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MIDDLE TENNESSEE SPRING PREVIEW DAYS STATE UNIVERSITY. Saturday, March 24 and Saturday, April 21 Register at www.mtsu.edu/rsvp MTSU encourages prospective students and their families to visit campus and learn from current 615-898-5670 students and faculty about all we have to offer. MTSU isan A/EEO employer. ~ r SIELiNES LENS CONTENT 03 University statewide poll is one-of-a-kind 04 International studies now offered as graduate path 05 Professors discuss Jewish songwriters' legacies 06 Check out local happenings . NASHVILLE FASHIONWEEK SMARCH 20 - 24, 2012 CIVER STIRY B EMILY WEST &AMANDA HAI6ARD 08 MTSU celebrates women's history 10 His business is barbeque I .~ 12 The beginning of the E.N.D The Lady Raider basketball team celebrates their hid into the N(AA tournament March 12 inthe Emmett and 12 Rising rapper Tyga falls short will first release Rose Kennon Sports Hall of Fame. Cheerleaders, fans and other crowd members watched ESPN's Sports (enter in 13 The Cranberries linger with old sound anticipation for MTSU to be selected into the tournament. The team lost 60.46 on March18 against Vanderbilt inthe first round of the NW .They end the season with 26-7 record. (Photo by Emily West) 14 ignoring race dimisses real issues 14 Spirituality in media 1 1 1 15 Senior leader hopes to add to his memories MIDDLE TEI TNESSEE STATE LT~vIERSITY John Bragg Mass Communication Building Cover Art by Daniel Johnson and Virginia Erinozova Center for Innovation in Media SIDELIl ES 1301 East Main Street P.O. Box 8, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Associate News Editor Opinions Editor Sports Editor Amanda Haggard Becca Andrews Emily West Brandon Thomas Alex Hubbard Adviser [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Leon Alligood [email protected] Editorial: 615-904-8357 Online' Editor A&E Editor Design Manager Multimedia Manager Fax: 615-494-7648 Todd Barnes Daniel Kreipe Virginia Erinozova Asher Hudson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Advertising Director www.mtsusidelines.com Justin Threlkeld News Editor Associate A&E Editor Photo Editor Features Editor [email protected] Richel Albright Jane Horne Kelsey Klingenmeyer Emily Kubis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 20 March 21,2012 0 Sidelines news B~ University statewide poll isone-of-a-kind education in the public school system. In addition, half think that the current classroom-size (30 students maximum) is acceptable, although Gov.Bill Haslam proposed to increase theclassroom size, which was later removed from legislation. This semester, the MTSU Poll garnered a lot of press prior to Super Tuesday, being .cited in The Tennessean, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardianand many other national and international publications. "It's prettneat;' Reineke said: "I was Scited in TheChicago Tribuneas well, and that's kinda neat"' •The poll, which is conducted each semester, has been at the universityince Blake brought the idea to the schoolin 1996, after working on a similar poll while attending graduate schdoolat theinversity Mass Communication professor Ken Blake started the MTSU poll in Jason Reineke came to MTSU in 2008 as a professor and associate director of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. 1996 and currently serves as director. Photo courtesy of Facebook. for the poll. Photo courtesy of Facebook. "We started out doing polling of just In addition, while the GOP has yet to the 39 counties that make up Middle select one candidate to run for president; Tennessee;' Blake said. "We realized by ass communication participate for class credit in a social the poll shows that in Tennessee, about 2000 or so that there was really a professors Ken Blake science, general education class. It fulfills a Republicans still have an edge over need to poll statewide, that was perhaps and Jason Reineke part of the requirement for that class that President BarackObama in the November more interesting than what was just going conduct the MTSU students gain some familiarity with how election. on in Middle Tennessee." Poll each semester social science research is being conducted The poll shows that if the election Vanderbilt University has a similar poll to reflect Tennessean's views on major in a hands-on way." were held today, Santorum would garner to MTSU's, but rather than doing a "true" political and social issues locally and Students who do not sign up for 44 percent of Tennessean's votes, while random sampling of the state, they only nationally. the survey can also participate in the President Obama would only get 39 call registeredvoters for their survey. "We're really the only polling operation communication and research pool. Rather percent. It also shows that Mitt Romney "It's a great feeling and it really makes in Tennessee that