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Mail Services has high hopes with new partnership, goals

An abrupt shift in delivery policy has forced Belmont Mail Services to delay organizational changes expected to start later this spring. After the U.S. Postal Service stopped its service to on-campus apartments without notifying mail services, the department quickly implemented new policies to have the Office of Residence Life deliver [...]

Byrd continues class act, even after defeat
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Byrd continues class act, even after defeat

Coach Rick Byrd probably said it best during Thursday night’s postgame press conference after Belmont’s loss to Arizona – losing wasn’t all that fun. Nevertheless, Bruin Nation loves that the men’s basketball program is led by such a genuine coach, and Byrd’s trip back to the hotel after the game [...]

Bruins outplayed in season-ending loss
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Bruins outplayed in season-ending loss

SALT LAKE CITY – For Belmont coach Rick Byrd, Thursday night’s 81-64 loss to the Arizona Wildcats was “all pretty simple.” “Arizona was the better team.” The much-hyped senior backcourt duo of Kerron Johnson and Ian Clark combined for 43 points on the night, but the Belmont Bruins still fell [...]

Geiser, Young to win SGA election after opponents’ disqualification
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Geiser, Young to win SGA election after opponents’ disqualification

UPDATE at 5 p.m. Friday: Minutes after the online polls for this week’s Student Government Association elections closed Friday, SGA officials made the following statement on their Facebook page: “After a thorough study of the rules, the election commissioner has disqualified Charlie Dankert and Marleen Abdelnour for multiple violations of [...]

“Go Bruins go”: Fans get spirited at send off party
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“Go Bruins go”: Fans get spirited at send off party

Fans gather to send off the Belmont Bruins prior to the team’s first game of the NCAA tournament.

The Week at Belmont – March 21, 2013
Blogs/Opinion

The Week at Belmont – March 21, 2013

This week, Chief Correspondent Katie Greene is tuning in from Salt Lake City where your men’s basketball team will take on the Arizona Wildcats Thursday night. Meanwhile, back here on campus Junior Correspondent Will Hadden is attending to your #belmontproblems while your Host Annalise Kraus has the latest and greatest happenings [...]

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World Culture Fair to display diverse arts

Belmont is widely known as a music school with the sounds of pop and rock everywhere, but at the World Culture Fair Friday, performances from Laos, Kurdistan, India and other countries will show the school’s broader talent. “The purpose of the fair is to showcase the diversity within Belmont’s campus,” [...]

No size, no problem: Belmont preps for towering ‘Zona
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No size, no problem: Belmont preps for towering ‘Zona

SALT LAKE CITY – Some might say it’s a heavy dose of mountain air that’s allowed the Belmont men’s basketball team to feel at ease a day before its first game of the NCAA tournament. Others might say it’s experience that has allowed Belmont (26-6) to feel prepared as the team [...]

A&E / Music

Young Islands create up-and-coming synthetic sound

A three-man band with no a guitar or bass player to be found. For most groups, it’s a proposition that sounds improbable, if not impossible. For Young Islands though, this may be what separates this up-and-coming Belmont band from the rest. Young Islands is an electronic synthesized pop band which [...]

Honors students house homeless at Room in the Inn
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Honors students house homeless at Room in the Inn

Belmont’s Sports Science Center is usually a place where classes are held. But two nights a week, it’s a place where the city’s homeless can go for food and shelter. Every Wednesday and Friday night, students volunteer at Belmont’s Room in the Inn, providing six homeless men with warm meals [...]

Ludwig strikes out nine in Belmont win
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Ludwig strikes out nine in Belmont win

Behind stellar pitching from sophomore Dan Ludwig, the Belmont baseball team defeated in-state rivals MTSU Blue Raiders 3-1 Tuesday afternoon at Rose Park. The left-handed Ludwig earned the win for the Bruins (14-6) with six complete innings of work, striking out nine and allowing only one earned run, four hits [...]

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Bruins get postseason bid in WBI

The Belmont women’s basketball team found out Monday that their season isn’t over quite yet. After an 18-13 season, the Bruins were invited to the 2013 Women’s Basketball Invitational and will travel to play the University of Detroit Titans Thursday at 6 p.m. The team is one of two No. [...]

REVIEW: Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’ clearly meets hype
A&E / Music

REVIEW: Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’ clearly meets hype

Far removed from his days as a teen heartthrob as a member of *NSYNC, Justin Timberlake has matured musically. And no one seems to be complaining about it. Seven years since the release of Timberlake’s last album, “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” JT returns to music with his excessively anticipated new album. Hit single [...]

Bruin Skydive makes sport accessible to students
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Bruin Skydive makes sport accessible to students

Free falling from 14,000 feet against 120 mph winds is a bucket list staple for many, and for Belmont students, it’s something they can experience sooner, rather than later. Bruin Skydive is leading a trip to Skydive Alabama on March 23, the group’s second since forming last fall. “I think [...]

Belmont will try to curb guns in parking lots law
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Belmont will try to curb guns in parking lots law

Belmont University officials are ready to try to internally curb the impact of state legislation allowing gun carry permit holders to leave their guns in their cars on campus. The legislation, Senate Bill 142, allows those who have state-recognized gun carry permits to transport and keep a firearm and ammunition [...]