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Clips for February 2004
NATIONAL NEWS
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Mark Anshel, HPERS, compiled a list titled “Ten Ways to Fail
This Course” for students, reported the University Wire.
Liberal Arts
Dr. Christie Nuell, art, submitted a portfolio of work from her students
to www.amityartfoundation.org.
MTSU will sponsor a summer workshop at The Hermitage in conjunction with
the national Endowment for the Humanities “Landmarks of American
History” program, according to States News Service.
Dr. Jerry Brookshire, history, wrote an analysis of the relationship between
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee
for www.historytoday.com.
Dr. Charles Wolfe, English, was an on-camera commentator on the cable
documentary “Waiting in the Wings: African Americans in Country Music”
on the cable television channel Country Music Television.
Wolfe said Ira Louvin “was probably the best songwriter that Nashville
ever produced,” reported the New York Times.
Dr. John Vile, political science, said, of more than 10,000 Constitutional
amendments introduced in Congress, only 33 won the required majorities,
but 27 of those were ratified, according to the New York Times.
Mass Communication
Pam Browne, recording industry management, said MTSU will launch its own
record label titled RIM Records, reported the University Wire.
Geoff Hull, recording industry management, said songwriters are often
coerced into giving partial writer credits to recording artists or producers,
according to the University Wire.
Dr. Tom Berg, electronic media communication, represents Tennessee among
the coordinators for Region Eight of the Radio-Television News Directors
Association, noted RTNDA Communicator magazine.
Dr. Richard Campbell, journalism, is one of four candidates for director
of a new journalism program at Miami (of Ohio) University, according to
the Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer.
Miami (of Ohio) University has extended a formal offer to Campbell to
become director of the school’s new journalism program, reported
the Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer.
Student Affairs
A survey conducted last semester found that fewer MTSU students are eating
three meals a day, noted the University Wire.
MTSU students Zol Hooper, Katie Dreiling, Erin Killebrew and Kelly Jenkins
expressed their feelings about Valentine’s Day on the University
Wire.
Gene Fitch, associate dean, student life, and director, student affairs
research, administered a survey about academic misconduct, reported the
University Wire.
General Interest
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) participated in a Webcam chat on the
MTSU campus, reported the University Wire.
MTSU officials arranged for the campus e-mail server to block certain
messages, according to the University Wire.
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METROPOLITAN NEWS
Administration
MTSU and O’More College of Design are exploring the possibility of
a merger, according to WMOT-FM.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said Gov. Phil Bredesen’s (D-TN)
budget proposal was much better for higher education than budgets of recent
years, reported The Tennessean.
McPhee said MTSU “would not be what it is today without John Bragg’s
love, devotion and support,” according to The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
The MTSU employee who claimed she was sexually harassed by McPhee has
filed a civil suit against him, reported The Tennessean and WSMV-TV.
McPhee said MTSU wants to provide an Ivy League education without the
Ivy League cost, reported WMOT-FM.
Athletics
“Operation Full House” drew 11,807 people to Murphy Center for
the MTSU-WKU basketball game, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section, WKRN-TV and WTVF-TV.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Karen Hargrove, coordinator, Center for Environmental Education, explained
the “WaterWorks!” program on WMOT-FM.
Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistry, talked about Women in Science and
Engineering (WISE) on WMOT-FM.
Dr. Preston MacDougall, chemistry, talked about the awards and recognition
dinner of the Nashville section of the American Chemical Society on WMOT-FM.
Teams from Middle Tennessee high schools and middle schools competed in
the Regional Science Olympiad at MTSU, noted The Tennessean, The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section and WMOT-FM.
Dr. Jeff Clark, computer information systems, discussed what attracts
voters to particular candidates on WZTV-TV.
The Department of Global Studies sponsored a lecture on study abroad opportunities
by Dr. David Keeling, head of geography and geology, Western Kentucky
University, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Albert Ogden, geosciences, will study La Vergne’s sinkhole problem,
noted The Tennessean.
