Archive for 2011

Sports

Bruins blast Herd in rematch

Ten days ago, the Belmont Bruins mens’ basketball team lost a one-point heartbreaker to the Marshall Thundering Herd. It was a different story Thursday night, however, as Belmont defeated Marshall 79-74, extending its home winning streak to 22 games in the Curb Event Center. Senior Scott Saunders led the way [...]

Bruins fall to MTSU after second-half rally
Sports

Bruins fall to MTSU after second-half rally

MURFREESBORO – Out of Middle Tennessee State’s nine blocked shots against Belmont, the final two were enough to seal the game. The Blue Raiders, after giving up a second-half thirteen-point lead, used the two final-minute blocks by Marcos Knight and LaRon Dendy to hold on to a 65-62 win over [...]

A&E

Visions of Christmas, Pt. 2: It’s not Christmas until…

Christmas lights are up. It doesn’t matter if they are white and classic around a nativity scene or colorful with every winter character out there, we love them all. Christmas lights are something no one gets tired of looking at. You’ve put a Santa hat on one of your animals, [...]

News

VIDEO: Spring Back Recycling breaks down mattresses, builds up lives

When Ron Harness was released from his three-and-a-half month jail term in October 2010, he didn’t know what to do with himself. “I was facing the street originally,” Harness said. Once released, Harness said his self-esteem took a major hit, as he reevaluated whom he was and what he was [...]

News

Subway, Kalamata’s now accept Bruin Bucks

Students now have even more choices for off-campus dining as local restaurants Subway and Kalamata’s join the Bruin Bucks program. These two new partnerships, along with Chago’s Cantina, give students three restaurant options on Belmont Boulevard where Bruin Bucks are accepted. “This is something we’ve been looking into for a [...]

Sports

Bruins beat crosstown foe for sixth straight win

The Belmont Bruins defeated the Tennessee State Tigers 75-62 Tuesday night, extending their current home winning streak to 20 games. The game was only a preview of what is to come when the Bruins make the move to the Tigers’ Ohio Valley Conference next season. “I think the quality of [...]

Sports

Bruins out-claw Bears in 82-78 win

For a team typically reliant on three-pointers, it seemed unusual the Belmont Bruins had to win their game against the Mercer Bears from the free throw line. In the closest men’s home game since November 2010, the Bruins escaped the Curb Event Center with an 82-78 win Saturday evening against [...]

Sports

Bruins lose 64-61 nailbiter to Bears

For the second time in three days, the Belmont women’s basketball team had their game came down to their last possession. After a Thursday night win though, the Bruins did not come through Saturday afternoon and lost to conference foe Mercer Bears 64-61 after a last-second Molly Ernst three-pointer sailed [...]

Bruins blowout Owls in conference opener
Sports

Bruins blowout Owls in conference opener

After only six games, the Belmont Bruins nearly accomplished something they never did in last year’s conference championship season – score 100 points. The Bruins blasted the Kennesaw State Owls in their conference opener, extending the team’s 18-game home winning streak with a 98-52 win Thursday night. Despite the imbalance [...]

Brooks’ jumper wins last-minute thriller over KSU
Sports

Brooks’ jumper wins last-minute thriller over KSU

Tied at 55 with less than a minute to go in the game, the Belmont Bruins women’s basketball team had little time to work. Redshirt junior Katie Brooks only needed one possession for the Bruins, hitting a jump shot with twenty seconds remaining. The shot made all the difference for [...]

The Week at Belmont – November 30, 2011
Blogs/Opinion

The Week at Belmont – November 30, 2011

This week we’re bringing Christmas tidings of funny! Our final episode of the semester finds the return of our very own Indie Claus to offer some hipster gift ideas. Plus, we’ve got news on Christmas at Belmont, the Greek Awards and the December issue of the Belmont Vision. And Correspondent [...]

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A&E

Tunes and traditions

Some Christmas songs are good. Some are really, really bad. And some family traditions are really, really good. And some, well, maybe they don’t need to be repeated enough to become traditions. But, for better or worse, Vision editors give you the tunes and traditions that make Christmas a season [...]

A&E

Bundy hosts Christmas at Belmont

Country singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and Tony-nominated Broadway star Laura Bell Bundy wants the world to know something: She’s a work in progress. “When I stop learning or I stop feeling challenged, I have to do something else,” she said. “As long as I’m continuing to learn from my work [...]

A&E

Visions of Christmas: A Belmont Vision Top 10 list of holiday proportions

Dickens of a Christmas:  For 27 years, the historic town of Franklin, Tenn., has given Christmas-lovers the opportunity to travel back in time to experience Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic, “A Christmas Carol.” More than 250 performers will take to the streets in 19th-century garb on Dec. 10-11, acting out scenes [...]

Blogs/Opinion

Beat ‘n’ Track: Jilian Linklater

The “Beat ‘N’ Track” this month showcases the songwriting strength of sophomore Jilian Linklater. The 19-year-old songwriting major first turned to piano, pen and paper in times of heartache, and the songs that resulted on the other side of the pain taught her some of life’s little lessons. A few [...]