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The following is a summary of major news activities at MTSU divided into National, Metropolitan, and Local, and further broken down as follows: Administrative, Athletics, Basic and Applied Sciences, Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, and Student Affairs.
The last category is General Interest and may include a broad spectrum of programs and people at MTSU, encompassing such areas as alumni, public safety, graduate programs, human interest, special celebrations, concerts, etc.
NATIONAL NEWS
Business
Drs. Albert DePrince Jr. , Economics and Finance, and William Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance, published an article titled "The Impact of Federal Budget Surpluses on Funds Management," that appeared in the "Banker's Economic & Investment Alert," May 1999.
Ford also appeared on CNBC-TV's "Market Wrap," May 18, to discuss the Federal Reserve's monetary policy actions.
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METROPOLITAN NEWS
Administration
The Tennessean reported that MTSU's President James E. Walker could be among finalists considered for the job of president of the University of Tennessee. Walker
has been president of MTSU since 1991. It is not certain yet who will be nominated for the position. In a follow-up story, Walker is a candidate for the position as president at UT. Interviews begin May 5 and a president could be chosen by the 7th.
The Tennessean, Tennessee Tribune, and In Review reported that MTSU President James E. Walker was making his final pitch for the job of UT president when he told the search committee that the next president should lobby the state Legislature for a new revenue source.
A Tennessean editorial said that the UT search committee would be hard pressed to find a better successor to Joe Jackson than James E. Walker. A story by Debbie McClanahan included the sentiments of several faculty and administrative members at MTSU who felt that Walker would be sorely missed at MTSU, that his would be "impossible shoes to fill and a tough act to follow."
The Knoxville News-Sentinel noted the four University of Tennessee presidential candidates that were in town for interviews, including MTSU's president James E. Walker.
In a follow-up story, both AP and The Tennessean reported that the UT search committee voted unanimously to recommend that Dr. J. Wade Gilley become UT's next president, replacing retiring president Joe Johnson. Gilley edged out MTSU President James E. Walker.
Janice Bowling, Career Center, spoke to WSM Radio about careers and college graduates, which careers are "hot," and which companies are recruiting the most heavily on campus.
Basic and Applied Sciences
WMOT-FM interviewed Dr. Kathy Mathis, ETIS, about the Energy Expo Conference recently held on campus.
Business
A blurb in The Tennessean stated that Dr. Rick Elam, dean of the College of Business at MTSU, has been appointed to the Reynolds Chair of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi.
Shelia Wissner of The Tennessean talked with Dr. Reuben Kyle, BERC, about the economic impact of Dell Computer on Middle Tennessee.
Dr. Tony Eff, Economics and Finance, told WMOT-FM that Nashville seems to be on the negative end of migration when it comes to income, which accounts for the fact that the average household income in Metro during a recent year had declined slightly. The wealthy folks are moving out of the city to surrounding bedroom communities, while the lower-income people are moving into the city. Many of the latter, says Eff, are single people looking for work.
WPLN-FM interviewed Dr. Al DePrince Jr., Economics and Finance, on the current budget short fall and how it got to be a crisis situation. He said it had been building for several years, with special entitlement programs like TennCare.
Dr. Reuben Kyle, Business and Economic Research Center, has been hired by Metro Nashville to conduct an analysis of the financial costs and benefits of the Dell Corp. project, reported The Tennessean.
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The Department of Economics and Finance, which helps sponsor the Stock Market Game, gave Cason Lane Academy 7th-grade students $100,000, hypothetically, to buy stocks, which they invested and turned into $175,005 in 10 weeks, reported The Tennessean.
Liberal Arts
Dr. John Vile, Political Science, was interviewed by The Tennessean's Dwight Lewis about what to do about the state's $365 million deficit.
Dr. Charles Frost, Social Work, and Christine Isley-Farmer, Music, appeared on WTVF-TV, Channel 5's "Open Line with Chris Clark" to discuss the Healing Arts
Conference at MTSU. WMOT-FM interviewed Frost about the conference, during which Frost said many people keep a "negative self-talk" going, which causes emotional health problems.
Mayo Taylor, Coordinator, Research Collections, Center for Popular Music, was interviewed by WPLN-FM about the cataloging grant they received from NARAS.