The Center for Environmental Education co-sponsored a workshop on the
Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program, according to The Tennessean’s
Davidson A.M. section.
Dr. Paul Craig, aerospace, discussed the National Transportation Safety
Board’s proposal to weigh passengers along with their baggage in
order to prevent airline accidents on WKRN-TV.
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Business
Dr. David Penn, director, Business and Economic Research Center, said
he thinks there will be a positive turn in the job market sometime this
year, reported The Tennessean.
Data compiled by the BERC indicate that hotel occupancy and teacher employment
in Nashville rose in December, according to The Tennessean.
Penn said closing Nashville’s Vought Aircraft Industries plant could
mean 17 jobs lost outside the facility for each job lost on the inside,
reported The Tennessean.
An analysis by the BERC estimates that as much as $177 million in Tennessee
exports to Europe could face stiff new tariffs if the European Union follows
through with sanctions on U.S. goods, noted The Tennessean.
A BERC study recommended seven alternatives to property taxes for raising
revenue in Rutherford County, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section.
Dr. Barbara Haskew, economics and finance, said the Tennessee Labor-Management
Conference highlighted successful partnerships between management and
labor, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. Tim Graeff, director, Office of Consumer Research, says consumer confidence
in Middle Tennessee went down in February, according to The Tennessean.
Dr. Harold Wilson, accounting, received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement
in Accounting Education Award from the Tennessee Society of Certified
Public Accountants, reported The Tennessean.
MTSU co-sponsored a program titled “Business Continuity Planning:
Now That I Have It, What Do I Do With It?,” noted The Tennessean’s
Davidson A.M. section and The Tennessean.
Liberal Arts
Most of the Legacy of Stones River Symposium, which is co-sponsored by
the Center for Historic Preservation, will be held at MTSU, noted The
Tennessean.
Graduate students from the CHP plan to visit New Bethel Church in Oak
Ridge to assess what needs to be done to maintain the church’s historic
integrity, according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Dr. Mark Byrnes, political science, said he hopes MTSU eventually will
require students to take a citizenship class, reported The Tennessean.
Byrnes told the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that Tennessee Democrats
might have decided not to vote in their primary because they assumed the
nomination of U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to be a foregone conclusion.
Dr. Kenn DeShane, English, will help develop a trail focusing on southeast
Tennessee’s religious history for the Southeast Tennessee Development
District, according to The Tennessean, the Knoxville News-Sentinel and
the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Michael Gavin, preservation specialist, CHP, spoke on African American
19th century iron work at the Conference on African American History and
Culture, noted the Green Hills News and The Tennessean.
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Dr. Bill Levine, English, interviewed Kenny Werner, who performed in concert
with his trio as part of the MTSU Jazz Series, for WMOT-FM.
MTSU alumnus Wayne White displayed his artwork at the Art Barn Gallery,
reported WMOT-FM.
MTSU will sponsor its annual ClavierFest for young pianists March 6 on
campus, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Kenny Werner and his trio performed in concert as part of the MTSU Jazz
Series, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section and The Tennessean.
Dr. John Vile, political science, said U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)
and Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) had the best chance to win the Democratic
presidential primary in Tennessee, according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
In The Tennessean, Vile expressed his feelings about the crucifixion of
Jesus.
Dr. Ron Messier, history, delivered a lecture on Morocco at The Parthenon
in Nashville, noted WPLN-FM and The Tennessean.
MTSU sponsored its third annual Tennessee Guitar Festival, reported The
Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Andrei Korobkov, political science, said those who fight the war on
terrorism would do well not to ignore the former Soviet republics, according
to WMOT-FM.
Dr. Steven Livingston, political science, said 16 industries on the European
Union’s tariff list account for more than $131 million in exports,
noted The Tennessean.
MTSU sponsored a performance of traditional American music by Mike Seeger,
reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Mass Communication
Pam Browne, recording industry management, said MTSU will launch its own
record label titled RIM Records, reported The Tennessean.
