Articles By: Tara Knott

Belmont grows greener: Pharmacy building’s roof designed with sustainability in mind

Belmont’s new pharmacy building is going green … and orange … and purple. More than 7,000 colorful plants cover its “green roof,” the largest of its kind on a Tennessee educational building. “This building is going to have a great impact on our city,” said Belmont president Robert...

August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Pharmacy, physical therapy schools in McWhorter Hall

Battling 90-degree temperatures and the chaos of freshman move-in day, some of Nashville’s most prominent leaders gathered outside the pharmacy building for its dedication ceremony on Aug. 21. “When you’re mayor, there’s nothing better than going to a ribbon cut. And there’s nothing better...

August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

DuBois preaches ‘four P’s’ at Belmont

Joshua DuBois, a member of the Obama administration, encouraged Belmont students to use social networking as a link between the government and the grassroots” in a convocation speech recently. “The problems we’re facing are big enough to accommodate anybody who wants to help us solve them,”...

October 29th, 2009 | News | Read More

Self-defense class empty, despite campus break-ins

Despite campus break-ins and national news stories about crimes against women, the women’s self-defense class at Belmont is empty. “We offer the class once a month, but there’s a lot of classes that end up not going at all,” said Campus Security officer Renee Ruthven, who teaches the class, formally...

October 6th, 2009 | News | Read More

Panelists urge fiscal responsibility at health care forum

When it comes to health care reform, the American people are suffering from a serious case of apathy. Many of the seats at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center remained empty on Saturday during a public forum addressing health care, in contrast with the conversation’s emphasis on an individual’s responsibility...

September 24th, 2009 | News | Read More