AP did a story that appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal on the Center for Popular Music at MTSU, in which director Paul Wells said the center contains 125,000 recordings and more than 54,000 pieces of sheet music. In addition, there are books, videos, programs, playbills and other items that help define the tunes that make up the vast range of popular music in America.
WPLN-FM Morning Edition, reported on MTSU's Center for Popular Music getting a grant to assist in the cataloging of their record collection. It will be one of the most complete collections anywhere.
On WMOT-FM, Dr. Fred Rolater, History, discussed what history had to do with the observance of May 5. In another segment, he discussed the notion that the threat of school violence is not a new phenomena.
WMOT-FM interviewed Dr. Jim Neal, History, and director of MST's Albert Gore Research Center. Under Neil's leadership, the center has become a repository for many other collections in addition to Sen. Albert Gore Sr.'s papers. The center, for example, has transcribed 138 interviews with contemporaries of former president Q.M. Smith. Neal also discussed the center's recent "Oral History Project." In another WMOT interview, Neal said that it's not unusual to answer the phone in the center and hear the vice president's voice at the other end. Al Gore Jr. may be calling because he wants to find an old quote from his father.
Marilyn Wood, Music, will help teach a Continuing Studies course at Kansas State University on level two of the Orff-Schulwek Teacher Training Certification, reported a Presswire story. Orff-Schulwek is a training program for music specialists that deals with movement, choral and instrumental techniques, and pedagogy, based on the principals of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.
Dr. Charles Wolfe, English, spoke to Jim Ellis at WSM Radio about the evolution of country music.
A Cherokee History Day is planned in Georgia and Dr. Rowena McClinton, History, will speak. Dr. McClinton translated the famous Springplace Mission journals. It was the first mission and school for the Cherokees.
Mass Communication
Dr. Richard Campbell, Journalism, appeared on WTVF-TV, Channel 5's "Open Line with Chris Clark" to discuss violence in the media and the responsibility of journalism. Campbell was quoted in The Tennessean about how "crime dominates all three local channels," referring to the nightly news programs out of Nashville. He said that national consultants tell the news stations to "lead with what bleeds."
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On WMOT-FM, Dr. Larry Burriss, Journalism, said a total boycott of TV may be going too far, despite the fact that there is some pretty terrible stuff on the tube. In another segment, Burriss expressed his concern about the fact that The Jenny Jones Show lost the lawsuit filed against it by a family who's son was murdered by a show guest as the result of conversation generated during a taping. On another segment, Burriss said while "ride-alongs" make for interesting TV, you may not see them in the future because of a recent court decision. Subsequently, Burriss talked about the violence in the media and wondered if some of it has a redeeming quality.
Student Affairs
The Tennessean contained an article by James Nelson about his life as a teenager. He has been recognized as a Neill-Sandler scholar at MTSU. Nelson has experienced many hardships, but has been pushed and motivated by friends and faculty at Eagleville High School to succeed. He will attend MTSU in the fall of 1999.
The Tennessean listed the names of the seven MTSU women, all non-traditional students, who would be receiving scholarships from the June Anderson Foundation. The gifts are given to women who have overcome many hurdles to pursue careers typically occupied by men. Since its inception in 1982, the Foundation has given more than $140,000 in scholarships.
The Tennessean reported that Janet Patterson, of Grundy County, was the first to graduate from MTSU's new Honors College. Patterson had a 3.95 GPA and 36 honors credit hours toward the 132 hours needed for graduation.
WSMV-TV, Channel 4 reported on the 1,200 graduates at MTSU's commencement ceremony and commencement speaker Sen. Bill Frist.
The Tennessean noted an MTSU student was sentenced to one year in prison for vehicular homicide.
The Tennessean pictured James Nelson at his high school graduation. Nelson was awarded four scholarships, one of them the Neill-Sandler Award. He plans to attend MTSU in the fall.
General Interest
In the May/June issue of Business Nashville, there is a story about the Cola wars between Pepsi and Coke. It mentions that Coke paid MTSU $1 million for a five-year contract, usually a money-losing effort for the company for the first few years.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel ran an article on desegregation of Tennessee universities. MTSU now has 10.82% black undergraduates, with a goal of 12.87% in 2000-01. The University of Tennessee is way below their goal.
A bill passed the legislature that would forbid credit card solicitations on state campuses and block universities from contracting with card companies effective July 1, 2000, reported the Memphis News-Sentinel.