WMOT-FM aired commentaries by Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, on the recent
use of indecent language on television; ownership of news outlets; the
relationship between arts, science and computers; media coverage of the
Super Bowl; scandalous book reviews; and Mel Gibson’s movie “The
Passion of the Christ.”
Burriss discussed political advertisements on NewsChannel5+.
Burriss and Dr. Ed Kimbrell, journalism, commented on WMOT-FM on the impact
of the late John Bragg on the College of Mass Communication.
Dr. Richard Campbell, journalism, downplayed the possible impact on the
national media of a Ku Klux Klan rally scheduled for the same day Democratic
presidential candidates were scheduled to campaign in Nashville, reported
the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Campbell said the Daily News Journal might be improved following its takeover
by Gannett, according to the Nashville Scene.
Beverly Keel, recording industry management, profiled country music star
Kenny Chesney for Nashville Magazine.
Dr. Edd Applegate, journalism, was “quoted” in a satirical article
in the Nashville Scene.
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Student Affairs
MTSU graduate students Van Zbinden and Jennifer Allen work at the Rutherford
County Archives Department, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section.
MTSU student Greg Gentry of Smyrna attends classes with his seeing-eye
dog in training, Tyler, noted The Tennessean and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
MTSU students Ashley Jameson and Bradley White have started their own
record label, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
The MTSU College Democrats sponsored an environmental forum including
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich via videoconferencing,
according to The Tennessean.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, enrollment
management, said applications are up 38 percent over last year, reported
the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
The MTSU Raider Republicans was revived after several years of inactivity,
noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
The Tennessean printed a photo of a Valentine’s Day mock wedding
ceremony sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta.
Raider Republicans sponsored a “Support the Troops” week at
MTSU, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
MTSU’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was put on probation following
accusations of hazing, reported WKRN-TV.
MTSU students who filed property damage claims following a dormitory fire
last fall will not be reimbursed for damages, noted WKRN-TV.
MTSU student Austin Sanders was interviewed on WMOT-FM about his first-place
showing in the Southeast Regional 10-Minute Play Competition.
General Interest
Applications are up 38 percent over last year at MTSU, noted The Tennessean.
Lisa L. Rollins and Tom Tozer, news and public affairs, received CASE
District III Special Merit Awards for feature writing and media relations
projects, respectively, according to The Tennessean and the Nashville
Business Journal.
Rollins helped write feature stories for The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section and Gina Logue, News and Public Affairs, penned a story for The
Tennessean’s Williamson A.M. section.
Spring enrollment is at 19,650, reported WMOT-FM.
Enrollment is up 3.13 percent over the Spring 2003 semester, according
to The Tennessean.
The Campus Freethought Alliance sponsored a debate on unidentified flying
objects, noted WMOT-FM.
The Honors College has a new building, reported The Tennessean.
The Japan-U.S. Center of MTSU sponsored “Music of the Ainu,”
a concert by OKI and Ma Rewrew, noted WMOT-FM, WPLN-FM, the Nashville
Pride, the Nashville Scene and The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Page Seven (Metro, General Interest, cont’d.)
The Albert Gore Sr. Research Center is looking for people who have oral
histories about World War II to share for the Veterans History Project,
according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
The Homer Pittard Campus School celebrated its 75th anniversary, reported
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section, WTVF-TV and WMOT-FM.
MTSU has a recreational hockey club, noted The Tennessean.
Tom Brannan, director, advancement services, said MTSU has joined other
schools in paying out a percent of the three-year average market value
of its endowment rather than the entire gain, reported The Tennessean.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, said MTSU hopes to add staff in
financial aid, administration and business, according to The Tennessean.
Hutton predicted that 90 percent of MTSU’s incoming freshmen will
get a lottery scholarship, but only 18 percent will still have it in four
years, reported The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Hutton said students now graduate with an average of $17,000 in student
loans, according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Hutton and Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost,
enrollment management, discussed how to fund a college education on WZTV-TV.
Dr. Carol Ann Baily, director, Adult Services Center, was presented the
King-Hampton Award for her work to improve the status and equality of
women at MTSU, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
The June Anderson Women’s Center sponsored the “Best Gown You’ll
Ever Wear” contest to promote cervical health, reported WSMV-TV.
