Archive for September, 2010

The Week at Belmont – September 29, 2010

This week we talk about the Pembroke Date Auction, the President’s 4th annual Spirit award, Tartuffe, the latest issue of The Vision and Erin and Cassidy grab the intern and head over to the Beaman to check out a couple of bikes using the new Bike Share program. Let’s just say it gets ...

September 29th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

BU pharmacy 1st of its kind in Tennessee

When Belmont’s Pharmacy Care Center opened its doors Aug. 12, it became the only working university pharmacy in Tennessee, and joins a group of only 18 campus pharmacies nationwide. Dr. Phil E. Johnston, dean of the School of Pharmacy, thinks the new addition gives Belmont “a definite difference...

September 29th, 2010 | News | Read More

Volleyball vies for strong finish

Belmont volleyball is off to a rough start, but the team still has its sights set on the NCAA tournament after coming up short last year. The Bruins (6-11, 0-1 Atlantic Sun) have not had it easy in the early stages of their schedule, losing to opponents such as Notre Dame, Nevada and Purdue. “We’re...

September 29th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Bruins look to “Make Noise”

The Belmont University men’s soccer team is 4-5 as they bring the first part of their season to a close. “September is a time for learning about each other, especially for the new guys,” head coach Earle Davidson said. The Bruins have played all non-conference games this month the team has high...

September 29th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Proposed traffic changes under scrutiny

With the dust still settling on Patton, Bear House and McWhorter, Belmont will begin construction in October on the building that will house the School of Law. In conjunction with the new building, the university has proposed traffic changes to 15th and Wedgewood avenues to accommodate growth, but the...

September 29th, 2010 | News | Read More

Festival celebrates cultural diversity

In the mid-1990s, an increasing number of refugees and immigrants began arriving to make Nashville their home and brought with them a tapestry of cultural diversity. Dr. Carolyn Oehler, president of the Scarritt-Bennett Center, noticed these significant changes. Oehler and others at Scarritt-Bennett,...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

Next Big Nashville showcases independent spirits

Entering its fifth year, the annual Next Big Nashville festival kicks off on Sept. 29. The four-day event will feature more than 150 artists at 12 venues, in addition to the Leadership Music Digital Summit series of music industry panels, hosted at Belmont. A variety of Belmont-related acts will perform,...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

Eat Your Heart Out: Burger Up

By Cassidy Hodges and Kevin Heim When we first saw the signs for Burger Up in the new building on 12 South, we expected something reminiscent of Buffalo Wild Wings but with burgers, flat screens with ESPN on every wall. But what we ended up finding was an upscale burger joint with an appreciation for...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E | Read More

Review: ‘9 to 5: The Musical’

The red carpet was out for the first stop on the national tour of “9 to 5: The Musical” at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Sept. 21. Photographers with professional cameras around their necks clicked shutters as the crowd arrived. Channel 2 and 4 correspondents were ready with 100-watt...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

‘Tartuffe’ opens Oct. 1 in Troutt

The Troutt will be draped with 17th-century costumes, music and rhyming couplets when Moliere’s neo-classical play, Tartuffe, will opens at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1. Tartuffe, a comedy, is about a man who takes advantage of his landlord, Orgon. Tartuffe portrays himself as a pious man when he simply wants...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

DeBUt: Dave Servodidio, Connecting with people, one song at a time

Nashville is a long way from home for Dave Servodidio. But as the audience in Bongo Java’s After Hours Theatre tapped along to the rhythm of his guitar on a recent September evening, the Belmont sophomore knew he was exactly where he was supposed to be. Servodidio, a Moorestown, N.J, native, turned...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Cody Fry

This month, Vision editor Erin Carson sat down with singer-songwriter Cody Fry. The Chicago native talked about singing on commercial jingles as a kid, performing “Hey Jude” in front of legendary Beatles’ producer George Martin, and rock climbing in his free time. He’s also about to release...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

Julie Roberts still follows dreams

Country music star and Belmont alumna Julie Roberts readily admits that she came to Nashville with both dreams and insecurity. Her advice to today’s students, many of whom share the same emotions, is to never lose sight of your dreams, to “do what you do and do it all the time.” Roberts, whose...

September 28th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

UT’s violations show double standard

On Nov. 16, the Belmont mens basketball team will travel to Knoxville to open up the season against the University of Tennessee as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Regardless of what happens that night, Belmont has at least one edge up on the Vols: At least they aren’t cheaters. Several weeks ago, a...

September 28th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Freshman runner leads cross-country

For many students at Belmont, traveling to school means a few hours or a couple hundred miles. For freshman cross-country runner Erick Kigen, traveling to and from school means traveling two days and covering 8,000 miles. Kigen, who calls Eldoret, Kenya, home, has been running cross-country for four...

September 28th, 2010 | Sports | Read More