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Clips for March 2003
NATIONAL NEWS
Administration
The nomination of MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee to the National Council
on the Humanities was approved by the U.S. Senate, reported the University
Wire.
Business
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, appeared on CNBC to discuss the
Federal Reserve Board's decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
Education and Behavioral Science
The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia received
$100,000 in federal funding, reported the University Wire.
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Dr. Colby Jubenville, HPERS, said hooliganism started as part of the British
soccer culture during the 1960s, noted the University Wire.
Liberal Arts
Dr. Shelley Thomas, foreign languages and literatures, shared her impressions
of her trip to France with students, noted the University Wire.
Dr. Amy Staples, history, discussed the status of MTSU's adjunct faculty
in Adjunct Advocate magazine.
Dr. Larry Gentry, English, lectured on the counterculture revolutions
in sex and drugs in the 1960s, reported the University Wire.
Dr. David Lavery, English, is bringing an international conference on
the TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to Nashville in May 2004,
according to the University Wire.
Dr. Sonja Hedgepeth, foreign languages and literatures, lectured on “The
Commemoration of Loss: Cultural Influences of the Holocaust,” noted
the University Wire.
Mass Communication
Dr. Paul Fischer, recording industry management, told the Boston Globe
that the recording industry must lower its prices for compact discs.
Former Vice President Al Gore lectured about the media’s impact on
democracy, according to the University Wire.
General Interest
The University Wire reported several MTSU professors' views on the possibility
of a war with Iraq.
MTSU students participated in demonstrations for and against a war with
Iraq in front of the Keathley University Center, according to the University
Wire.
Francis E. Dorsey, professor of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University,
lectured at MTSU on what he believes to be African Americans' dependency
upon the media, noted the University Wire.
The Archie Hartwell Nash Memorial Scholarship for MTSU students who are
working their way through college is available through the Community Foundation
of Middle Tennessee, reported the Business Wire.
Eloise Hitchcock, assistant professor, university library, reviewed "Weavers
of the Southern Highlands" by Philis Alvic for Library Journal Reviews.
Vice President Al Gore is a visiting professor at MTSU, reported Bloomberg
News and the Seattle Times.
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METROPOLITAN NEWS
Administration
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee told The Tennessean that 39 employees
would lose their jobs and 41 unfilled, full-time positions would be cut
if a 9 percent budget cut goes into effect in 2003-04.
MTSU would lose $7.71 million under cuts proposed by the Bredesen Administration,
according to The Tennessean.
McPhee said his preference would be to focus on the needs of public institutions
of higher learning first in dividing lottery scholarship money, reported
The Tennessean.
MTSU could be forced to raise tuition up to 14 percent this fall under
a plan by the Tennessee Board of Regents, noted The Tennessean.
Athletics
Chip Walters, director, marketing and promotions, will join the Celebration
and Spring Fun Show as director of public and media relations effective
April 1, according to The Tennessean.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Dr. Pat Patterson, chemistry, told The Tennessean that middle and high
school students learned about the practical aspects of chemistry at the
Science Olympiad.
The Department of Aerospace is offering two graduate workshops in aerospace
education funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, noted
The Tennessean.
MTSU is one of six Tennessee schools that will share a National Science
Foundation grant to recruit students in science, mathematics, engineering
and technology, according to The Tennessean.
Dr. Preston MacDougall, chemistry, has adapted software created by NASA
for use in the creation of new compounds, reported WMOT-FM.
Thirteen top math and science teachers and 21 of their students were honored
at the second annual "Breakfast with Champions," according to
The Tennessean.
WNRQ-FM interviewed Tom Tozer, director, media relations, about the Immersion
2003 MBA program.
The Department of Biology will award four scholarships to incoming freshmen
who major in biology or study science, math, pre-med or any other health
profession next year, reported The Tennessean.
MTSU aired videoconferences on how the brain retains information and solves
problems and how nature cleans itself, noted The Tennessean.
Public tours of the Tennessee Miller Coliseum were part of its grand opening
March 18, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, WMOT-FM, The Tennessean
and The Tennessean's Williamson A.M. section.
Dr. Saleh Sbenaty, engineering technology and industrial studies, told
The Tennessean that he and Muslim students who have held silent protests
for peace have been heckled and threatened by passing motorists.
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Sbenaty was interviewed by WTVF-TV and WZTV-TV about the treatment of
Muslim students who are against the war with Iraq.
David Gore, engineering technology and industrial studies, said the nation's
highways, rail lines and waterways could have problems if terrorist activity
increases, noted The Tennessean.