MTSU officials issued a campus-wide alert following an allegation of rape
on campus, according to WZTV-TV and WKRN-TV.
The Governor’s Schools for the Arts at MTSU is making a comeback,
reported The Tennessean.
MTSU will host the largest indoor American Indian festival in the Southeast
in March, according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
Bradley Academy Museum’s Web site was hosted through MTSU, noted
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
WMOT-FM interviewed U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN), who spoke at a luncheon
sponsored by MTSU’s Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair of Excellence
in Urban and Regional Planning.
The Writer’s Loft, a program of the Division of Continuing Studies
and Public Service, sponsored a reading by author Silas House, reported
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
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LOCAL NEWS
Administration
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said “the college would not be what
it is today without John Bragg’s love, devotion and support”
in reacting to news of Bragg’s death, according to the DNJ, the Cannon
Courier, the Johnson City Press, the Maryville Daily Times and the Murfreesboro
Sun.
A DNJ editorial stated of Bragg, “Among great men, he was truly a
great man.”
The DNJ printed a photo of McPhee and his wife, Liz, at the Groundhog
Day luncheon.
McPhee lectured on “Tough Choices in Higher Education” as part
of the Honors College Spring Lecture Series, noted the Murfreesboro Sun.
McPhee stated that students will not see a double-digit tuition increase
this year, according to the DNJ.
Middle Tennessee Medical Center added McPhee to its board of directors,
noted the DNJ.
McPhee attended Rutherford County’s annual 2004 Heart Gala, according
to the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of McPhee and head football coach Andy McCollum
at the Friends of Scouting luncheon.
The MTSU employee who accused McPhee of sexual harassment filed a civil
suit against him, reported the DNJ.
An editorial in the Franklin Review-Appeal opined, “(O’More
College of Design’s) legacy to the community calls for continued
support and this relationship with MTSU gives yet another reason to cheer
on the home team.”
Athletics
The DNJ printed photos of the annual Groundhog Day luncheon.
“Operation Full House” drew 11,807 people to Murphy Center for
the MTSU-WKU basketball game, noted the DNJ.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Tennessee Livestock Center and Tennessee Miller Coliseum are venues for
horse shows, noted Rutherford County magazine.
MTSU aerospace students attend some classes in a fully functioning Boeing
727 airplane, according to Rutherford County magazine.
Dr. Bill Day, agriculture and agriscience, addressed the annual meeting
of the Tennessee Horse Council, reported the Jasper Journal, the Overton
County News, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Mountain City Tomahawk, the
Lewisburg Tribune, the Dyersburg State Gazette, the Marshall Gazette and
the Covington Leader.
La Vergne Alderman Jerry Gann proposed that the city hire Dr. Albert Ogden,
geosciences, to perform a study of the city’s sinkholes, noted the
DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
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Drs. Eric Klumpe and Charles Higgins, physics and astronomy, predict there
will be a manned mission to Mars within 20 years, reported the DNJ.
MTSU’s aerospace curriculum became independent from the industrial
studies program in 1971, according to the DNJ.
A DNJ editorial hailed MTSU’s role in aviation in Murfreesboro.
Middle school and high school students competed in the Regional Science
Olympiad at MTSU, noted the Murfreesboro Sun and the DNJ.
The DNJ printed photos from the Science Olympiad.
Dr. Tom Cheatham, dean, said the science and laboratory facilities at
MTSU must be updated, reported the DNJ.
A DNJ editorial stated that MTSU’s request for a new science building
could be high on the state government’s list of construction projects
for next year.
Dr. Doug Heffington, geosciences, heads the global studies program at
MTSU, according to the DNJ.
The 16th annual Tennessee Beef Agribition will be held at MTSU’s
Tennessee Livestock Center, noted the Winchester Herald-Chronicle.
Business
MTSU will co-sponsor the Corporate Connections Academy in June, noted
the DNJ Business Pulse.