LOCAL NEWS
Administration
The DNJ reported that MTSU President James E. Walker, has been selected as a nominee for the University of Tennessee presidency. Walker will decide if he will be a candidate May 1. A follow-up DNJ story reported that MTSU President James Walker is one of four candidates from a long list who will be interviewed for the presidency of the University of Tennessee. Another DNJ story states that Walker is now one of three
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candidates for the UT presidency, with one candidate having withdrawn her bid. Another DNJ story said that the TBR would be responsible for selecting a new MTSU president if Walker were to become the new UT president. Another DNJ story stated that Walker will not be the chief of UT. Dr. J. Wade Gilley, president of Marshall University, was selected by the UT search committee.
Dr. James Walker was named as one of four candidates for the presidency of the University of Tennessee, reported the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle and Kingsport Times-News.
DNJ columnist Hank Haines wrote about how pleased he was that Dr. Walker was not going to UT. In a conversation Haines had with a UT faculty member, who apparently was also a member of the search committee, the faculty member stated that Walker by far made the best presentation and that she was embarrassed at the behavior of one of her superiors during dinner. "The pall over researchers and teachers here is so heavy it would take someone like Dr. Walker to revive us," she added.
The DNJ published an editorial in which Dr. Walker was praised for all he has done at MTSU. "UT's loss is our gain," the paper stated, referring to Walker's being one of three candidates for the UT presidency.
Tom Tozer, NPA, was interviewed on WGNS Radio about the President's Award to John Bragg and Jennings Jones. Tozer was also interviewed by WGNS on the new parking lots being built for use in the fall.
Tom Tozer was quoted in the DNJ about the arrival of Girls State. The high school juniors come every summer and hopefully leave as better overall citizens. Tozer says the MTSU campus is the perfect place for them to gather due to its central location and pleasant atmosphere.
Athletics
Former head football coach Boots Donnelly will be honored by the All-American Football Foundation, according to the DNJ.
The M'boro Sun reported that football coach Andy McCollum told the crowd at this year's Cajun Feast that the summer is the most important part of the year in creating teamwork and a feeling of togetherness. Next month, McCollum will hit the road to recruit more quality players.
After a three-year delay, the MTSU outside track is scheduled to be completed by June, according to a DNJ story. The original track was destroyed to make way for the newly expanded football stadium. The delay was due to a dispute that erupted between two construction companies. Coach Dean Hayes said track members are happy that the impasse has ended.
The DNJ pictured workers applying polyurethane to the new track.
In a letter to the editor of the DNJ, head basketball coach Randy Wiel promoted the "Always Kids" program which stresses spending time with your children.
Tennessee First Lady Martha Sundquist was scheduled to defend her golf team's championship title from the 1998 Chuck Taylor Golf Tournament, which annually raises funds for MTSU's baseball program, reported the DNJ.
Basic and Applied Sciences
A letter to the DNJ praised Dr. Phil Mathis, Biology, as one of the many fine teachers at MTSU. Mathis recently received the Outstanding Ungergraduate Science Award of the National Science Teachers Association.
The M'boro Sun ran a story about the Homer Pittard Campus School and its children who are working on projects dealing with the environment. Dr. Padgett Kelly, director of MTSU's Center for Environmental Education, recently talked to 1st-graders about the importance of plants. Dr. Tracey Ring, Elementary and Special Education, has
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been working with the school to help create a curriculum that is ecological, futuristic, and global in nature.
Dr. Stephen Krau, Nursing, was one of the male nurses featured in a story by the DNJ's Byron Hensley. Krau said while nursing is still considered a woman's profession, more and more men are excelling in the field.
The Rutherford Courier ran a story on La Vergne High School physics teacher Jan Cathey, who was honored as the Outstanding Physics Teacher of the Year. Cathey was nominated by Dr. Paul Lee, MTSU Physics professor, who had worked with Cathey in a workshop last summer.
The DNJ reported that several nursing professionals were elected to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing through the Xi Alpha Chapter at MTSU's School of Nursing.
The DNJ ran a story on the Energy Expo Conference that was held on campus, which included comments from Dr. Kathy Mathis, ETIS, and co-director of MTSU's Center for Energy Efficiency.
The Cookeville Herald-Citizen noted several members of the 4-H Club participated in the Cumberland District and MTSU horse judging contest.