Dr. David Hatfield, engineering technology and industrial studies, told
The Tennessean that 98 percent of graduates from MTSU's construction management
program obtain jobs after earning their degrees.
In her column in The Tennessean, "Ms. Cheap" called MTSU's First
Friday Star Parties "a great way for families to learn about the
planets and the solar system."
WMOT-FM interviewed Dr. Padgett Kelly, biology, about marine biology researcher
Dr. Carole Baldwin's appearance at MTSU.
Dr. Stephen Wright, biology, was interviewed by WZTV-TV about the use
of botulism as a bioterrorism weapon.
Dr. Karim Salman, engineering technology and industrial studies, told
The Tennessean that he fears for his relatives, who are trapped in Baghdad.
Business
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, said few people have considered
the cost of keeping the peace in Iraq after the war, reported WMOT-FM.
As a member of the Education Lottery Task Force, Ford voted for a measure
to give equal lottery-funded scholarships to private and public university
students, noted the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Ford appeared on NewsChannel5+ to discuss the impact of war on the stock
market.
A report by MTSU's Business and Economic Research Center showed that manufacturing
jobs declined again in the fourth quarter of last year, according to The
Tennessean.
Dr. Kathleen Vinlove, associate director, BERC, told WSMV-TV and The Tennessean
that nonprofit arts organizations contributed $143.8 million to the Tennessee
economy in the 2001-02 fiscal year.
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Susan Sobel, psychology, told The Tennessean that adults must be calm
while discussing war with their children.
The MTSU chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha
Epsilon won 10 first-place ribbons, three second-place ribbons and two
third-place ribbons at the organization's Region 5 conference, reported
The Tennessean's Williamson A.M. section.
The MTSU Education Association celebrated the 99th anniversary of Dr.
Seuss' birth by reading his works to children, noted WMOT-FM.
MTSU's annual Invention Convention was featured on WKRN-TV and WSMV-TV.
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Liberal Arts
Dr. Charles Wolfe, English, told the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that
young musicians are turning to music with a "roots focus" due
to a resurgance of interest in bluegrass.
Dr. Adonijah Bakari, history, said W.E.B. DuBois believed racism could
be lessened if more people understood the souls of African Americans,
according to WMOT-FM.
Dr. Jette Halladay, speech and theatre, directed "A Woman Called
Truth," a production about the life of abolitionist Sojourner Truth,
noted WMOT-FM.
Dr. Michael Principe, philosophy, told The Tennessean a Tennessee Bureau
of Investigation agent had asked for his name after he spoke at a pro-peace
rally.
Principe appeared on WZTV-TV to talk about the pending war and his opposition
to the Bush Administration's position.
Four young pianists were awarded medals and prize money after competing
in MTSU's seventh annual ClavierFest, noted The Tennessean.
Dr. Amy Staples, history, discussed the United Nations' role in the crisis
with Iraq on NewsChannel5+.
Dr. Louis Haas, history, signed an anti-war petition circulated by a group
calling itself "Historians Against the War," reported WMOT-FM.
Dr. John Vile, political science, said a possible war with Iraq could
yield long-term benefits for the rest of the world, according to WMOT-FM.
Dr. William Levine, English, interviewed jazz musicians Marshal Allen
and Chris Cutler for WMOT-FM.
Dr. Carroll Van West, director, Center for Historic Preservation, said
"Trial and Triumph: Essays on Tennessee's African American History,"
which he edited, was inspired by his work on the Tennessee Encyclopedia
of History and Culture, according to WMOT-FM.
Dr. Ron Messier, history, told The Tennessean that prime targets in the
war between the U.S. and Iraq will include transportation systems, places
where weapons are believed to be stored, and areas that supply water and
electricity.
Dr. Jean Berko Gleason of Boston University will lecture at MTSU on gender
differences in language, reported The Tennessean.
WMOT-FM interviewed Dr. Susan Sobel, psychology, about how to explain
war to children.
Mass Communication
Todd Gitlin, journalism and sociology, Columbia University, will speak
at MTSU as part of the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First
Amendment Studies lecture series, reported The Tennessean.
Gitlin's talk was delayed due to inclement weather, according to WMOT-FM.
In another Seigenthaler lecture, former Vice President Al Gore blasted
the news media for what he called an unwillingness to question the war
in Iraq, reported The Tennessean and WSMV-TV.