The MTSU Tennessee Small Business Development Center co-sponsored a workshop
for persons interested in securing government contracts, reported the
DNJ Business Pulse.
The TSBDC is one of 70 such centers in the nation, according to the Rutherford
County Chamber of Commerce 75th Anniversary insert in the DNJ.
In a letter to the DNJ, Bob Williams recommended that readers examine
the Business and Economic Research Center’s study of potential revenue
sources for Rutherford County.
A study by the BERC shows a local realty transfer tax of five cents per
$100 of a home’s sale price in 2003 would have brought Rutherford
County $493,000, according to the DNJ.
A BERC study indicates that a $350 increase in Rutherford County’s
development tax, at a rate of 2,500 new homes a year, would bring in $875,000,
noted the DNJ.
The MTSU College of Business will receive $1,000 from FirstBank for the
establishment of scholarships, reported the DNJ.
An MTSU study showed that the Bonnaroo Music Festival is responsible for
an $11.2 million impact on the regional economy, noted the Manchester
Times.
Based on the MTSU study, the Manchester Times printed an editorial opposing
a five percent tax on Bonnaroo tickets.
Dr. Jeff Clark, computer information systems, said U.S. Sen. John Kerry
(D-MA), a Democratic presidential contender, has been able to “hit
a common chord” with the American people, reported the DNJ.
Page Ten (Local, Business, cont’d.)
Dr. Barbara Haskew, economics and finance, is one of the nominees for
president of the University of Tennessee, according to the DNJ.
Dr. Tim Graeff, director, Office of Consumer Research, says consumer confidence
in Middle Tennessee went down in February, reported the DNJ.
MTSU’s Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair of Excellence in Urban and
Regional Planning sponsored a luncheon for U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN),
noted the DNJ.
The DNJ printed photos from the Frist luncheon.
Dr. Al DePrince, economics and finance, has suggested the establishment
of a self-funding tax on health care to help alleviate the drain TennCare
puts on the state budget, according to the DNJ.
MTSU co-sponsored a program titled “Business Continuity Planning:
Now That I Have It, What Do I Do With It?,” noted the Clarksville
Leaf-Chronicle.
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Nancy Crews, elementary and special education, wrote, “I know
of no other school in the country that can boast of having a nationally
acclaimed expert (storyteller Donald Davis) in residence for two full
days and one night for 12 years,” according to the Wilson Post.
Dr. Terry Weeks, educational leadership, made a PowerPoint presentation
on the Gateway Project at a meeting of Leadership Rutherford, according
to the DNJ Business Pulse.
Liberal Arts
MTSU will sponsor a troupe of classically trained actors from London for
a weeklong educational residency in March, according to the DNJ Extra.
Jazz pianist Kenny Werner and his trio will perform in concert as part
of the MTSU Jazz Series, reported the DNJ Extra.
Dr. Kenn DeShane, English, will help develop a trail focusing on southeast
Tennessee’s religious history for the Southeast Tennessee Development
District, according to the DNJ, the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Franklin
Review-Appeal and the Columbia Daily Herald.
DeShane told the DNJ that no one really knows why Friday the 13th is considered
unlucky.
Antoinette van Zelm, interpretive specialist, and Anne Leslie Owens, coordinator,
Center for Historic Preservation, discussed the expansion of the Pickett
County Heritage and Scenic Driving Tour at a meeting in Byrdstown, noted
the Pickett County Press.
The Middle Tennessee Choral Society and MTSU Concert Chorale performed
Brahams’ “A German Requiem,” according to the DNJ Extra,
the Tullahoma News and the DNJ.
Drs. John Vile and Robb McDaniel, political science, said there’s
a chance that more young people will turn out to vote in the 2004 presidential
election, noted the DNJ.
Vile said U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)
had the best chance to win the Democratic presidential primary in Tennessee,
according to the Kingsport Times-News, the Bristol Herald-Courier, the
Paris Post-Intelligencer, the
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Morristown Citizen Tribune, the Newport Plain Talk, the Jackson Sun, the
Athens Post-Athenian and the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
Dr. Amy Staples, history, said a panel was set up to discuss the role
race plays in the criminal justice system as a part of African American
History Month, reported the DNJ.