Business
Dr. Reuben Kyle, BERC, told the DNJ that the arrival of Dell Computer to Nashville will certainly create spin-off companies nearby, including several suppliers. According to Kyle, Dell is estimating that there will be at least 35 suppliers.
The M'boro Matters referred to statistics from MTSU's Business and Economic Research Center to report that unemployment dipped to 3.6 percent in the Middle Tennessee region and that there was an upsurge in Nashville tourism, hospitality, and the midstate auto assembly sector.
According to the "Mid-state Economics- Indicators," a quarterly business report from MTSU, there will be a slow turn-around in travel and job growth in the fourth quarter, cited the M'boro Magazine.
The DNJ reported that the 15th annual Tommy Martin Golf Tournament grossed more than $27,000, which will benefit nearly 100 students in MTSU's insurance program. Over the past 15 years, the tournament has raised more than $200,000 for insurance scholarships and related chair activities.
MTSU's Small Business Development Center is one of the sponsors of an anti-harassment workshop, which was held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, according to the DNJ, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, and Lewisburg Tribune.
Andrea Loughry, who served as assistant professor at MTSU for 10 years, and currently president of Miller & Loughry Insurance Services Inc., was recently appointed chair of the Automation & Agency Management Committee of the Insurors of Tennessee.
The Rutherford Courier reported that Memphis-based National Commerce Bankcorporation will acquire the parent company of Mt Juliet-based First Bank & Trust, which has offices in Smyrna and Murfreesboro. Dr. Bill Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance, commented that this merger is part of a national trend that started 20 years ago. "We're seeing 400 to 600 mergers each year now," Ford said.
The Lawrenceburg Democrat-Union reported on a survey done by the "Midstate Economic Indicators" showing that the number of households in Lawrence County is on the increase.
The DNJ reported that insurance student Grant Lichtenwalter was recently honored as Most Outstanding President of an association or organization on the MTSU campus.
The DNJ ran a story on Project: Communicate, sponsored by NationsBank, the College of Business, and BMOM, and included the names of the winners of the written and oral competition. Contestants were business majors and minors.
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Dr. Jacqueline Wyatt, CIS, told the DNJ that computer crime committed by teenagers is becoming a matter of life and death. She said teens have hacked their way into a major hospital patient information system, possibly changing medical conditions that could affect the kinds of medication a patient receives. "It's God-awful what's happening out there," Wyatt said. "There's absolutely nothing secure."
The Tullahoma News reported the mid-state economy continues in good health and is expected to grow in the second quarter of the year, according to the MTSU Business and Economic Research Center.
Dr. Reuben Kyle, director of the Center, was quoted in the DNJ on Rutherford County's employment status. He said Rutherford County continues to out-perform other counties in the Nashville area. In a subsequent issue, Kyle told the DNJ that the new super speedway will not affect Rutherford County all the time, just during racing season.
Education
Lee Allsbrook Jr., HPERS, received the Margie R. Hanson Distinguished Service Award, reported the DNJ.
The DNJ reported that Dr. Race Bergman, Elementary and Special Education, received a Distinguished Higher Education Award, presented by the Tennessee Education Association and Ingram Tennessee Book Co.
Liberal Arts
An article in the DNJ reported on Cannon County students that explored the historic architecture in Murfreesboro. Caneta Hankins, projects coordinator for MTSU's Center for Historic Preservation, served as a tour guide for the students. She led them around M'boro's East Main Street and Public Square.
M'boro Matters ran a lengthy feature with photos on MTSU's Arts Awareness Day on campus, sponsored by the Student Art Alliance, which focuses attention on the university's need to replace the 80-year-old Art Barn, where many Art classes are held.
The MTSU Theatre will present "Treasure Island," stated the M'boro Magazine.
The Wilson World pictured two liberal arts students who had achieved academic excellence in their discipline.
It was reported in the Lebanon Democrat, Morristown Citizen Tribune and the Franklin Review Appeal that the Center for Popular Music aims to collect all the tunes that reflect all the different times in history. The oldest piece of music collected so far dates back to 1729.
The Rutherford Courier reported that Dr. Doug Heffington, Geography and Geology, will speak on the importance of archaeology and the Civil War as part of the Stones River Battlefield summer program.
Mass Communication
The M'boro Magazine reported on WMOT's 30-year anniversary. John High, general manager, said the final year of the millennium marks a major milestone for WMOT.