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WMOT-FM aired commentaries by Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, about the
potential for scholarly use of the Internet, televised documentaries about
Michael Jackson, surveillance of anti-war demonstrators and celebrities'
expressions of opposition to a war with Iraq.
Burriss was interviewed about media coverage of the war in Iraq on NewsChannel5+.
The latest MT Poll shows that about 61 percent of interviewees support
a state income tax coupled with state sales tax cuts, reported The Tennessean,
the Commercial Appeal (Memphis) and WSIX-FM.
In a letter to The Tennessean, Jim Cox wrote, "As a longtime supporter
of a personal income tax in Tennessee, I was delighted to learn from your
report of the recent MTSU poll that I might no longer be part of the silent
majority."
In another letter to The Tennessean, Christopher Wiseman wrote that he
thought he was "reading a comic strip instead of an alleged professionally
conducted poll" when he read the MT Poll.
Don Peterson referred to the MT Poll in expressing his support for a state
income tax combined with a sales tax reduction in a letter to The Tennessean.
According to the MT Poll, 78 percent of Tennesseans believe homosexuals
should have equal employment rights, noted The Tennessean and the Nashville
City Paper.
Most Tennesseans favor a U.S. invasion of Iraq only with the backing of
the United Nations, according to the latest MT Poll, reported The Tennessean.
MetroNetworks interviewed Dr. Paul Fischer, recording industry management,
about the backlash from anti-war comments made by Dixie Chicks lead singer
Natalie Maines.
Fischer told The Tennessean that radio listeners always have the option
of turning the dial if they hear music that offends them.
Bob Pondillo, electronic media communication, was interviewed on KJMS-FM
(Memphis) about the use of satellite technology during the war with Iraq.
Student Affairs
MTSU senior Kendrick Wilkins is interning at the Rutherford County Health
Department, reported WMOT-FM.
MTSU student Jason Searles of Sumner County competed in the Discussion
Meet at the American Farm Bureau Convention in Tampa, FL, reported the
Tennessee Farm Bureau News.
MTSU students were invited to recite their poems at an open poetry reading
in Antioch, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
MTSU student Nick Fowler told the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that many
of his fellow students have classroom discussions about the nation's security
status and the threat of war with Iraq.
General Interest
Student enrollment at MTSU is up 25 percent over last year, according
to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
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MTSU professors answered questions from high school teachers at a seminar
on declining cultural literacy among students, reported the Chattanooga
Times-Free Press.
MetroNetworks interviewed Dr. Tony Badger, Paul Mellon Professor of American
History, Cambridge University, who is using the resources of MTSU's Albert
Gore Sr. Research Center in writing a biography of Gore.
MTSU students participated in demonstrations for and against a war with
Iraq in front of the Keathley University Center, according to WSMV-TV,
WTVF-TV, WKRN-TV, WZTV-TV and The Tennessean.
The Tennessean reported that an agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
collected information about speakers at the demonstrations.
TBI Director Larry Wallace said the agent used "unbelievably poor
judgment" in taking names of speakers at the demonstrations, according
to The Tennessean, the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, the Commercial Appeal
(Memphis), WSMV-TV, WZTV-TV, WTVF-TV and WKRN-TV.
Wallace told The Tennessean that the agent's report was shredded.
An editorial in The Tennessean chastised the TBI for sending an agent
to the demonstrations.
Another editorial in The Tennessean opined that the incident at MTSU should
prompt the legislature to consider closer scrutiny of the TBI.
"It seems that the students at MTSU who choose to speak their beliefs
are now on a list somewhere," opined Martin Waddell in a letter to
The Tennessean about the demonstrations.
Columnists for The Tennessean, the Chattanooga Times-Free Press and the
Knoxville News-Sentinel blasted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
for taking names of anti-war speakers at demonstrations at MTSU.
Jack Drugmand, director, public safety, told the TBI which groups had
organized the demonstrations, according to The Tennessean.
The TBI changed its policy on sending agents to "lawful assemblies"
as a result of the backlash from what happened at the demonstrations,
reported The Tennessean, the Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Commercial
Appeal (Memphis).
Gov. Phil Bredesen said he was "very unhappy" about the TBI's
actions at the demonstrations, noted The Tennessean.
Lynn Palmer, admissions director, said the lottery-funded scholarship
program should not be delayed a year, as Bredesen requests, according
to The Tennessean.
Palmer said MTSU is starting to adjust its admissions requirements due
to rapid growth and preparations for lottery scholarship students, reported
The Tennessean.
Dr. Tech Wubneh, director, International Programs and Services, said nearly
500 students from more than 80 countries study at MTSU, according to WMOT-FM.