Most of the Legacy of Stones River Symposium, which is co-sponsored by
the Center for Historic Preservation, will be held at MTSU, noted the
Franklin Review-Appeal and the Hickman County Times.
MTSU alumnus Wayne White displayed his art work at the Art Barn Gallery,
reported Murfreesboro Magazine and the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
Two award-winning plays written by recent MTSU graduates were presented
on campus, noted the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
MTSU hosted the third annual Tennessee Guitar Festival, according to the
DNJ and the DNJ Extra.
Dr. Ayne Cantrell, English, said the audience will be able to judge for
itself what happened to Matthew Shepard while watching the Murfreesboro
Ensemble Theater’s presentation of “The Laramie Project,”
reported the DNJ Extra and the DNJ.
The Stones River Chamber Players featured the “Music of the Americas”
in a concert at MTSU, noted the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU Theater presented “American Tall Tales” at Tucker Theater,
according to the DNJ Extra and the Southern Standard.
Dr. Charles Wolfe, English, co-edited “The Women of Country Music:
A Reader,” reported the Crossville Chronicle.
The MTSU Fine Arts Committee presented an appearance by the Chinese Golden
Dragon Acrobats at Tucker Theater, according to the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU sponsored a performance of traditional American music by Mike Seeger,
noted the DNJ.
Dr. Gloria Hamilton, psychology, administered the Myers-Briggs Test to
more than 150 trial and appellate judges at the first Tennessee Judicial
Conference in Murfreesboro, reported the DNJ.
The MTSU Jazz Ensemble I is scheduled to perform at this year’s JazzFest
in Murfreesboro, according to The Downtowner.
Mass Communication
In a column in the DNJ, Dr. Ed Kimbrell, journalism, wrote that John Bragg
worked with him to find a way to build a mass communication building for
MTSU.
In a column printed in the Franklin Review-Appeal, Kimbrell took The Tennessean
to task for an inaccurate story about the testimony of Dr. David Penn,
director, Business and Economic Research, before a Rutherford County panel.
Dr. Richard Campbell, journalism, downplayed the possible impact on the
national media of a Ku Klux Klan rally scheduled for the same day Democratic
presidential candidates were scheduled to campaign in Nashville, reported
the Sevierville Mountain Press.
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Student Affairs
The DNJ printed a photo of Chuck Akers, MTSU baseball center fielder,
and his mother at the Groundhog Day luncheon.
Junior Cassie Moody was elected to vice president of Gamma Beta Phi, reported
the Paris Post-Intelligencer.
A female MTSU student reported receiving a phone call from someone stating
he would kill her mother, according to the DNJ.
MTSU student Robert Blackwell served an internship for U.S. Sen. Lamar
Alexander (R-TN) in Washington, reported the Tullahoma News.
MTSU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter was punished by the university
following a nearly three-month investigation into hazing allegations,
noted the DNJ.
A DNJ editorial opined that there is no place for hazing pledges in fraternities.
Heather L. Henke, Dona J. Dyer, Tammy Fletcher Womack, Sheila J. Clay
and Judy Carol Davis were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, according to the
Franklin Review-Appeal and the Columbia Daily Herald.
The Tullahoma News African American History Month supplement profiled
MTSU student Yolanda Sullivan.
MTSU students Austin Sanders and Jon Royal won awards at the Region IV
Kennedy Center American College Festival, reported the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of MTSU freshmen John Williams and Jessica Bradford
walking to class.
MTSU graduate student Rebecca James told Murfreesboro’s Stormwater
Advisory Committee that traces of petroleum products are showing up in
several local springs, reported the DNJ.
The DNJ printed photos of MTSU fraternity and sorority members participating
in the “Step for a Cure” program to benefit breast cancer research.
MTSU Student Programming brought the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats to
campus, noted the DNJ Extra.
