Goetz returns to her roots
Whitney Goetz has been named the new executive director of the ETSU National Alumni Association. An alumnus herself and third generation Buccaneer, Goetz graduated from …
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‘Most Dangerous Woman in Tennessee’ comes to campus
ETSU’s Secular Humanist Alliance hosted Gayle Jordan on March 10 for her talk, “Gayle Jordan: The Most Dangerous Woman in Tennessee.” Jordan ran for the …
Rural Tennessee not forgotten by Gov. Lee
I was privileged to meet Gov. Bill Lee a couple weeks ago when he came to ETSU. Though the East Tennessee region has often felt …
Tennessee in controversy over anti-LGBTQ+ adoption bill
Governor of Tennessee Bill Lee signed an adoption law that is riddled with controversy from both sides of politics. Lee signed the new adoption law …
New state marriage law aims to exclude
Tennessee’s new law banning online-ordained ministers is rooted in religious bigotry that aims to exclude LGBT people and people of differing faiths from marriage. The …
ETSU police chief resigns
Just over a year after leaving New York University to become ETSU’s police chief, Nicole Collins has resigned. After a meeting with campus officials on …
Katie Beckett Waiver would mean health care for all in Tennessee
This semester, I was enrolled in a Reporting Public Affairs course, where we talked about how to cover things such as stories based on police …
Gov. Lee to deliver State of the State address Monday
Two months into his first term as governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee will give his first State of the State address Monday night at 7 …
Hepatitis A outbreak impacting Tennessee
Following a multi-state hepatitis A outbreak in 2017, Tennessee has been dealing with its own outbreak – an outbreak that has now infected at least …
2018 midterm elections show America’s lean for change
In a close race for the Senate and the House, the nation spoke up for the change it wanted to see. Though the Republicans expanded …