Homer Pittard Campus School celebrated its 75th anniversary, reported
WMOT-FM.
Lynn Gannon Patterson, a teacher at the campus school, received the Presidential
Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2002 from
the National Science Foundation, noted The Tennessean.
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MTSU co-sponsored the annual Committed to Kids Expo, according to The
Tennessean.
The Tennessee Radio Network interviewed Lucinda Lea, vice president, information
technology, about the Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference at
MTSU.LOCAL NEWS
Administration
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and his wife,
Liz, at "Hearts of Gold," a gala sponsored by the Rutherford
County Chapter of the American Heart Association.
The DNJ printed a photo of the McPhees at a St. Patrick's Day benefit
for the Beesley Animal Humane Foundation.
McPhee spoke to upperclassmen at Shelbyville Central High School about
the keys to success, noted the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
McPhee told the DNJ, the Gallatin News-Examiner and the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
that 39 employees would lose their jobs and 41 unfilled, full-time positions
would be cut if a 9 percent budget cut goes into effect in 2003-04.
A DNJ editorial opined that the budget cuts MTSU must face will be "painful."
McPhee told Rutherford County Spotlight that firing personnel will be
the last step MTSU takes to deal with state budget cuts.
Dr. Bob Eaker, interim executive vice president and provost, delivered
a speech to employees of Southern Title Company in Murfreesboro, according
to the DNJ Business Pulse.
MTSU could be forced to raise tuition up to 14 percent this fall under
a plan by the Tennessee Board of Regents, noted the DNJ.
MTSU held its own on the TBR's annual report card, according to the DNJ.
Athletics
Associate Athletic Director Diane Turnham told the DNJ that no one fully
understands how to apply Title IX fairly in intercollegiate athletics.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said the Tennessee Board of Regents debated
funding cuts for college athletics, reported the DNJ.
MTSU provides student-athletes opportunities to compete at the highest
levels, according to Rutherford County Spotlight.
Basic and Applied Sciences
MTSU aerospace students will test new airplane technology funded with
a $720,000 federal grant, noted the DNJ, the Marshall Gazette and the
Columbia Daily Herald.
Page Nine (Local, Basic and Applied Sciences, cont'd.)
WGNS-AM interviewed Dr. Padgett Kelly, biology, about marine biology researcher
Dr. Carole Baldwin's appearance at MTSU.
Dr. Saleh Sbenaty, engineering technology and industrial studies, was
interviewed by the Jackson Sun and WGNS-AM about the treatment of Muslim
students who are against the war with Iraq.
MTSU Chemistry Club members performed experiments for area high school
students at the annual "Demomania!" demonstration, reported
the DNJ.
Dr. Pat Patterson, chemistry, said high school students from more than
20 public and private schools competed at MTSU's annual Science Olympiad,
according to the Gallatin News-Examiner.
High school girls who excel in math and science were honored at the second
annual "Breakfast with Champions," noted the DNJ.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education could decide by December
whether MTSU's School of Nursing will acquire an accreditation, reported
the DNJ.
MTSU is scheduled to co-sponsor the ninth annual Alzheimer's summit in
Murfreesboro in April, according to the DNJ, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette
and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Tommy Hall, executive director, Walking Horse Owners Association, said
that MTSU's Tennessee Miller Coliseum is "one of the best facilities
for its size of any livestock arena in the U.S," noted the DNJ and
the Tullahoma News.
Public tours were conducted during the grand opening of the coliseum,
noted the DNJ, the Lewisburg Tribune, the Elk Valley Times, the Murfreesboro
Sun, Rutherford County Spotlight and the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
A photo of the coliseum was featured on the cover of Rutherford County
Spotlight.
Anne Brzezicki, director, agribusiness and agriscience, told the DNJ that
the coliseum could help Murfreesboro replace Shelbyville as the “hub
of horse country.”
A DNJ editorial concurred with Brzezicki's opinion.
Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistry, demonstrated scientific experiments
for fourth-graders in Shelbyville, reported the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
MTSU competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association contest at
the University of Tennessee-Martin, according to the Jackson Sun.
Smithsonian Institution marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin delivered
three talks at MTSU on her study of the Galapagos Islands, according to
the DNJ and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Dr. David Whitaker, director, agribusiness and agriscience, told the DNJ
that the Tennessee Livestock Center has a capacity of about 4,800.
The Rutherford County Home Builders Association offers scholarships to
students of the MTSU Concrete Industry Mangagement program, noted the
DNJ.
