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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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Dec 16, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | 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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Dec 4, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Featured photo courtesy of Sila DevelopmentsStory by Noah McLaneMTSU leadership wants to bring a $26 million hotel and family-friendly sports bar to campus by fall 2027. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee believes the development would boost recruitment and enhance campus experiences for students, alumni as well as Murfreesboro community members, according to public records obtained by Sidelines. On Sept.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Story and featured photo by Deasia PowellThe MTSU Campus Action Response and Engagement team works to assess reports of concerning student behavior reported by the campus community and coordinate centralized responses to a variety of situations, including seasonal depression, excessive absence, difficulty adjusting to college life, relationship problems, etc.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Featured photo by Maia O’BrienStory by Noah McLaneMTSU’s Relaxation Station at Health Services will open on Dec. 4 in the Recreation Center. This space will allow students to relax and escape the stress of finals, which is evidence of MTSU Health Services’ effort to extend its care beyond counseling and check-ups. “Essentially, it’s a place that students can reserve online to go and relax, either in a massage chair or playing board games,” Chipper Smith, campus health promotion coordinator, said.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Featured photo by Noah McLaneStory by Noah McLaneMTSU Speech and Debate is the university’s oldest active club – 113 years to be exact. It was here when MTSU had only 125 students and 19 faculty, was the first co-ed debate team in Tennessee and helped legislators pass the first state law requiring children to use child safety restraints in automobiles. However, 12 years ago, the team was on its way to becoming a memory.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Featured photo by Rusty MillerStory by Noah McLaneMarsha Blackburn held onto her U.S. Senate seat, defeating Democrat Gloria Johnson and extending Tennessee’s 18-year red run in the Senate for another six years. Dozens of Blackburn’s supporters gathered in the Hilton hotel in Cool Springs donning Trump regalia and cheering loudly as states were called for Republicans. “Isn’t it great to be a Republican? Isn’t it great to be a Tennessean?
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane |Lillian Chapman
Feature photo by Abby Barber Story by Bailey Lowe and Lillian Chapman Election Day at MTSU began quietly, but it didn’t take long for campus to start bustling. Political dialogue spanned from the Honors College to the Todd Art Building, and in the Student Union, SGA and other campus organizations were gearing up for the campus-wide election watch party.
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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 3, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Noah McLane
Story by Noah McLaneFeatured photo by Samantha HearnTuesday is Election Day, and Rutherford County has three state House District (HD) seats up for grabs: HD13, HD37 and HD49. The current district maps were challenged in court, citing racial gerrymandering, but a 2019 Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for judges to block the suits.
