Archive for 2011

Pumpkin and Spice Latte
A&E

Pumpkin and spice latté, oh my

Fall is a time of crunching leaves beneath your feet, breaking out new scarves, and the start of the holiday seasons. But as awesome as those things can be, something is missing from the list. Something that can really put a fall day over the edge. That’s right, ladies and [...]

Pancake Pantry
A&E

Pancake Pantry: still fluffy at 50

A very tall waitress in acid-washed, high-waist jeans and a blue plaid button-down is taking orders. Her white hair is fluffed like a halo around her face and glasses hang from a strand of beads around her neck. Her plain tan shoes have seen better days, and her dark blue [...]

Scream Farm Poster
A&E

Halloween chic: Makeup artist oozes ideas

Watching “Zombieland,” it’s easy to forget that under all the make-up, there’s a normal person who is not really seeping green slime or breaking out in warts. The bridge between the two is a makeup artist, and Ellie Martin began to figure when she was in middle school that she [...]

Blogs/Opinion

Life lessons from my sister, the first-grader

Thirteen years and 11 months. A rather lengthy chunk of time, an even greater age gap. Trust me, I know. That’s the difference between my youngest sibling and me. With this gap in age, it’s easy to assume that I, as the mature and significantly older sibling, would serve as [...]

Blogs/Opinion

Puck drops on new Predators culture

A sport on ice should never have worked in Nashville. It’s not cold enough. Why play hockey in a city where you can fry eggs on the sidewalk a couple of months out of the year? But nevertheless, it happened. The NHL expansion brought the Predators to Nashville in 1998 [...]

Alberto Gonzales hire raises questions; letter from faculty
News

Hire sets off talk

Belmont took the unusual step of holding a press conference in early October to announce the hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who will take a newly created endowed position at the College of Law. During this Oct. 3 public announcement, something usually reserved for high-level administration instead [...]

News

Boo Bash opens on Friday

Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi Mu will be hosting their annual Boo Bash on Oct. 28 from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in the Neely Dining Room. The campuswide Halloween event is a fundraiser for the two sororities’ charities. Guests are invited to dress up in their favorite costumes and enjoy [...]

Faculty confirm letter’s link to Gonzales
News

Faculty confirm letter’s link to Gonzales

Belmont recently took the unusual step of holding a press conference to announce the hiring of a College of Law faculty member, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and the announcement has some other faculty members speaking out. Gonzales was introduced Oct. 3 as the person who would fill the [...]

News

Academic Fair opens Friday

For those who are undecided or overwhelmed by the process of choosing a major, people who can help you will be at thetThe 11th annual Academic Fair at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Neely Dining Room. Originally developed by the Department of Social work faculty and staff, the fair [...]

News

Provost responds to faculty letter

Belmont administration has responded to a letter sent by 45 faculty members about human rights issues, encouraging “conversations that promote both intellectual and spiritual growth.” Provost Dr. Thomas Burns responded to the letter sent to the Vision with the following statement Monday morning: “The Belmont community includes 6,400 students and [...]

Blogs/Opinion

Letter: Faculty speaks out on human rights issues

[Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted by a group of Belmont faculty members, whose names and university affiliations appear at the end. The document, as presented to the Vision, begins with the university's mission statement and is followed by the faculty statement.] To the editor: Belmont [...]

Dustin Stout, host
Blogs/Opinion

The Week at Belmont – October 12, 2011

This week we want you to follow us. You’ll see what we mean. Plus, Correspondent Jessica Adkins gives us the lowdown on the “For Women Only” basketball clinic, and Dr. Reality tweets the twuth. Wait, what? Also, get the latest on the Breast Cancer Walk, Free Speech Movie Night and [...]

Zombiewalk overtakes downtown Nashville Saturday
A&E

Zombiewalk overtakes downtown Nashville Saturday

Sticky blobs of fake blood coated the streets of downtown Nashville Saturday as citizens gathered to celebrate World Zombie Day. Families, couples and friends stormed Riverfront Park at three in the afternoon to drop off food donations and slather each other in fake blood. The Nashville Zombie Walk held a [...]

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Urban/Pop Showcase wows crowd
A&E / Music

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Urban/Pop Showcase wows crowd

Miss B, “Alpha Tau Omega’s favorite rapper,” kicked off the show with her rendition of “Superbass.” The pit surrounding the three catwalks were filled with dancing and sign wielding members of ATO. She closed her set out with her new song “FoSho.” Sophomore transfer, Bryce Merritt took the stage next. [...]

Steve Jobs
News

Thank you, Steve

  Please leave a comment below about your thoughts, feelings or memories of Steve Jobs, his empire and how you discovered the news. Visionary founder of Apple, Steve Jobs’ creations not only excited consumers with new possibilities but also informed those same valued customers of his death. His products’ long [...]