MTSU student stuck by needle in Peck Hall vending machine

MTSU just sent out the following crime alert to students:

During the evening of October 29, 2009, a female MTSU student reported that she received an injury to her hand when she reached inside a Pepsi machine in Peck Hall to get change from the vending machine. The student reported that she was stuck by a hypodermic needle that had been placed by someone unknown in the change return slot of the machine. The student received medical care and was released from Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

While this incident may be a unique instance, all persons on campus are requested to use caution in removing change from vending machines on campus. Additionally, persons with any knowledge of this case or similar situations are asked to contact MTSU Police at 615-898-2424.

MTSU Students Must Get a (Free) Ticket for Miss. State Game

For the football game against Mississippi State on October 17, MTSU has changed from the normal policy of “Get in free with your student ID” to “Hey, this might be a big game… so get your tickets now.”

From an e-mail sent to students:

MTSU Alerts finds its way to Twitter

I haven’t seen anything official on this, but @mtsualert seems to be prepping to provide alerts via Twitter. Lack of having something like this was one of the reasons I started @mtsu.

Two tweets (which have since been deleted) were sent today testing the system.