General Interest
Homer Pittard Campus School held a special event to celebrate its 75th
anniversary, according to the DNJ, the DNJ Business Pulse, the Rutherford
County Reader and Rutherford County magazine.
The DNJ printed photos from the Campus School’s birthday party.
Murfreesboro Magazine printed vintage photographs of the Campus School
over the years.
A Murfreesboro chiropractor asked MTSU and the Rutherford County School
Board to change the Campus School’s admission policy, noted the DNJ.
MTSU co-sponsored the third annual Committed to Kids Expo, reported the
DNJ Business Pulse.
Georgia Dennis, compositor lead worker, student programming, said the
whole family will enjoy the American Indian Festival 2004 at MTSU, noted
the DNJ Business Pulse.
Page Thirteen (Local, General Interest, cont’d.)
Steve Benefield, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce President, said
MTSU would rank within the top 20 largest cities in the state if it were
a municipality in its own right, according to the Rutherford County Chamber
of Commerce 75th Anniversary insert in the DNJ.
The Japan-U.S. Center of MTSU sponsored “Music of the Ainu,”
a concert by OKI and Ma Rewrew, noted the DNJ Extra, the Franklin Review-Appeal,
the Shelbyville Times-Gazette and the Southern Standard.
Photographs may be viewed at MTSU’s Learning Resources Center, according
to Rutherford County magazine.
MTSU’s Honors College has a new facility, reported Rutherford County
magazine.
Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN wants to extend the Governor’s Schools programs,
including the Governor’s School for the Arts at MTSU, according to
the DNJ.
MTSU is not on Bredesen’s list for any capital maintenance or higher
education construction projects, noted the DNJ.
The Fentress Courier, the Newport Plain Talk, the Celina Citizen-Statesman,
the Crossville Chronicle, the Middle Tennessee Times, the Huntingdon News-Leader,
the Wilson Post, the Union City Daily Messenger, the Macon County Times,
the Grundy County Herald, the Ripley Enterprise, the Lewis County Herald,
the Monroe County Advocate, the South Pittsburg Hustler, the Claiborne
Progress, the Carthage Courier, the Lewisburg Tribune, the Rogersville
Review, the Ashland City Times, the Portland Leader, the Dyersburg State
Gazette, the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Lauderdale Voice, the Greeneville
Sun, the Maryville Daily Times, the Camden Chronicle, the Milan Mirror-Exchange,
the Buffalo River Review, the Paris Post-Intelligencer, the Bolivar Bulletin-Times,
the Selmer Independent-Appeal, the Livingston Enterprise, the Cannon Courier,
the Winchester Herald-Chronicle, the Overton County News, the Jasper Journal,
the Alamo Times, the Mountain City Tomahawk, the Morristown Citizen Tribune,
the Gallatin News-Examiner, the Camden Chronicle, the Winchester Herald-Chronicle,
the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the Oak Ridger, the Selmer Independent-Appeal,
the Elk Valley Times, the South Pittsburg Hustler, the Wayne County News,
the Hickman County Times, the Athens Post-Athenian, the Columbia Daily
Herald, the Erwin Herald, the Wilson Post, the Covington Leader, the Brownsville
States-Graphic, the Cordova Beacon, the Lebanon Democrat, the Collierville
Herald, the Sparta Expositor and the Cleveland Daily Banner printed the
names of students who made the dean’s list.
The Gallatin News-Examiner, the Morgan County News, the Weakley County
Press, the Fairview Observer, the Columbia Daily Herald, the Manchester
Times, the Franklin Review-Appeal, the Rutherford Courier and the Elk
Valley News printed the names of students who graduated following the
Fall 2003 commencement.
Tuition for a full-time freshman entering MTSU is $2,005 per semester,
reported the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
The African American History Month Committee honored five local educators
at its annual Unity Luncheon, noted the Cannon Courier, the Murfreesboro
Sun and the DNJ.
Page Fourteen (Local, General Interest, cont’d.)
MTSU set a spring enrollment record of 20,229, according to the Murfreesboro
Sun.