Student Affairs
The DNJ listed the seven Neill-Sandler scholars at MTSU.
The DNJ reported that MTSU students were helped by recording industry pros who came to the school to talk with students. More than 40 companies had representatives at the college. There is a heavy concentration of music recording and publishing companies in Nashville, and officials at MTSU expect the recording program to continue to grow and feed into that talent pool.
James Nelson wrote in the DNJ about his life as a teenager. His mother recently passed away. Since that time friends and faculty at Eagleville High School have been
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motivating him to succeed. He has been recognized as a Neill-Sandler scholar at MTSU. An editorial in the DNJ called Nelson a "courageous and wise young man."
Regarding Nelson, M'boro Matters ran a feature on the high school student as well as an article by Nelson himself, in which he stated, "I think many teenagers often are scared and maybe more lonely than people realize."
The DNJ and The M'boro Sun reported that awards were given to the MTSU Honors College students, and no one was prouder of the occasion than Dr. John Paul Montgomery, dean of the Honors College. Rutherford County winners were Deborah Digby, who won the freshman Outstanding Honors Student Award; and Rebekah MacLaren, winner of the Paul Martin Honors Scholarship.
The Wayne County News reported that graduate student Rex Barber will lead a hiking tour of the Starks 1,000-acre parcel owned by MTSU. Barber has urged the university not to sell the land but to use it for an outdoor laboratory of sorts for science classes.
The DNJ ran a story on Jean Brake, a Criminal Justice senior from Coffee County, who is also serving as a resident advisor in McHenry Hall. The 46-year-old woman is a friend to students who need advice or just a shoulder to lean on. Brake said she developed a severe case of "empty-nest syndrome" when her daughter left home to be on her own. She missed her days of being a mother.
An MTSU graduate was pictured in the DNJ receiving congratulations after the graduation ceremony.
The Neill-Sandler scholarship winners were pictured in the DNJ along with sponsors Mike Sandler, Gary Neill, Ray Danner, and President James Walker.
The Herald-Chronicle reported that Katie Rieben of Winchester was one of the members of the successful MTSU Livestock Judging Team during the recent All-East Livestock Evaluation Contest.
The DNJ noted that senior journalism student Ryan Durham received a graduate fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
The DNJ, The Wilson World, Parsons News Leader, Smithville Review, Trenton Herald-Gazette, LaFollette Press, Carthage Courier, Selmer Independent-Appeal, Alamo Times, Brownsville State-Graphic, Ripley Enterprise, Linden Buffalo River Review, Lebanon Wilson World, Crossville Chronicle, Paris Post Intelligencer, Morristown Citizen Tribune, and the Jamestown Fentress Courier published the list of students appearing on the spring '99 dean's list.
Mitzi Cross, Social Work major, won an essay contest sponsored by Lane Bryant clothiers. She said women still allow the media to influence how much they should weigh.
The Clinton Courier News noted Christopher Gann, sophomore, was awarded the Food City Scholarship from the Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation.
Lori Deering, senior, received an Honors Academic Achievement Award, noted the Dickson Herald.
The Savannah Hardin Courier reported that Jason Emerson will graduate cum laude, with a Bachelor of Music degree. Other papers reporting spring 1999 graduates were Jamestown Fentress Courier, Carthage Courier, Ripley Enterprise, Grundy County Herald, Lenior City News Herald, Dresden Enterprise, Hickman County Times, and the Lebanon Democrat.
The Smithville Review noted Angeline Restrepo was awarded the James E. Walker Scholarship.
Tara Cox was noted in the LaFollette Press as being awarded the Military Science Scholarship.
Ryan Hale was awarded the Outstanding Senior in Advertising Award, reported the Sparta Expositor.
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Ashley Lemon was awarded the Bob Jennings Scholarship from the College of Mass Communication, noted the Cleveland Daily Banner. The Macon County Times noted Lisa Kitchens was awarded the Michael Kettenring Scholarship from the College of Mass Communication. Two College of Mass Communication students were pictured in the Manchester Times; Dana Giltner, recipient of the Herman Eskew Award, and Kevin Koelling, the 1999 Pickney Keel Memorial Scholarship.
The Franklin Review Appeal pictured those recognized for excellence in the College of Education.
The Gallatin News Examiner pictured students recognized for excellence in the College of Liberal Arts.
Emily Graham was elected to membership in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, reported the Hickman County Times.