Dr. Pam Holder, nursing, said local volunteers trained at MTSU to work
in emergency smallpox inoculation clinics, reported the DNJ.
MTSU's Department of Biology will offer four scholarships to high school
seniors for the 2003-04 academic year, according to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
Page Ten (Local, Basic and Applied Sciences, cont'd.)
Dr. Warren Anderson, agribusiness and agriscience, told the DNJ he asks
his students to participate in projects such as cleaning up gravestones
at Stones River National Battlefield.
Business
MTSU's Tennessee Small Business Development Center sponsored a seminar
on how small business owners can obtain financing, noted the DNJ Business
Pulse.
The TSBDC co-sponsored a seminar on avoiding wrongful discharge lawsuits,
according to the DNJ Business Pulse.
Dr. David Penn, director, Business and Economic Research Center, noted
that Middle Tennessee's unemployment rate is better than the national
average in a guest article in the DNJ Business Pulse.
Penn said states that depend upon income tax collections for revenue are
in worse fiscal shape than Tennessee, noted the DNJ.
Penn told the DNJ that uncertainty over whether the U.S. will invade Iraq
will prompt businesses to hesitate to hire new workers.
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, said MTSU students should get
at least $1 million in scholarship money in the first year of the state
lottery, reported the DNJ.
Ford told the DNJ that at least 500 of about 21,000 students who receive
lottery scholarships should enroll at MTSU.
Ford said a state lottery could generate 10,000 jobs indirectly and thousands
of jobs directly, noted Rutherford County Spotlight.
As a member of the Education Lottery Task Force, Ford voted for a measure
to give equal lottery-funded scholarships to private and public university
students, reported the Morristown Citizen Tribune, the Union City Daily
Messenger and the Newport Plain Talk.
Ford said it would behoove the state to move students through the higher
education system more quickly because of anticipated budget cuts, noted
the DNJ.
MTSU is offering an accelerated MBA program called "Immersion 2003,"
noted the DNJ.
The 12th annual University Takeover/Executives in Residence program begins
April 4 at MTSU, according to the DNJ and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Dr. Ron Moser and Sharon Jones, management and marketing, received the
largest number of votes in an election for "Outstanding Professor
in the MTSU College of Business" for 2002-03, reported the DNJ.
Leadership Middle Tennessee, a group which gathers county leaders together
to promote economic and community development, operates through the Jennings
A. Jones College of Business, noted the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
Dr. Kathleen Vinlove, associate director, BERC, told the DNJ that nonprofit
arts organizations contributed $143.8 million to the Tennessee economy
in the 2001-02 fiscal year.
Destination Rutherford, an economic and community group, intends to capitalize
on MTSU's influence and impact as part of its strategy, reported Rutherford
County Spotlight.
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Dr. Troy Festervand, management and marketing, said MTSU's Jennings A.
Jones College of Business will house a new program to create greater diversity
in local businesses, reported the DNJ.
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Jan Hayes, educational leadership, said members of MTSU's Education
Association visited area schools as part of the "Read Across America"
campaign, reported the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU education students help teach students at Hobgood Elementary School
math skills by using games, according to the DNJ.
Dr. Gloria Bonner, dean, is on the Community Business Development Board
of Cavalry Bank, noted the DNJ.
Dr. Kevin Smith, sociology and anthropology, told the DNJ that the outcome
of a U.S. Supreme Court case could affect an MTSU scholarship for Native
Americans.
Students of Dr. Catherine Crooks, psychology, are scheduled to conduct
educational workshops on dealing with chronic illness in April, reported
the Murfreesboro Sun.
Bill Shulman, criminal justice administration, spoke at the seventh annual
fraud conference of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, according to the Tullahoma News.
The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia will receive
$100,000 in federal funding, noted the Cannon Courier.
Dr. Diane Sawyer, Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies, trained special
education teachers in Jamestown in new methods of teaching reading, reported
the Fentress Courier.
MTSU will offer students the opportunity to take and complete a Specialist
of Education program on the Clifton campus of Columbia State Community
College, according to the Wayne County News.
MTSU hosted the Department of Elementary and Special Education’s
annual Invention Convention, noted the Murfreesboro Sun.
Liberal Arts
The contestant pool for the Orpheus Vocal Competition at MTSU included
six MTSU students, reported the Murfreesboro Sun and the DNJ.
Caneta Hankins, coordinator, Center for Historic Preservation, said CHP
specialists are working to help interpret the history of the Rose Mont
house in Gallatin, reported the Gallatin News-Examiner.
