Archive for December, 2011

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...

December 30th, 2011 | Sports | Read More

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...

December 13th, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

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, or you’ve at least...

December 13th, 2011 | A&E | Read More

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...

December 9th, 2011 | News | Read More

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...

December 9th, 2011 | News | Read More

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 the game...

December 7th, 2011 | Sports | Read More

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 the...

December 3rd, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

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...

December 3rd, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

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...

December 1st, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

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 Bruins in...

December 1st, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

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...

December 1st, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More