Students graduating and those earning dean's list distinction for the spring 1999 semester were listed in the Tullahoma News.
Melanie Ferrell has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship to MTSU for an essay she wrote about her grandmothers suicide, reported the Winchester Herald Chronicle. She will enter this fall, majoring in print journalism.
General Interest
The DNJ reported that MTSU is becoming closer to its undergraduate federal desegregation goal and has already met its graduate desegregation goal.
According to the DNJ, MTSU will be hosting the third annual Mid-South Teams Conference. Area employees and organizations are invited to attend and learn tips on aligning team performance measurement with business strategy, and ways reward teams.
The DNJ reported that G.C. Hixson has been named as director of marketing for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Hixson received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from MTSU.
The DNJ reported that Dee Jernigan has been promoted to vice president in the Trust and Investment Services division of SunTrust Bank. He is the alumni advisor to Kappa Sigma Fraternity at MTSU, along with other held offices in the community.
The Main Street JazzFest was reported on in the DNJ, stating that participating talents included the MTSU Blues Crusade, Randy Weil, head of MTSU basketball, and the Golden Era Swing Band, under the leadership of former MTSU professor John Duke.
MTSU hosted an open house for the new library according to the Heart of Tennessee. This event was open to the general public to tour the facility, and to observe demonstrations of the library's technological capabilities. M'boro Matters also carried a story on the grand opening.
The M'boro Sun reported that Sen. Bill Frist will be the commencement speaker.
A DNJ story reported that Jennings Jones and John Bragg received the first-ever MTSU President's Award during the Spring Commencement. The article provided a brief biography of each gentleman. A follow-up DNJ story quoted President Walker as saying, "This is a great day for MTSU and a great day to be in Murfreesboro. It marks a successful completion for you and the beginning of the rest of your life," he told the 1,200 graduates.
A Dan Whittle column in the DNJ alluded to President Walker's staying at MTSU instead of going to Knoxville, with Whittle sharing an anecdote about Walker's telling folks that Dan was related to Knoxville's Chris Whittle, of Whittle Communications.
Whittle said it was good news to hear that Walker would be staying put, but he was chagrined to realize also that he would not be able to hit Walker up for UT football tickets.
A DNJ article featuring the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee stated that the city needs to clean up the clutter of signs at various intersections
in Murfreesboro. Mona Vaughan, committee head, said she saw people coming to MTSU's
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Spring Commencement who were lost because of the lack of good signage as well as the confusing array of signs. Vaughan added that some people can't find the hospital in town.
The McMinnville Southern Standard reported that local resident Ron Fryar, publisher of the paper and president of The Daily News Journal, was honored recently as one of four MTSU Distinguished Alumni.
M'boro Matters carried three separate stories that dealt with MTSU housing and the recent evacuation of Ezell and Abernathy Halls, the celebration of Earth Day on campus, and the Women's History Month Walk to benefit Rutherford County's Domestic Violence Program, sponsored by the university's June Anderson Women's Center. The paper also carried a story about the seven MTSU women who received scholarships from the June Anderson Foundation totaling $10,000.
The Mid-South Teams Conference, hosted by MTSU, will be on campus for two days in May, reported the M'boro Magazine.
To protect higher education and faculty, Sen. Andy Womack proposed cutting six capital projects from the 1999-2000 budget. All six were approved by the finance committee, reported the DNJ. In a subsequent editorial in the DNJ, it was noted that although Womack's proposed cuts will help higher education, it won't come close to reducing Tennessee's budget in order to balance the books.
The Pigeon Forge Star Journal ran a story and picture of Reba C. Hood, one of the five top teachers honored by MTSU's Tennessee Teachers Hall of Fame celebration.
The DNJ pictured Dr. James Walker and Dr. Linda Hare at the Cajun Feast event.
The Senate has passed legislation allowing colleges to keep credit card contracts, but also letting students take their names off promotional lists, noted the Franklin Review-Appeal. MTSU receives $1 million a year in payments.
The DNJ reported the MTSU Quiz Bowl was held with 13 competing teams.
The DNJ reported the construction of the horse coliseum has been put on hold again, this time because of possible legal action against the trust funding the project.
Dennie Welsh, a 1964 alumni, gave the university 665 shares of IBM stock to be used as scholarships for grads of Lincoln County HS, noted the Elk Valley Times.
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