Archive for the ‘Blogs/Opinion’ Category

The Week at Belmont – September 1, 2010

Click Here to Watch! This first edition of the semester was not without annoying technical glitches, but the important thing is that we’re back and so very happy about it. This week, correspondent Cassidy Hodges takes us inside the lavishness that is Patton Hall, and Dustin Stout joins the crew...
September 1st, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

2010: The view(s),the Vision

2010: The view(s),the Vision
Last week I went up to the Curb parking garage with one of our photographers to try to get a cover shot. From that height there’s a lot to be seen but also a lot that gets obscured. Buildings hide behind other buildings, scaffolding distracts, grand white columns interrupt more humble brick structures,...
August 25th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Life lessons from a summer job

Life lessons from a summer job
I woke up abruptly as the sun shone directly in my eye – I never needed an alarm clock. Mother Nature had me taken care of. I stumbled towards the sink, never acknowledging my cabin mates. It was an unspoken rule that nobody talked to each other in the morning. Sometimes, I splashed water on my face;...
August 25th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

We’re going to the chapel and … maybe not

We’re going to the chapel and … maybe not
The summer after senior year is like the happy hour of weddings. As I watched my Facebook blossom with new engagements almost weekly, I decided to seriously consider a career in cat farming. I actually don’t like cats now, but I am convinced that at a certain age of celibacy, I’ll begin to compulsively...
August 25th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

We interrupt this life for a text message

I admit that I can be pretty long-winded at times. Concise verbal storytelling is not my strong suit. But, I was taken aback when, 30 seconds into explaining my future job plans and expecting a response from my fiancée, I was met with silence. Peeking around the corner, I saw him sitting on the couch,...
April 30th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Like students, Belmont has growing pains

We’d all like to forget those years—somewhere around junior high—where all of our pictures are polluted with braces, bowl cuts and glitter jeans. We tried out the sliver glitter eye shadow and the boys went a bit overboard with hair gel. They were the awkward years, and we’d all rather pretend...
April 30th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Bruins get it right with Ezell hire

The Vince Gill room was alive with buzz on April 19, as just about everyone close to the women’s basketball program—and media—was invited to meet new head coach Brittney Ezell. After an exhaustive search, there were probably a few sighs of relief, as well. Within a few minutes of meeting her, though,...
April 30th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Letter to the Editor: Curbies are a “work in progress”

I recognize that the Vision exists in part to voice student concerns that may otherwise fly under the radar, and in that regard, I applaud Lance Conzett for his article questioning the Curbie nominations and the silencing of those nominations’ critics. As a member of Student Leadership Council...
April 30th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

For better or worse, tweets go down in history

The Library of Congress announced the decision to preserve public tweets, as in those 140-character messages sent using micro-blogging site Twitter.  The idea is to save a “snapshot” of history and Twitter is definitely the phenomenon of the month, so maybe it makes sense. For anyone not on Twitter,...
April 29th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Whose voices choose Curbies?

A few weeks ago, the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business opened voting on Blackboard for the recently rebranded Curb College Awards. For two weeks, students were able to vote in a series of categories, ostensibly determining Belmont’s favorite songwriters, rock bands, adjunct professors...
April 29th, 2010 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More
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