Archive for October, 2010

Atwood delivers humanities symposium keynote address
News

Atwood delivers humanities symposium keynote address

Belmont students and faculty welcomed author Margaret Atwood Wednesday, Oct. 27 as the keynote speaker during the ninth annual Humanities Symposium sponsored by the university’s School of Humanities, which includes the departments of English, philosophy, and foreign languages. Many expressed that the university was honored to allow Atwood, a Booker [...]

Pembroke holds annual haunted house
News

Pembroke holds annual haunted house

The Belmont community will have the chance to release the ghost of Adelicia Acklen at the annual Pembroke Haunted House, Friday, Oct. 29 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s the biggest event Pembroke does and the goal is to make it the best haunted house ever, Nathan Phelps, a [...]

Halloween at Belmont
News

Halloween at Belmont: Legends of Bell Tower, tunnels don’t match facts

The legends all exist. For decades, students have heard stories about Adelecia Acklen, tunnels on campus and maybe even quirky collections. As for what’s true about all these things, the facts can be a little shaky. Mark Brown, the executive director of the Belmont Mansion, speaks up to dispel some [...]

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Chase Foster
A&E / Music

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Chase Foster

This month, Vision editor Erin Carson sat down with artist Chase Foster to cover some serious musical territory. Hailing from Winfield, Okla., Foster is into everything from western swing music to Chic Corea to John Legend and The Roots. He released his first LP, “Half-written Letters,” in June and will [...]

Belmont Bikes
News

This wheel’s for hire!

Yep. It’s true. You can now rent bikes at the Beaman fitness center for free every day of the week except Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Just walk up to the front desk, sign your name on a waiver, and you’re good to roam the streets from Wedgewood [...]

Blogs/Opinion

News saturation kills debate

I like news a lot. I like reading it, I like listening to it, I like writing it and I love writing about it. When the time rolls around every month to write my column for the Vision, I usually start sifting through all the articles I starred on Google [...]

Men's basketball practice
Sports

New season, new players: Freshmen Jenkins, Mann will vie for playing time

As the men’s basketball team tips off the 2010-2011 season, two freshmen will be called upon to step up and be contributors. Their names? Blake Jenkins and J.J. Mann. Jenkins was redshirted last year. His main role was mimicking opponents during practice, but this year, he’s expected to contribute on [...]

News

Bamboo: It’s not just for pandas

Imagine wearing a shirt made of bamboo. It should feel rigid, wooden and just plain weird, right? Wrong. Bamboo U is a Brentwood, Tenn- based company that specializes in producing T-shirts that are made of bamboo – which, surprisingly, can be a very soft, breathable and sustainable fabric. Bamboo is [...]

Redneck taco fails to impress
A&E

Redneck taco fails to impress

Martin’s BBQ Joint 7238 Nolensville Road Nolensville, Tenn. 615-776-1856 Kevin: So I picked up Cassidy for our date. I had gone all out this time; my car was clean, I had a loaf of bread in the back seat and I looked pretty presentable. Cassidy: He got points for picking [...]

A&E / Music

‘33 Variations’ comes to Black Box stage

The Black Box Theater will open its first play of the season Nov. 12 with “33 Variations,” which takes its name from a Beethoven waltz. “33 Variations” is a dual storyline, separated by 200 years, about a mother in present-day New York and a composer in nineteenth-century Austria who share [...]

A&E / Music

‘Anything Goes’

“Anything Goes,” the fall production of Belmont’s musical theatre program, runs Nov. 18-21. Performances are in MPAC. Tickets are available at the Curb Box Office in advance and will be available at the door.  They are $10 for adults; $5 for senior citizens (65 and over), faculty, staff, and non-Belmont [...]

A&E

Opera reflects America’s history

The silver rush in Colorado during the 1880s sets the stage for “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” an opera playing in the Troutt Theatre Nov. 11-14. And just to point out, the opera isn’t about a baby deer. “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” written by John Latouche with music by [...]

Cage the Elephant Kentucky alt-rockers earn attention
A&E / Music

Cage the Elephant Kentucky alt-rockers earn attention

Aside from being known as another middle of nowhere town, Bowling Green, Ky., has a few claims to fame: Fruit of the Loom, Corvettes and the alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. Over the past few years, Cage the Elephant has played various shows and festivals across the states and [...]

Bruiser
Sports

Bruiser: a job worth bearing

At every Belmont basketball game, Bruiser is in the business of boosting the bond between the bleachers and the ballgame. But outside of basketball, all the responsibilities associated with being a mascot are a bit, well … fuzzy. Being Bruiser is a whole lot to bear, Chris Flippo said. Unlike [...]

Blogs/Opinion

Hoops legend visits Belmont Nov. 9

There will be plenty of memorable moments at the Curb Event Center this year. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are returning a load of players—some of whom are sure to create some exciting moments. But the one game that every Bruin fan should mark on their calendars doesn’t [...]
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