MURFREESBORO, Tenn., May 7 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:
By Callie Welch
Sometimes you just have to go.
At least, that's what I realized at the ripe age of 18. Growing up in a small town develops you in ways that large cities never could. A 20-minute drive feels like nothing to me, and I know the products that Dollar General carries like the back of my hand. But when it comes to staying in a town with a population of 3,000 past the age of 18, I always felt like that was not really my thing.
Middle Tennessee State University was my fresh start. I knew no one, and no one knew me. Though in-state, I was the only student in my graduating class committing to MTSU. No one else from my middle-of-nowh...