Working woman Inside this edition: Appreciating Sophomore is new queen Join the party at Campus School, page 2 theatre, of quarter-horse world Observe National Day on Writing, page 6 page 3 see page 3 Learning with ‘Paper Clip Project,’ page 8 a biweekly publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community Oct. 19, 2009 • Vol. 18/No. 08 Crank up the volume MTSU receives $850K in new for plenty of fun federal grants from Staff Reports by Rhonda Wright
[email protected] [email protected] TSU can help keep citi- TSU students and alumni are preparing for “A zens safer from lead Rockin’ Raider Homecoming” week starting poisoning and train Monday, Oct. 19, and culminating with a full M M more law-enforcement personnel day of activities Saturday, Oct. 24. thanks to new federal grants Going with the “Rockin’ Raider” theme, alumni and totaling $850,000 to expand lead- student groups plan to crank up the volume on events that will hazard outreach and forensic sci- build on traditions and make new memories. ence training. Among the scheduled activities are: The U.S. Department of • T-Shirt Swap, trading another school’s shirt for the official 2009 Housing and Urban Development homecoming shirt; and the U.S. Department of • the African American Alumni Council’s Comedy Show; p Justice recently allocated the • the National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show; h o funds, said Congressman Bart t • Chuck Taylor Blue Raider Golf Scramble; o Gordon. • MTSU Centennial History Preview; b y MTSU’s Forensic Institute for • Golden Raiders Society Class of 1959 reunion events; J .