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The Week at Belmont – September 21, 2011

The Week at Belmont – September 21, 2011
This week Dr. Reality returns with a healthy dose of reality. Plus, Hands on Nashville Day, ASCAP Writers’ Night and Girls’ Night In! Then, Correspondent Jessica Adkins talks to students about getting along with roommates. It’s a hilarious all-new episode of The Week at Belmont!
September 22nd, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Fisher talks expansion, parking with students

Fisher talks expansion, parking with students
Dr. Bob Fisher opened this semester’s session of “Ask Dr. Fisher” in the Curb Café Wednesday morning with a lyric from Five for Fighting: “What kind of world do you want?” He proceeded to tell the crowd of students just what kind of world he wants, or more specifically, what he wants for...
September 21st, 2011 | Featured News, News | Read More

Local fringe fest opens next week

Local fringe fest opens next week
The first annual Sideshow Fringe Festival will provide local artists the chance to bring their talents to the Belmont/Hillsboro neighborhood. This four-day performing arts event will be Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 along Belmont Boulevard and Compton Avenue. The goal of the inaugural festival is to connect...
September 20th, 2011 | A&E, Art, Featured A&E | Read More

Maya Angelou wows as Humanities keynoter

Maya Angelou wows as Humanities keynoter
View “An Evening With Maya Angelou” on Storify Dr. Maya Angelou brought a sold out Curb Event Center to its feet as she spoke at Belmont’s Humanities Symposium Monday night. Her lecture focused on people who are “rainbows in the clouds” of peoples’ lives. Check out...
September 19th, 2011 | News | Read More

Fraternity recruiting begins with info session, cookout

For the men of Belmont, Interfraternity Council recruitment offers an opportunity to explore a long-standing university tradition of brotherhood. Recruitment starts Tuesday when IFC holds an information session and cookout. “This is just a chance for the guys to get familiar with the process, meet...
September 16th, 2011 | News | Read More

Kappa Alpha Theta info sessions next week

This fall, Belmont welcomes a new group of women. Kappa Alpha Theta is opening a new chapter, making it the fourth women’s Greek organization on campus. Founded in 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek letter women’s fraternity. Their mission statement supports their philosophy of sisterhood...
September 16th, 2011 | News | Read More

Christian Showcase opens series

It’s that time of year again — Belmont’s annual showcase series kicks off Saturday with the popular Christian Showcase. Four Belmont student acts will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Curb Event Center. Bands and soloist chosen for the showcase are The Weight of Glory, Chandler Roberts,...
September 15th, 2011 | A&E | Read More

The Week at Belmont – September 14, 2011

The Week at Belmont – September 14, 2011
Man, do we have a good show for you this week! We’ve got news on Dr. Maya Angelou’s visit and an opportunity to get engaged at Belmont. Plus, we sit down with the artists of the Christian Showcase and then hit up the student body to find out exactly what they plan to “Ask Dr. Fisher.”...
September 15th, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Belmont drops in 2012 U.S. News rankings

Belmont drops in 2012 U.S. News rankings
Belmont University remained in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” rankings once again this year, according to the magazine’s report released Tuesday. The university dropped from fifth to seventh in this year’s Best Regional Universities in the...
September 13th, 2011 | Featured News, News | Read More

Study abroad tea will be Thursday

Belmont students will share experiences from studying abroad at the annual Here There & Everywhere Study Abroad Tea on Thursday, September 15 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m at the Belmont Mansion. The event is the official kick-off for Study Abroad’s year, and will include traditional British tea and...
September 13th, 2011 | A&E | Read More

Ten years later, Belmont remembers 9/11

Ten years later, Belmont remembers 9/11
At 3:11 p.m. the ringing started. For about an hour and a half, the bells at the Belmont belltower kept ringing. And ringing. And ringing until each of the 2,977 lives lost on September 11th were recognized. It was all part of a service of remembrance was held around the belltower to remember the ten-year...
September 11th, 2011 | Featured News, News | Read More

The Week at Belmont – September 7, 2011

The Week at Belmont – September 7, 2011
We bring you a few convo alerts, an opportunity to serve and a chance at the Best Job Ever — that’s all this week! Plus, Correspondent Jessica Adkins gives us the rundown on sorority recruitment this weekend, and Dr. Reality will have you LOL’ing with his texting tips. It’s The...
September 9th, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Belmont sues former insurer over flood damage

Belmont sues former insurer over flood damage
Belmont University is suing its former insurance company after a year’s worth of discussion of coverage issues from the 2010 Nashville flood. The university is seeking damages in a complaint filed in Davidson County Chancery Court Aug. 26, after more than a year of talks between the university...
September 9th, 2011 | Featured News, News | Read More

Belmont to honor 9/11 victims in remembrance service

 Belmont University will be holding a Service of Remembrance, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and United Airlines Flight 93, and the 2,977 lives that were lost during the attacks. The...
September 8th, 2011 | Featured News, News | Read More

Reipe makes ABC singing competition

Creigh Reipe never expected to get a big break through karaoke. The junior audio engineering major and country-rock artist has been writing and performing his own songs for years. A return to covers, however, gave him an opportunity to perform on a national stage. Reipe is now a semifinalist on ABC’s...
September 7th, 2011 | A&E, Art | Read More