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Key football games in 2010

With games against Minnesota, Troy, and Georgia Tech, MTSU will need to bring its best effort in nearly every game this season; Sidelines has highlighted the biggest games of MTSU's schedule and provided a winning formula for the biggest matchups of the season. Full story

Blue Raider Spotlight: Alan Gendreau

Placekicker ready to boot football team to success

Looking to repeat last season’s successful run to the postseason, junior MTSU placekicker Alan Gendreau hopes to bring a consistent level of dependability to the Blue Raiders’ special teams unit every game. The specialist sat down with Sidelines to share his thoughts on the upcoming season. Full story

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Fraternity paints lightning bolts for Raider Walk

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity completed its annual community service project of painting lightning bolts on campus Wednesday. Full story

Party under the stars

Star parties will resume Sept. 3, starting the new semester off with JanaRuth Ford, an MTSU physics and astronomy professor, discussing “A Tour of the Summer Triangle.” The event is free for the public and will include Ford’s lecture, lasting 30 to 45 minutes and ending with an telescope observing session. Full story

'Open-door Thursdays' with new provost

Students will be able to drop by University Provost Brad Bartel's office in the Cope Administration Building Thursday without an appointment. Full story

Center for Popular Music turns 25

MTSU’s Center for Popular Music received a one-time grant of $140,000 from the Provost’s office in honor of its 25th anniversary, MTSU officials said. The center’s staff used the grant to install a compact-shelving unit that doubles its storage space. A celebration will be held on Oct. 23. Full story

Weather: Sunny skies, calm winds

If you thought yesterday was hot, think again. The high for today will be a week-high of 94 degrees. Full story

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National Guard troops return home from Iraq

Soldiers welcomed by loved ones in Smyrna

It was an emotional evening at the National Guard Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna Monday night when about 50 members of the National Guard 253rd Military Police Company returned home to the embraces of friends and family.

“I am ecstatic – that’s a good way to describe it,” said Tiffany Burchfield, of Clinton, who was there to welcome home her husband Douglas.

MTSU professor fears more violent acts against Islamic Center; gunshots heard at site

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What started out as a peaceful Sunday outing with friends soon turned into a jarring evening for an MTSU professor who says he heard nine gunshots while visiting the site of the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. “It was a feeling I’ve never felt before,” said Saleh Sbenaty, a computer engineering technology professor and member of the mosque planning committee.

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Fashion Me Something

It is that time of the year again. That back-to-school time when you are buying pencils, paper, book bags and new clothes. I get tired of buying, buying, buying and buying even more. I want to be able to have something that doesn’t cost much, if anything, and I can say it’s all mine.

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Volleyball set to serve up winning season

The MTSU volleyball squad returns this year looking to continue its recent surge of success under Head Coach Matt Peck.

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The truth about zebras

The air was dusty, hot to the taste, as the car bumped over gravel toward the illusive white house nestled in a thicket of trees on the Rutherford and Cannon counties’ border. As the car stopped, the window blinds parted and two glassy white eyes peered outside taking in the visitors. The front door swung open.

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‘Progressive’ just another word for ‘progress’

In November, we as Americans are facing yet another critical election season. One in which all the massive efforts of our current seated government officials could be reversed – forcing our country further into financial ruin and halting the progress of social programs that haven’t been seen since the New Deal.

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