The DNJ profiled Dr. Carroll Van West, director, CHP.
West spoke at a commemoration of the lives of Confederate Generals Robert
E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Smithville, according
to the Middle Tennessee Times. Page Twelve (Local, Liberal Arts, cont'd.)
CHP officials will complete the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area's management
plan this spring and submit it to the U.S. Department of the Interior
this summer, reported the Murfreesboro Sun, the Wilson World, Lewisburg
Tribune, the
Gallatin News-Examiner, the Jackson County Sentinel, the Cookeville Herald-Citizen,
the Livingston Enterprise, the Overton County News, the Carthage Courier,
the Winchester Herald-Chronicle and the Celina Citizen-Statesman.
The CHP co-sponsored a symposium to commemorate the 140th anniversary
of the Battle of Stones River, noted Rutherford County Spotlight.
Dr. Crosby Hunt, developmental studies, and Deborah Anderson, speech and
theatre, happily married in real life, portrayed battling spouses in a
production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,"
according to the DNJ and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Some 50 young pianists competed in MTSU's seventh annual ClavierFest,
noted the DNJ and the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU Concerts opened a series of concerts ranging from salsa to hip-hop,
noted the Murfreesboro Sun.
Austrian pianist Aima Maria Labra-Makk performed the works of Austrian
composer Jeno Takacs at MTSU's Wright Music Hall, according to the DNJ
and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Imani Winds, a professional woodwind quintet whose members are of African
American and Latino heritage, performed at Wright Music Hall, reported
the DNJ.
Dr. Russell Church, speech and theatre, said the MTSU Debate Team captured
varsity and novice state titles at the Tennessee Intercollegiate Debate
Association tournament, noted the Lewisburg Tribune.
Artist Audrey Flack will lecture on "Art Under Attack" April
23 at the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU's Business Aerospace Building,
according to the Murfreesboro Sun.
Dr. Mary Hoffschwelle, history, spoke about "Tennessee History Through
Women's Eyes" at a luncheon sponsored by Bank of Murfreesboro, noted
the DNJ.
The MTSU Jazz Ensemble will play at this year's JazzFest, reported Rutherford
County Spotlight.
Mass Communication
Author and columnist Todd Gitlin spoke about how the media influence our
emotional responses to war as part of MTSU's John Seigenthaler Chair of
Excellence in First Amendment Studies lecture series, noted the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette and the Lewisburg Tribune.
Former Vice President Al Gore delivered a Seigenthaler lecture on the
entertainment media, reported the DNJ.
In the same lecture, Gore blasted the news media for what he called an
unwillingness to question the war in Iraq, noted the DNJ.
MTSU's representative on the Murfreesboro Cable Commission, Dr. Dennis
Oneal, electronic media communication, voted against a new 15-year franchise
agreement with Comcast, according to the DNJ.
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The latest MT Poll shows that about 61 percent of interviewees support
a state income tax coupled with state sales tax cuts, noted the DNJ.
A DNJ editorial noted that the MT Poll findings on tax cuts defy the conventional
wisdom about Tennesseans’ opinions on the subject.
Most Tennesseans favor a U.S. invasion of Iraq only with the backing of
the United Nations, according to the latest MT Poll, reported the DNJ.
MTSU's Baldwin Photographic Gallery displayed the photographs of Stetson
University professor Betty Press, noted the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
The DNJ interviewed Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, about the impact of
sales taxes on Internet commerce.
Dr. Ed Kimbrell, journalism, told the DNJ that war coverage on radio and
the Internet and in newspapers could erode the ratings that television
enjoyed during the Persian Gulf War.
Student Affairs
MTSU students helped raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
in Memphis in the "Up Til Dawn" overnight event, according to
the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU student Patrick Cummins dancing during
the American Indian Festival.
The DNJ also printed a photo of MTSU student Holli Hastings moving stalls
at the Tennessee Livestock Center.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, enrollment
management, said the state budget crisis has inspired many applicants
to college to submit their paperwork early, reported the Morristown Citizen
Tribune, the Union City Daily Messenger, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
and the Cleveland Daily Banner.
MTSU student Brandon Carter researched the Underground Railroad section
of "From Slaves to Civil War Heroes," an exhibit at Bradley
Academy Museum and Cultural Center, noted the Johnson City Press and the
Maryville Daily Times.
MTSU students assisted La Vergne youngsters ages 8-18 through the "Homework
Help" program, noted the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU students Daniel Harris, Ben Gortmaker
and Evan Barnegt canoeing on Stones River during spring break.