regularly polls a random than giving the survey; students can take a would receive 43 percent of the vote you feel good that you're contribiting to sample of the general population; Blake separate survey about themselves. against Obama, Newt Gingrich would get democracy in a way, in a very, very small said. The spring MTSU Poll shows statewide 42 percent, and Ron Paul would get 40 way. But in a way nonetheless; Reineke The polls are conducted by students that Tennessee voters are likely to percent of votes. said. taking the American Media and Social stick with the Republican Party in the Along with addressing political Reineke joined staff in 2008 and Institutions course, which is offered as a November election. opinion, the survey includes questions has been helping Blake with the poll as general education course in social sciences The poll, which was released a week regarding social issues that affect associate director ever since. or for anyone interested in majoring in the prior to Super Tuesday, showed that GOP Tennesseans. "We try to help give Tennesseans a College of Mass Communication. presidential hopeful Rick Santorum led For example,- the poll shows that less voice as a whole, to be heard by their "The poll fulfills educational research the Republican primary field with 40 than a fifth (18 percent) of Tennesseans elected officials, leaders in government and service goals of the university;' percent of Tennessean's votes. Santorum feel.that the state's new teacher evaluation and business:' Reineke said. system is increasing the quality of Reineke..... ---I ... said... "So.. the student interviewers won with 37.2 percent of the vote. Sidelines * March 21, 2012 e 3 I news graduate path t International studies now offered as graduate path by Emily- Wes tarting fall 2012, analysis:' the political science The second track, international department will be development and globalization, offering a new Master enables students to have careers in of Arts degree in international business and trade. international .affairs. Along with international trade, the The master's program is the first track also deals with developing of its kind in the state, as MTSU countries in various parts of the is the only school in Tennessee world, as they deal with issues such offering these types of courses in as living structures, infrastructure this concentration. and environmental issues. "The point is to give students "Students can work anywhere who enroll in the program.skills in the world with this type of that they will apply in the real degree," Tesi said. "This world needs world;' said Moses Tesi, graduate analysts and skilled individuals that studies political science professor. work in many of the major business "There is a lot of enthusiasm among and organizations and this program applicants, and they are looking provides the skills to do that:' forward to getting involved in the As it stands, the program is still program?' accepting applicants through June. Within the program, there are Students from across the board two tracks of study, that consist can apply as long they have taken Karen Petersen, assistant dean of the department of political science, enjoys the view on her June 2011 research trip of international security and a minimum of 18 undergraduate to Turkey, funded with a grant from the Society for Universal Dialogue. peace studies, and international hours in political science, development and globalization. international relations or related International security and studies such as global studies. peace studies deals with preparing A total of 36 hours is required to students with analytical and finish the master's degree program practical skills to work with various with 12 hours in core class; 12 agencies. This track puts students in hours with a selected concentration; a position to work in agencies such six hours in interdisciplinary as the CIA, Department of Defense electives; and six hours with a and the State Department. professional internship or complete "Being a veteran and having :. thesis. worked in military intelligence "I hope that we can give them between 2005 and 2009, and having as much practical experiences a background in Arabic language as we can provide them with an and cultural studies, I was eager internship or practicum that's to build upon my experience by preferably aboard":' said Steven emphasizing in Peace and Conflict Morris, department chair of Studies,' said Alexander Mosley, a political science. "The old idea of graduate student who is applying studying abroad and just going to the program. "Having worked to a country to take a class is so alongside the National Security 20th century. Now the idea is the Agency while on active duty, I work with an organization how would like to go back to work either they perceive and address certain in the Department of Defense as a.