Archive for January, 2010

Belmont gets snowed in

In an unusual quirk of nature, Nashville is sitting under several inches of snow. According to The Tennessean, between 4 and 10 inches of snow fell on Friday, in Nashville and surrounding areas. Classes continued on Friday and Belmont should be open Monday as well. Many local businesses stayed open through...

January 31st, 2010 | News | Read More

Buzzy’s Candy Store opens on Belmont Boulevard

Buzzy’s Candy Store on Belmont Boulevard had its first jolt of sweet-toothed customers on January 28 during their grand opening. Areej Rabie, freshman, Julia Cecere, sophomore, and Mandy Strader, sophomore, are co-owners of the shop, but this multi-colored, sugar-filled, lively shop isn’t just any...

January 28th, 2010 | News | Read More

World renowned sociologist refutes “Mars and Venus”

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” The phrase—and it’s subsequent ideologies—have been pounded into our society’s vernacular. The book by John Gray has sold more than 45 million copies. But on a recent visit to Belmont, renowned sociologist and masculinity expert Dr. Michael Kimmel...

January 28th, 2010 | News | Read More

Belmont avoids ‘Battle’ sweep with Lady Bruins win

The Lady Bruins gave Belmont something to hang their hats on in the 2010 Battle of the Boulevard series. The Belmont womens’ basketball team countered an overtime loss to Lipscomb—and two losses by the men’s team—with a 66-53 win at the Curb Event Center on Wednesday night. Sophomore forward...

January 27th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Optional chapel Fridays at 10

You’re on track with convo, and it’s too early for a nap, so at 10 a.m. on a Friday, you amble over to Massey to sit in the courtyard and just be. As you walk up to the courtyard, you hear something. Music flows from the Neely Dining Hall. The glass doors are wide open and a handful of students are...

January 27th, 2010 | News | Read More

Working together: Civil rights attorney tells audience ‘each one of us can do something’

Civil rights attorney and minister Fred Gray, whose clients included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, discussed his role as a pioneer in the civil rights movement and challenged his Belmont audience to keep the unfinished battle going. Gray stressed the importance of individuals working together...

January 27th, 2010 | News | Read More

A different kind of sport: Quidditch

The rumors have been “flying” around campus: Is Belmont starting its own Quidditch team? Or not? Kate Waters and Kelly Harlan, creators of the Belmont Quidditch Facebook group, clear up the rumors for all curious Muggles. Not familiar with the sport called Quidditch? If not, you have some serious...

January 27th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Veggie options?

d themselves as vegans in 2008. and another 7.2 million people or 3.2 percent were on a vegetarian-based diet, eating no meat or fish. Some of those people have found their way to Belmont University. To cater to the vegetarian and vegan lifestyle, Belmont’s dining service, Sodexo, has formed a section...

January 27th, 2010 | News | Read More

Leu Gallery: a Belmont secret?

Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery will host Elyse Luray of the PBS television series “History Detectives” as part of its American Experience exhibit, which will be open through May 14. The exhibit will showcase a variety of antique items owned by Belmont alumni, including furniture, photographs...

January 27th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

‘Content rider’ shapes events

When the cast of Fall Follies took to the Massey Performing Arts Center stage in October 2008, they had no clue how the audience, which included students, faculty and parents, would take their sketches. The live variety show is known for pushing boundaries, but one sketch in particular may have crossed...

January 27th, 2010 | A&E | Read More