The Brownsville States-Graphic profiled MTSU senior Sh'Voyne Claybon of
Brownsville.
The MTSU Student Programming Ideas and Issues Committee brought cast members
from MTV's "The Real World" to campus, according to the Murfreesboro
Sun.
MTSU senior Cayo Nicolau tried out for the U.S.A. national rugby team,
reported the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU student Salome' Sandoval won first place in the guitar category and
third place in the senior voice category at the Beethoven Club Young Artist
Competition, noted the DNJ.
MTSU student Tia Stovall of Estill Springs received a scholarship from
the Franklin County Chapter of the Martin Luther King Scholarship Foundation,
according to the Winchester Herald-Chronicle.
Page Fourteen (Local, Student Affairs, cont'd.)
MTSU student Beth Hood left home for San Antonio to compete in the 2003
Miss USA Pageant, reported the Cleveland Daily Banner.
Members of the MTSU Student Home Builders Association built a storage
facility at the third annual "Homes and Gardens Today" show
in Smyrna, according to the DNJ.
MTSU student Tabitha Elise Agee of Alexandria accepted membership in Golden
Key International Honour Society, noted the Carthage Courier.
MTSU junior Claibourne Gibson of Jefferson City has been awarded a $1,250
scholarship by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the National Cattleman's
Foundation, according to the Jefferson City Standard-Banner.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU student Ricky Huynh of Knoxville pulling
his bicycle through Bell Buckle during Daffodil Day.
MTSU student Jeremy Nickens attended a group prayer session to support
U.S. troops in Iraq, according to the DNJ.
MTSU student Jenny Gill was profiled in the DNJ.
MTSU sophomore Aimee Millspaugh won the 2003 Main Street JazzFest T-shirt
design contest, according to the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU senior Gene Jackson drawing a peace symbol
alongside a U.S. flag on a sidewalk.
General Interest
The Tullahoma News printed the names of students who graduated from MTSU
in the Fall 2002 semester.
The DNJ profiled John Jewell, manager, Murphy Center Athletic Complex.
MTSU hosted the American Indian Festival, a celebration of Native American
history and culture, according to Rutherford Parent, the Southern Standard
and the Tullahoma News.
The DNJ printed photos of the American Indian Festival.
In a letter to the DNJ, Eric Blum opined that "the three attacks
on young women near MTSU in the past few weeks should illustrate a problem
with police visibility in the area."
Renovation work on buildings and infrastructure at MTSU has been halted
due to the state budget crisis, reported the DNJ.
The Jasper Journal, the Collierville Herald, the Dunlap Tribune, the Moore
County News, the Sparta Expositor, the Gallatin News-Examiner, the Wayne
County News, the Hendersonville Star News, the Carthage Courier, the Humboldt
Courier Chronicle, the Buffalo River Review, the Bolivar Bulletin-Times,
the Lauderdale Voice, the Dayton Herald-News, the Dresden Enterprise,
the Erwin Record, the Polk County News, the Covington Leader, the Waverly
News-Democrat, the Brentwood Journal, the Springfield Times, the Morgan
County News, the Lawrenceburg Democrat-Union, the Lawrenceburg Advocate,
the Sparta Expositor, the South Pittsburg Hustler, the Franklin Review-Appeal,
the Tri-City Reporter, the Roane County News, the Cleveland Daily Banner,
the Covington Leader, the Lebanon Democrat, the Winchester Herald-Chronicle,
the DNJ and the Union City Daily Messenger printed names of students who
made the dean's list at MTSU in the Fall 2002 semester.
Page Fifteen (Local, General Interest, cont'd.)
The Columbia Daily Herald printed the names of students who graduated
from MTSU following the Fall 2002 semester.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, participated in a televised panel
discussion titled "Funding Your Future: Financial Aid for Students,"
noted the Selmer Independent-Appeal.
The Rapid Transit Authority operates weekday commuter "Relax and
Ride" bus service between six cities and the MTSU campus, according
to the Hendersonville Star News.
"Reaching and Serving Our Distance Learning Students" was the
theme of the annual Adult Learning Conference at MTSU, noted the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette.
Meredith Anne Higgs, developmental studies, received a doctoral fellowship
from the Order of Omega, a national honor society, reported the Winchester
Herald-Chronicle.
MTSU's spring break lasted from Mar. 10-14, noted the DNJ.
