University Police Department and Murfreesboro Police Department, responded to a death by suicide inside the James E. Walker Library Monday afternoon. MTSU President Sidney McPhee sent out a statement confirming the death. “The Blue Raider family is mourning the loss of a student who died by suicide this afternoon at the James E. Walker Library.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover
Feature photo by Alyssa WilliamsStory by Sidelines Editorial StaffOver ten first responder vehicles, including the MTSU University Police Department and Murfreesboro Police Department, responded to an incident in the James E. Walker Library Monday afternoon. No official lockdowns or alerts have been issued by MTSU at this time. The library will remain closed for the rest of the day and will hold writing center sessions online. “I can confirm that an incident happened in the Library.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover |Noah McLane
Feature photo by Noah McLaneStory by Noah McLaneMurfreesboro City Council announced last Monday that it is conducting a special census through November in an effort to procure what the council calls “our fair share of state-shared tax dollars.”City officials believe Murfreesboro’s population has grown significantly since the last federal census was conducted in 2020.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover |Lillian Chapman
Feature photo by Lillian ChapmanStory by Lillian ChapmanThe June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students brought attention to animals in abusive households and how to help them on Oct. 17 for domestic violence awareness month at MTSU. Partnering with Nashville Therapy Pets, Maigan Wipfli, the director of the JAC, recognized Purple Thursday, National Domestic Violence Awareness Day.
