#opinion

Feb 28, 20222 min read

OPINION: Black visibility becomes Black success

This guest op-ed was written by Hope Dennis. Dennis is the student president of Belmont’s HOPE Council and the chaplain of the Black...

OPINION: The women’s basketball team deserves more respect from the Belmont student body

AJ Wuest

Feb 24, 20224 min read

OPINION: The women’s basketball team deserves more respect from the Belmont student body

After the Belmont University men’s basketball team defeated the University of Tennessee Martin in a late January game, the stands emptied...

OPINION: Should Lee Beaman be back on the board?

Sarah Maninger

Feb 16, 20222 min read

OPINION: Should Lee Beaman be back on the board?

“We are a Christ-centered, student-focused community, developing diverse leaders of purpose, character, wisdom and transformational...

OPINION: Belmont must join other US universities in mandating the COVID-19 vaccine

Sarah Maninger

Sep 4, 20213 min read

OPINION: Belmont must join other US universities in mandating the COVID-19 vaccine

Belmont needs to do better. The release of the university’s COVID-19 vaccination rates Tuesday showed only 63% of students received...

Jan 8, 20162 min read

OPINION: A big year for the Belmont Vision

It’s a big year for the Belmont Vision. This semester, I’m proud to announce the Belmont Vision will be introducing our own series on...

Dec 4, 20152 min read

OPINION: Who’s up for a trip to Mars?

Who’s up for a trip to Mars? In reality, the odds of a 21-year-old college student like myself actually going to Mars are probably...

Nov 20, 20152 min read

OPINION: Less is more

Everyone’s heard the phrase “less is more” yet we have more stuff than ever before. The self-storage industry in the U.S. generated $27.2...

Oct 30, 20154 min read

OPINION: Five things you learn in the middle of a manhunt

We’ve all seen it a million times: a wanted man runs breathlessly through a wooded area pursued by howling dogs, dodging megawatt...

Oct 30, 20152 min read

OPINION: Students shouldn’t take advantages of Belmont, Nashville for granted

Whenever I tell people that I go to Belmont, their reaction is one of curiosity. I have no musical talent to speak of, I’m not interested...

Oct 26, 20153 min read

OPINION: You are not a poor college student

Disclaimer: Some college students are barely getting by day-to-day and are paying with the little they have to be at this university....

Oct 7, 20152 min read

From the desk of the president: Oct. 7

Can You Help Fill Our Blank Space? In the past fifteen months, Belmont has experienced the opening of beautiful new living and learning...

Sep 18, 20152 min read

OPINION: Farewell to football

It was tough leaving my home behind when I went to college, but luckily I was able to bring a huge part of my life with me: soccer. Now a...

Aug 28, 20152 min read

We’ve built the buildings, now build up the students

After the opening of the Johnson Center last week, for the first time while I have been at Belmont, there will be no cranes, blastings no...

Apr 15, 20154 min read

Letter to the Editor: Why we need to have open conversation about diversity

Editor’s note: The following is a piece submitted by a group of Belmont students who are Muslim. The views and opinions expressed in this...

Mar 20, 20152 min read

From the desk of the president

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your break and are returning to campus rested and ready for spring. As I mentioned in my most recent...

Mar 6, 20152 min read

OPINION: We stand behind TSU and Delta State

1984 has arrived 31 years late. In November 2014, Tennessee State University’s student publication ran coverage of a shooting that...

Feb 9, 20153 min read

OPINION: Email to SGA president raises questions on impartiality in impeachment proceedings

On the afternoon of Feb. 5, Student Government Association President Jeanette Morelan received an email from Braden Stover, the chairman...

Jan 23, 20152 min read

The best offense is a good defense

Last week I was trained by a SEAL. In a self-defense course required for all female student-athletes, I learned various Krav Maga moves...

Nov 7, 20143 min read

Mental gym: The art of visualization

I cut left, cut right, nail a perfectly driven ball past the helpless keeper and watch it slam into the net. I can’t believe I scored the...

Apr 12, 20133 min read

Quigley ready to write her own next chapter

As anyone from The Tennessean will tell you, Anne Paine is a tough nut to crack. When I started at the Nashville daily newspaper last...