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Christian faith compatible with diversity

In recent weeks, Belmont University has been called many things: bigoted, closed-minded and unloving. It has also been called righteous, wonderful and a defender of traditional Christian values. I’m not going to talk about whether or not women’s soccer coach Lisa Howe should have “mutually agreed”...
January 27th, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Belmont adds ‘sexual orientation’ to nondiscrimination policies

Belmont adds ‘sexual orientation’ to nondiscrimination policies
Belmont’s Board of Trustees voted to add the words “sexual orientation” to the school’s current nondiscrimination policy,  university president Dr. Bob Fisher announced on Wednesday afternoon. “Belmont University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national...
January 26th, 2011 | News | Read More

VIDEO: Fisher talks nondiscrimination policy

Belmont president Bob Fisher addressed the media regarding the addition of the words “sexual orientation” to the university’s nondiscrimination policy. Video by Erin Carson
January 26th, 2011 | News | Read More

Rose Park set to open Feb. 12

Rose Park set to open Feb. 12
On Jan. 26, 2006, Belmont University announced a plan to renovate and use nearby E.S. Rose Park as the home for all outdoor Bruins teams. On Feb. 12, 2011, after more than five years of legal wrangling and community controversy, a Belmont team is scheduled to step on its new home field at Rose Park,...
January 26th, 2011 | Sports | Read More

The Jam: Gritty on the outside, but cozy within

The Jam: Gritty on the outside, but cozy within
Move over Bongo Java, there’s a new unconventional coffee shop on the block. It’s called The Jam, and its outside appearance and location at the corner of Wedgewood and 12th avenues bring a unique, even if visually uninviting, vibe to the storefront. The dark, almost black tinted windows lined with...
January 26th, 2011 | A&E, Art | Read More

Eat your heart out. Fake Dates with Kevin & Jessica. The Wild Cow

The Wild Cow 1896 Eastland Ave. Nashville, TN 37206 (615) 262-2717 Kevin: After spending winter break agonizing over my decision of who to pick as my new fake date, I finally settled on this girl who sang me a song of foodie devotion; her name is Jessica Wardwell. Jessica: My plan worked. I knew Kevin...
January 26th, 2011 | A&E, Art | Read More

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Lindley Ruth and her Tipsy String Band

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Lindley Ruth and her Tipsy String Band
This month the Vision sat down with Lindley Wolfgram from Lindley Ruth and Her Tipsy String Band to talk about how she went from singing about a 6th-grade crush to soaking in the vibes at RCA Studio B here in Nashville with bandmates Ben Jones, Nick Floyd and Casey Driscoll. Wolfgram is mostly into Americana,...
January 26th, 2011 | Music | Read More

School of Music hosts Commercial Showcase

Belmont’s School of Music is getting ready for the 19th annual Commercial Music Showcase scheduled for 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 7. This free, one-hour event will be in the Massey Concert Hall and will feature music arrangers, background vocalists, commercial instrumentalists, and four junior and senior...
January 26th, 2011 | Music | Read More

Feb. 12 showcase promises country vibe, mechanical bull

Behind the twangy melodies and folksy guitar rhythms at Belmont’s Country Showcase is an entire team of people working hard to bring students a show they’ll never forget. “We’re kind of going for something a little different this time around,” said the show’s producer, sophomore audio engineering...
January 26th, 2011 | Music | Read More

Weight of Glory: BU jam sessions jumpstart band

Weight of Glory: BU jam sessions jumpstart band
When sophomores Mitchell Blom and Stone Meyer started playing their guitars and ukuleles at the Maddox Grand Atrium in fall 2009, it was nothing more than a jam session. Over time, the duo expanded into a trio, and eventually into a four- and five- piece group. They still played their hearts out at...
January 26th, 2011 | Music | Read More

Bookstore’s shelf life comes to an end

Bookstore’s shelf life comes to an end
If you drive over to the Green Hills mall anytime soon, you’ll probably see a blank storefront as you find a place to park. The missing store? Davis-Kidd Bookstore. The local store closed, with little fanfare, on Dec. 29, a month after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. When Davis-Kidd was...
January 26th, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Nashville, get a grip; it’s just snow

Nashville, get a grip; it’s just snow
It does not take long to realize that people constantly complain about the weather. The old ladies in the library, the supermarket cashiers, it’s like the only innocuous small talk anyone can muster is eternally tied to how hot or cold it is outside, and it plays on loop all year long. I distinctly...
January 26th, 2011 | Blogs/Opinion | Read More

Separate ceremonies split up May grads

Belmont’s spring graduation is May 14, a date that has been set for well over a year, but over winter break, students learned that there will be two ceremonies — one at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m. In the past, all of the undergraduate students have graduated in one ceremony while all of the graduate...
January 26th, 2011 | News | Read More

New track to address sophomore needs

Freshmen have Towering Traditions and the First Year Seminar. Juniors are required to take junior cornerstone and third-year writing courses, and seniors complete their tenure at Belmont with a senior capstone class. But what about Belmont sophomores? The administration has decided to address this sophomore...
January 26th, 2011 | News | Read More

Fallout from coach’s exit persists

It started with a women’s soccer coach who left her job, but Lisa Howe’s exit from Belmont was just the catalyst for a larger debate on campus and in the Nashville community about sexual orientation. And even though several weeks have passed, the discussion regarding sexual orientation nondiscrimination...
January 26th, 2011 | News | Read More
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