MTSU officials said they expect a total of 4,000 students to be eligible
for lottery scholarships in Fall 2004, reported the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU helps to fund Murfreesboro Relax and Ride, noted the DNJ.
The DNJ printed photos of the late John Bragg provided by the Albert Gore
Sr. Research Center.
The Gore Center made highlights of Bragg’s life available on the
Web.
Some 60 donors made more than $4,000 in memorial contributions to the
John T. Bragg Sr. Scholarship Fund in the 10 days since Bragg’s death,
according to the DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
The late Andrew Todd had an enormous influence on the establishment of
what is now MTSU, reported the DNJ.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, predicted 90 percent of MTSU’s
incoming freshmen will get a lottery scholarship, according to the Union
City Daily Messenger, the Maryville Daily Times, the Kingsport Times-News,
the Franklin Review-Appeal, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the Crossville
Chronicle, the Newport Plain Talk and the Cookeville Herald-Citizen.
Hutton said students graduate from MTSU with an average of $17,000 in
student loans due, noted the Paris Post-Intelligencer, the Kingsport Times-News,
the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Sevierville Mountain Press, the Maryville
Daily Times, the Bristol Herald-Courier, the Dyersburg State Gazette,
the Dickson Herald, the Athens Post-Athenian, the Johnson City Press and
the Columbia Daily Herald.
Suma Clark, director, publications and graphics, helped organize the annual
Heart Gala for the Rutherford County Chapter of the American Heart Association,
reported Murfreesboro Magazine and the DNJ.
WMOT-FM aired romantic songs on “Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz”
on Valentine’s Day, according to the DNJ.
Faculty members with offices in Ezell Hall were given the option of relocating
as maintenance concerns were being addressed, reported the DNJ.
A new television program, “Middle Tennessee Record,” highlighted
events on the MTSU campus, according to the DNJ.
The June Anderson Women’s Center and Women for Women presented “Expressions,”
an examination of body image, noted the DNJ Extra and the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette.
Applications are up 38 percent over last year at MTSU, reported the Jackson
Sun.
Since July, MTSU has raised $4.5 million in private donations, according
to the Franklin Review-Appeal.
In a letter to the DNJ, Alice Goodwin wrote that MTSU should leave the
performance of the national anthem at sporting events to the MTSU band
or qualified choral groups.
MTSU officials issued a campus-wide alert following an allegation of rape
on campus, according to the DNJ.
MTSU police sought more information on the alleged rape, reported the
DNJ.
Page Fifteen (Local, General Interest, cont’d.)
Dr. Carroll Van West, director, Center for Historic Preservation, said
there is no better building in downtown Murfreesboro to house the county’s
records than the Lurlene Rushing house, noted the DNJ.
MTSU participated in the Anderson County High School College Fair, reported
the Oak Ridger.
The impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision known as Brown v. Board
of Education was the topic of a panel discussion at MTSU as part of African
American History Month, noted the DNJ.
MTSU Student Programming sponsored an appearance by journalist Tom Osborne
at MTSU, according to the DNJ.
The Writer’s Loft, a program of the Division of Continuing Studies
and Public Service, sponsored a reading by author Silas House, reported
the DNJ.
Feb. 2004 ENTIRE YEAR 03-04 WEB HITS February
National 17 37 The Web hits
Metropolitan 111 328 for February
Local 244 677 were not available
*Excluded 148 341 as this summary
All 520 1383 was being prepared.
*"Excluded" indicates those stories that mention MTSU but do
not focus on the university.
Since MTSU's Office of Sports Information handles much of the sports publicity,
this report also excludes most sports stories except those that have additional
news significance beyond athletic events and contests.
A complete book of news clippings for February 2004 is available in the
News and Public Affairs Office and in the campus library. Summaries of
all news clippings since June 1997 may be found on the Web at http://www.mtsu.edu/~proffice/clips.html.
"MTSU IN THE NEWS" includes the news for an entire month and
is distributed monthly. Please feel free to share copies of this report
with faculty, staff and students.
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