Junior Festus Chemaoi became the first Middle Tennessee cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships, taking place on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. Chemaoi finished 13th overall at the NCAA South Regional meet in Tuscalo...

Middle Tennessee never gave up on Tuesday night against Marshall with a chance to force overtime in the final seconds but fell 63-60. Two free throws by junior James Washington made it a one possession game, 63-60, and then the Blue Raiders got the ball b...

The second seed Blue Raiders begin Sun Belt Conference tournament play Thursday against the seventh seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “I think we have had a very good season so far and I think our team is playing very well at this time,&...

Head football coach Rick Stockstill has decided that he’s not ready to leave MT just yet. Stockstill has removed his name from consideration for the University of Memphis head coaching vacancy. Earlier in the week, “The Commercial Appeal&rdquo...

The Blue Raiders look to add to their unprecedented season Saturday at 3:30 p.m. as they host the Red Wolves of Arkansas State University at Floyd Stadium. A win would give MT its best record in the program’s short Football Bowl Subdivision (formerl...

To the Editor: The recent events at Ft. Hood are horrible and inexcusable, but we must remember not to hold an entire group of people responsible for the actions of one man. Thousands of Muslims have served faithfully and honorably in our all-volunteer ar...

At this point, everyone has heard about the Fort Hood shooting incident that claimed thirteen U.S. soldiers’ lives and wounded 38 others. The assailant, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was allegedly disturbed about being deployed to Afghanistan.  ...

Consumer advocates have been sounding the alarm for years that corporations have too much power over the markets in which they operate. Nowadays, the more chilling statements may be the ones they don’t make. Thirteen states have so-called “veg...

Last Friday, professor Pamela Holder was convicted of bank and wire fraud charges, namely against homebuyers, the Bank of Nashville and First Tennessee Bank. While it might be difficult to muster sympathy for corporate entities such as banks, the real vic...

Last Friday afternoon, I went and saw the brand new Hollywood interpretation of the end times, known as “2012.” To be perfectly honest, I have been waiting for it to come out, because it looked amazing. Visually, it was absolutely fantastic. T...

You see them everywhere. They tell you to buy certain products, they influence the politics and ideas of you and your friends, and their faces are plastered everywhere. Your friends are obsessed with them and you know their stories. That’s right: ce...

Over the whir of blenders in the MTSU Walker Library coffee shop, Crittenden and Sellers sit and talk about Overzealous and why they have both stuck with the music for so long. “I don’t really recall,” says Brad Crittenden vaguely, think...

Thanksgiving is a time of year to which most college students look forward. Not only is it a break from classes, but it also gives students a chance to return home, have a good meal and reconnect with their families. “For Thanksgiving I’m goin...

Hundreds of books stand at attention on wooden shelves as they stare down at Bob Womack while he reads over a rough draft of his fifth book. The 86-year-old professor – the oldest at MTSU – doesn’t let his attention become diverted while...

Pi Sigma Epsilon, MTSU’s professional business fraternity, is hosting its second annual Pink Pancake Breakfast to build awareness and raise money for the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at O’Charley’s. ...

The Young Americans for Liberty presented the latest Ben Stewart film, “Kymatica,” Tuesday night, and will be showing it again tonight and tomorrow night in Room 113 of the Business and Aerospace Building at 7 p.m. “I don’t know wh...

Campus organizations, including the NAACP and Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, brought speakers Monday to discuss the current social standing of blacks in America, both in and out of college. Omega Psi Phi and the Black History Month Committee also sp...

Following catastrophic damage from tornadoes last April, residents of Murfreesboro are gathering to restore the Murfreesboro Greenway System close to its original splendor. In addition to three-dozen homes, and an estimated $40 million worth of destructio...

Pamela Holder, an associate professor in the MTSU School of Nursing and the former director of the statewide Regents Online Degree Program, was sentenced to a year a day in prison last Friday for her part in a multimillion dollar mortgage scheme. Holder w...

Crime Briefs for Nov. 16, 2009....