By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins In the 2022 season, the Middle Tennessee State University men’s tennis defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the second round for only the third time in program history. Five months later following this historic season, the university announced the ground breaking of a new facility for its tennis programs. Since that announcement, the men’s tennis team notched another conference title and NCAA tournament win to its repertoire last season. On Feb. 1, after 18 months of construction, the university opened the new ..read more

By MTN Reporter: TJ Warner The rising popularity of sports gambling has created a fun pastime for many sports fans. For others, however, sports gambling can quickly spiral into a life-destroying addiction.     Sports gambling is legal in Tennessee and 37 other states. According to The American Gaming Association, an estimated 68 million Americans placed roughly 23 billion dollars worth of bets on the Super Bowl.     James Whelan, a professor in the Department of psychology at the University of Memphis, is the Executive Director of the Tenness ..read more

By MTN Reporter: Serena Vasudeva Americans without insurance flocked to Cookeville High School last month to attend an affordable healthcare clinic. The clinic was run by Remote Area Medical, a non-profit that provides free pop-up clinics with dental, medical and vision care. Cookeville has had a RAM clinic every March since 2016 with the exception of 2020. Noah Sloam, a Clinic Coordinator with RAM, says patients drive from up to five hours away and show up the day before the clinic begins to secure medical care. “They’re coming in for it looks a lot like dental today, whether that’s goin ..read more

By MTN Sports Reporter: Ian Wolfe Murfreesboro, Tenn.- MTSU forward Chris Loofe is coming off a solid freshman season with the Blue Raiders and the staff seems happy with how he’s developing so far. Loofe took a step forward in high school and enrolled at Link Year Prep School in Branson, Missouri to help develop his talents to prepare for college. The staff noticed him at Link Year Prep and were impressed with his size and how well he could move on the court. “He’s got the size you would want in his position. He has really good mobility and athleticism for his position and he had the wor ..read more

By MTN Reporter: Liv Rapier On Monday, Tennessee partially saw the first solar eclipse to happen in seven years. To see the eclipse in its totality a day of travel was required for those residing in the Middle Tennessee area. For some, this drive created an adventure to Indiana to experience the total solar eclipse one more time ..read more

By MTN Reporter: Brianna Sorrell Employees currently working at MTSU are paid by the university once each month. A petition has recently surfaced by those individuals employed on campus. This petition raises questions about scheduled pay for employees and would change to biweekly pay instead of once monthly ..read more

By MTN Reporter: Serena Vasudeva A new bill recently passed in the state senate that will look to invoke stricter penalties for school treats. The bill, S-B 2263, will increase jail time for those threatening to bomb or shoot up a school. After the passing of this bill, it was referred to the Senate Calendar Committee. Currently, the punishment for such threats is a Class A misdemeanor with a maximum of one year in jail. The new bill would upgrade punishment to a Class E felony and pose one to six years jail sentences. The bill sponsor, Bo Mitchell hopes that the bill will lower the number o ..read more

By MTN Sports Reporter: Kyler Parker  Whether it is writing, eating, or even swinging a bat, MTSU pitcher Chandler Alderman uses his right hand to do so. He is right-hand dominant in almost everything, but there’s one thing he does well with his left: throwing a baseball. It only took one little accident during his tee-ball years that allowed the natural right-hander to do so.    For a right-hand dominant person, a broken right arm can lead to major setbacks. It forces that individual to find ways to manage until they regain their strength in the dominant ..read more

MTN Reporter: Taylor Pennington Middle Tennessee State University is celebrating the golden anniversary of the performance of Elvis Presley during the month of March. The Murphy Center is home to many live performances and historic games. On March 14th, 1974 the 'King of Rock and Roll' performed in the Murphy Center. Taylor Pennington has more on this incredible anniversary ..read more

By MTN Sports Reporter: Ian Wolfe Murfreesboro, Tenn.- MTSU Athletic Director Chris Massaro is backing basketball coach Nick McDevitt to bounce back next season. This comes off a disappointing season for the Blue Raiders as they finished the season at 14-19 and 7-9 in conference play in McDevitt’s sixth year as the MTSU head coach. The team had a stronger ending to conference play after starting out 0-4 to ending with a 6-5 record in the last 11 games and making the semi-finals of the Conference-USA tournament losing to eventual winners, Western Kentucky. “It was a disappointing result [Weste ..read more