Michael Garrett, Stephen King's first editor, conducted a series of workshops
on creative writing at MTSU, noted the Marshall Gazette, the Tullahoma
News, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, the Middle Tennessee Times and the
Franklin Review-Appeal.
MTSU students for and against a possible war with Iraq demonstrated in
front of the Keathley University Center, reported the DNJ, the Oak Ridger,
the Athens Post-Athenian, the Dyersburg State Gazette, the Johnson City
Press, the Newport Plain Talk, the Morristown Citizen Tribune, the Elizabethton
Star, the Paris Post-Intelligencer, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the
Bristol Herald Courier, the Maryville Daily Times, the Jackson Sun and
the Cleveland Daily Banner.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Larry Wallace apologized for
an agent who gathered the names of some demonstrators, noted the DNJ,
the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Kingsport Times-News, the Bristol Herald
Courier, the Athens Post-Athenian, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the
Lebanon Democrat, the Crossville Chronicle and the Tullahoma News.
The incident at the MTSU demonstration prompted the TBI to change its
policy, according to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Johnson City Press,
the Athens Post-Athenian, the Jackson Sun, the Cleveland Daily Banner,
the Kingsport Times-News and the Bristol Herald Courier.
An editorial in the DNJ praised Wallace for reassigning the agent.
DNJ columnist Mike Pirtle and Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle columnist Alane
Megna blasted the TBI for its agent's behavior.
In a letter to the DNJ, Kevin C. Youse wrote that any MTSU professor who
canceled classes for the demonstrations should be fired.
Susanne Tenpenny wrote in a letter to the DNJ that she was "very
much impressed" with the MTSU students at the demonstrations.
In a letter to the DNJ, Steve Moorehead wrote that MTSU students who participated
in the demonstrations "were only doing what the law specifically
states they have the right to do."
Page Sixteen (Local, General Interest, cont'd.)
In another letter to the DNJ, Ken Duke described the student demonstrators
as a “ragtag group (which) proudly enhanced its ignorance with peacenik
chants, funny-looking signs and stringy hair flopping in the breeze, some
looking rather like the great unwashed.”
J. Keebie Clayton called the student demonstrators “faux hippies”
in his letter to the DNJ.
Applications to MTSU were up 25 percent last year, noted the Kingsport
Times-News and the Paris Post-Intelligencer.
MTSU has established an academic exchange agreement with Yonsei University
in Seoul, South Korea, according to the Lewisburg Tribune.
MTSU co-sponsored the second annual Committed to Kids Expo, noted the
Murfreesboro Sun, the DNJ and the DNJ Extra.
More than 360 MTSU employees have signed up to participate in smallpox
inoculation clinics, reported the DNJ and the DNJ Extra.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU Police Officer Craig Whitney directing
traffic in front of Murphy Center.
Lucinda Lea, vice president, information technology, told the Bohannon
Music Club that there is a total of $10,400 in the club's MTSU scholarship
fund, noted the DNJ.
The MTSU Japan-U.S. Program co-sponsored a series of professional development
seminars to encourage more middle and high school teachers to include
Asia in their lesson plans, reported the Marshall Gazette and the Lawrenceburg
Advocate.
Former Vice President Al Gore attended the exhibition of a plan for a
butterfly garden created by students in his Family-Centered Community
Building class at MTSU, according to the DNJ.
MTSU participated in Career Day at Franklin County High School, noted
the Winchester Herald-Chronicle.
The Archie Hartwell Nash Memorial Scholarship for MTSU students who are
working their way through college is available through the Community Foundation
of Middle Tennessee, reported the Murfreesboro Sun and the Ashland City
Times.
MTSU will get a share of $245 million in federal assistance for museums
and libraries over the next six years, according to the Gallatin News-Examiner,
the Cannon Courier and the Celina Citizen-Statesman.
The lottery-funded scholarship program could cause admissions gains and
losses at MTSU, reported the Jackson Sun.
The DNJ interviewed Lucinda Lea, vice president, information technology,
about the Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference at MTSU.
MTSU participated in a financial aid information program at Franklin County
High School, noted the Tullahoma News.
The June Anderson Women's Center sponsored a benefit concert for a group
that helps domestic violence victims, according to the DNJ.
Rabbi Bent Melchior, chief rabbi emeritus of Denmark, commemorated the
historical rescue of 7,000 Jewish Danish citizens in a free lecture at
MTSU, reported the DNJ.
Page Seventeen (Local, General Interest, cont'd.)
Martha Turner, director, Career and Placement Center, said that accounting,
nursing and education are the professions in highest demand, noted the
DNJ.
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