Belmont students and faculty welcomed author Margaret Atwood Wednesday, Oct. 27 as the keynote speaker during the ninth annual Humanities Symposium sponsored by the university’s School of Humanities, which includes the departments of English, philosophy, and foreign languages. Many expressed that the university was honored to allow Atwood, a Booker [...]
The Belmont community will have the chance to release the ghost of Adelicia Acklen at the annual Pembroke Haunted House, Friday, Oct. 29 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s the biggest event Pembroke does and the goal is to make it the best haunted house ever, Nathan Phelps, a [...]
The legends all exist. For decades, students have heard stories about Adelecia Acklen, tunnels on campus and maybe even quirky collections. As for what’s true about all these things, the facts can be a little shaky. Mark Brown, the executive director of the Belmont Mansion, speaks up to dispel some [...]
This month, Vision editor Erin Carson sat down with artist Chase Foster to cover some serious musical territory. Hailing from Winfield, Okla., Foster is into everything from western swing music to Chic Corea to John Legend and The Roots. He released his first LP, “Half-written Letters,” in June and will [...]
Yep. It’s true. You can now rent bikes at the Beaman fitness center for free every day of the week except Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Just walk up to the front desk, sign your name on a waiver, and you’re good to roam the streets from Wedgewood [...]
I like news a lot. I like reading it, I like listening to it, I like writing it and I love writing about it. When the time rolls around every month to write my column for the Vision, I usually start sifting through all the articles I starred on Google [...]
As the men’s basketball team tips off the 2010-2011 season, two freshmen will be called upon to step up and be contributors. Their names? Blake Jenkins and J.J. Mann. Jenkins was redshirted last year. His main role was mimicking opponents during practice, but this year, he’s expected to contribute on [...]
Imagine wearing a shirt made of bamboo. It should feel rigid, wooden and just plain weird, right? Wrong. Bamboo U is a Brentwood, Tenn- based company that specializes in producing T-shirts that are made of bamboo – which, surprisingly, can be a very soft, breathable and sustainable fabric. Bamboo is [...]
Martin’s BBQ Joint 7238 Nolensville Road Nolensville, Tenn. 615-776-1856 Kevin: So I picked up Cassidy for our date. I had gone all out this time; my car was clean, I had a loaf of bread in the back seat and I looked pretty presentable. Cassidy: He got points for picking [...]
The Black Box Theater will open its first play of the season Nov. 12 with “33 Variations,” which takes its name from a Beethoven waltz. “33 Variations” is a dual storyline, separated by 200 years, about a mother in present-day New York and a composer in nineteenth-century Austria who share [...]
“Anything Goes,” the fall production of Belmont’s musical theatre program, runs Nov. 18-21. Performances are in MPAC. Tickets are available at the Curb Box Office in advance and will be available at the door. They are $10 for adults; $5 for senior citizens (65 and over), faculty, staff, and non-Belmont [...]
The silver rush in Colorado during the 1880s sets the stage for “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” an opera playing in the Troutt Theatre Nov. 11-14. And just to point out, the opera isn’t about a baby deer. “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” written by John Latouche with music by [...]
Aside from being known as another middle of nowhere town, Bowling Green, Ky., has a few claims to fame: Fruit of the Loom, Corvettes and the alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. Over the past few years, Cage the Elephant has played various shows and festivals across the states and [...]
At every Belmont basketball game, Bruiser is in the business of boosting the bond between the bleachers and the ballgame. But outside of basketball, all the responsibilities associated with being a mascot are a bit, well … fuzzy. Being Bruiser is a whole lot to bear, Chris Flippo said. Unlike [...]
There will be plenty of memorable moments at the Curb Event Center this year. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are returning a load of players—some of whom are sure to create some exciting moments. But the one game that every Bruin fan should mark on their calendars doesn’t [...]
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