Archive for January, 2012

CAS, religion school will move to planned building

Most of the departments in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the School of Religion tentatively will move to a new building at 15th and Wedgewood avenues that is scheduled to open in the summer of 2014. Construction on the new building, which will also include a 430-car parking garage, a dining...

January 31st, 2012 | Featured News, News | Read More

Senior’s Bonnie and Clyde musical opens this week

Robbers, murders, gangsters. These qualities make Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow an unlikely cast for a student’s first musical composition. While senior Chris Rayis recognizes their evildoings, he is more intrigued by the beauty of hope in humans; the power of redemption. Rayis, a composition major...

January 31st, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

Johnson and Jenkins lead BU past Ospreys

Led by stellar performances by junior Kerron Johnson and sophomore Blake Jenkins, the Belmont Bruins defeated the North Florida Ospreys 83-69 at the Curb Event Center Monday night. Johnson led the Bruins with 16 points, and Jenkins scored 15 points and made seven rebounds. This was Jenkins’ second...

January 30th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Bruins top physical Dolphin team

Intensity was the name of the game as the Belmont Bruins defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 85-71 Saturday night. 46 combined fouls were called against both teams, which then led to 57 combined free throws for both teams. Belmont’s grit and overall trust in each other led to the Belmont win, said...

January 28th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Women hold off Dolphins in pink-out

Led by a double-double from senior Haley Nelson and an early second half surge, the Belmont women’s basketball team held on to defeat the Jacksonville Dolphins 68-62 Saturday evening at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins’ second-half lead, as large as 11 with less than twenty-nine seconds...

January 28th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Introducing: From Runway to Campus

The reoccurring column “ From Runway to Campus” comes from Ali Williams’ new fashion and make-up blog that is currently in the works. Looking polished and awake for class can be difficult with only a short amount of time to get ready. By using these simple steps to modify your makeup routine,...

January 27th, 2012 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

VIDEO: Belmont bands rock at Music City Roots

In the barn behind the famous Loveless Café, successful or up-and-coming Belmont bands performed live and on air for Lightning 100 Wednesday night. The barn’s church pews and foldable chairs were filled and the crowd in the back chatted while the bands performed both old and brand new songs, thankful...

January 26th, 2012 | A&E, Music | Read More

The Week at Belmont – January 26, 2012

This week sports correspondent Katie Greene is already overcome with the Homecoming spirit. Plus, the down-in-the-dumps economy requires us to take a commercial break mid-TWAB for a wacky word from our local Chick-Fil-A sponsor. Then, we’ve got news on TT leader selection, the new issue of the...

January 26th, 2012 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Enrollment, assets, spending all on the rise

Students are paying more for a Belmont education, but the university is paying more to educate them. With Belmont’s rapid growth – the student population increased 114 percent in a decade – the university’s spending has soared, increasing the debt but also increasing the assets. Despite these...

January 25th, 2012 | News | Read More

Top dollar: Wide span in campus pay

Salaries for university presidents are rising in what the Chronicle of Higher Education has described as “an income gap that widens at the top,” and Dr. Bob Fisher’s compensation is in keeping with that trend. After 10 years at Belmont, Fisher’s compensation as president for the 2010 fiscal year...

January 25th, 2012 | News | Read More

Federal changes may ease debt burden

As college tuition rates skyrocket across the country, it is no surprise that students are feeling the strain of higher education costs. Tuition has increased an average of 5.6 percent each year beyond the general inflation rate during the last ten years, according to the College Board. As the cost of...

January 25th, 2012 | News | Read More

Costly diplomas: Student loan debt at all-time high

$130,000 in student loan debt. 88 jobs applications. Six months to find a job. For a recent Belmont graduate, these numbers represent the reality of his current financial situation. After four and a half years, the business administration major, who asked that his name not be used, left Belmont with...

January 25th, 2012 | News | Read More

Beat-n-Track: Emily Reid

A wave of gray matter clears her mind. She’s intense, but also disengaged. If the time is right, a song will flow from Belmont singer/songwriter Emily Reid in a matter of 60 minutes, or even less. The senior music business major has traveled more than 2,500 miles from her home in British Columbia,...

January 25th, 2012 | A&E, Music | Read More

Sister act wows with a capella anthem

As the scoreboard buzzes at zero before a Belmont Bruins basketball game, three small girls walk onto the Curb Event Center court between two rows of towering athletes. Leaning into one microphone, they begin to harmonize. Their voices combine like only the most experienced groups can do for the first...

January 25th, 2012 | A&E, Music | Read More

Yes, the name is Diarrhea Planet

Four screaming guitars, a loyal following of rowdy fans and a name that is anything but typical. Diarrhea Planet, or, as it’s known to the more faint of heart, D.P., is a band comprised of six best friends who’ve all attended Belmont at some point. Casey Weissbuch plays drums, Mike Boyle plays bass,...

January 25th, 2012 | A&E, Featured A&E, Music | Read More