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Funding of Science Building remains mired by state politics

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:08:26 -0400

By: Marie Kemph

The future of the new Science Building remains unclear since the Tennessee General Assembly again refused to provide financial support for the project, but efforts to obtain funding from the state will continue, according to officials in the and nbsp;M...

Political science adds new minor

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:05:27 -0400

By: Marie Kemph

The department of political science is now offering a new political and civic engagement minor to its list of available undergraduate programs, giving students the chance to learn how to become engaged in their local communities, according to an and nb...

Program helps first-generation freshmen adjust to college life

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:04:50 -0400

By: Andy Harper

A new program run by the Academic Support Center and aimed to help first-generation freshman students integrate into collegiate life began this semester with 50 and nbsp;incoming students. ...

Law enforcement rules arson at Islamic Center

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:34:29 -0400

By: Alex Moorman

$20,000 reward offered

Federal investigators confirmed today that and nbsp;accelerant and nbsp;was used to set fire to construction equipment at the location of a new Islamic Center in and nbsp;Murfreesboro and nbsp;and are offering a $20,000 reward for information in the ca...

Party under the stars

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:22:22 -0400

By: Sidelines Staff

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. and rdquo; ...

Fraternity paints lightning bolts for Raider Walk

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:00:58 -0400

Alpha Tau Omega shocks campus

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity completed its annual community service project of painting lightning bolts on campus Wednesday. and nbsp; The project took three days and 50 working hours to complete. ...

National Guard troops return home from Iraq

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:10:16 -0400

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. and nbsp; 'I am ecs...

New provost implements 'open-door Thursdays'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:27:19 -0400

Students will be able to drop by University Provost Brad Bartel's office in the Cope Administration Building without an appointment starting Thursday, as part of a new open-door policy implemented by the newly hired MTSU administrator. ...

Candlelight vigil held in support of Tennessee mosque

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:27:35 -0400

By: Tiffany Gibson

Middle Tennesseans for Religious Freedom organized a candlelight vigil in front of the Rutherford County Courthouse Monday night to show support for the center. Over the weekend, a construction vehicle at the site was set ablaze and gunshots were repor...

Recent graduate hopes to inspire younger generations

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:13:52 -0400

By: Taylor Hixson

At 81 years old, William 'Bill and rdquo; Boyd may have been the oldest of the more than 900 graduates that paraded down the procession aisle during MTSU's graduation ceremony this summer, but his determination and charisma is what really made him stan...

Local businesses seek out more students’ support

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:10:59 -0400

By: Sidelines Staff

Several Murfreesboro businesses and organizations will be on campus this week to give students an opportunity to find out about local shops and services, as part of MTSU's 'Week of Welcome. and rdquo; ...

Dean earns prestigious certification

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:09:09 -0400

By: Sidelines Staff

Jim Burton, dean of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, has earned the status of Certified Director from the John E. Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles. ...

Coach plans season without starting QB

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:06:06 -0400

By: Alex Moorman

The fall semester is the time for football, but due to a violation of NCAA regulations senior quarterback Dwight Dasher will be placed on the bench leaving junior quarterback Logan Kilgore to fill his shoes. ...

Students line up for federal loans

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:59:36 -0400

By: Christopher Merchant

Students have been approved for more than $83 million in Stafford Loans as of Aug. 19, compared to the $79 million they borrowed at this same time last year, said Leann Eaton, assistant director of Financial Aid and Scholarships. ...

Controversy continues over new Islamic Center

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:54:12 -0400

By: Joshua M. Ward

While the controversy surrounding the construction of the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro has sparked several instances of vandalism and threats of violence, opponents argue that the issue at hand is about more than just a conflict of religious beli...

Phi Mu Alpha treats Band of Blue

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:22:57 -0400

By: Christopher Merchant

Music fraternity hosts annual cookout

MTSU's Band of Blue was given a warm welcome by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity and local businesses last week when the fraternity decided to sponsor its 4th annual cookout to welcome musicians to Band Camp. ...

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

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:27:03 -0400

By: Tiffany Gibson

Updated 2:23 p.m.

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 ...

Mosque vandalism generates fear and sadness for many

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:55:57 -0400

By: Joshua M. Ward

Updated: 9:08 p.m.

Fear, sadness and outrage are prevalent forces in the community after the most recent vandalism at the construction site of the new mosque in and nbsp;Murfreesboro. ...

Unknown suspect torches construction vehicle at new mosque

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:39:25 -0400

One vehicle set ablaze, others saturated with gasoline

At approximately 1:30 and nbsp;a.m. on Saturday morning, an unknown person trespassed onto the construction site of the new mosque on and nbsp;Veals and nbsp;Road and set one construction vehicle on fire, doused the other vehicles with the remaining ga...

Dasher suspended from MT football, MTSU to seek reinstatement

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:42:55 -0400

By: Marie Kemph

Loan violated NCAA amateurism legislation

MTSU and nbsp;quarterback Dwight Dasher has been declared ineligible for competition and suspended indefinitely until the NCAA finishes its investigation, said Chris and nbsp;Massaro, director of Athletics, during a press conference Friday. ...