>> by Lyric Maxwell, staff writer The APSU Diversity Committee and Feed My Starving Children will be hosting an event in honor of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Friday, Jan. 30, at the Foy Fitness Center. More than 500 students will gather together to help alleviate hunger of those who have […]
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APSU to host Feed My Starving Children
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APSU professor arrested for domestic assault
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APSU professor arrested for domestic assault
APSU professor Thomas Buttery was arrested Friday, Jan. 23, on a single charge of domestic assault by Clarksville Police Officer Thomas Biele. According to Buttery’s curriculum vitae on the APSU website, he is currently a professor in the School of Education, but has also taught in the School of Business and School of Nursing. Buttery […]
Features
‘Sound’ echoes across campus
This semester the Art department is challenging traditional art forms by exploring a different medium: sound. The exhibit, “Sound,” is a collection of pieces around campus that embody the idea that sound is as a good tool for creating works of art as paint or chalk. Michael Dickins, gallery director at APSU and co-curator of […]
In case you missed it: Academy Award nominations
It’s that time again, awards season is here: from the recently aired Golden Globes to the Oscars, Screen Actor Guild Awards (SAG) and many more. Watching the stars walk the red carpet is one of the highlights of the evening for many. Up and coming are the Oscars, which will be hosted by Neil Patrick […]
Sports
Lady Govs over winter break
Since the Fall semester ended, the Lady Govs basketball team has played 12 games in that span of time and have gone 5-7. They recently wrapped up a five day, three game homestand that will had implications on their conference record. The Lady Govs went 1-2 in the three game homestand with a very impressive 72-59 win over […]
Governors Basketball since the Fall semester
>>Emmanual Bell, Guest Writer Over Winter Break, The APSU men’s basketball team played 10 games and went 4-6. On Saturday, Dec. 13, The Govs were at home against Lipscomb University. APSU lost 68-59, with Ed Dyson leading the way with 21 points for the Govs. APSU shot 33 percent in one of their worst shooting […]
Perspectives
Breastfeeding in public isn’t about you
By Liza Riddle
Women who breastfeed in public deserve the same respect as women who don’t, and they should be able to comfortably breastfeed in public. APSU’s Student Government Association President Zac Gillman announced some plans for SGA’s spring semester. Included in this announcement was SGA will be sponsoring a breastfeeding center in the Felix G. Woodward Library. […]
New Year’s resolutions need to be attainable in order to be completed
While it is a common practice to use the New Year as an excuse to overindulge in booze and fireworks, some use it to improve their lives through New Year’s resolutions. Many focus on celebrating the New Year with friends and family. They reminisce on the previous year and hope for improvement in the year […]
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Two ex-Vanderbilt football players found guilty of rape, next two teammates wait to go to trial
NASHVILLE — With two former Vanderbilt football players facing decades in prison after being convicted of the rape of an unconscious student in a dorm room, attention now turns to two of their teammates who have yet to go to trial. It took a jury three hours Tuesday, Jan. 27 to reach a verdict convicting […]
Vanderbilt football player says he doesn’t remember anything about the rape he’s charged with, trial continues
NASHVILLE— A former Vanderbilt football player charged with rape told a jury Monday, Jan. 26 that he can’t remember a dorm room sexual assault that prosecutors say he and three of his teammates carried out. “I was just drunk out of my mind,” Cory Batey testified. “This is something I would never do in my […]
Tennessee colleges meet at summit to fight sexual assaults on campuses
NASHVILLE — A two-day summit focused on fighting sexual assaults at college campuses is drawing about 400 officials from 76 schools across Tennessee. Media report the meeting begins Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Tennessee State University and will feature national experts who will offer training on issues like defining consent, prevention and complying with changing federal […]
GOP pushes abortion bill through House on March of Life Day
WASHINGTON — With thousands of abortion protesters swarming the city in their annual March for Life, Republicans muscled broadened abortion restrictions through the House on Thursday, Jan. 22 after a GOP rebellion forced leaders into an awkward retreat on an earlier version. By a near party-line 242-179, the House voted to permanently forbid federal funds […]