Trey Flowers and the rest of his church group were running late to a 4:45 dinner. They just got in the van parked outside the grocery store when it started shaking. He barely had time to think. His body went into “survival mode.” Maybe someone was after them, trying to turn over the van. He heard...

Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Eric Schlosser, acclaimed “Fast Food Nation” author and producer of the documentary “Food, Inc.,” the assassination of America’s corporate food industry that has been creating considerable hype among socially conscious 20-somethings. Sitting...

Belmont’s Homecoming 2010 will be a weeklong celebration Feb. 21-27 for students, alumni, faculty and staff. “There have been so many more steps taken this year to engage the student body in the homecoming festivities,” Panhellenic president Abby Robinson said. “The weeklong celebration is new...

Several Belmont students were involved in a series of wrecks earlier today on Compton Avenue near campus. More than six cars were involved in at least two wrecks on the street adjacent to Belmont’s Troutt Theater around 10:30 a.m. due to icy roads. One driver suffered a bloody lip after, as one responding...

Five Belmont public relations students are competing in the nationally recognized Bateman Case Study competition. Named for J. Carroll Bateman, the competition challenges teams of students to devise the best public relations campaigns for a given client. This year’s competition is focused on the...

In an unusual quirk of nature, Nashville is sitting under several inches of snow. According to The Tennessean, between 4 and 10 inches of snow fell on Friday, in Nashville and surrounding areas. Classes continued on Friday and Belmont should be open Monday as well. Many local businesses stayed open through...

Buzzy’s Candy Store on Belmont Boulevard had its first jolt of sweet-toothed customers on January 28 during their grand opening. Areej Rabie, freshman, Julia Cecere, sophomore, and Mandy Strader, sophomore, are co-owners of the shop, but this multi-colored, sugar-filled, lively shop isn’t just any...

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” The phrase—and it’s subsequent ideologies—have been pounded into our society’s vernacular.  The book by John Gray has sold more than 45 million copies. But on a recent visit to Belmont, renowned sociologist and masculinity expert Dr. Michael Kimmel...

You’re on track with convo, and it’s too early for a nap, so at 10 a.m. on a Friday, you amble over to Massey to sit in the courtyard and just be. As you walk up to the courtyard, you hear something. Music flows from the Neely Dining Hall. The glass doors are wide open and a handful of students are...

Civil rights attorney and minister Fred Gray, whose clients included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, discussed his role as a pioneer in the civil rights movement and challenged his Belmont audience to keep the unfinished battle going. Gray stressed the importance of individuals working together...