This year’s first major gubernatorial forum took place on Thursday, January 14, in Belmont’s Curb Event Center. The event was co-hosted by SCORE, former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist’s State Collaborative on Reforming Education, and Nashville CBS affiliate WTVF-TV. News Channel 5 anchor/reporter Rhori Johnston...

The 2008 town hall presidential debate, Belmont’s brief moment in the national political spotlight, is now a distant memory, but the university isn’t ready to bow out of politics yet. Belmont will host the first forum of the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the...

A little piece of Washington, D.C., comes to Belmont’s campus this week—and no, it’s got nothing to do with “Debate 08.” This D.C. connection comes in the form of Joshua DuBois, the director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He is scheduled to speak at...

When it comes to health care reform, the American people are suffering from a serious case of apathy. Many of the seats at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center remained empty on Saturday during a public forum addressing health care, in contrast with the conversation’s emphasis on an individual’s responsibility...

As a new president takes the seat in the Oval office, one Belmont student will be there along for the ride. After she graduates in May, Ameshia Cross will work as an assistant to White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs. In her new position she will be expected to prepare drafts of speeches, conduct...

Nashville voters will determine Thursday if the controversial “English only” ballot initiative passes. Opponents of the measure, which would force the Metro government to conduct all business in English, contend that it is likely unconstitutional and it has clearly proved divisive in the community....

Election night 2004: I was 15 years old. My parents were out and I was home by myself not studying for an AP European history test, standing in front of the TV yelling like it was a football game. Four years later, I’m still plenty invested, but a little less cranky. The difference, I think, is getting...

The culmination of months of preparation came to a head Tuesday night at Belmont’s Curb Event Center as Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain met for a town hall-style presidential debate. Belmont was on a big stage, with early Nielsen ratings showing that about 7 percent more viewers watched...

Before the Presidential candidates ever set foot in the debate hall, Belmont volunteers and the technical crew staged a rehearsal debate in preparation for Tuesday. Students were asked to play the roles of Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain, NBC’s Tom Brokaw and even the audience members. “I got...

It’s been an intense election cycle, one in which all aspects from media coverage to personal expectations have been amplified. So, it makes sense that voter registration drives would see a proportionate boost in importance. In the effort to get college students, in particular, to not just vote, but...